Miho Saeki

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Miho Saeki
佐伯美穂
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Born (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976 (age 48)
New York, United States
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$600,516
Singles
Career record291–227
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 56 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1998, 1999)
French Open 3R (1998)
Wimbledon 2R (1999)
US Open 2R (1998)
Doubles
Career record138–121
Career titles4 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (7 July 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1996)
French Open 2R (1997, 1999)
Wimbledon 2R (1997, 1998)
US Open QF (1998)

Miho Saeki (佐伯美穂, Saeki Miho) (born 18 March 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.

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Career

Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale, she boasts a doubles tournament in the youth edition of the Japan Open. In senior tennis, she began mainly outside the main cycle of the WTA Tour, winning a total of 16 singles and eight doubles titles belonging to the ITF Women's Circuit. She gained four wins in doubles on WTA Tour, with her partners - Yuka Yoshida and Naoko Kijimuta. Her career-high ranking was at No. 56 in singles (June 1998) and No. 49 in doubles (July 1997).

In 1998-1999 she appeared in the Japanese team for the Federation Cup (only singles). Defeated, among others well-known Dutch woman Miriam Oremans, and the total balance of the performances is a tie - three wins and three defeats.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (2–0)
Tier IV & V (2–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinApr 1995 Japan Open Hard Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg Kyoko Nagatsuka
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
WinOct 1996 China Open Hard Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta Flag of Japan.svg Yuko Hosoki
Flag of Japan.svg Kazue Takuma
7–5, 6–4
WinNov 1996 Thailand Open Hard Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
6–2, 6–3
WinFeb 2005 National Indoor Championships, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (16–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.17 October 1994ITF Kugayama, JapanHard Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Il-soon 4–6, 0–6
Win2.6 March 1995ITF Alicante, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Patricia Aznar 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win3.20 March 1995ITF Castellón, SpainClay Flag of Serbia.svg Dragana Zarić 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(2)
Win4.21 July 1996ITF Wilmington, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win5.6 October 1997ITF Indian Wells, United StatesHard Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 6–1, 6–4
Win6.13 November 2000ITF Manila, PhilippinesHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Romana Tedjakusuma 4–0, 4–0
Win7.18 February 2001ITF Faro, PortugalHard Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti 6–3, 6–1
Win8.11 March 2001ITF Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–4
Win9.18 March 2001ITF Benalla, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristen van Elden 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win10.1 April 2001ITF Corowa, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristen van Elden6–1, 6–2
Win11.29 July 2001ITF Vancouver, CanadaHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélanie Marois 6–1, 6–4
Win12.5 August 2001ITF Vancouver, CanadaHard Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Taylor 6–4, 6–1
Win13.18 February 2001ITF Seoul, South KoreaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 6–3, 6–0
Win14.27 July 2003Lexington Challenger, United StatesHard Flag of Georgia.svg Salome Devidze 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win15.19 July 2005ITF Hammond, United StatesHard Flag of Romania.svg Anda Perianu 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win16.9 August 2005ITF Wuxi, ChinaHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan 6–2, 7–6(1)
Win17.21 August 2005ITF Nanjing, ChinaHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Wen-hsin 6–2, 6–2
Loss18.5 November 2005ITF Shenzhen, ChinaHard Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (8–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.21 November 1993ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Weng Tzu-ting Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ju-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Kyung-sook
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2.15 May 1994ITF Bracknell, United KingdomHard Flag of Spain.svg Gemma Magin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michele Mair
Flag of South Africa.svg Karen van der Merwe
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win3.27 March 1995ITF Alicante, SpainClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Teodora Nedeva Flag of Spain.svg Patricia Aznar
Flag of Spain.svg Elisa Penalvo Lopez
6–3, 6–1
Win4.27 October 1997ITF Austin, United StatesHard Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hee Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win5.25 October 1998ITF Houston, United StatesHard Flag of Japan.svg Nana Smith Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Loss6.20 November 2000ITF Manila, PhilippinesHard Flag of Japan.svg Remi Uda Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi
Flag of India.svg Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
3–5, 1–4, 2–4
Win7.11 June 2001ITF Tallinn, EstoniaClay Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Morigami Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Egorova
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–2, 7–6(7)
Win8.29 July 2001ITF Vancouver, CanadaHard Flag of Japan.svg Kaori Aoyama Flag of the United States.svg Annica Cooper
Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Schmidt
5–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win9.14 July 2002ITF College Park, United StatesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida Flag of the United States.svg Teryn Ashley
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Russell
7–5, 6–1
Loss10.28 July 2002ITF Louisville, United StatesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
7–5, 1–6, 5–7

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