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Miho Saeki
佐伯美穂Country Japan Residence Tokyo, Japan Born March 18, 1976
New York, USAHeight 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Turned pro 1998 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money US$600,516 Singles Career record 291-227 Career titles 16 ITF Highest ranking No. 56 (June 8, 1998) Grand Slam results Australian Open 2r (1998-1999) French Open 3r (1998) Wimbledon 2r(1999) US Open 2r (1998) Doubles Career record 138-121 Career titles 3 WTA, 8 ITF Highest ranking No. 49 (July 7, 1997) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open 2r (1996) French Open 2r (1997, 1999) Wimbledon 2r (1997, 1998) US Open QF (1998) Last updated on: Dec 15, 2010. Miho Saeki (佐伯美穂 Saeki Miho ) (born March 18, 1976 in New York) is a Japanese tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan for the Federation Cup.
Career
Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale she boasts a doubles tournament in the youth edition of the Japan Open. In senior tennis she began mainly outside the main cycle of the WTA Tour, winning a total of 16 singles and 8 doubles titles belonging to the ITF Women's Circuit. She gained four wins in doubles WTA Tour, with her partners - Yuka Yoshida and Naoko Kijimuta. Her career high ranking was at No. 56 in the singles (June 1998) and No. 49 in doubles (July 1997).
In 1998-1999 she appeared in the Japanese team for the Federation Cup (only singles). Defeated, among others well-known Dutch woman Miriam Oremans, and the total balance of the performances is a tie - three wins and three defeats.
Career Titles
1995 Tokyo (Japan Open with Yuka Yoshida) 1996 Beijing with Naoko Kijimuta, Pattaya with Yuka Yoshida 2005 Memphis with Yuka Yoshida
External links
- Miho Saeki at the Women's Tennis Association
- Miho Saeki at the International Tennis Federation
- Miho Saeki at the Fed Cup
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Japanese female tennis players
- Tennis people from New York
- Tennis people from Tokyo
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
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