Yuko Hosoki

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Yuko Hosoki
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1968-11-12) 12 November 1968 (age 54)
Osaka, Japan [1]
Prize money$47,576
Singles
Career record92–80
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (21 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1997)
US Open Q1 (1997)
Doubles
Career record89–60
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1997)

Yuko Hosoki (born 12 November 1968) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

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Hosoki had a best singles ranking of 167 in the world and won ten ITF doubles titles.

Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1996 China Open, where she reached the second round of the singles and was a losing doubles finalist, partnering Kazue Takuma. She also made the second round of the 1997 Danamon Open in Jakarta, where she had a first-round upset win over fifth seed and world No. 57, Annabel Ellwood. [2]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 14 October 1996 China Open, BeijingTier IVHard Flag of Japan.svg Kazue Takuma Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta
Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki
5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.23 October 1989ITF Sekisho, JapanHard Flag of South Korea.svg Han Eun-ju6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss2.26 May 1997ITF Salzburg, AustriaCarpet Flag of Austria.svg Sabine Lutter6–3, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.24 October 1988ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date Flag of Japan.svg Maya Kidowaki
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Paulette Moreno
6–4, 4–6, 9–7
Loss1.31 October 1988ITF Saga, JapanGrass Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date Flag of Japan.svg Maya Kidowaki
Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Sato
4–6, 5–7
Win2.7 November 1988ITF Matsuyama, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date Flag of Japan.svg Yasuyo Kajita
Flag of Japan.svg Maya Kidowaki
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss2.14 November 1988ITF Kyoto, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Ito
Flag of Japan.svg Yasuyo Kajita
4–6, 5–7
Win3.19 February 1990ITF Melbourne, AustraliaHard Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Hirose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danielle Jones
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharon McNamara
6–3, 6–2
Loss3.5 March 1990ITF Newcastle, AustraliaGrass Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Hirose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Woolcock
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win4.28 September 1992ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta Flag of Japan.svg Lisa McShea
Flag of the United States.svg Amy deLone
6–3, 2–2 ret.
Win5.5 October 1992ITF Kuroshio, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka
Flag of Japan.svg Mami Donoshiro
6–2, 6–4
Win6.19 October 1992ITF Kyoto, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta Flag of the United States.svg Varalee Sureephong
Flag of Japan.svg Masako Yanagi
6–3, 6–3
Loss4.28 June 1993ITF Columbia, United StatesHard Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi
Flag of Japan.svg Mika Todo
5–7, 4–6
Win7.5 July 1993ITF Indianapolis, United StatesHard Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate McDonald
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Reece
7–5, 6–3
Loss5.27 March 1995ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of South Korea.svg Park In-sook Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lisa Tang
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Win8.16 October 1995ITF Kugayama, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natalie Frawley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny Anne Fetch
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss6.6 May 1996ITF Seoul, South KoreaClay Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay-Reitz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Win9.17 March 1997ITF Noda, JapanHard Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Young-ja
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Mi-ra
6–2, 6–2
Win10.14 September 1998ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Hsueh-li Flag of Japan.svg Riei Kawamata
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Sasano
6–4, 4–6, 7–5

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  2. "Konec za Elwoodovo". www.sta.si (in Slovenian). 23 April 1997.