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Yuka Tanaka

b. 1974

Japanese professional tennis player

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Born 1974. Yuka Tanaka is a Japanese tennis player.

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. As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as 159 in the world and appeared more regularly on the WTA Tour.

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

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Japanese professional tennis player

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Yuka Tanaka was born on 21 August 1974.

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