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Tomoko Yonemura

b. 1982

Japanese tennis player

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Born 1982. Tomoko Yonemura is a Japanese tennis player.

is a Japanese former tennis player.

On 4 May 2009, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 148. On 11 April 2005, she peaked at No. 144 in the doubles rankings.

Tomoko, the sister of Akiko Yonemura, won seven singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Last match played in 2011, Yonemura retired from professional tennis 2015.

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Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 18 September 2002 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Maiko Inoue 6–3, 6–3Win 2. 28 September 2003 ITF Hiroshima, Japan Grass Tomoyo Takagishi 6–4, 6–1Win 3. 5 September 2004 ITF Saitama, Japan Hard Maya Kato 6–3, 6–3Win 4. 28 May 2006 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Sarah Borwell 7–5, ret.Loss 5. 16 July 2006 ITF Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Erika Takao 5–7, 3–6Win 6. 11 May 2008 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(10–8)Win 7. 31 May 2008 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima 6–0, 6–3Loss 8. 3 May 2009 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Aiko Nakamura 1–6, 4–6Win 9. 4 October 2009 ITF Hamanako, Japan Carpet Misaki Doi 6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss 10. 24 July 2010 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Nudnida Luangnam 6–2, 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScoreLoss 1. 24 June 2001 ITF Montréal, Canada Hard Ayano Takeuchi Kaori Aoyama Maki Arai 1–6, 3–6Loss 2. 1 July 2001 ITF Lachine, Canada Hard Ayano Takeuchi Adria Engel Aliénor Tricerri 2–6, 1–6Win 3. 18 May 2003 ITF Nagano, Japan Grass Tomoko Taira Maki Arai Aiko Nakamura 6–3, 6–1Loss 4. 8 June 2003 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Khoo Chin-bee Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra 3–6, 1–6Loss 5. 19 October 2003 ITF Haibara, Japan Carpet Ayami Takase Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra 2–6, 7–5, 3–6Loss 6. 6 June 2004 ITF Changwon, South Korea Hard Ayami Takase Chang Kyung-mi Kim Jin-hee 5–7, 4–6Win 7. 17 July 2004 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Mayumi Yamamoto Kaori Aoyama Ayami Takase 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Loss 8. 27 March 2005 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Joana Cortez Lourdes Domínguez Lino Clarisa Fernández 2–6, 2–6Win 9. 29 May 2005 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Ryoko Takemura Kim Hea-mi Keiko Taguchi 6–1, 7–6(7–5)Win 10. 24 September 2005 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Ryoko Takemura Jeon Mi-ra Ayami Takase 6–2, 6–4Win 11. 23 October 2005 ITF Makinohara, Japan Carpet Ryoko Takemura Seiko Okamoto Ayami Takase 6–4, 6–3Loss 12. 28 May 2006 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Remi Tezuka Kumiko Iijima Junri Namigata 3–6, 6–7(3–7)Win 13. 6 July 2008 ITF Waterloo, Canada Clay Akiko Yonemura Lauren Albanese Alexandra Mueller 6–1, 4–6, [10–3]Loss 14. 20 July 2008 ITF Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Kimiko Date-Krumm Misaki Doi Kurumi Nara 6–4, 3–6, [7–10]Loss 15. 22 March 2009 ITF Redding, United States Hard Alexandra Panova Anna Orlik Maša Zec-Peškirič 6–7(4–7), 4–6Win 16. 10 May 2009 Fukuoka International, Japan Grass Akiko Yonemura Ayaka Maekawa Junri Namigata 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–3]Loss 17. 26 September 2009 ITF Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Mari Tanaka Kurumi Nara Erika Sema 0–6, 0–6Win 18. 2 May 2010 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Hard Erika Sema Ksenia Lykina Melanie South 6–3, 2–6, [10–7]Win 19. 30 May 2010 ITF Kusatsu, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima Maya Kato Ayaka Maekawa 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8]Win 20. 4 July 2010 ITF Pozoblanco, Spain Hard Akiko Yonemura Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]Win 21. 24 July 2010 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Akiko Yonemura Kim So-jung Remi Tezuka 6–2, 6–4

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Tomoko Yonemura was born on 7 January 1982 in Kumamoto.

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