Tomoko Yonemura

Tomoko Yonemura (米村知子, Yonemura Tomoko, born 7 January 1982) is a retired Japanese tennis player.

Tomoko Yonemura

Country (sports)	Japan
Born	7 January 1982 Kumamoto, Japan
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2015
Prize money	$185,225
Singles
Career record	218–194
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	148 (4 May 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2009, 2010)
French Open	Q1 (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2009)
US Open	Q2 (2008)
Doubles
Career record	140–120
Career titles	11 ITF
Highest ranking	144 (11 April 2005)

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 ITF singles title and eleven ITF doubles titles.

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

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	18 September 2002	ITF Kyoto, Japan	Hard (i)	Maiko Inoue	6–3, 6–3
Winner	2.	28 September 2003	ITF Hiroshima, Japan	Grass	Tomoyo Takagishi	6–4, 6–1
Winner	3.	5 September 2004	ITF Saitama, Japan	Hard	Maya Kato	6–3, 6–3
Winner	4.	28 May 2006	ITF Nagano, Japan	Carpet	Sarah Borwell	7–5, ret.
Runner-up	5.	16 July 2006	ITF Miyazaki, Japan	Carpet	Erika Takao	5–7, 3–6
Winner	6.	11 May 2008	ITF Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–1, 2–6, 7–6^(10–8)
Winner	7.	31 May 2008	ITF Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Kumiko Iijima	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	8.	3 May 2009	ITF Gifu, Japan	Carpet	Aiko Nakamura	1–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	4 October 2009	ITF Hamanako, Japan	Carpet	Misaki Doi	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
Runner-up	10.	24 July 2010	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	Hard	Nudnida Luangnam	6–2, 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	24 June 2001	ITF Montréal, Canada	Hard	Ayano Takeuchi	Kaori Aoyama Maki Arai	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	1 July 2001	ITF Lachine, Canada	Hard	Ayano Takeuchi	Adria Engel Alienor Tricerri	2–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	18 May 2003	ITF Nagano, Japan	Grass	Tomoko Taira	Maki Arai Aiko Nakamura	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	8 June 2003	ITF Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Khoo Chin-bee	Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	5.	19 October 2003	ITF Haibara, Japan	Carpet	Ayami Takase	Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra	2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up	6.	6 June 2004	ITF Changwon, South Korea	Hard	Ayami Takase	Chang Kyung-mi Kim Jin-hee	5–7, 4–6
Winner	7.	17 July 2004	ITF Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Mayumi Yamamoto	Kaori Aoyama Ayami Takase	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	8.	27 March 2005	ITF San Luis Potosi, Mexico	Clay	Joana Cortez	Lourdes Domínguez Lino Clarisa Fernández	2–6, 2–6
Winner	9.	29 May 2005	ITF Nagano, Japan	Carpet	Ryoko Takemura	Kim Hea-mi Keiko Taguchi	6–1, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	10.	24 September 2005	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Ryoko Takemura	Jeon Mi-ra Ayami Takase	6–2, 6–4
Winner	11.	23 October 2005	ITF Makinohara, Japan	Carpet	Ryoko Takemura	Seiko Okamoto Ayami Takase	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	12.	28 May 2006	ITF Nagano, Japan	Carpet	Remi Tezuka	Kumiko Iijima Junri Namigata	3–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Winner	13.	6 July 2008	ITF Waterloo, Canada	Clay	Akiko Yonemura	Lauren Albanese Alexandra Mueller	6–1, 4–6, [10–3]
Runner-up	14.	20 July 2008	ITF Miyazaki, Japan	Carpet	Kimiko Date-Krumm	Misaki Doi Kurumi Nara	6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Runner-up	15.	22 March 2009	ITF Redding, United States	Hard	Alexandra Panova	Anna Orlik Maša Zec-Peškirič	6–7^(4–7), 4–6
Winner	16.	10 May 2009	ITF Fukuoka, Japan	Grass	Akiko Yonemura	Ayaka Maekawa Junri Namigata	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), [10–3]
Runner-up	17.	26 September 2009	ITF Miyazaki, Japan	Carpet	Mari Tanaka	Kurumi Nara Erika Sema	0–6, 0–6
Winner	18.	2 May 2010	ITF Gifu, Japan	Hard	Erika Sema	Ksenia Lykina Melanie South	6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Winner	19.	30 May 2010	ITF Kusatsu, Japan	Carpet	Kumiko Iijima	Maya Kato Ayaka Maekawa	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Winner	20.	4 July 2010	ITF Pozoblanco, Spain	Hard	Akiko Yonemura	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Winner	21.	24 July 2010	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	Hard	Akiko Yonemura	Kim So-jung Remi Tezuka	6–2, 6–4

External links

• Tomoko Yonemura at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tomoko Yonemura at the International Tennis Federation