Sachie Ishizu (Japanese: 石津幸恵, Ishizu Sachie, born 3 September 1992) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.[1]

Sachie Ishizu
石津幸恵
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTsuchiura
Born (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 31)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$116,261
Singles
Career record177–104 (63.0%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 162 (10 February 2014)
Doubles
Career record55–61 (47.4%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 287 (31 March 2014)

Tennis career edit

She was runner-up in the girls' singles event of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and reached a highest ranking of No. 5 on the ITF Junior Circuit. Following her junior career, she chose to attend the University of Tsukuba but decided in 2013 to take a leave of absence to focus on tennis and spend time training in the United States. She was coached by her father, Yasuhiko Ishizu.

Ishizu participated at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan winning the gold medal in the singles and the team competition.

Her final appearance on the ITF Circuit took place in Hamamatsu, Japan in October 2015.

ITF Circuit finals edit

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

Singles: 13 (9–4) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 31 August 2008 ITF Saitama, Japan Hard   Hwang I-hsuan 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 12 July 2009 ITF Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Misaki Doi 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 22 August 2009 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard   Zhang Ling 3–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 30 August 2009 ITF Saitama, Japan Hard   Shiho Akita 6–3, 6–4
Winner 3. 27 March 2010 ITF Kofu, Japan Hard   Akiko Yonemura 1–6, 6–1, 6–0
Winner 4. 25 April 2010 ITF Mie, Japan Carpet   Yumi Nakano 6–0, 6–4
Winner 5. 6 June 2010 ITF Komoro, Japan Clay   Miyabi Inoue 6–0, 6–1
Winner 6. 1 May 2011 ITF Gifu, Japan Hard   Emily Webley-Smith 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 29 May 2011 ITF Niigata, Japan Hard   Erika Sema 6–7(5), 4–6
Runner-up 4. 9 July 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand Hard   Akiko Omae 5–7, 2–6
Winner 7. 12 January 2013 ITF Hong Kong Hard   Wen Xin 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 8. 10 February 2013 ITF Rancho Mirage, United States Hard   Julie Coin 6–3, 7–6(3)
Winner 9. 12 September 2015 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard (i)   Yurina Koshino 3–6, 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (1–3) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 24 December 2010 ITF Pune, India Hard   Anna Shkudun   Alexandra Panova
  Nina Bratchikova
3–6, 6–7(2)
Runner-up 2. 23 November 2012 ITF Temuco, Chile Clay   Daniela Schippers   Victoria Bosio
  Daniela Seguel
4–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 25 May 2013 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Grass   Shiho Akita   Erika Takao
  Miki Miyamura
7–5, 7–6(8)
Runner-up 3. 22 June 2013 ITF Buffalo, United States Clay   Denise Starr   Emily Harman
  Alexandra Mueller
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sachie Ishizu". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

External links edit