Miho Saeki Explained

Miho Saeki
佐伯美穂
Residence:Tokyo, Japan
Birth Date:1976 3, df=y
Birth Place:New York, United States
Height:1.68 m
Turnedpro:1998
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$600,516
Singlesrecord:291–227
Singlestitles:16 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 56 (8 June 1998)
Australianopenresult:2R (1998, 1999)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1998)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1999)
Usopenresult:2R (1998)
Doublesrecord:138–121
Doublestitles:4 WTA, 8 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 49 (7 July 1997)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1996)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1997, 1999)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1997, 1998)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (1998)

(born 18 March 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.

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

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (2–0)
Tier IV & V (2–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinApr 1995Japan OpenHard Yuka Yoshida Kyoko Nagatsuka
Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
WinOct 1996China OpenHard Naoko Kijimuta Yuko Hosoki
Kazue Takuma
7–5, 6–4
WinNov 1996Thailand OpenHard Yuka Yoshida Tina Križan
Nana Miyagi
6–2, 6–3
WinFeb 2005National Indoor Championships, U.S.Hard (i) Yuka Yoshida Laura Granville
Abigail Spears
6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 18 (16–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.17 October 1994ITF Kugayama, JapanHard Kim Il-soon4–6, 0–6
Win2.6 March 1995ITF Alicante, SpainClay Patricia Aznar7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win3.20 March 1995ITF Castellón, SpainClay Dragana Zarić6–1, 1–6, 7–6(2)
Win4.21 July 1996ITF Wilmington, United StatesHard Debbie Graham4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win5.6 October 1997ITF Indian Wells, United StatesHard Anna Smashnova6–1, 6–4
Win6.13 November 2000 ITF Manila, PhilippinesHard Romana Tedjakusuma4–0, 4–0
Win7.18 February 2001ITF Faro, PortugalHard Alberta Brianti6–3, 6–1
Win8.11 March 2001ITF Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Samantha Stosur6–4, 6–4
Win9.18 March 2001ITF Benalla, AustraliaGrass Kristen van Elden3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win10.1 April 2001ITF Corowa, AustraliaGrass Kristen van Elden6–1, 6–2
Win11.29 July 2001ITF Vancouver, CanadaHard Mélanie Marois6–1, 6–4
Win12.5 August 2001ITF Vancouver, CanadaHard Sarah Taylor6–4, 6–1
Win13.18 February 2001ITF Seoul, South KoreaHard Cho Yoon-jeong6–3, 6–0
Win14.27 July 2003Lexington Challenger, United StatesHard Salome Devidze6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win15.19 July 2005ITF Hammond, United StatesHard Anda Perianu6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win16.9 August 2005ITF Wuxi, ChinaHard Sun Shengnan6–2, 7–6(1)
Win17.21 August 2005ITF Nanjing, ChinaHard Hsu Wen-hsin6–2, 6–2
Loss18.ITF Shenzhen, ChinaHard Tamarine Tanasugarn2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (8–2)

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ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.21 November 1993ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandHard Weng Tzu-ting Choi Ju-yeon
Yoo Kyung-sook
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2.15 May 1994ITF Bracknell, United KingdomHard Gemma Magin Michele Mair
Karen van der Merwe
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win3.27 March 1995ITF Alicante, SpainClay Teodora Nedeva Patricia Aznar
Elisa Penalvo Lopez
6–3, 6–1
Win4.ITF Austin, United StatesHard Park Sung-hee Debbie Graham
Meredith McGrath
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win5.25 October 1998ITF Houston, United StatesHard Nana Smith Rika Hiraki
Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Loss6.20 November 2000ITF Manila, PhilippinesHard Remi Uda Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
3–5, 1–4, 2–4
Win7.ITF Tallinn, EstoniaClay Akiko Morigami Natalia Egorova
Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–2, 7–6(7)
Win8.29 July 2001ITF Vancouver, CanadaHard Kaori Aoyama Annica Cooper
Elizabeth Schmidt
5–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win9.14 July 2002ITF College Park, United StatesHard Yuka Yoshida Teryn Ashley
Jennifer Russell
7–5, 6–1
Loss10.28 July 2002ITF Louisville, United StatesHard Renata Voráčová Nana Miyagi
Irina Selyutina
7–5, 1–6, 5–7