Yurika Sema

Yurika Sema
瀬間 友里加
Yurika Sema in 2009
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo
Born (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986
Nerima, Tokyo
Turned pro2003
RetiredNovember 2015
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 315,569
Singles
Career record338–267
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (30 November 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2014)
French OpenQ2 (2012)
WimbledonQ3 (2012)
US Open1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record215–179
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 150 (19 April 2010)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–1

Yurika Sema (瀬間 友里加; born 25 December 1986) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.[1][2]

Biography

Yurika, whose mother is Japanese and her father is Algerian, achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 142 on 30 November 2009, and best doubles ranking of No. 150 on 19 April 2010.[3] She is the older sister of professional tennis player Erika Sema.

She announced that she would play her last tournament at the 90th All-Japan Championships, in November 2015 before retirement.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (3 titles, 13 runner-ups)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Sep 2004 ITF Hiroshima, Japan Grass Emily Hewson 1–6, 6–7(6)
Win 1. Oct 2004 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Erika Takao 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–1
Loss 2. Sep 2006 ITF Guanzhou, China Hard Sun Shengnan 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Mar 2007 ITF Perth, Australia Hard Casey Dellacqua 2–6, 1–6
Loss 4. Oct 2008 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Melanie South 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5. Nov 2008 ITF Perth, Australia Hard Monika Wejnert 6–7(8), 5–7
Loss 6. Mar 2009 ITF Sydney, Australia Hard Zhou Yimiao 3–6, 4–6
Win 2. Jun 2009 ITF Komoro, Japan Clay Kurumi Nara 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 7. Jul 2009 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium Clay Kirsten Flipkens 3–6, 3–6
Loss 8. Mar 2010 ITF Sydney, Australia Hard Jarmila Gajdošová 3–6, 3–6
Win 3. Mar 2011 ITF Sydney, Australia Hard Rika Fujiwara 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(2)
Loss 9. May 2011 ITF Changwon, Korea Hard Chanel Simmonds 2–6, 2–6
Loss 10. Jun 2011 ITF Gimcheon, Korea Hard Yoo Mi 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 11. Oct 2011 ITF Seoul, Korea Hard Hsieh Su-wei 1–6, 0–6
Loss 12. Mar 2013 ITF Bundaberg, Australia Clay Viktorija Rajicic 4–6, 3–6
Loss 13. Sep 2013 ITF Incheon, Korea Hard Erika Sema 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 27 (14 titles, 13 runner-ups)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 29 September 2006 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Mari Tanaka Līga Dekmeijere
> Ayami Takase 		6–7(3), 3–6
Loss 2. 14 April 2007 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Junri Namigata Eva Hrdinová
Michaela Paštiková 		6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Win 1. 26 October 2007 ITF Traralgon, Australia Hard Erika Sema Courtney Nagle
Robin Stephenson 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 3. 18 May 2008 Kurume Cup, Japan Carpet Erika Sema Chang Kai-chen
Hwang I-hsuan 		3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win 2. 24 May 2008 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Erika Sema Ayaka Maekawa
Hwang I-hsuan 		6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 3. 31 May 2008 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Erika Sema Chang Kai-chen
Hwang I-hsuan 		6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 4. 6 September 2008 ITF Tsukuba, Japan Hard Maki Arai Chan Chin-wei
Hwang I-hsuan 		0–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 17 October 2008 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Miki Miyamura Natalie Grandin
Robin Stephenson 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 6. 30 May 2009 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Erika Sema Hsu Wen-hsin
Mari Tanaka 		3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss 7. 19 July 2009 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium Clay Aurélie Védy Elena Chalova
Darija Jurak 		1–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 2 August 2009 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Darija Jurak Hanne Skak Jensen
Johanna Larsson 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 9 October 2009 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Erika Sema Olivia Rogowska
Emily Webley-Smith 		1–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win 4. 16 October 2009 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Erika Sema Alenka Hubacek
Bojana Bobusic 		6–1, 7–5, [10–6]
Win 5. 19 September 2010 ITF Darwin, Australia Hard Kumiko Iijima Alenka Hubacek
Tammi Patterson 		6–4, 6–1
Win 6. 26 September 2010 ITF Alice Springs, Australia Hard Erika Sema Alison Bai
Emelyn Starr 		7–5, 6–1
Loss 10. 29 May 2011 ITF Changwon, South Korea Hard Erika Takao Chan Hao-ching
Zheng Saisai 		2–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss 11. 19 June 2011 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia Hard Natsumi Hamamura Kanae Hisami
Varatchaya Wongteanchai 		3–6, 2–6
Win 7. 10 July 2011 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Pemra Özgen Hana Birnerová
Stephanie Vogt 		6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 8. 7 May 2012 ITF Tarakan, Indonesia Hard Chiaki Okadaue Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang
Lee So-ra 		6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 9. 2 July 2012 ITF Middelburg, Netherlands Clay Junri Namigata Bernice van de Velde
Angelique van der Meet 		6–3, 6–1
Win 10. 18 February 2013 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass Ksenia Lykina Bojana Bobusic
Emily Webley-Smith 		6–4, 6–2
Win 11. 31 May 2013 ITF Grado, Italy Clay Zhou Yimiao Viktorija Golubic
Diāna Marcinkēviča 		1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 12. 7 June 2013 ITF Brescia, Italy Clay Monique Adamczak Réka Luca Jani
Irina Khromacheva 		6–4, 7–5
Win 13. 6 October 2013 ITF Perth, Australia Hard Erika Sema Monique Adamczak
Tammi Patterson 		7–5, 6–1
Win 14. 27 October 2013 Bendigo International, Australia Hard Erika Sema Monique Adamczak
Olivia Rogowska 		3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 12. 17 February 2014 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Erika Sema Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Peangtarn Plipuech 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 13. 31 March 2014 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Erika Sema Chanel Simmonds
Maša Zec Peškirič 		7–6, 3–6, [5–10]

References

  1. ^ 日本テニス協会公式サイト - プレーヤー:瀬間 友里加 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. ^ "Yurika Sema". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Women's Circuit - Player Biography - SEMA, Yurika (JPN)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
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