Miho Saeki

Miho Saeki (佐伯美穂, Saeki Miho) (born 18 March 1976) is a retired Japanese tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan for the Federation Cup.

Miho Saeki
佐伯美穂
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
Born (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976
New York, United States
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$600,516
Singles
Career record291–227
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 56 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1998, 1999)
French Open3R (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (1998)
Doubles
Career record138–121
Career titles4 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (7 July 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open2R (1997, 1999)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 1998)
US OpenQF (1998)

Career

Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale, she boasts a doubles tournament in the youth edition of the Japan Open. In senior tennis, she began mainly outside the main cycle of the WTA Tour, winning a total of 16 singles and eight doubles titles belonging to the ITF Women's Circuit. She gained four wins in doubles on WTA Tour, with her partners - Yuka Yoshida and Naoko Kijimuta. Her career-high ranking was at No. 56 in singles (June 1998) and No. 49 in doubles (July 1997).

In 1998-1999 she appeared in the Japanese team for the Federation Cup (only singles). Defeated, among others well-known Dutch woman Miriam Oremans, and the total balance of the performances is a tie - three wins and three defeats.

WTA career finals

LegendSinglesDoubles
Grand Slam0–00–0
Tier I0–00–0
Tier II0–00–0
Tier III0–02–0
Tier IV & V0–02–0

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 10 April 1995 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard Yuka Yoshida Kyoko Nagatsuka
Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner 2. 14 October 1996 China Open, Beijing Hard Naoko Kijimuta Yuko Hosoki
Kazue Takuma
7–5, 6–4
Winner 3. 18 November 1996 Thailand Open, Pattaya Hard Yuka Yoshida Tina Križan
Nana Miyagi
6–2, 6–3
Winner 4. 14 February 2005 U.S. National Indoors, Memphis Hard (i) Yuka Yoshida Laura Granville
Abigail Spears
6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (16–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 17 October 1994 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Kim Il-soon 4–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 6 March 1995 ITF Alicante, Spain Clay Patricia Aznar 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 3. 20 March 1995 ITF Castellón, Spain Clay Dragana Zarić 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(2)
Winner 4. 21 July 1996 ITF Wilmington, United States Hard Debbie Graham 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 5. 6 October 1997 ITF Indian Wells, United States Hard Anna Smashnova 6–1, 6–4
Winner 6. 13 November 2000 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard Romana Tedjakusuma 4–0, 4–0
Winner 7. 18 February 2001 ITF Faro, Portugal Hard Alberta Brianti 6–3, 6–1
Winner 8. 11 March 2001 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–4
Winner 9. 18 March 2001 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass Kristen Van Elden 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 10. 1 April 2001 ITF Corowa, Australia Grass Kristen Van Elden 6–1, 6–2
Winner 11. 29 July 2001 ITF Vancouver, Canada Hard Mélanie Marois 6–1, 6–4
Winner 12. 5 August 2001 ITF Vancouver, Canada Hard Sarah Taylor 6–4, 6–1
Winner 13. 18 February 2001 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Cho Yoon-jeong 6–3, 6–0
Winner 14. 27 July 2003 ITF Lexington, United States Hard Salome Devidze 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Winner 15. 19 July 2005 ITF Hammond, United States Hard Anda Perianu 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Winner 16. 9 August 2005 ITF Wuxi, China Hard Sun Shengnan 6–2, 7–6(1)
Winner 17. 21 August 2005 ITF Nanjing, China Hard Hsu Wen-hsin 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 18. 5 November 2005 ITF Shenzen, China Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (8–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 21 November 1993 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Weng Tzu-ting Choi Ju-yeon
Yoo Kyung-sook
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 15 May 1994 ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom Hard Gemma Magin Michele Mair
Karen van der Merwe
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 3. 27 March 1995 ITF Alicante, Spain Clay Teodora Nedeva Patricia Aznar
Elisa Penalvo Lopez
6–3, 6–1
Winner 4. 27 October 1997 ITF Austin, United States Hard Park Sung-hee Debbie Graham
Meredith McGrath
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Winner 5. 25 October 1998 ITF Houston, United States Hard Nana Smith Rika Hiraki
Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 20 November 2000 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard Remi Uda Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
3–5, 1–4, 2–4
Winner 7. 11 June 2001 ITF Tallinn, Estonia Clay Akiko Morigami Natalia Egorova
Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–2, 7–6(7)
Winner 8. 29 July 2001 ITF Vancouver, Canada Hard Kaori Aoyama Annica Cooper
Elizabeth Schmidt
5–7, 6–3, 7–6
Winner 9. 14 July 2002 ITF College Park, United States Hard Yuka Yoshida Teryn Ashley
Jennifer Russell
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 28 July 2002 ITF Louisville, United States Hard Renata Voráčová Nana Miyagi
Irina Selyutina
7–5, 1–6, 5–7
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