Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in December 2003.
Native name | 不田涼子 |
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Country (sports) | Japan |
Residence | Kobe, Hyogo |
Born | Kobe, Hyogo | 25 October 1986
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Retired | 2012 |
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 (30 January 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 (20 February 2006) |
Biography
Fuda began playing at age five and was introduced to the sport by her father, Koji, a business owner, and mother, Atsuko. She speaks both Japanese and English and her favorite playing surface is hardcourt. She was coached by Masahide Sakamoto. Ryoko plays using her right hand. According to the WTA, she was introduced to tennis by playing on neighborhood courts.
In her career, Fuda won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
ITF finals
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (4–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 26 October 2003 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Maki Arai | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 29 March 2005 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Mara Santangelo | 6–3, 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2. | 1 May 2005 | ITF Hamanako, Japan | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | 4–1 ret. |
Win | 3. | 23 May 2005 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | Hard | Montinee Tangphong | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 22 November 2005 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Anastasia Rodionova | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 7 June 2010 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | CoCo Vandeweghe | 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 15 (7–8)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 20 April 2003 | ITF Yamaguchi, Japan | Clay | Maki Arai | Akiko Kinebuchi Tomoko Taira |
6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 26 October 2003 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Maki Arai | Shizu Katsumi Kim Hea-mi |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 10 May 2004 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet | Seiko Okamoto | Rika Fujiwara Jeon Mi-ra |
2–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
Loss | 3. | 22 November 2004 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Chan Chin-wei Chan Yung-jan |
3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | 14 February 2005 | ITF Bromma, Sweden | Hard (i) | Rika Fujiwara | Michelle Gerards Anousjka van Exel |
w/o |
Loss | 5. | 21 February 2005 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 1 May 2005 | ITF Hamanako, Japan | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | Shiho Hisamatsu Ayami Takase |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 8 May 2005 | ITF Gifu, Japan | Carpet | Seiko Okamoto | Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | 14 May 2005 | ITF Fukuoka, Japan | Carpet | Seiko Okamoto | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung |
6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | 8 November 2005 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 27 November 2005 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Sunitha Rao | Gréta Arn Anastasia Rodionova |
6–1, ret. |
Loss | 7. | 23 July 2006 | ITF Hammond, United States | Hard | Sunitha Rao | Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones |
6–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 6. | 19 February 2007 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Antonella Serra Zanetti |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | 4 June 2007 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Mami Inoue | Alexandra Mueller Stacia Fonseca |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 17 June 2007 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard | Sunitha Rao | Angela Haynes Lindsay Lee-Waters |
6–7(3), 6–4, 6–1 |
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