Miki Yokobori Explained

Miki Yokobori
Fullname:Miki Yokobori Shimada
Birth Date:13 May 1975
Careerprizemoney:$43,235
Singlesrecord:61–82
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 246 (2 March 1992)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (1993)
Usopenresult:Q1 (1992)
Doublesrecord:33–53
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 201 (5 April 1993)

Miki Yokobori Shimada (born 13 May 1975) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She is married to Thomas Shimada, who played Davis Cup tennis for Japan.

Yokobori competed on the professional tour in the early 1990s and reached a best singles ranking of 246 in the world.[1] She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 1992 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and appeared in her only other singles main draw in 1994, when she qualified for the China Open.[2] During her career she featured in the qualifying draws for both the Australian Open and US Open.

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.14 July 1991Dublin, IrelandClay Larissa Schaerer7–5, 6–4
Win2.17 July 1994Toluca, MexicoHard Lucila Becerra6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles (2–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win121 June 1992Milan, ItalyClay Kyōko Nagatsuka Luciana Tella
Andrea Vieira
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win212 July 1992Ettenheim, GermanyClay Chen Li Caroline Schneider
Angie Woolcock
6–4, 6–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Miki Yokobori WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. News: STA: Zmaga Maje Živec-Škulj . . 15 February 1994 . Slovenian.