Yuka Kaneko
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Yokohama, Japan |
Born | Tottori Prefecture, Japan | 4 January 1976
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $669,605 |
Singles | |
Career record | 274–262 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
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 | 188–174 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 51 (3 May 1999) |
Yuka Kaneko[1] (née Yuka Yoshida, Japanese: 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.
WTA career finals[edit]
Legend | Singles | 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 |
Singles: 1 (runner-up)[edit]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Apr 1997 | Danamon Open, Indonesia | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Apr 1995 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 2. | Nov 1996 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Apr 1997 | Danamon Open, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | Nov 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | Feb 2005 | Memphis Indoors, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 10 (5–5)[edit]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 10 October 1993 | ITF Ibaraki, Japan | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 March 1996 | ITF Rockford, United States | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 February 2000 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 September 2000 | ITF Kirkland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 3 March 2002 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 March 2003 | ITF Bendigo | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | 20 April 2003 | ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 19 October 2003 | ITF Haibara, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 2 November 2003 | ITF Beijing, China | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 7–6(2) |
Runner-up | 10. | 24 October 2004 | ITF Haibara, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 15 (7–8)[edit]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 7 June 1993 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 5 July 1993 | ITF Lohja, Finland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 March 1994 | ITF Offenbach, Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 21 August 1994 | ITF Fayetteville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 6 August 1995 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 21 March 1999 | ITF Noda, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 24 October 1999 | ITF Nashville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 8. | 3 April 2000 | ITF West Palm Beach, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–0, 7–6(5) |
Winner | 9. | 7 May 2000 | ITF Gifu, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 10. | 8 July 2001 | Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | 30 June 2002 | ITF Edmond, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 7 July 2002 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | 14 July 2002 | ITF College Park, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 14. | 20 October 2002 | ITF Haibara, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 15. | 6 July 2003 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
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