Nami Urabe (born 29 August 1978) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 August 1978 Saitama, Japan |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $30,693 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 399 (4 May 1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 176 (24 November 1997) |
Born in Saitama, Urabe was one of Japan's top players in junior tennis, reaching the girls' doubles final of the 1995 Australian Open with partner Saori Obata.[1]
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance in the doubles draw at the 1995 Japan Women's Open and she won eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
ITF finals edit
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 15 (8–7) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 October 1995 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard |  Trudi Musgrave
|
Yoshiko Sasano Keiko Nagatomi
|
0–6, 6–7(5) |
| Winner | 1. | 23 October 1995 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Trudi Musgrave
|
Tomoe Hotta Eiko Toba
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 January 1996 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Saori Obata
|
 Pam Nelson  Nóra Köves
|
6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 25 March 1996 | Bandung, Indonesia | Hard | Saori Obata
|
 Chen Jingjing Li Li
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 30 June 1997 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Hard | Saori Obata
|
Katalin Marosi  Veronica Stele
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 15 September 1997 | Ibaraki 1, Japan | Hard |  Surina De Beer
|
Riei Kawamata Yoshiko Sasano
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 22 September 1997 | Ibaraki 2, Japan | Hard | Surina De Beer
|
Shizu Katsumi Kyoko Kojima
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 October 1997 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet | Surina De Beer
|
Yumiko Kitamura Natsumi Yuki
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 10 October 1997 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Surina De Beer
|
Danielle Jones Saori Obata
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 23 February 1998 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Yoriko Yamagishi
|
Chen Jingjing Yang Qin
|
6–7(5), 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 27 September 1999 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet | Keiko Ishida
|
Yuki Fujii Yumiko Kitamura
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 3 September 2001 | Kugayama, Japan | Hard | Seiko Okamoto
|
Melissa Dowse Samantha Stosur
|
6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 September 2001 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Seiko Okamoto
|
Melissa Dowse Samantha Stosur
|
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 21 October 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Keiko Taguchi
|
Haruka Inoue Maiko Inoue
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 23 September 2003 | Hiroshima, Japan | Grass | Tomoko Taira
|
Satomi Kinjo Akiko Yonemura
|
6–3, 6–3 |
References edit
- ^ "Richardson falls to elated Japanese". The Canberra Times. 16 March 1995. p. 19. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
