Miho Saeki
| Country (sports) | Japan |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Born | 18 March 1976 New York, United States |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $600,516 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 291–227 |
| Career titles | 16 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (8 June 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1998, 1999) |
| French Open | 3R (1998) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1999) |
| US Open | 2R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 138–121 |
| Career titles | 4 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (7 July 1997) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
| French Open | 2R (1997, 1999) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1997, 1998) |
| US Open | QF (1998) |
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.
Career
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
Doubles: 4 (4 titles)
| 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 | Kyōko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| 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
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 18 (16–2)
| 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)
| 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 |
External links
- Miho Saeki at the Women's Tennis Association
- Miho Saeki at the International Tennis Federation
- Miho Saeki at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)