Ryōko Fuda

Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in December 2003.

Ryōko Fuda

Native name	不田涼子
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Kobe, Hyogo
Born	(1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 Kobe, Hyogo
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 185,680
Singles
Career record	211–149 (58.6%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 143 (30 January 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2006)
French Open	Q1 (2010)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2005)
US Open	Q3 (2006)
Doubles
Career record	86–56 (60.6%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 144 (20 February 2006)

Biography

Fuda began playing at age five and was introduced to the sport by her father, Koji, a business owner, and mother, Atsuko. She speaks both Japanese and English and her favorite playing surface is hardcourt. She was coached by Masahide Sakamoto. Ryoko plays using her right hand. According to the WTA, she was introduced to tennis by playing on neighborhood courts.

In her career, Fuda won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.

ITF finals

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

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	26 October 2003	ITF Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Maki Arai	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	29 March 2005	ITF Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Mara Santangelo	6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Winner	2.	1 May 2005	ITF Hamanako, Japan	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	4–1 ret.
Winner	3.	23 May 2005	ITF Phuket, Thailand	Hard	Montinee Tangphong	6–1, 6–4
Winner	4.	22 November 2005	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Anastasia Rodionova	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	7 June 2010	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	CoCo Vandeweghe	2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 15 (7–8)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	20 April 2003	ITF Yamaguchi, Japan	Clay	Maki Arai	Akiko Kinebuchi Tomoko Taira	6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6
Winner	1.	26 October 2003	ITF Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Maki Arai	Shizu Katsumi Kim Hea-mi	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	10 May 2004	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Rika Fujiwara Jeon Mi-ra	2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up	3.	22 November 2004	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	Chan Chin-wei Chan Yung-jan	3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	14 February 2005	ITF Bromma, Sweden	Hard (i)	Rika Fujiwara	Michelle Gerards Anousjka van Exel	w/o
Runner-up	5.	21 February 2005	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	1 May 2005	ITF Hamanako, Japan	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Shiho Hisamatsu Ayami Takase	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	8 May 2005	ITF Gifu, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata	1–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	14 May 2005	ITF Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	6–2, 7–6
Winner	4.	8 November 2005	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Wynne Prakusya	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	6–4, 6–4
Winner	5.	27 November 2005	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Sunitha Rao	Gréta Arn Anastasia Rodionova	6–1, ret.
Runner-up	7.	23 July 2006	ITF Hammond, United States	Hard	Sunitha Rao	Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones	6–7, 6–4, 1–6
Winner	6.	19 February 2007	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Antonella Serra Zanetti	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	4 June 2007	ITF Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Mami Inoue	Alexandra Mueller Stacia Fonseca	3–6, 2–6
Winner	7.	17 June 2007	ITF Allentown, United States	Hard	Sunitha Rao	Angela Haynes Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–7(3), 6–4, 6–1

External links

• Ryōko Fuda at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ryōko Fuda at the International Tennis Federation