Miki Yokobori

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Miki Yokobori
Full nameMiki Yokobori Shimada
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1975-05-13) 13 May 1975 (age 50)
Prize money$43,235
Singles
Career record61–82
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 246 (2 March 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1993)
US Open Q1 (1992)
Doubles
Career record33–53
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 201 (5 April 1993)

Miki Yokobori Shimada (born 13 May 1975) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She is married to Thomas Shimada, who played Davis Cup tennis for Japan.

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Yokobori competed on the professional tour in the early 1990s and reached a best singles ranking of 246 in the world. [1] She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 1992 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and appeared in her only other singles main draw in 1994, when she qualified for the China Open. [2] During her career she featured in the qualifying draws for both the Australian Open and US Open.

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.14 July 1991 Dublin, IrelandClay Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 7–5, 6–4
Win2.17 July 1994 Toluca, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Lucila Becerra 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles (2–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win121 June 1992 Milan, ItalyClay Flag of Japan.svg Kyōko Nagatsuka Flag of Brazil.svg Luciana Tella
Flag of Brazil.svg Andrea Vieira
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win212 July 1992 Ettenheim, GermanyClay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Li Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Schneider
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Woolcock
6–4, 6–2

References

  1. "Tennis Abstract: Miki Yokobori WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. "STA: Zmaga Maje Živec-Škulj". Slovenian Press Agency (in Slovenian). 15 February 1994.