Rika Hiraki

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Rika Hiraki (born December 6, 1971 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a former professional female tennis player from Japan.

She has won 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title, the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi). By winning she became the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam title (and second Japanese tennis player regardless of gender, after Tatsuyoshi Miki, who won a Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1934), and Bhupathi the first Indian.

[edit] WTA Tour titles (6)

[edit] Doubles (6)

  • 1991: Puerto Rico (with Labat)
  • 1992: Tokyo [Japan Open] (with Frazier)
  • 1996: Jakarta (with Kijimuta)
  • 1997: Oklahoma City (with Miyagi)
  • 1997: Tokyo [Japan Open] (with Dechaume-Balleret)
  • 1997: Surabaya (with Guse)

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