Yuka Kaneko

For the cricketer, see Yuka Yoshida (cricketer).

Yuka Yoshida
吉田友佳

Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Yokohama, Japan
Born	(1976-01-04) 4 January 1976 Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1994
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	106–118
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 52 (8 September 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1997, 1998)
French Open	2R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1997)
US Open	2R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	19–33
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 51 (3 May 1999)

Yuka Kaneko (née Yuka Yoshida, Japanese: 吉田友佳, born 1 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

She has won one doubles win in Memphis, Tennessee. Her best grand slam result came in 1998 when she reached the Quarterfinals of the doubles at the US Open.

WTA career finals

Legend	Singles	Doubles
Grand Slam	0–0	0–0
WTA Championships	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

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 April 1997	Jakarta, Indonesia	Clay	Naoko Sawamatsu	3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (1 titles, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	10 April 1995	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Miho Saeki	Kyoko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama	6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner	2.	18 November 1996	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Miho Saeki	Tina Križan Nana Miyagi	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	21 April 1997	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Lenka Němečková	Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Radford	4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	8 November 1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Clay	Rika Hiraki	Jelena Kostanić Tina Pisnik	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	14 February 2005	Memphis, United States	Hard (i)	Miho Saeki	Laura Granville Abigail Spears	6–3, 6–4

External links

• ITF profile
• WTA profile