| Ayami Takase | |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1978 |
| Careerprizemoney: | $106,153 |
| Singlestitles: | 1 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 250 (4 April 2005) |
| Doublestitles: | 5 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 152 (2 October 2006) |
is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
She made the round of 16 at the China Open in 2002, as a lucky loser from qualifying.[1] Takase reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world.
As a doubles player on the WTA Tour she featured in the main draw of four editions of the Japan Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2004 Korea Open. Her five ITF doubles titles include a $50k event in Tokyo in 2006.[2]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 4 October 1998 | Kugayama, Japan | Carpet (i) |  Alicia Molik | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2. | 28 November 1999 | Kōfu, Japan | Carpet |  Sachie Umehara | 5–7, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 3. | 18 May 2003 | Nagano, Japan | Grass | Rika Fujiwara | 5–7, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 4. | 25 May 2003 | Gunma, Japan | Grass | Maika Ozaki | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1. | 4 April 2004 | Obregón, Mexico | Hard |  Sarah Riske | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5. | 17 July 2004 | Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Rika Fujiwara | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 4 November 1996 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Yoriko Yamagishi |  Won Kyung-joo Khoo Chin-bee | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1. | 7 June 1998 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  Marina Samoilenko |  Hanna-Katri Aalto Minna Rautajoki | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2. | Carrabba, Italy | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Mireille Dittmann Natalie Dittmann | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 2. | 4 October 1998 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Shizu Katsumi | Alicia Molik Bryanne Stewart | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 3. | 17 May 1999 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Ana Catarina Nogueira | Hanna-Katri Aalto Kirsi Lampinen | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3. | 6 August 2000 | Alghero, Italy | Clay |  Tong Ka-po |  Alice Canepa Valentina Sassi | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 4. | 13 August 2000 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | Jenny Belobrajdic | Mareze Joubert Nicole Sewell | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 5. | 28 January 2001 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard | Kristy Blumberg |  Nicola Payne Nicola Woodhouse | 6–4, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 6. | 14 April 2002 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | Remi Tezuka |  Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 1–6, 6–1, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 7. | 19 October 2003 | Haibara, Japan | Carpet | Tomoko Yonemura | Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 8. | 28 March 2004 | Monterrey, Mexico | Hard |  Stephanie Schaer | Katie Granson Sarah Riske | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 9. | 4 April 2004 | Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | Hard | Stephanie Schaer |  Soledad Esperón Flavia Mignola | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 10. | 6 June 2004 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Tomoko Yonemura | Chang Kyung-mi Kim Jin-hee | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 11. | 17 July 2004 | Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Kaori Aoyama | Tomoko Yonemura Mayumi Yamamoto | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 | |
| Win | 4. | 7 November 2004 | Sutama, Japan | Clay | Kaori Aoyama | Tomoko Dokei Yukiko Yabe | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 12. | 30 January 2005 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard | Lauren Breadmore | Natalie Grandin Kaysie Smashey | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 13. | 1 May 2005 | Hamanako, Japan | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 14. | 31 May 2005 | Gunma, Japan | Hard | Mayumi Yamamoto | Hsieh Su-wei Chan Chin-wei | 2–6, 1–1 ret. | |
| Loss | 15. | 25 September 2005 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Jeon Mi-ra | Ryoko Takemura Tomoko Yonemura | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 16. | 23 October 2005 | Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | Seiko Okamoto | Ryoko Takemura Tomoko Yonemura | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 17. | 6 November 2005 | Busan, Korea | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | Julia Efremova Wynne Prakusya | 4–6, 7–6(6), 1–6 | |
| Loss | 18. | 12 February 2006 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Surina De Beer | Kim Kilsdonk Elise Tamaëla | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 19. | 11 April 2006 | Jackson, United States | Clay | Seiko Okamoto | Maria Kondratieva  Sophie Lefèvre | 0–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 20. | 9 July 2006 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | Chuang Chia-jung Shiho Hisamatsu | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 21. | 16 July 2006 | Miyazaki, Japan | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | Maki Arai Kumiko Iijima | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 22. | 23 July 2006 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Seiko Okamoto | Latisha Chan Chuang Chia-jung | w/o | |
| Loss | 23. | 28 August 2006 | Guangzhou, China | Hard |  Montinee Tangphong | Chen Yanchong Ren Jing | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 5. | 29 September 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere | Yurika Sema Mari Tanaka | 7–6(3), 6–3 |