Yuko Hosoki (born 12 November 1968) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Yuko Hosoki
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1968-11-12) 12 November 1968 (age 55)
Osaka, Japan[1]
Prize money$47,576
Singles
Career record92–80
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (21 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (1997)
US OpenQ1 (1997)
Doubles
Career record89–60
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1997)

Hosoki had a best singles ranking of 167 in the world and won ten ITF doubles titles.

Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1996 China Open, where she reached the second round of the singles and was a losing doubles finalist, partnering Kazue Takuma. She also made the second round of the 1997 Danamon Open in Jakarta, where she had a first-round upset win over fifth seed and world No. 57, Annabel Ellwood.[2]

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 1 (0–1) edit

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 14 October 1996 China Open, Beijing Tier IV Hard   Kazue Takuma   Naoko Kijimuta
  Miho Saeki
5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 23 October 1989 ITF Sekisho, Japan Hard   Han Eun-ju 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 26 May 1997 ITF Salzburg, Austria Carpet   Sabine Lutter 6–3, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 16 (10–6) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 24 October 1988 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Kimiko Date   Maya Kidowaki
  Paulette Moreno
6–4, 4–6, 9–7
Loss 1. 31 October 1988 ITF Saga, Japan Grass   Kimiko Date   Maya Kidowaki
  Naoko Sato
4–6, 5–7
Win 2. 7 November 1988 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard   Kimiko Date   Yasuyo Kajita
  Maya Kidowaki
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 2. 14 November 1988 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard   Kimiko Date   Kazuko Ito
  Yasuyo Kajita
4–6, 5–7
Win 3. 19 February 1990 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard   Ayako Hirose   Danielle Jones
  Sharon McNamara
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. 5 March 1990 ITF Newcastle, Australia Grass   Ayako Hirose   Kirrily Sharpe
  Angie Woolcock
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win 4. 28 September 1992 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Naoko Kijimuta   Lisa McShea
  Amy deLone
6–3, 2–2 ret.
Win 5. 5 October 1992 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard   Naoko Kijimuta   Yuka Tanaka
  Mami Donoshiro
6–2, 6–4
Win 6. 19 October 1992 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard   Naoko Kijimuta   Varalee Sureephong
  Masako Yanagi
6–3, 6–3
Loss 4. 28 June 1993 ITF Columbia, United States Hard   Naoko Kijimuta   Keiko Nagatomi
  Mika Todo
5–7, 4–6
Win 7. 5 July 1993 ITF Indianapolis, United States Hard   Naoko Kijimuta   Kate McDonald
  Stephanie Reece
7–5, 6–3
Loss 5. 27 March 1995 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Park In-sook   Benjamas Sangaram
  Lisa Tang
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Win 8. 16 October 1995 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard   Shinobu Asagoe   Natalie Frawley
  Jenny Anne Fetch
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 6. 6 May 1996 ITF Seoul, South Korea Clay   Yuka Tanaka   Catherine Barclay-Reitz
  Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Win 9. 17 March 1997 ITF Noda, Japan Hard   Keiko Nagatomi   Choi Young-ja
  Jeon Mi-ra
6–2, 6–2
Win 10. 14 September 1998 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Hsu Hsueh-li   Riei Kawamata
  Yoshiko Sasano
6–4, 4–6, 7–5

References edit

  1. ^ "細木祐子". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ "Konec za Elwoodovo". www.sta.si (in Slovenian). 23 April 1997.

External links edit