| Yuka Yoshida 吉田友佳 | |
| Residence: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Birth Date: | 1976 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
| Height: | 1.61 m |
| Turnedpro: | 1994 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $669,605 |
| Singlesrecord: | 274–262 |
| Singlestitles: | 5 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 52 (8 September 1997) |
| Australianopenresult: | 2R (1997, 1998) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1997) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1997) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1997) |
| Doublesrecord: | 188–174 |
| Doublestitles: | 3 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 51 (3 May 1999) |
Yuka Kaneko[1] (née Yuka Yoshida, ja|吉田友佳, born 1 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour: 1995 in Tokyo, 1996 in Pattaya, and 2005 in Memphis.
Kaneko also won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Her best Grand Slam performance came in 1998 when she reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament of the US Open.
| width=145 | Legend! | width=55 | Singles! | width=55 | Doubles |
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| Grand Slam | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
| Tier I | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
| Tier II | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
| Tier III | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||
| Tier IV & V | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Apr 1995 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard |  Miho Saeki | Kyoko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 2. | Nov 1996 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Miho Saeki | Tina Križan Nana Miyagi | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1997 | Danamon Open, Indonesia | Hard |  Lenka Němečková |  Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Radford | 4–6, 7–5, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 4. | Nov 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Clay | Rika Hiraki | Jelena Kostanić Tina Pisnik | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5. | Feb 2005 | Memphis Indoors, United States | Hard (i) | Miho Saeki |  Laura Granville Abigail Spears | 6–3, 6–4 |
| $100,000 tournaments | |
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 10 October 1993 | ITF Ibaraki, Japan | Hard (i) | Lisa McShea | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 2. | 15 March 1996 | ITF Rockford, United States | Hard |  Anna Kournikova | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 3. | 20 February 2000 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard | Nicole Pratt | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 4. | 24 September 2000 | ITF Kirkland, United States | Hard | Brie Rippner | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 5. | 3 March 2002 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Cindy Watson | 6–1, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 6. | 3 March 2003 | ITF Bendigo | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | 0–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 7. | 20 April 2003 | ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| Win | 8. | 19 October 2003 | ITF Haibara, Japan | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 9. | 2 November 2003 | ITF Beijing, China | Hard (i) |  Xie Yanze | 6–1, 7–6(2) | |
| Loss | 10. | 24 October 2004 | ITF Haibara, Japan | Carpet | Aiko Nakamura | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 7 June 1993 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kazue Takuma | Mimma Chernovita Irawati Moerid | 5–7, 6–2, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 5 July 1993 | ITF Lohja, Finland | Clay | Hiroko Mochizuki | Stephanie Gomperts Annemarie Mikkers | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3. | 7 March 1994 | ITF Offenbach, Germany | Carpet | Hiroko Mochizuki | Sandra Wächtershäuser Petra Winzenhöller | 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 4. | 21 August 1994 | ITF Fayetteville, United States | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Andrea Leand Eleni Rossides | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 5. | 6 August 1995 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | Naoko Kijimuta | Shannan McCarthy Julie Steven | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 6. | 21 March 1999 | ITF Noda, Japan | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe |  Cho Yoon-jeong Park Sung-hee | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 7. | 24 October 1999 | ITF Nashville, United States | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe | Nicole Arendt Katie Schlukebir | 1–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | 8. | 3 April 2000 | ITF West Palm Beach, United States | Clay | Erika deLone Nicole Pratt | 1–6, 6–0, 7–6(5) | ||
| Win | 9. | 7 May 2000 | ITF Gifu, Japan | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe | Nannie de Villiers Surina De Beer | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 10. | 8 July 2001 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | Ryoko Takemura | Dawn Buth  Vanessa Webb | 2–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | 11. | 30 June 2002 | ITF Edmond, United States | Hard | Lauren Kalvaria Gabriela Lastra | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 12. | 7 July 2002 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | Ryoko Takemura | Teryn Ashley Vanessa Webb | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 13. | 14 July 2002 | ITF College Park, United States | Hard | Miho Saeki | Teryn Ashley Jennifer Russell | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | 14. | 20 October 2002 | ITF Haibara, Japan | Carpet | Haruka Inoue Maiko Inoue | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 15. | 6 July 2003 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | Tanner Cochran Shenay Perry | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |