Yuko Hosoki
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1968-11-12) 12 November 1968
Osaka, Japan[1]
Prize money$47,576
Singles
Career record92–80
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (21 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (1997)
US OpenQ1 (1997)
Doubles
Career record89–60
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1997)

Yuko Hosoki (born 12 November 1968) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Hosoki had a best singles ranking of 167 in the world and won ten ITF doubles titles.

Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1996 China Open, where she reached the second round of the singles and was a losing doubles finalist, partnering Kazue Takuma. She also made the second round of the 1997 Danamon Open in Jakarta, where she had a first-round upset win over fifth seed and world No. 57, Annabel Ellwood.[2]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 14 October 1996 China Open, Beijing Tier IV Hard Japan Kazue Takuma Japan Naoko Kijimuta
Japan Miho Saeki
5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 23 October 1989 ITF Sekisho, Japan Hard South Korea Han Eun-ju 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 26 May 1997 ITF Salzburg, Austria Carpet Austria Sabine Lutter 6–3, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 24 October 1988 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Japan Kimiko Date Japan Maya Kidowaki
Hong Kong Paulette Moreno
6–4, 4–6, 9–7
Loss 1. 31 October 1988 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Kimiko Date Japan Maya Kidowaki
Japan Naoko Sato
4–6, 5–7
Win 2. 7 November 1988 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard Japan Kimiko Date Japan Yasuyo Kajita
Japan Maya Kidowaki
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 2. 14 November 1988 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Kimiko Date Japan Kazuko Ito
Japan Yasuyo Kajita
4–6, 5–7
Win 3. 19 February 1990 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Japan Ayako Hirose Australia Danielle Jones
Australia Sharon McNamara
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. 5 March 1990 ITF Newcastle, Australia Grass Japan Ayako Hirose Australia Kirrily Sharpe
Australia Angie Woolcock
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win 4. 28 September 1992 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Kijimuta Japan Lisa McShea
United States Amy deLone
6–3, 2–2 ret.
Win 5. 5 October 1992 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Kijimuta Japan Yuka Tanaka
Japan Mami Donoshiro
6–2, 6–4
Win 6. 19 October 1992 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Kijimuta United States Varalee Sureephong
Japan Masako Yanagi
6–3, 6–3
Loss 4. 28 June 1993 ITF Columbia, United States Hard Japan Naoko Kijimuta Japan Keiko Nagatomi
Japan Mika Todo
5–7, 4–6
Win 7. 5 July 1993 ITF Indianapolis, United States Hard Japan Naoko Kijimuta Australia Kate McDonald
United States Stephanie Reece
7–5, 6–3
Loss 5. 27 March 1995 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard South Korea Park In-sook Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
China Lisa Tang
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Win 8. 16 October 1995 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Japan Shinobu Asagoe Australia Natalie Frawley
Australia Jenny Anne Fetch
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 6. 6 May 1996 ITF Seoul, South Korea Clay Japan Yuka Tanaka Australia Catherine Barclay-Reitz
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Win 9. 17 March 1997 ITF Noda, Japan Hard Japan Keiko Nagatomi South Korea Choi Young-ja
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
6–2, 6–2
Win 10. 14 September 1998 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Hsueh-li Japan Riei Kawamata
Japan Yoshiko Sasano
6–4, 4–6, 7–5

References

  1. "細木祐子". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.
  2. "Konec za Elwoodovo". www.sta.si (in Slovenian). 23 April 1997.
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