is a female Japan

Japan

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ese tennis

Tennis

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 player. She was once the second highest WTA

Women's Tennis Association

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-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at 107 (21 July 2008), after Ai Sugiyama

Ai Sugiyama

is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...

.

Like her role-model Monica Seles

Monica Seles

Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...

, she has a double-handed forehand and backhand, but serves right-handed. She has won two ITF singles and two ITF doubles titles. In 2006, she made it to the final at the Japan Open

Japan Open Tennis Championships

The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The championship includes both men's and women's, as well as singles and doubles competitions...

 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, where she lost to Marion Bartoli

Marion Bartoli

Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....

 of France

France

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 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.

Nakamura plays for Japan's Fed Cup

Fed Cup

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 team. Having not played since the end of 2009, Nakamura is currently unranked. However, she has been given a wildcard into the 2010 HP Open

2010 HP Open

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 in Osaka, Japan. She defeated Alexandra Panova

Alexandra Panova

Alexandra Panova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 134, which she reached on 23 August 2010. Her career high in doubles is 131, which she reached on 27 April 2009.-2009:...

 in the first round 7–6(5), 2–6, 6–3 before falling to Kimiko Date Krumm 2–6, 0–6.

Singles 9 (6-3)

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Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 April 2002	Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...	4-6 1-6
Runner-up	2.	21 July 2002	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Hard	Tory Zawacki	4-6 5-7
Runner-up	3.	20 October 2002	Haibara, Japan	Carpet	Shinobu Asagoe Shinobu Asagoe Shinobu Asagoe is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1997, and retired in 2006.-Career:2000 was the first year in which she finished in the WTA top 100 . In the US Open that year, she defeated Patty Schnyder, a top 50 player...	4-6 5-7
Runner-up	4.	27 October 2002	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan	Hard	Haruka Inoue	2-6 2-6
Runner-up	5.	23 November 2003	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Jessica Lehnhoff	6-7(2) 6-7(2)
Winner	6.	8 August 2004	Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096... , USA	Hard	Vilmarie Castellvi Vilmarie Castellvi Vilmarie Castellvi is a professional tennis player from Puerto Rico. She was born on 21 March 1981. She received a wildcard to play at the 2005 Sunfeast Open and defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi in Round 1 but lost to Karolina Sprem in Round 2.-References:...	6-4 6-2
Winner	7.	24 October 2004	Haibara, Japan	Carpet	Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida Yuka Yoshida is a tennis player from Japan who has one doubles win in Memphis, Tennessee. Her best grand slam result came in 1998 when she reached the Quarterfinals of the doubles at the US Open.-References:...	6-1 6-4
Runner-up	8.	7 May 2006	Gifu Gifu Gifu may refer to:*Gifu Prefecture, located in the Chūbu region of central Japan*Gifu, Gifu, the capital city of Gifu Prefecture*Gifu , a region located in southcentral Gifu Prefecture*Gifu Castle atop Mt... , Japan	Carpet	Erika Takao	1-6 7-5 1-6
Winner	9.	3 May 2009	Gifu Gifu Gifu may refer to:*Gifu Prefecture, located in the Chūbu region of central Japan*Gifu, Gifu, the capital city of Gifu Prefecture*Gifu , a region located in southcentral Gifu Prefecture*Gifu Castle atop Mt... , Japan	Carpet	Tomoko Yonemura	6-1 6-4

Doubles 6 (4-2)

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Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	28 July 2002	Evansville, Indiana Evansville, Indiana Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the... , USA	Hard	Jin-Hee Kim	Leanne Baker Leanne Baker Leanne Baker is a New Zealand professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on 26 February 2007. Her career high doubles ranking is 108, set at 17 January 2005...   Deanna Roberts	6-4 6-0
Runner-up	2.	18 May 2003	Nagano, Japan	Grass	Maki Arai Maki Arai is a professional Japanese women's tennis player.Arai's career high singles ranking is World No. 425, which she reached in June, 2004. Her high doubles ranking is World No. 185, which she achieved in September, 2005.- Singles 9 :...	Tomoko Taira   Tomoko Yonemura	3-6 1-6
Runner-up	3.	25 May 2003	Gunma, Japan	Grass	Maki Arai Maki Arai is a professional Japanese women's tennis player.Arai's career high singles ranking is World No. 425, which she reached in June, 2004. Her high doubles ranking is World No. 185, which she achieved in September, 2005.- Singles 9 :...	Kumiko Iijima   Suchanun Viratprasert	6-4 5-7 4-6
Winner	4.	18 April 2004	Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... , Vietnam	Hard	Rika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13...	Olena Antypina   Goulnara Fattakhetdinova	6-3 6-3
Winner	5.	3 May 2009	Gifu Gifu Gifu may refer to:*Gifu Prefecture, located in the Chūbu region of central Japan*Gifu, Gifu, the capital city of Gifu Prefecture*Gifu , a region located in southcentral Gifu Prefecture*Gifu Castle atop Mt... , Japan	Carpet	Sophie Ferguson Sophie Ferguson Sophie Ferguson is an Australian professional tennis player.Ferguson's best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the 2005 Australian Open, where she lost in the second round to Nadia Petrova, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1...	Misaki Doi Misaki Doi is a professional Japanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 116, which she reached on March 21, 2011 Her career high in doubles is 222, which she reached...   Kurumi Nara Kurumi Nara Kurumi Nara 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. 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, 10–8 win over Monica...	6-2 6-1
Winner	6.	9 May 2010	Fukuoka Fukuoka Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan... , Japan	Carpet	Kotomi Takahata	Marina Erakovic Marina Erakovic Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No...   Alexandra Panova Alexandra Panova Alexandra Panova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 134, which she reached on 23 August 2010. Her career high in doubles is 131, which she reached on 27 April 2009.-2009:...	6-4 6-4

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