Akemi Nishiya Explained

Akemi Nishiya
Fullname:Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita
Birth Date:11 March 1965
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$105,832
Highestsinglesranking:No. 112 (10 April 1989)
Australianopenresult:2R (1988, 1989)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1989)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1989)
Doublestitles:1 WTA
Highestdoublesranking:No. 61 (23 September 1991)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1988, 1991)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1989)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1989, 1991)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1991)

Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita (born 11 March 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Biography

Nishiya, who comes from Tokyo, played collegiate tennis at Pepperdine University in 1984.[1]

As a singles player on the professional tour she reached a highest ranking of 112 in the world. She had a win over Pascale Paradis at the 1988 Australian Open and also competed in the main draws of the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. On the WTA Tour her best singles performance was a quarter-final appearance at the 1988 OTB Open, held in Schenectady.

Her only WTA title came in doubles, partnering Kerry-Anne Guse at the 1991 Volvo San Marino Open.[2] They defeated top seeds Laura Garrone and Mercedes Paz in the final.[3] She was ranked as high as 61 in doubles and appeared in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments.

Since being married she is known as Akemi Kinoshita and she is now a New York based tennis coach.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-1)

ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossApril, 1991Pattaya, ThailandTier VHard Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi
Suzanna Wibowo
1–6, 4–6
WinJuly, 1991San MarinoTier VClay Kerry-Anne Guse6–0, 6–3

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.28 July 1985Columbus, United StatesHard Marianne Werdel6–0, 7–6
Runner-up1.4 August 1985Chatham, United StatesHard Caroline Kuhlman2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.15 July 1985Detroit, United StatesClay Anne Grousbeck Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor
3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up2.15 September 1985Hopewell, United StatesClay Louise Field Diane Farrell
Jenni Goodling
6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner1.11 October 1987Kofu, JapanHard Ei Iida Kumiko Okamoto
Naoko Sato
7–5, 6–2

Notes and References

  1. News: Minor Leagues Of Pro Tennis For Women Courting Big Time, It's The Computer That Counts. Bowen. Les. 24 July 1986. Philadelphia Daily News.
  2. News: Seles, Capriati to contest final . The Canberra Times. Australia . 22 July 1991 . 20 May 2018 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Scoreboard. 22 July 1991. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 20 May 2018.
  4. Web site: The West Side Tennis Club - Pro Staff. foresthillstennis.com. 20 May 2018.