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Yuko Hosoki

b. 1968

Japanese tennis player

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Born 1968. Yuko Hosoki is a Japanese tennis player.

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

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.

WTA career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Oct 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 ScoreLoss 1. 23 October 1989 ITF Sekisho, Japan Hard Han Eun-ju 6–3, 3–6, 5–7Loss 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 ScoreWin 1. 24 October 1988 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Kimiko Date Maya Kidowaki Paulette Moreno 6–4, 4–6, 9–7Loss 1. 31 October 1988 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Kimiko Date Maya Kidowaki Naoko Sato 4–6, 5–7Win 2. 7 November 1988 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard Kimiko Date Yasuyo Kajita Maya Kidowaki 7–5, 3–6, 7–5Loss 2. 14 November 1988 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Kimiko Date Kazuko Ito Yasuyo Kajita 4–6, 5–7Win 3. 19 February 1990 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Ayako Hirose Danielle Jones Sharon McNamara 6–3, 6–2Loss 3. 5 March 1990 ITF Newcastle, Australia Grass Ayako Hirose Kirrily Sharpe Angie Woolcock 6–3, 5–7, 4–6Win 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, 6–4Win 6. 19 October 1992 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Naoko Kijimuta Varalee Sureephong Masako Yanagi 6–3, 6–3Loss 4. 28 June 1993 ITF Columbia, United States Hard Naoko Kijimuta Keiko Nagatomi Mika Todo 5–7, 4–6Win 7. 5 July 1993 ITF Indianapolis, United States Hard Naoko Kijimuta Kate McDonald Stephanie Reece 7–5, 6–3Loss 5. 27 March 1995 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Park In-sook Benjamas Sangaram Lisa Tang 7–5, 5–7, 3–6Win 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, 3–6Win 9. 17 March 1997 ITF Noda, Japan Hard Keiko Nagatomi Choi Young-ja Jeon Mi-ra 6–2, 6–2Win 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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Japanese tennis player

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Yuko Hosoki was born on 12 November 1968.

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