Nana Smith

Nana Smith (born Nana Miyagi (Japanese: 宮城ナナ); 10 April 1971) is an American-born tennis player who played for Japan.

Nana Smith

Native name	宮城ナナ
Country (sports)	Japan  United States
Residence	San Diego, California, U.S.
Born	(1971-04-10) 10 April 1971 (age 53) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1 March 1988
Retired	21 March 2006
Plays	Right (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	$1,234,067
Singles
Career record	273–265
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 51 (27 February 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1990, 1991, 1996, 1998)
French Open	2R (1990)
Wimbledon	2R (1994, 1998)
US Open	2R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	452–288
Career titles	10 WTA, 31 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 12 (26 May 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1997, 1998, 2000)
French Open	3R (1997)
Wimbledon	3R (1994, 1997, 1998)
US Open	SF (1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	10–6
Medal record Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles

Career

Miyagi, a former top-15 player in doubles, played at all the Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles – the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. She scored her first top-10 win in singles in 1994, over then-world No. 8, Lindsay Davenport, and also scored wins over many top-20 ranked players, including Martina Hingis. Her highest ranking in singles is 51, which she reached in February 1995. She won four singles titles on the ITF Circuit.

She had a more successful doubles career, reaching a career-high ranking of 12 in 1997, winning 10 WTA titles and an additional 31 ITF Circuit titles. Also, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 US Open with Yayuk Basuki, and scored a notable win over Serena and Venus Williams at the 1998 Australian Open, with Naoko Kijimuta.

Nana also won two medals at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, gold in mixed-doubles with Satoshi Iwabuchi and bronze in women's doubles with Rika Hiraki.

