Miho Saeki (佐伯美穂, Saeki Miho) (born 18 March 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.

Miho Saeki
佐伯美穂
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
Born (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976 (age 48)
New York, United States
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$600,516
Singles
Career record291–227
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 56 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1998, 1999)
French Open3R (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (1998)
Doubles
Career record138–121
Career titles4 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (7 July 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open2R (1997, 1999)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 1998)
US OpenQF (1998)

Career

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Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale, she boasts a doubles tournament in the youth edition of the Japan Open. In senior tennis, she began mainly outside the main cycle of the WTA Tour, winning a total of 16 singles and eight doubles titles belonging to the ITF Women's Circuit. She gained four wins in doubles on WTA Tour, with her partners - Yuka Yoshida and Naoko Kijimuta. Her career-high ranking was at No. 56 in singles (June 1998) and No. 49 in doubles (July 1997).

In 1998-1999 she appeared in the Japanese team for the Federation Cup (only singles). Defeated, among others well-known Dutch woman Miriam Oremans, and the total balance of the performances is a tie - three wins and three defeats.

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

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Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (2–0)
Tier IV & V (2–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Apr 1995 Japan Open Hard   Yuka Yoshida   Kyoko Nagatsuka
  Ai Sugiyama
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win Oct 1996 China Open Hard   Naoko Kijimuta   Yuko Hosoki
  Kazue Takuma
7–5, 6–4
Win Nov 1996 Thailand Open Hard   Yuka Yoshida   Tina Križan
  Nana Miyagi
6–2, 6–3
Win Feb 2005 National Indoor Championships, U.S. Hard (i)   Yuka Yoshida   Laura Granville
  Abigail Spears
6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (16–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 17 October 1994 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard   Kim Il-soon 4–6, 0–6
Win 2. 6 March 1995 ITF Alicante, Spain Clay   Patricia Aznar 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win 3. 20 March 1995 ITF Castellón, Spain Clay   Dragana Zarić 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(2)
Win 4. 21 July 1996 ITF Wilmington, United States Hard   Debbie Graham 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 6 October 1997 ITF Indian Wells, United States Hard   Anna Smashnova 6–1, 6–4
Win 6. 13 November 2000 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard   Romana Tedjakusuma 4–0, 4–0
Win 7. 18 February 2001 ITF Faro, Portugal Hard   Alberta Brianti 6–3, 6–1
Win 8. 11 March 2001 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass   Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–4
Win 9. 18 March 2001 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass   Kristen van Elden 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 10. 1 April 2001 ITF Corowa, Australia Grass   Kristen van Elden 6–1, 6–2
Win 11. 29 July 2001 ITF Vancouver, Canada Hard   Mélanie Marois 6–1, 6–4
Win 12. 5 August 2001 ITF Vancouver, Canada Hard   Sarah Taylor 6–4, 6–1
Win 13. 18 February 2001 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard   Cho Yoon-jeong 6–3, 6–0
Win 14. 27 July 2003 Lexington Challenger, United States Hard   Salome Devidze 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Win 15. 19 July 2005 ITF Hammond, United States Hard   Anda Perianu 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win 16. 9 August 2005 ITF Wuxi, China Hard   Sun Shengnan 6–2, 7–6(1)
Win 17. 21 August 2005 ITF Nanjing, China Hard   Hsu Wen-hsin 6–2, 6–2
Loss 18. 5 November 2005 ITF Shenzhen, China Hard   Tamarine Tanasugarn 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (8–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 21 November 1993 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard   Weng Tzu-ting   Choi Ju-yeon
  Yoo Kyung-sook
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 15 May 1994 ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom Hard   Gemma Magin   Michele Mair
  Karen van der Merwe
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 27 March 1995 ITF Alicante, Spain Clay   Teodora Nedeva   Patricia Aznar
  Elisa Penalvo Lopez
6–3, 6–1
Win 4. 27 October 1997 ITF Austin, United States Hard   Park Sung-hee   Debbie Graham
  Meredith McGrath
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win 5. 25 October 1998 ITF Houston, United States Hard   Nana Smith   Rika Hiraki
  Kim Eun-ha
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 6. 20 November 2000 ITF Manila, Philippines Hard   Remi Uda   Rushmi Chakravarthi
  Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
3–5, 1–4, 2–4
Win 7. 11 June 2001 ITF Tallinn, Estonia Clay   Akiko Morigami   Natalia Egorova
  Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–2, 7–6(7)
Win 8. 29 July 2001 ITF Vancouver, Canada Hard   Kaori Aoyama   Annica Cooper
  Elizabeth Schmidt
5–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win 9. 14 July 2002 ITF College Park, United States Hard   Yuka Yoshida   Teryn Ashley
  Jennifer Russell
7–5, 6–1
Loss 10. 28 July 2002 ITF Louisville, United States Hard   Renata Voráčová   Nana Miyagi
  Irina Selyutina
7–5, 1–6, 5–7
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