Yuko Hosoki

Yuko Hosoki
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	12 November 1968 (age 56); Osaka, Japan
Prize money	$47,576
Singles
Career record	92–80
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 167 (21 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q2 (1997)
US Open	Q1 (1997)
Doubles
Career record	89–60
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 134 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (1997)

Last updated January 23, 2025

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

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	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	14 October 1996	China Open, Beijing	Tier IV	Hard	Kazue Takuma	Naoko Kijimuta Miho Saeki	5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	23 October 1989	ITF Sekisho, Japan	Hard	Han Eun-ju	6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	2.	26 May 1997	ITF Salzburg, Austria	Carpet	Sabine Lutter	6–3, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	24 October 1988	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Kimiko Date	Maya Kidowaki Paulette Moreno	6–4, 4–6, 9–7
Loss	1.	31 October 1988	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Kimiko Date	Maya Kidowaki Naoko Sato	4–6, 5–7
Win	2.	7 November 1988	ITF Matsuyama, Japan	Hard	Kimiko Date	Yasuyo Kajita Maya Kidowaki	7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	2.	14 November 1988	ITF Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Kimiko Date	Kazuko Ito Yasuyo Kajita	4–6, 5–7
Win	3.	19 February 1990	ITF Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Ayako Hirose	Danielle Jones Sharon McNamara	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3.	5 March 1990	ITF Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Ayako Hirose	Kirrily Sharpe Angie Woolcock	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win	4.	28 September 1992	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Lisa McShea Amy deLone	6–3, 2–2 ret.
Win	5.	5 October 1992	ITF Kuroshio, Japan	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Yuka Tanaka Mami Donoshiro	6–2, 6–4
Win	6.	19 October 1992	ITF Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Varalee Sureephong Masako Yanagi	6–3, 6–3
Loss	4.	28 June 1993	ITF Columbia, United States	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Keiko Nagatomi Mika Todo	5–7, 4–6
Win	7.	5 July 1993	ITF Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Kate McDonald Stephanie Reece	7–5, 6–3
Loss	5.	27 March 1995	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Park In-sook	Benjamas Sangaram Lisa Tang	7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Win	8.	16 October 1995	ITF Kugayama, Japan	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	Natalie Frawley Jenny Anne Fetch	6–4, 7–6⁽³⁾
Loss	6.	6 May 1996	ITF Seoul, South Korea	Clay	Yuka Tanaka	Catherine Barclay-Reitz Kerry-Anne Guse	6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Win	9.	17 March 1997	ITF Noda, Japan	Hard	Keiko Nagatomi	Choi Young-ja Jeon Mi-ra	6–2, 6–2
Win	10.	14 September 1998	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Hsu Hsueh-li	Riei Kawamata Yoshiko Sasano	6–4, 4–6, 7–5

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References

↑ "細木祐子". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.
↑ "Konec za Elwoodovo". www.sta.si (in Slovenian). 23 April 1997.

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[1] "細木祐子". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.

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

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