Kyōko Nagatsuka Explained

Kyōko Nagatsuka
長塚京子
Birth Date:22 February 1974
Birth Place:Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height: [2]
Turnedpro:1989
Retired:1998
Careerprizemoney:$421,541
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 28 (14 August 1995)
Australianopenresult:4R (1995)
Frenchopenresult:4R (1995)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1995)
Usopenresult:2R (1993, 1994)
Doublestitles:2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 31 (19 June 1995)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1994, 1995, 1996)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1993, 1995, 1996)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (1995)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:1R (1996)

Kyōko Nagatsuka (Japanese: 長塚京子, born February 22, 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 28 on 14 August 1995. In doubles, she reached as high as No. 31 in June 1995.

She won the 12-and-under championships of Japan in 1986, and the under-16 in 1989.

Nagatsuka reached three singles finals on the WTA Tour but failed to win the title in any of them. She did, however, win two doubles titles as well as achieving a further three runner-ups in doubles competition. She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament twice in singles: at the 1995 Australian Open, where she beat a young Martina Hingis and Amy Frazier, and that same year at the French Open.

Playing for the Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 2–4.

Since her retirement, she has briefly worked as a coach with Akiko Morigami.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (runner-ups)

ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 1994China OpenHard (i) Yayuk Basuki4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Nov 1994Taiwan OpenHard Wang Shi-ting1–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Mar 1995Puerto Rico OpenHard Joannette Kruger6–7(5), 3–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 1993Japan OpenHard Li Fang Ei Iida
Maya Kidowaki
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss0–2Nov 1994Commonwealth Classic, BaliHard Ai Sugiyama Yayuk Basuki
Romana Tedjakusuma
w/o
Win1–2Jan 1995Hobart International, AustraliaHard Ai Sugiyama Manon Bollegraf
Larisa Neiland
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1–3Apr 1995Japan OpenHard Ai Sugiyama Yuka Yoshida
Miho Saeki
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win2–3Jan 1996Hobart International, AustraliaHard Yayuk Basuki Kerry-Anne Guse
Park Sung-hee
7–6, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.1 March 1992ITF Miami, United StatesHard Caroline Kuhlman6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up2.5 October 1997ITF Santa Clara, United StatesHard Magdalena Grzybowska1–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.21 June 1992ITF Milano, ItalyClay Miki Yokobori Luciana Tella
Andrea Vieira
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up2.12 June 1994ITF Caserta, ItalyClay Mami Donoshiro Flora Perfetti
Virág Csurgó
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.16 March 1998ITF Noda, JapanHard Saori Obata Keiko Ishida
Keiko Nagatomi
6–3, 2–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 長塚 京子 Nagatsuka Kiyoko. 2010-05-18.
  2. Web site: Kyoko Nagatsuka Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210728/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/kyoko-nagatsuka-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. 2010-05-18.