Ei Iida

Ei Iida (born 9 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Biography Iida qualified for the singles main draw of two Grand Slam tournaments, the 1988 Australian Open and 1989 US Open. Her first-round opponent at the US Open was Martina Navratilova, who went on to make the final.

As a doubles player, she reached No. 44 in the world and won one WTA Tour title, the 1993 Japan Open, partnering Maya Kidowaki.

Early in her career, she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University in the United States.

WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin Apr 1993 Japan Open Tier III Hard Maya Kidowaki Li Fang Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (3–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface OpponentScoreLoss 1. 8 November 1987 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Stephanie Savides 6–3, 6–7, 1–6Loss 2. 16 October 1988 ITF Kofu, Japan Grass Tamaka Takagi 6–2, 3–6, 3–6Win 1. 30 October 1989 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Ayako Hirose 6–1, 7–6(6)Win 2. 28 October 1991 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Li Fang 6–3, 6–3Win 3. 7 November 1993 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Maya Kidowaki 6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 22 (14–8) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner OpponentsScoreLoss 1. 28 October 1985 ITF Fukuoka, Japan Hard Naoko Sato Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre 3–6, 5–7Win 1. 4 November 1985 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Zhong Ni Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre 7–5, 6–3Loss 2. 11 November 1985 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard Zhong Ni Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre 2–6, 1–6Loss 3. 25 November 1985 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Zhong Ni Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre 4–6, 2–6Win 2. 11 October 1987 ITF Kofu, Japan Hard Akemi Nishiya Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato 7–5, 6–2Win 3. 8 November 1987 ITF Saga, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato 7–6, 3–6, 9–7Win 4. 15 November 1987 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Junko Kimuro Hijiri Nakazaka 6–2, 6–2Loss 4. 12 June 1988 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Yayuk Basuki Eugenia Maniokova Viktoria Milvidskaia 3–6, 6–4, 0–6Loss 5. 3 July 1988 ITF Brindisi, Italy Clay Yayuk Basuki Frédérique Martin Virginie Paquet 7–5, 2–6, 2–6Loss 6. 11 July 1988 ITF Vaihingen, West Germany Clay Maya Kidowaki Linda Barnard Amanda Coetzer 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Win 5. 16 October 1988 ITF Chiba, Japan Hard Yayuk Basuki Naoko Sato Maya Kidowaki 6–2, 7–6Loss 7. 26 June 1989 ITF Arezzo, Italy Clay Anne Grousbeck Gabriela Castro Conchita Martínez w/oWin 6. 25 September 1989 ITF Chiba, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson 7–6, 6–4Win 7. 15 October 1989 ITF Nagasaki, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Kate McDonald Tamaka Takagi 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Win 8. 30 October 1989 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Naoko Sato Lynn Nabors Lupita Novelo 7–6(3), 4–6, 6–3Win 9. 22 April 1990 ITF Turin, Italy Clay Suzanna Wibowo Federica Bonsignori Andrea Noszály 7–5, 3–6, 6–4Win 10. 1 July 1990 ITF Cerignola, Italy Clay Jennifer Fuchs Simona Isidori Caterina Nozzoli 6–1, 6–1Loss 8. 10 February 1991 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Misumi Miyauchi Kerry-Anne Guse Justine Hodder 6–7, 5–7Win 11. 15 July 1991 ITF Evansville, United States Hard Ayako Hirose Kathy Foxworth Shannan McCarthy 6–3, 2–6, 6–4Win 12. 25 October 1993 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Nana Smith Robyn Mawdsley Julie Pullin 6–4, 7–5Win 13. 7 November 1993 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Maya Kidowaki Mana Endo Naoko Sawamatsu 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Win 14. 31 October 1994 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Louise Pleming Mami Donoshiro Yuka Tanaka 6–3, 7–6(2)