Ryōko Fuda

Ryōko Fuda
不田涼子
Country  Japan
Residence Kobe, Hyogo Japan
Born October 25, 1986
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 2003
Retired 2011
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 185,680
Singles
Career record 211 - 149
Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 143 (January 30, 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2006)
French Open Q1 (2010)
Wimbledon Q1 (2005)
US Open Q3 (2006)
Doubles
Career record 86 - 56
Career titles 0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking No. 144 (February 20, 2006)
Last updated on: June 14, 2011.

Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子 Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986 in Kobe) is a former Japanese women's tennis player. She turned pro in December 2003. She has competed in five tennis tournaments since 2003. Ryoko plays using her right hand. According to the WTA she was introduced to tennis when she was 5 by playing on neighborhood courts.

Personal

Began playing at age 5 on neighbor tennis courts ... was introduced to sport by father, Koji, a business owner, and mother, Atsuko ... speaks both Japanese and English ... favorite surface is hard ... favorite color is light blue and favorite flower is Sukura, a Japanese flower ... favorite movie is The Last Samurai and actress is Julia Roberts .. enjoys listening to pop music, including Enrique Iglesias ... favorite book is Memoirs of Geisha ... also enjoys baseball and soccer ... in time off, enjoys playing with her dog, visiting hot springs, sleeping, listening to music and reading books ... enjoys visiting California ... admires former Japanese star Kimiko Date ... coached by Masahide Sakamoto.

Career statistics

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 26 October 2003 Japan Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Maki Arai 5-7 6-3 6-3
Runner-up 1. 29 March 2005 Mexico Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Italy Mara Santangelo 6-3 2-6 0-6
Winner 2. 1 May 2005 Japan Hamanako, Japan Hard Australia Casey Dellacqua 4-1 ret.
Winner 3. 23 May 2005 Thailand Phuket, Thailand Hard Thailand Montinee Tangphong 6-1 6-4
Winner 4. 22 November 2005 Australia Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Australia Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-3
Runner-up 2. 7 June 2010 United States El Paso, United States Hard United States Coco Vandeweghe 2-6 1-6

Doubles: 15 (7-8)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 20 April 2003 Japan Yamaguchi, Japan Clay Japan Maki Arai Japan Akiko Kinebuchi
Japan Tomoko Taira
6–3 6–7(7) 4–6
Winner 1. 26 October 2003 Japan Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Maki Arai Japan Shizu Katsumi
South Korea Hea-Mi Kim
6–2 6–3
Runner-up 2. 10 May 2004 Japan Karuizawa, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Rika Fujiwara
South Korea Mi-Ra Jeon
2-6 6-2 6-7
Runner-up 3. 22 November 2004 Japan Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh Chinese Taipei Chin-Wei Chan
Chinese Taipei Yung-Jan Chan
3-6 7-5 5-7
Runner-up 4. 14 February 2005 Sweden Bromma, Sweden Hard (i) Japan Rika Fujiwara Netherlands Michelle Gerards
Netherlands Anousjka Van Exel
W/O
Runner-up 5. 21 February 2005 Chinese Taipei Taipei, Chinese Taipei Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang
Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh
3-6 2-6
Winner 2. 1 May 2005 Japan Hamanako, Japan Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan Ayami Takase
7-5 6-4
Runner-up 6. 8 May 2005 Japan Gifu, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Saori Obata
1-6 2-6
Winner 3. 14 May 2005 Japan Fukuoka, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Chinese Taipei Yung-Jan Chan
Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang
6-2 7-6
Winner 4. 8 November 2005 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Indonesia Wynne Prakusya Chinese Taipei Yung-Jan Chan
Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang
6-4 6-4
Winner 5. 27 November 2005 Australia Mount Gambier, Australia Hard United States Sunitha Rao Hungary Gréta Arn
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, ret.
Runner-up 7. 23 July 2006 United States Hammond, United States Hard United States Sunitha Rao United States Christina Fusano
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
6-7 6-4 1-6
Winner 6. 19 February 2007 United States Clearwater, United States Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
5-7 6-3 6-4
Runner-up 8. 4 June 2007 United States Hilton Head, United States Hard United States Mami Inoue United States Alexandra Mueller
United States Stacia Fonseca
3-6 2-6
Winner 7. 17 June 2007 United States Allentown, United States Hard United States Sunitha Rao United States Angela Haynes
United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–7(3-7), 6–4, 6–1

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