Yuka Tanaka

Yuka Tanaka
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	21 August 1974 (age 49)
Prize money	$43,171
Singles
Career record	66–71
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 319 (29 November 1993)
Doubles
Career record	80–47
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 159 (10 April 1995)

Last updated January 13, 2024

Yuka Tanaka (born 21 August 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Tanaka competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, reaching a best singles ranking of 319. She featured in the main draw of the 1994 Nichirei International Championships, a WTA Tour tournament in Tokyo, then won an ITF title in Italy in 1995.^[1] As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as 159 in the world and appeared more regularly on the WTA Tour.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	18 October 1993	ITF Kugayama, Japan	Hard	Mami Donoshiro	6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Win	1.	28 August 1995	ITF Marina di Massa, Italy	Clay	Monica Guglielmi	1–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 15 (8–7)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	8 July 1991	ITF Dublin, Ireland	Clay	Shizuka Tokiwa	Juliet Drew Julie Welsh	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1.	5 October 1992	ITF Kuroshio, Japan	Hard	Mami Donoshiro	Yuko Hosoki Naoko Kijimuta	2–6, 4–6
Win	2.	10 October 1993	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Hiroko Mochizuki	Maija Avotins Lisa McShea	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win	3.	18 October 1993	ITF Kugayama, Japan	Hard	Mami Donoshiro	Mana Endo Masako Yanagi	6–3, 6–3
Win	4.	20 June 1994	ITF Valladolid, Spain	Clay	Hiroko Mochizuki	Hanneke Ketelaars Lenka Němečková	6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Win	5.	10 October 1994	ITF Kuroshio, Japan	Hard	Kim Il-soon	Park In-sook Yoshiko Sasano	6–1, 6–1
Loss	2.	31 October 1994	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Mami Donoshiro	Ei Iida Louise Pleming	3–6, 6–7⁽²⁾
Loss	3.	14 November 1994	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Patrícia Marková	Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz	4–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	21 November 1994	ITF La Plata, Argentina	Clay	Patrícia Marková	Virág Csurgó Petra Mandula	6–7, 5–7
Loss	5.	6 May 1996	ITF Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Yuko Hosoki	Catherine Barclay-Reitz Kerry-Anne Guse	6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Win	6.	3 June 1996	ITF Taichung, Taiwan	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	Tomoe Hotta Sachie Umehara	6–0, 6–1
Win	7.	30 September 1996	ITF Ibaraki 1, Japan	Hard	Keiko Nagatomi	Keiko Ishida Kiyoko Yazawa	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	6.	7 October 1996	ITF Ibaraki 2, Japan	Hard	Keiko Nagatomi	Gail Biggs Lisa McShea	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win	8.	21 October 1996	ITF Kyoto, Japan	Carpet	Keiko Nagatomi	Gail Biggs Lisa McShea	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 2–6, 6–2
Loss	7.	28 October 1996	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Hiroko Mochizuki	Danielle Jones Tamarine Tanasugarn	2–6, 3–6

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References

↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tokyo - 20 September - 25 September 1994". itftennis.com.

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Yuka Tanaka at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tokyo - 20 September - 25 September 1994". itftennis.com.

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