Tomoko Yonemura

Tomoko Yonemura
Country (sports)  Japan
Born (1982-01-07) 7 January 1982
Kumamoto, Japan
Turned pro 1998
Retired 2015
(last match 2011 played)
Prize money $185,225
Singles
Career record 218–194
Career titles 0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking 148 (4 May 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2009, 2010)
French Open Q1 (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon Q2 (2009)
US Open Q2 (2008)
Doubles
Career record 140–120
Career titles 0 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking 144 (11 April 2005)

Tomoko Yonemura (米村知子 Yonemura Tomoko, born 7 January 1982) is a retired Japanese tennis player.

On 4 May 2009, she reached her career high singles WTA ranking of 148. 11 April 2005, she reached her career high doubles WTA ranking of 144.

She has won 7 ITF singles title and 11 ITF doubles titles. Tomoko is the sister of Akiko Yonemura.

Yonemura last match 2011 played. She retired from tennis 2015.

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles Finals: 10 (7–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Japan Maiko Inoue 6–3 6–3
Winner 2. 28 September 2003 Hiroshima, Japan Grass Japan Tomoyo Takagishi 6–4 6–1
Winner 3. 5 September 2004 Saitama, Japan Hard Japan Maya Kato 6–3 6–3
Winner 4. 28 May 2006 Nagano, Japan Carpet United Kingdom Sarah Borwell 7–5 retired
Runner–up 5. 16 July 2006 Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Japan Erika Takao 5–7 3–6
Winner 6. 11 May 2008 Fukuoka, Japan Carpet Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–1 2–6 7–6 (10–8)
Winner 7. 31 May 2008 Gunma, Japan Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima 6–0 6–3
Runner–up 8. 3 May 2009 Gifu, Japan Carpet Japan Aiko Nakamura 1–6 4–6
Winner 9. 4 October 2009 Hamanako, Japan Carpet Japan Misaki Doi 6–4 7–6 (7–3)
Runner–up 10. 24 July 2010 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Thailand Nudnida Luangnam 6–2 5–7 1–6

Doubles Finals: 21 (11–10)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. 24 June 2001 Montréal, Canada Hard Japan Ayano Takeuchi Japan Kaori Aoyama
Japan Maki Arai
1–6 3–6
Runner–up 2. 1 July 2001 Lachine, Canada Hard Japan Ayano Takeuchi United States Adria Engel
Switzerland Alienor Tricerri
2–6 1–6
Winner 3. 18 May 2003 Nagano, Japan Grass Japan Tomoko Taira Japan Maki Arai
Japan Aiko Nakamura
6–3 6–1
Runner–up 4. 8 June 2003 Seoul, South Korea Hard Malaysia Chin-Bee Khoo Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
3–6 1–6
Runner–up 5. 19 October 2003 Haibara, Japan Carpet Japan Ayami Takase Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
2–6 7–5 3–6
Runner–up 6. 6 June 2004 Changwon, South Korea Hard Japan Ayami Takase South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Kim Jin-hee
5–7 4–6
Winner 7. 17 July 2004 Gunma, Japan Carpet Japan Mayumi Yamamoto Japan Kaori Aoyama
Japan Ayami Takase
6–4 4–6 6–3
Runner–up 8. 27 March 2005 San Luis Potosi, Mexico Clay Brazil Joana Cortez Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Argentina Clarisa Fernández
2–6 2–6
Winner 9. 29 May 2005 Nagano, Japan Carpet Japan Ryoko Takemura South Korea Kim Hea-mi
Japan Keiko Taguchi
6–1 7–6 (7–5)
Winner 10. 24 September 2005 Ibaraki, Japan Hard Japan Ryoko Takemura South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
Japan Ayami Takase
6–2 6–4
Winner 11. 23 October 2005 Makinohara, Japan Carpet Japan Ryoko Takemura Japan Seiko Okamoto
Japan Ayami Takase
6–4 6–3
Runner–up 12. 28 May 2006 Nagano, Japan Carpet Japan Remi Tezuka Japan Kumiko Iijima
Japan Junri Namigata
3–6 6–7 (3–7)
Winner 13. 6 July 2008 Waterloo, Canada Clay Japan Akiko Yonemura United States Lauren Albanese
United States Alexandra Mueller
6–1 4–6 [10–3]
Runner–up 14. 20 July 2008 Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm Japan Misaki Doi
Japan Kurumi Nara
6–4 3–6 [7–10]
Runner–up 15. 22 March 2009 Redding, United States Hard Russia Alexandra Panova Belarus Anna Orlik
Slovenia Maša Zec-Peškirič
6–7 (4–7) 4–6
Winner 16. 10 May 2009 Fukuoka, Japan Grass Japan Akiko Yonemura Japan Ayaka Maekawa
Japan Junri Namigata
6–2 6–7 (3–7) [10–3)
Runner–up 17. 26 September 2009 Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Japan Mari Tanaka Japan Kurumi Nara
Japan Erika Sema
0–6 0–6
Winner 18. 2 May 2010 Gifu, Japan Hard Japan Erika Sema Russia Ksenia Lykina
United Kingdom Melanie South
6–3 2–6 [10–7]
Winner 19. 30 May 2010 Kusatsu, Japan Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima Japan Maya Kato
Japan Ayaka Maekawa
6–7 (5–7) 6–4 [10–8]
Winner 20. 4 July 2010 Pozoblanco, Spain Hard Japan Akiko Yonemura Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
6–4 3–6 [10–4]
Winner 21. 24 July 2010 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Japan Akiko Yonemura South Korea Kim So-jung
Japan Remi Tezuka
6–2 6–4

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