WTA career finals

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Oct 1996	Surabaya Classic, Indonesia	Hard	Wang Shi-ting	4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Apr 1989	Taipei Championship, Taiwan	Hard	Cecilia Dahlman	Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff	6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Win	2.	Aug 1990	Schenectady Open, United States	Hard	Alysia May	Linda Ferrando Wiltrud Probst	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Win	3.	Apr 1991	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Suzanna Anggarkusuma	Rika Hiraki Akemi Nishiya	6–1, 6–4
Loss	4.	Sep 1992	Tokyo Championships, Japan	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Mary Joe Fernandez Robin White	4–6, 4–6
Win	5.	Oct 1993	Sapporo Open, Tokyo	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Yone Kamio Naoko Kijimuta	6–4, 6–2
Win	6.	Oct 1993	Taipei Championship, Taiwan	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Jo-Anne Faull Kristine Kunce	6–4, 6–2
Loss	7.	Apr 1994	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama	4–6, 1–6
Loss	8.	Apr 1994	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	9.	Oct 1995	Surabaya Classic, Indonesia	Hard	Stephanie Reece	Petra Kamstra Tina Križan	6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	10.	Nov 1995	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Kristin Godridge	Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	11.	Nov 1996	Ameritech Cup Chicago, United States	Carpet (i)	Angela Lettiere	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	1–6, 1–6
Loss	12.	Nov 1996	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Tina Križan	Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida	2–6, 3–6
Win	13.	Jan 1997	Gold Coast Classic, Australia	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Ruxandra Dragomir Silvia Farina	7–6, 6–1
Win	14.	Jan 1997	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Barbara Rittner Dominique Van Roost	6–3, 6–1
Win	15.	Feb 1997	National Indoors, United States	Hard (i)	Rika Hiraki	Marianne Werdel Tami Whitlinger	6–4, 6–1
Loss	16.	May 1997	World Doubles Cup, United Kingdom	Clay	Rachel McQuillan	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	17.	Jan 1998	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová	7–6, 6–4
Win	18.	Apr 1998	Japan Women's Open	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	19.	Oct 2000	Toyota Princess Cup, Japan	Hard	Paola Suárez	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	0–6, 2–6
Win	20.	Oct 2002	Japan Women's Open	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	21.	Mar 2003	Miami Open, United States	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva	4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss	22.	Apr 2003	Sarasota Classic, United States	Clay	Shinobu Asagoe	Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova	6–7(8), 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	7 August 1988	ITF Roanoke, United States	Hard	Sandra Birch	6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	21 August 1988	ITF Chatham, United States	Hard	Eleni Rossides	6–0, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	26 September 1986	ITF Detroit, United States	Hard	Patricia Hy-Boulais	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	2 August 1992	ITF Williamsburg, United States	Hard	Stephanie Rehe	2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Winner	5.	16 August 1992	ITF Virginia Beach, United States	Hard	Nicole Arendt	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	5 November 1995	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Kirrily Sharpe	3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	2 November 1997	ITF Austin, United States	Hard	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	4 April 1999	ITF Clermont, United States	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	7–5, 4–6, 1–6
Winner	9.	31 October 1999	ITF Austin, United States	Hard	Meghann Shaughnessy	4–6, 6–2, 3–1 ret.
Winner	10.	17 June 2001	ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States	Hard	Megan Bradley	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	11.	14 October 2001	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Akiko Morigami	4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 46 (31–15)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	9 October 1988	ITF Corpus Christi, United States	Hard	Vincenza Procacci	Eleni Rossides Shaun Stafford	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner	2.	25 October 1993	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Ei Iida	Robyn Mawdsley Julie Pullin	6–4, 7–5
Winner	3.	11 August 1996	ITF Austin, United States	Hard	Laxmi Poruri	Audra Keller Tracey Morton-Rodgers	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Winner	4.	10 February 1997	Midland Classic, United States	Hard (i)	Angela Lettiere	Janet Lee Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	4 August 1997	ITF Salt Lake City, United States	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Debbie Graham Mariaan de Swardt	6–7, 5–7
Runner-up	6.	5 October 1997	ITF Santa Clara, United States	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Lisa McShea Nannie de Villiers	6–7, 6–7
Winner	7.	26 October 1997	ITF Houston, United States	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Kristine Kunce	6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	8.	5 October 1998	Albuquerque Championships, United States	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Erika deLone Nicole Pratt	7–6(5), 6–2
Winner	9.	25 October 1998	ITF Houston, United States	Hard	Miho Saeki	Rika Hiraki Kim Eun-ha	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Winner	10.	4 April 1999	ITF Claremont, United States	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Rika Hiraki Nannie de Villiers	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	11.	2 May 1999	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	Carpet	Shiho Hisamatsu	Chae Kyung-yee Cho Yoon-jeong	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	12.	25 July 1999	ITF Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Annabel Ellwood Bryanne Stewart	6–4, 6–1
Winner	13.	21 August 1999	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Surina De Beer	Seda Noorlander Patricia Wartusch	3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Winner	14.	26 September 1999	ITF Kirkland, United States	Hard	Debbie Graham	Rachel McQuillan Kristine Kunce	6–3, 6–1
Winner	15.	3 October 1999	ITF Santa Clara, United States	Hard	Debbie Graham	Nannie de Villiers Nicole Pratt	6–4, 6–4
Winner	16.	10 October 1999	Albuquerque Championships, United States	Hard	Debbie Graham	Marion Maruska Nirupama Sanjeev	6–4, 7–5
Winner	17.	17 October 1999	ITF Largo, United States	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Francesca Lubiani Samantha Reeves	6–2, 6–3
Winner	18.	19 August 2000	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Surina De Beer	Alexandra Fusai Émilie Loit	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	19.	23 October 2000	ITF Dallas, United States	Hard	Nirupama Sanjeev	Brie Rippner Elena Tatarkova	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	20.	30 October 2000	ITF Hayward, United States	Hard	Nirupama Sanjeev	Kelly Liggan Milagros Sequera	4–2, 4–2
Winner	21.	6 November 2000	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard (i)	Nirupama Sanjeev	Seda Noorlander Kirstin Freye	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Winner	22.	19 November 2000	ITF Naples, United States	Clay	Elena Tatarkova	Maret Ani Valentina Sassi	5–3, 2–4, 2–4, 5–3, 4–1
Runner-up	23.	8 April 2001	ITF West Palm Beach, United States	Clay	Rika Hiraki	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	3–6, 3–6
Winner	24.	13 May 2001	Fukuoka International, Japan	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6–0, 7–6(3)
Winner	25.	15 July 2001	ITF College Park, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Dawn Buth Vanessa Webb	6–1, 6–4
Winner	26.	22 July 2001	ITF Mahwah, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Dawn Buth Vanessa Webb	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	27.	5 August 2001	Lexington Challenger, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Julie Ditty Milagros Sequera	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	28.	30 September 2001	Albuquerque Championships, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Marissa Irvin Katie Schlukebir	4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner	29.	14 October 2001	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Rika Hiraki	Shiho Hisamatsu Maiko Inoue	6–0, 6–1
Winner	30.	28 October 2001	ITF Dallas, United States	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Irina Selyutina Nannie de Villiers	7–6(4), 6–2
Runner-up	31.	12 November 2001	ITF Hattiesburg, United States	Hard	Rika Hiraki	Alina Jidkova Abigail Spears	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	32.	26 November 2002	ITF Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Rika Hiraki	Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens	6–7(3), 6–7(3)
Winner	33.	14 April 2002	ITF Naples, United States	Clay	Rika Hiraki	Gisela Dulko Vera Zvonareva	7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	34.	21 July 2002	ITF Oyster Bay, United States	Hard	Irina Selyutina	Jennifer Embry Jessica Lehnhoff	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	35.	28 July 2002	ITF Louisville, United States	Hard	Irina Selyutina	Miho Saeki Renata Voráčová	5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	36.	3 August 2002	Lexington Challenger, United States	Hard	Irina Selyutina	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	6–7(2), 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	37.	18 August 2002	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	Maret Ani Flavia Pennetta	4–6, 1–6
Winner	38.	27 October 2002	ITF Frisco, United States	Hard	Brie Rippner	Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	39.	10 November 2002	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Amy Frazier Jennifer Russell	4–6, 2–6
Winner	40.	17 November 2002	ITF Eugene, United States	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Elena Tatarkova	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	41.	27 April 2003	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	Grass	Shinobu Asagoe	Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata	6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Winner	42.	6 May 2003	Fukuoka International, Japan	Clay	Līga Dekmeijere	Saori Obata Rika Fujiwara	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	43.	8 June 2003	Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom	Grass	Shinobu Asagoe	Bethanie Mattek Lilia Osterloh	7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	44.	4 July 2004	ITF Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Lilia Osterloh	Sofia Arvidsson İpek Şenoğlu	1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	45.	24 October 2004	ITF Cary, United States	Clay	Maureen Drake	Ruxandra Dragomir Samantha Reeves	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	46.	30 November 2004	Palm Beach Gardens Challenger, United States	Clay	Līga Dekmeijere	Kelly McCain Kaysie Smashey	6–3, 6–2

External links

• Nana Smith Rogers at the Women's Tennis Association
• Nana Smith at the International Tennis Federation
• Nana Smith at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Nana Miyagi at Olympedia
• Nana Miyagi at Olympics.com