Yuka Chokyu

Yuka Chokyu
Yuka Chokyu
Personal information
Country	Canada
Residence	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coach	Ram Nayyar
Women's singles WH1; Women's doubles WH1–WH2; Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	9 (WS November 8, 2022); 8 (WD with Pilar Jáuregui 8 November 2022); 20 (XD with Mikhail Bilenki 8 November 2022)
Current ranking	9 (WS); 8 (WD with Pilar Jáuregui); 20 (XD with Mikhail Bilenki) (November 8, 2022)

Yuka Chokyu
Country (sports)	Canada
Singles
Career record	320-266
Highest ranking	No. 6 (7 July 1998)
Paralympic Games	2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	255-197
Highest ranking	No. 3 (28 January 2002)
Paralympic Games	QF (2000)

Yuka Chokyu
長久由佳
Personal information
Born	December 9, 1966 (age 58); Kashiwa, Japan
Alma mater	Douglas College
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	38 kg (84 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Para-badminton
Medal record
Wheelchair tennis
Representing Canada
World Team Cup
Para-badminton
Representing Canada
Parapan American Games
Pan Am Championships

Last updated January 18, 2025

Yuka Chokyu (born December 9, 1966) is a Canadian para-badminton player and former wheelchair tennis player who competes at international level events. She was a three-time Paralympian at the Summer Paralympics from 2000 to 2008, her highest achievement in her tennis career was where she had reached the quarterfinals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in both the women's singles and women's doubles.^[1]^[2]

Wheelchair tennis statistics

ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour

Singles

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1995	USA Open	-	Kim Pola	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	1996	British Columbia Open	-	Diane Rakiecki	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1997	Sydney Summer Open	-	Daniela Di Toro	2–6, 3–6
Win	1997	New Zealand Open	-	Eveline Hegi	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	1998	Kobe Open	-	Chiyoko Ohmae	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win	1998	Hendrickson Open	-	Branka Pupovac	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1998	Tahoe Donner International	-	Sharon Clark	6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Win	1999	Australian Open	-	Hwang Myung-hee	6–0, 6–1
Loss	1999	Ontario Open	-	Esperanza Belmont	6–0, 6–0
Loss	1999	Roho Championships	-	Sharon Clark	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2000	Canadian Open	-	Helene Simard	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2000	Southwest Regional Championships	-	Branka Pupovac	1–6, 3–6
Win	2000	Peace Cup	Hard	Kanae Kodama	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2001	Canadian Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	2001	Tahoe Donner International	Hard	Sharon Clark	5–7, 2–6
Win	2001	Peace Cup	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	6–2, 6–4
Win	2002	Korea Open	Hard	Britta Siegers	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	2002	Southwest Regional Championships	-	Patricia Rollison	7–6³, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	2003	Southwest Regional Championships	-	Sharon Clark	3–6, 6–7³
Loss	2003	CIS Marin Indoor	Carpet	Sandra Kalt	5–7, 4–6
Win	2004	Birrhard Open	Clay	Chiyoko Ohmae	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	2005	Kobe Open	Carpet	Mie Yaosa	6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Win	2005	Canadian Open	Hard	Helene Simard	0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	2005	Jana Hunsaker Memorial	Hard	Beth Arnoult	6–1, 6–2
Win	2005	Tahoe Donner International	-	Ilanit Fridman	6–3, 6–1
Loss	2006	Music City Classic	Hard	Kaitlyn Verfuerth	6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	2006	Canadian Open	Hard	Helene Simard	6–7⁶, 1–6
Loss	2007	Inail Citta di Livorno	Hard	Annick Sevenans	5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win	2008	Northeast WT Tournament	Hard	Lucy Shuker	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2008	Minas Open	-	Marianna Lauro	6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win	2008	Polish Open	Clay	Kaitlyn Verfuerth	6–4, 1–6, 6–0
Win	2008	Midwest Regional Championships	Hard	Emmy Kaiser	6–2, 6–3
Win	2012	Canadian Open	Hard
Win	2015	Negombo Open	Clay	Madhu Bagri	6–0, 6–0
Win	2015	SL Open	Hard	Luba Josevski	6–1, 6–0
Win	2015	SSC Open	Clay	Sarah Calati	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2015	Jana Hunsaker Memorial	Hard	Shelby Baron	7–6⁴, 5–7, 2–6

