Ei Iida

Ei Iida (born 9 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Ei Iida
Full nameEi Iida
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1967-09-09) 9 September 1967
Prize money$149,368
Singles
Career record115–137
Highest rankingNo. 203 (24 August 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
US Open1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record146–105
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 44 (19 April 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open1R (1993)

Biography

Iida qualified for the singles main draw of two grand slam tournaments, the 1988 Australian Open and 1989 US Open. Her first-round opponent at the US Open was Martina Navratilova, who went on to make the final.[1]

As a doubles player she reached 44 in the world and won one WTA Tour title, the 1993 Japan Open, partnering Maya Kidowaki.[2]

Early in her career she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University in the United States.[3]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win April, 1993 Tokyo, Japan Tier III Hard Maya Kidowaki Li Fang
Kyōko Nagatsuka		 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

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

Singles (3–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 November 1987 Saga, Japan Grass Stephanie Savides 6–3, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 16 October 1988 Kofu, Japan Grass Tamaka Takagi 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 30 October 1989 Saga, Japan Grass Ayako Hirose 6–1, 7–6(6)
Winner 2. 28 October 1991 Saga, Japan Grass Li Fang 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 7 November 1993 Saga, Japan Grass Maya Kidowaki 6–2, 7–5

Doubles (14–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 28 October 1985 Fukuoka, Japan Hard Naoko Sato Nanette Schutte
Marianne van der Torre		 3–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 4 November 1985 Ibaraki, Japan Hard Zhong Ni Nanette Schutte
Marianne van der Torre		 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 11 November 1985 Matsuyama, Japan Hard Zhong Ni Nanette Schutte
Marianne van der Torre		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 25 November 1985 Kyoto, Japan Hard Zhong Ni Nanette Schutte
Marianne van der Torre		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 11 October 1987 Kofu, Japan Hard Akemi Nishiya Kumiko Okamoto
Naoko Sato		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 3. 8 November 1987 Saga, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Kumiko Okamoto
Naoko Sato		 7–6, 3–6, 9–7
Winner 4. 15 November 1987 Kyoto, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Junko Kimuro
Hijiri Nakazaka		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 12 June 1988 Modena, Italy Clay Yayuk Basuki Eugenia Maniokova
Viktoria Milvidskaia		 3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Runner-up 5. 3 July 1988 Brindisi, Italy Clay Yayuk Basuki Frederique Martin
Virginie Paquet		 7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 11 July 1988 Vaihingen, West Germany Clay Maya Kidowaki Linda Barnard
Amanda Coetzer		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 16 October 1988 Chiba, Japan Hard Yayuk Basuki Naoko Sato
Maya Kidowaki		 6–2, 7–6
Runner-up 7. 26 June 1989 Arezzo, Italy Clay Anne Grousbeck Gabriela Castro
Conchita Martínez		 w/o
Winner 6. 25 September 1989 Chiba, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Belinda Cordwell
Julie Richardson		 7–6, 6–4
Winner 7. 15 October 1989 Nagasaki, Japan Hard Maya Kidowaki Kate McDonald
Tamaka Takagi		 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 8. 30 October 1989 Saga, Japan Grass Naoko Sato Lynn Nabors
Lupita Novelo		 7–6(3), 4–6, 6–3
Winner 9. 22 April 1990 Turin, Italy Clay Suzanna Wibowo Federica Bonsignori
Andrea Noszály		 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 10. 1 July 1990 Cerignola, Italy Clay Jennifer Fuchs Simona Isidori
Caterina Nozzoli		 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 8. 10 February 1991 Jakarta, Indonessia Clay Misumi Miyauchi Kerry-Anne Guse
Justine Hodder		 6–7, 5–7
Winner 11. 15 July 1991 Evansville, United States Hard Ayako Hirose Kathy Foxworth
Shannan McCarthy		 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 12. 25 October 1993 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Nana Smith Robyn Mawdsley
Julie Pullin		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 13. 7 November 1993 Saga, Japan Grass Maya Kidowaki Mana Endo
Naoko Sawamatsu		 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 14. 31 October 1994 Saga, Japan Grass Louise Pleming Mami Donoshiro
Yuka Tanaka		 6–3, 7–6(2)

References
  1. "Evert's Farewell Will Have To Wait". New York Times. August 30, 1989. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tokyo Outdoor - 05 April - 11 April 1993". ITF. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. "Talented Foreign Crop Rises to the Top in Tennis for Loyola". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 1986. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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