Kurumi Nara
Kurumi Nara
奈良くるみ
| Country |
Japan |
| Residence |
Hyogo, Japan |
| Born |
December 30, 1991 (1991-12-30) (age 20)
Osaka, Japan |
| Height |
1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
US$63,583 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
57–32 |
| Career titles |
0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 101 (August 2, 2010) |
| Current ranking |
No. 101 (August 2, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
– |
| French Open |
1R (2010) |
| Wimbledon |
2R (2010) |
| US Open |
– |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
25–17 |
| Career titles |
0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 237 (April 12, 2010) |
| Last updated on: July 12, 2010. |
Kurumi Nara (Japanese: 奈良くるみ, born December 30, 1991 in Osaka, Japan) is a tennis player. She reached the third round of the 2008 US Open Girls singles tournament, where she lost to Kristina Mladenovic 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4). She advanced to the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the 2010 French Open with a 4–6, 7–6(3), 10–8 win over Monica Niculescu. At four hours and 42 minutes, it was said to be the longest women's Grand Slam qualifier or main draw match in history.[1] She would go on to lose her first round match to Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–2, 6–2.[2] She also qualified for Wimbledon, and won her first Grand Slam main draw singles match with a 6–4, 6–2 win over Mariana Duque Marino[3]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles 7 (3–4)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
26 October 2008 |
Hamanako, Japan |
Carpet |
Chinami Ogi |
6–2 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
7 June 2009 |
Komoro, Japan |
Clay |
Yurika Sema |
3–6 6–1 4–6 |
| Winner |
3. |
2 August 2009 |
Obihiro, Japan |
Carpet |
Junri Namigata |
7–6(7) 4–6 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
6 September 2009 |
Tsukuba, Japan |
Hard |
Suchanun Viratprasert |
3–6 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
21 February 2010 |
Surprise, Arizona, USA |
Hard |
Abigail Spears |
1–6 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
11 July 2010 |
Grapevine, Texas, USA |
Hard |
Jamie Hampton |
3–6 4–6 |
| Winner |
7. |
25 July 2010 |
Lexington, Kentucky, USA |
Hard |
Stéphanie Dubois |
6–4 6–4 |
Doubles 5 (3–2)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles performance timeline
To help interpret the performance table, the legend below explains what each abbreviation and color coded box represents in the performance timeline.
| Terms to know |
| SR |
tournaments won/played |
W-L |
Win-Loss |
| Performance Table Legend |
| NH |
not held |
A |
absent |
| LQ |
lost in qualifying draw |
#R |
lost in the early rounds |
| QF |
quarterfinalist |
SF |
semifinalist |
| F |
runner-up |
W |
winner |
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament when the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
References
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Nara, Kurumi |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
December 30, 1991 |
| Place of birth |
Osaka, Japan |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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