Ryōko Fuda Explained

Ryōko Fuda
Native Name:不田涼子
Residence:Kobe, Hyogo
Birth Date:1986 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Kobe, Hyogo
Height:1.65 m
Turnedpro:2003
Retired:2012
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 185,680
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 143 (30 January 2006)
Australianopenresult:Q3 (2006)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2010)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2005)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2006)
Doublestitles:0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 144 (20 February 2006)

(born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in December 2003.

Biography

Fuda began playing at age five and was introduced to the sport by her father, Koji, a business owner, and mother, Atsuko. She speaks both Japanese and English and her favorite playing surface is hardcourt. She was coached by Masahide Sakamoto. Ryoko plays using her right hand. According to the WTA, she was introduced to tennis by playing on neighborhood courts.

In her career, Fuda won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.

ITF finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (4–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.26 October 2003ITF Tokyo, JapanHard Maki Arai5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up1.29 March 2005ITF Poza Rica, MexicoHard Mara Santangelo6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Winner2.1 May 2005ITF Hamanako, JapanHard Casey Dellacqua4–1 ret.
Winner3.23 May 2005ITF Phuket, ThailandHard Montinee Tangphong6–1, 6–4
Winner4.22 November 2005ITF Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Anastasia Rodionova6–2, 6–3
Runner-up2.7 June 2010ITF El Paso, United StatesHard CoCo Vandeweghe2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 15 (7–8)

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OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.20 April 2003ITF Yamaguchi, JapanClay Maki Arai Akiko Kinebuchi
Tomoko Taira
6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6
Winner1.26 October 2003ITF Tokyo, JapanHard Maki Arai Shizu Katsumi
Kim Hea-mi
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up2.10 May 2004ITF Karuizawa, JapanCarpet Seiko Okamoto Rika Fujiwara
Jeon Mi-ra
2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up3.22 November 2004ITF Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Hsieh Su-wei Chan Chin-wei
Chan Yung-jan
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up4.14 February 2005ITF Bromma, SwedenHard (i) Rika Fujiwara Michelle Gerards
Anousjka van Exel
w/o
Runner-up5.21 February 2005ITF Taipei, TaiwanHard Seiko Okamoto Chuang Chia-jung
Hsieh Su-wei
3–6, 2–6
Winner2.1 May 2005ITF Hamanako, JapanHard Seiko Okamoto Shiho Hisamatsu
Ayami Takase
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up6.8 May 2005ITF Gifu, JapanCarpet Seiko Okamoto Rika Fujiwara
Saori Obata
1–6, 2–6
Winner3.14 May 2005ITF Fukuoka, JapanCarpet Seiko Okamoto Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
6–2, 7–6
Winner4.8 November 2005ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Wynne Prakusya Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–4
Winner5.27 November 2005ITF Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Sunitha Rao Gréta Arn
Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, ret.
Runner-up7.23 July 2006ITF Hammond, United StatesHard Sunitha Rao Christina Fusano
Raquel Kops-Jones
6–7, 6–4, 1–6
Winner6.19 February 2007ITF Clearwater, United StatesHard Seiko Okamoto Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Antonella Serra Zanetti
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up8.4 June 2007ITF Hilton Head, United StatesHard Mami Inoue Alexandra Mueller
Stacia Fonseca
3–6, 2–6
Winner7.17 June 2007ITF Allentown, United StatesHard Sunitha Rao Angela Haynes
Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–7(3), 6–4, 6–1