Ayami Takase

Ayami Takase (高瀬 礼美, Takase Ayami, born 13 December 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Ayami Takase
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1978-12-13) 13 December 1978
Prize money$106,153
Singles
Career record190-206
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (4 April 2005)
Doubles
Career record162-145
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 152 (2 October 2006)

She made the round of 16 at the China Open in 2002, as a lucky loser from qualifying.[1] Takase reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world.

As a doubles player on the WTA Tour she featured in the main draw of four editions of the Japan Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2004 Korea Open. Her five ITF doubles titles include a $50k event in Tokyo in 2006.[2]

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

Singles (1–5)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 4 October 1998 Kugayama, Japan Carpet (i) Alicia Molik 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 28 November 1999 Kōfu, Japan Carpet Sachie Umehara 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 18 May 2003 Nagano, Japan Grass Rika Fujiwara 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 25 May 2003 Gunma, Japan Grass Maika Ozaki 2–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 4 April 2004 Obregón, Mexico Hard Sarah Riske 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Runner-up 5. 17 July 2004 Gunma, Japan Carpet Rika Fujiwara 1–6, 2–6

Doubles (5–23)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 4 November 1996 Manila, Philippines Hard Yoriko Yamagishi Won Kyung-joo
Khoo Chin-bee		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 7 June 1998 Antalya, Turkey Hard Marina Samoilenko Hanna-Katri Aalto
Minna Rautajoki		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 17 August 1998 Carrabba, Italy Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Mireille Dittmann
Natalie Dittmann		 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 4 October 1998 Kyoto, Japan Hard Shizu Katsumi Alicia Molik
Bryanne Stewart		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 17 May 1999 Elvas, Portugal Hard Ana Catarina Nogueira Hanna-Katri Aalto
Kirsi Lampinen		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 6 August 2000 Alghero, Italy Clay Tong Ka-po Alice Canepa
Valentina Sassi		 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 13 August 2000 Bath, United Kingdom Clay Jenny Belobrajdic Mareze Joubert
Nicole Sewell		 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 28 January 2001 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard Kristy Blumberg Nicola Payne
Nicola Woodhouse		 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 14 April 2002 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Remi Tezuka Yan Zi
Zheng Jie		 1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 19 October 2003 Haibara, Japan Carpet Tomoko Yonemura Shiho Hisamatsu
Jeon Mi-ra		 2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 28 March 2004 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Stephanie Schaer Katie Granson
Sarah Riske		 6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 4 April 2004 Ciudad Obregón, Mexico Hard Stephanie Schaer Soledad Esperón
Flavia Mignola		 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 6 June 2004 Changwon, South Korea Hard Tomoko Yonemura Chang Kyung-mi
Kim Jin-hee		 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 17 July 2004 Gunma, Japan Carpet Kaori Aoyama Tomoko Yonemura
Mayumi Yamamoto		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 4. 7 November 2004 Sutama, Japan Clay Kaori Aoyama Tomoko Dokei
Yukiko Yabe		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 30 January 2005 Waikoloa, United States Hard Lauren Breadmore Natalie Grandin
Kaysie Smashey		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 1 May 2005 Hamanako, Japan Hard Shiho Hisamatsu Ryōko Fuda
Seiko Okamoto		 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 14. 31 May 2005 Gunma, Japan Hard Mayumi Yamamoto Hsieh Su-wei
Chan Chin-wei		 2–6, 1–1 ret.
Runner-up 15. 25 September 2005 Ibaraki, Japan Hard Jeon Mi-ra Ryoko Takemura
Tomoko Yonemura		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 16. 23 October 2005 Makinohara, Japan Carpet Seiko Okamoto Ryoko Takemura
Tomoko Yonemura		 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. 6 November 2005 Busan, Korea Hard Seiko Okamoto Julia Efremova
Wynne Prakusya		 4–6, 7–6(6), 1–6
Runner-up 18. 12 February 2006 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Surina De Beer Kim Kilsdonk
Elise Tamaëla		 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 11 April 2006 Jackson, United States Clay Seiko Okamoto Maria Kondratieva
Sophie Lefèvre		 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 20. 9 July 2006 Nagoya, Japan Hard Seiko Okamoto Chuang Chia-jung
Shiho Hisamatsu		 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 21. 16 July 2006 Miyazaki, Japan Hard Seiko Okamoto Maki Arai
Kumiko Iijima		 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 22. 23 July 2006 Kurume, Japan Carpet Seiko Okamoto Latisha Chan
Chuang Chia-jung		 w/o
Runner-up 23. 28 August 2006 Guangzhou, China Hard Montinee Tangphong Chen Yanchong
Ren Jing		 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 5. 29 September 2006 Tokyo, Japan Hard Līga Dekmeijere Yurika Sema
Mari Tanaka		 7–6(3), 6–3

References
  1. "Easy sailing for Kournikova". Dawn. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Tokyo - 25 September - 01 October 2006". ITF. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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