Doubles

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Loss	1996	Japan Open	-	Naomi Ishimoto	Kanae Kodama Chiyoko Ohmae	1–6, 2–6
Loss	1996	Farwest Regional Championships	-	Patricia Rollison	Hope Lewellen Nancy Olson	2–6, 1–6
Win	1997	New Zealand Open	-	Eveline Hegi	Jacqueline Courtier Randa Hinson	7–6, 6–4
Loss	1997	Florida Open	-	Helene Simard	Hope Lewellen Maaike Smit	6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win	1997	Japan Open	-	Chantal Vandierendonck	Kanae Kodama Chiyoko Ohmae	6–4, 6–2
Win	1997	Farwest Regional Championships	-	Helene Simard	Joy Dryden Patricia Rollison	6–2, 6–4
Win	1997	Southwest Regional Championships	-	Lynn Seidemann	Hope Lewellen Sharon Clark	Walkover
Loss	1998	Australian Open	-	Chiyoko Ohmae	Daniela Di Toro Randa Hinson	5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Win	1998	Kobe Open	-	Sharon Walraven	Kanae Kodama Chiyoko Ohmae	7–5, 6–4
Loss	1998	Belgian Open	-	Helene Simard	Sonja Peters Esther Vergeer	1–6, 6–7
Win	1998	Tahoe Donner International	-	Patricia Rollison	Hope Lewellen Sharon Clark	7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss	1999	Australian Open	-	Chiyoko Ohmae	Sharon Walraven Sonja Peters	2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win	1999	Kobe Open	-	Sharon Walraven	Norie Kawashima Ritsuko Sakamoto	6–3, 6–1
Win	1999	Lakeshore Foundation World Challenge	-	Brigitte Ameryckx	Sonja Peters Sharon Walraven	5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win	1999	Dutch Open	-	Helene Simard	Sonja Peters Esther Vergeer	Walkover
Loss	1999	Austrian Open	-	Branka Pupovac	Maaike Smit Sharon Walraven	3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win	1999	Southwest Regional Championships	Clay	Patricia Rollison	Karin Korb Hope Lewellen	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1999	Roho Championships	-	Sharon Clark	Karin Korb Nancy Olson	5–7, 5–7
Loss	1999	US Open	Carpet	Chiyoko Ohmae	Sonja Peters Esther Vergeer	0–6, 0–6
Loss	2000	Queensland Open	-	Sandra Salzgeber	Kimberly Blake Branka Pupovac	4–6, 1–6
Loss	2000	Kobe Open	-	Chanungarn Techamaneewat	Sharon Walraven Djoke van Marum	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2000	Usta National Outdoor Championships	-	Helene Simard	Sharon Walraven Djoke van Marum	6–7, 3–6,
Win	2000	Farwest Regional Championships	-	Sonja Peters	Sharon Walraven Djoke van Marum	4–6, 3–6
Win	2000	Southwest Regional Championships	-	Patricia Rollison
Win	2000	Peace Cup	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae
Loss	2001	Sydney International	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Daniela Di Toro Sharon Walraven	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2001	Australian Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Daniela Di Toro Sharon Walraven	0–6, 2–6
Loss	2001	Florida Open	Hard	Helene Simard	Maaike Smit Sharon Walraven	3–6, 3–6
Win	2001	Kobe Open	Grass	Sharon Walraven	Kanae Kodama Chiyoko Ohmae	6–4, 6–2
Win	2001	Japan Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Daniela Di Toro Lesly Page	7–5, 6–1
Win	2001	Farwest Regional Championships	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Patricia Rollison Sharon Walraven	6–3, 6–0
Win	2001	Canadian Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Sharon Clark Patricia Rollison	6–0, 6–3
Loss	2001	British Open	Hard	Sarah Hunter	Sonja Peters Esther Vergeer	2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	2001	Tahoe Donner International	Hard	Sarah Hunter	Sharon Clark Janet McMorran	5–7, 0–6
Win	2001	US Open	Hard	Patricia Rollison	Sharon Clark Janet McMorran	6–3, 6–3
Win	2001	Peace Cup	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Kanae Kodama Mie Yaosa	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2002	Kobe Open	-	Chiyoko Ohmae	Daniela Di Toro Sharon Walraven	3–6, 0–6
Loss	2002	Japan Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Daniela Di Toro Sonja Peters	1–6, 3–6
Win	2002	Canadian Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Sharon Clark Helene Simard	6–1, 6–7, 7–5
Win	2002	Tahoe Donner International	-	Chiyoko Ohmae	Denise Esrey Patricia Rollison	6–1, 6–1
Win	2002	US Open	-	Chiyoko Ohmae	Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer	1–6, 4–6
Loss	2003	Kobe Open	Hard	Sarah Hunter	Daniela Di Toro Sharon Walraven	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2003	Korea Open	Hard	Sharon Walraven	Hong Young-suk Sakhorn Khanthasit	6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win	2003	Canadian Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Julia Dorsett Kaitlyn Verfuerth	6–2, 6–0
Win	2003	Southwest Regional Championships	-	Claudia Taboada	Sharon Clark Julia Dorsett	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	2004	New Zealand Open	Hard	Helene Simard	Sharon Clark Julia Dorsett	6–3, 7–5
