Hiroko Mochizuki (born 23 July 1975) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Hiroko Mochizuki
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 48)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$62,369
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 257 (22 July 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1994)
Doubles
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 161 (9 August 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ2 (1997)

As a junior, Mochizuki was ranked in the world's top 10 and was a runner-up in two junior grand slam doubles finals, at the 1993 Wimbledon and 1993 US Open, both partnering Yuka Yoshida.[1]

Mochizuki, a right-handed player, competed on the professional tour from 1993 to 1999. She featured in the occasional WTA Tour event but played mostly in ITF tournaments, where she won seven doubles titles.

ITF finals edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (0–1) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 11 October 1993 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard   Catherine Barclay 6–2, 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 14 (7–7) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 12 October 1992 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard   Masako Yanagi   Yoshiko Sasano
  Yoshiko Wauke
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 1. 22 June 1992 Leiria, Portugal Hard   Nancy van Erp   Emiko Sakaguchi
  Yoriko Yamagishi
2–6, 5–7
Win 2. 5 July 1993 Lohja, Finland Clay   Yuka Yoshida   Stephanie Gomperts
  Annemarie Mikkers
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win 3. 10 October 1993 Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Yuka Tanaka   Maija Avotins
  Lisa McShea
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 2. 7 March 1994 Offenbach, Germany Carpet   Yuka Yoshida   Sandra Wächtershäuser
  Petra Winzenhöller
6–7, 3–6
Win 4. 20 June 1994 Valladolid, Spain Clay   Yuka Tanaka   Hanneke Ketelaars
  Lenka Němečková
6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 3. 24 July 1994 Salisbury, United States Hard   Liezel Horn   Mareze Joubert
  Christína Papadáki
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 29 May 1995 Sevilla, Spain Clay   Misumi Miyauchi   Marta Cano
  Nuria Montero
7–6(4), 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 28 October 1996 Saga, Japan Grass   Yuka Tanaka   Danielle Jones
  Tamarine Tanasugarn
2–6, 3–6
Win 5. 24 August 1998 Milan, Italy Grass   Ryoko Takemura   Marijana Kovačević
  Giulia Casoni
4–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
Loss 6. 6 September 1998 Spoleto, Italy Clay   Ryoko Takemura   Jelena Kostanić Tošić
  Michaela Paštiková
3–6, 4–6
Loss 7. 15 March 1999 Seoul, South Korea Clay   Tomoe Hotta   Young-Ja Choi
  Kim Eun-sook
4–6, 5–7
Win 6. 21 June 1999 Montreal, Canada Hard   Tomoe Hotta   Kylie Hunt
  Riei Kawamata
6–2, 6–3
Win 7. 26 July 1999 ITF Pamplona, Spain Hard   Ludmila Richterová   Selima Sfar
  Joanne Ward
2–6, 6–4, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Mochizuki, Hiroko (JPN)". itftennis.com.

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