Kyōko Nagatsuka

Kyōko Nagatsuka (Japanese: 長塚京子, born February 22, 1974) is a retired Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of No. 28 in the world on August 14, 1995. In doubles, she reached as high as No. 31 on June 19, 1995.

Kyōko Nagatsuka
長塚京子
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1974-02-22) February 22, 1974
Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) [2]
Turned pro1989
Retired1998
Prize moneyUS$421,691
Singles
Career record121–125
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 28 (August 14, 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1995)
French Open4R (1995)
Wimbledon2R (1995)
US Open2R (1993, 1994)
Doubles
Career record62–70
Career titles2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 31 (June 19, 1995)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1994, 1995, 1996)
French Open2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon1R (1993, 1995, 1996)
US Open3R (1995)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1996)

She won the 12 and under junior championships of Japan in 1986, and the under 16 in 1989.[1]

Nagatsuka reached three singles finals on the WTA Tour, but failed to win the title in any of them. She did, however, win two doubles titles as well as achieving a further three runners-up in doubles competition. She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam twice in singles: at the 1995 Australian Open, where she beat a young Martina Hingis and Amy Frazier, and that same year at the French Open.

Since her retirement, she has briefly worked with Akiko Morigami.[1]

WTA career finals

Singles (0–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 20 February 1994 Beijing, China Hard (i) Yayuk Basuki 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 14 November 1994 Taiwan Open, Taipei Hard Wang Shi-ting 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 5 March 1995 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard Joannette Kruger 6–7(5), 3–6

Doubles (2-3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 5 April 1993 Tokyo, Japan Hard Li Fang Ei Iida
Maya Kidowaki		 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 13 November 1994 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard Ai Sugiyama Yayuk Basuki
Romana Tedjakusuma		 w/o
Winner 3. 14 January 1995 Hobart, Australia Hard Ai Sugiyama Manon Bollegraf
Larisa Neiland		 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 10 April 1995 Tokyo, Japan Hard Ai Sugiyama Yuka Yoshida
Miho Saeki		 7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Winner 5. 14 January 1996 Hobart, Australia Hard Yayuk Basuki Kerry-Anne Guse
Park Sung-hee		 7–6, 6–3

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

Singles (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1 March 1992 Miami, United States Hard Caroline Kuhlman 6-4, 2-6, 5-7
Runner-up 2. 5 October 1997 Santa Clara, United States Hard Magdalena Grzybowska 1-6, 5-7

Doubles (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 21 June 1992 Milano, Italy Clay Miki Yokobori Luciana Tella
Andrea Vieira		 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Runner-up 2. 12 June 1994 Caserta, Italy Clay Mami Donoshiro Flora Perfetti
Virág Csurgó		 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 16 March 1998 Noda, Japan Hard Saori Obata Keiko Ishida
Keiko Nagatomi		 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
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References
  1. "長塚 京子 Nagatsuka Kiyoko". Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  2. "Kyoko Nagatsuka Biography and Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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