is a Japanese

Japanese people

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 tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan

Japan

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 for the Federation Cup

Fed Cup

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Career

Saeki's career began officially in April 1994. As a junior finale she boasts a doubles tournament in the youth edition of 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 senior tennis she began mainly outside the main cycle of the WTA Tour, winning a total of 16 singles and 8 doubles titles belonging to the ITF Women's Circuit

ITF Women's Circuit

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. She gained four wins in doubles WTA Tour, with her partners - 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:...

 and Naoko Kijimuta

Naoko Kijimuta

Naoko Kijimuta is a Japanese tennis player, winner of 3 professional tournaments in doubles and a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.-Career:...

. Her career high ranking was at No. 56 in the singles (June 1998) and No. 49 in doubles (July 1997).

In 1998-1999 she appeared in the Japanese team for the Federation Cup

Fed Cup

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 (only singles). Defeated, among others well-known Dutch

Dutch people

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 woman Miriam Oremans

Miriam Oremans

Miriam Oremans is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 26 July 1993 she reached her career-high singles ranking of number 25....

, and the total balance of the performances is a tie - three wins and three defeats.

Career Titles

1995 Tokyo

Tokyo

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 (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...

 with 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:...

)
1996 Beijing

Beijing

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 with Naoko Kijimuta

Naoko Kijimuta

Naoko Kijimuta is a Japanese tennis player, winner of 3 professional tournaments in doubles and a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.-Career:...

, Pattaya

Pattaya

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 with 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:...

2005 Memphis with 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:...

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