Loss	2005	Classic 8's Australian Open	Hard	Mie Yaosa	Florence Gravellier Maaike Smit	3–6, 3–6
Win	2005	Sydney International	Hard	Karin Suter-Erath	Britta Siegers Sharon Walraven	6–1, 6–3
Loss	2005	Australian Open	-	Jiske Griffioen	Florence Gravellier Maaike Smit	4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss	2005	Japan Open	Hard	Karin Suter-Erath	Florence Gravellier Jiske Griffioen	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2005	Midwest Regional Championships	Hard	Jan Proctor	Annie Morissette Helene Simard	6–3, 6–1
Win	2005	USTA	Hard	Beth Arnoult	Korie Homan Esther Vergeer	4–6, 4–6
Win	2005	Tahoe Donner International	-	Ilanit Fridman	Jan Proctor Helene Simard	6–2, 6–7⁵, 6–2
Win	2005	Peace Cup	Hard	Park Ju-youn	Hong Young-suk Hwang Myung-hee	0–6, 3–6
Win	2006	Classic 8's Australian Open	Hard	Mie Yaosa	Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer	2–6, 0–6
Loss	2006	Australian Open	Hard	Karin Suter-Erath	Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer	Walkover
Loss	2006	Pensacola Open	Hard	Helene Simard	Florence Gravellier Esther Vergeer	3–6, 1–6
Win	2006	Korea Open	Hard	Sharon Walraven	Chiyoko Ohmae Mie Yaosa	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	2006	Swiss Open	Hard	Mie Yaosa	Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer	0–6, 1–6
Loss	2006	ROHO Championships	Hard	Lucy Shuker	Florence Gravellier Esther Vergeer	2–6, 4–6
Loss	2007	ATH Open	Clay	Chiyoko Ohmae	Brigitte Ameryckx Annick Sevenans	0–6, 0–6
Loss	2007	Salzburg Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Agnieszka Wysocka Katharina Kruger	5–7, 0–6
Win	2007	Inail Citta di Livorno	Hard	Annick Sevenans	Silvia de Maria Marianna Lauro	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win	2007	Nottingham Indoor	Hard	Mie Yaosa	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	7–6, 6–4
Win	2008	Argentina Open	Clay	Kanako Domori	Silvia de Maria Marianna Lauro	6–1, 6–4
Loss	2008	Atlanta Open	Hard	Chiyoko Ohmae	Beth Arnoult Kaitlyn Verfuerth	6–7⁴, 5–7
Win	2008	Peace Cup	Hard	Kanako Domori	Hwang Myung-hee Park Ju-youn	6–3, 6–0
Loss	2009	Florida Open	Hard	Jordanne Whiley	Florence Gravellier Lucy Shuker	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2009	Cajun Classic	Hard	Johana Martínez	Lucy Shuker Aniek van Koot	2–6, 4–6
Loss	2009	Japan Open	Hard	Sharon Walraven	Daniela Di Toro Florence Gravellier	Walkover
Win	2011	ATH Open	Clay	Barbara Vidal	Elena Jacinto Lola Ochoa	6–2, 4–3 retired
Loss	2011	PTR Championships	Hard	Kanako Domori	Louise Hunt Lucy Shuker	6–7⁸, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	2012	Sydney International	Hard	Kanako Domori	Marjolein Buis Aniek van Koot	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	2012	US Open	Hard	Francisca Mardones	Sabine Ellerbrock Sharon Walraven	4–6, 2–6
Win	2012	Tennis Canada International	Hard	Mika Ishikawa	Kirsten Sharp Amanda Pinheiro	6–0, 6–0
Win	2015	SSC Open	Clay	Janel Manns
Win	2015	Texas Open	Hard	Elizabeth Williams	Claudia Taboada Rosalba Vazquez	4–6, 6–3, 10–7
Win	2015	Jana Hunsaker Memorial	Hard	Marianne Page	Claudia Taboada Rosalba Vazquez	6–0, 6–3
Win	2015	Windsor Classic	Hard	Elizabeth Williams	Emilie Chéné Emmy Kaiser	1–6, 1–6
Win	2017	Vancouver International	Hard	Mika Ishikawa	Kanako Domori Mie Fukazawa	2–6, 2–6

Para-badminton statistics

Parapan American Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	National Sport Village, Lima, Peru	Pilar Jáuregui	12–21, 1–21	Silver

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru	Pilar Jáuregui	9–21, 9–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018^[a]	Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru	Pilar Jáuregui	Amy Burnett Susy Julca	21–3, 21–0	Gold
			Aline de Oliveira Cabral Daniele Torres	21–7, 21–10
			Auricélia Evangelista Maria Gilda	21–11, 21–7
			Jaqueline Burgos Catalina Jimeno	21–5, 21–3

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References

↑ "Yuka Chokyu - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. September 5, 2020.
↑ "Yuka Chokyu - ITF Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. September 5, 2020.

External links

Yuka Chokyu at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
Yuka Chokyu at the International Paralympic Committee
Yuka Chokyu at BWF Badminton.com
Yuka Chokyu at the International Tennis Federation

Notes

↑ This tournament uses a round robin system.

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[1] "Yuka Chokyu - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. September 5, 2020.

[2] "Yuka Chokyu - ITF Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. September 5, 2020.

[3] This tournament uses a round robin system.

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