Yurika Sema
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is a Japanese female tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player. Her father is French, and mother is Japanese. She is the older sister of Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

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Sema's highest Women's Tennis Association
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...

 ranking was 142 on November 30, 2009.

Singles 13 (3-10)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. September 26, 2004   Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...

, Japan
Grass   Emily Hewson
Emily Hewson
Emily Hewson is an Australian professional tennis player.Her highest WTA singles ranking is 314, which she reached on 23 July 2007. Her career-high in doubles is 204, which she set at 25 February 2008.- Singles 5 :...

1-6 6-7(6)
Winner 2. October 31, 2004   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   Erika Takao 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1
Runner-up 3. September 3, 2006   Guanzhou
Guanzhou
Guanzhou Island is an island at the southeast of the central district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It has the total area of 1.8 square kilometers...

, China
Hard   Sheng-Nan Sun 2-6 4-6
Runner-up 4. March 18, 2007   Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

Hard   Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the 2009 Australian Open...

2-6 1-6
Runner-up 5. October 26, 2008   Port Pirie, Australia Hard   Melanie South
Melanie South
Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British number 7 and ranked 310 in the world...

3-6 4-6
Runner-up 6. November 30, 2008   Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

Hard   Monika Wejnert
Monika Wejnert
Monika Wejnert is an Australian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 324, which she reached on 30 November 2009. Her career high ranking in doubles is No...

6-7(8) 5-7
Runner-up 7. March 8, 2009   Sydney, Australia Hard   Yi-Miao Zhou 3-6 4-6
Winner 8. June 7, 2009   Komoro
Komoró
Komoró is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1415 people ....

, Japan
Clay   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...

6-3 1-6 6-4
Runner-up 9. July 19, 2009   Zwevegem
Zwevegem
Zwevegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heestert, Moen, Otegem, Sint-Denijs and Zwevegem proper. On January 1, 2006 Zwevegem had a total population of 23,674...

, Belgium
Clay   Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 59 . She won 10 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title....

3-6 3-6
Runner-up 10. March 7, 2010   Sydney, Australia Hard   Jarmila Groth 3-6 3-6
Winner 11. March 6, 2011   Sydney, Australia Hard   Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13...

6-4 5-7 7-6(2)
Runner-up 12. May 29, 2011   Changwon
Changwon
Changwon is a city in and the capital of Gyeongsangnam-do in South Korea. Changwon city is 8th most populous city in South Korea, with a 2010 established population of 1,089,039. It encompasses a land area of on southeastern of South Korea. The population of Southeastern part of Korea, that...

, Korea
Hard   Chanel Simmonds
Chanel Simmonds
Chanel Simmonds , is a South African professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 230, which she reached on July 25, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 300, which she reached on August 22, 2011....

2-6 2-6
Runner-up 13. June 5, 2011   Gimcheon
Gimcheon
Gimcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway.-Administrative divisions:...

, Korea
Hard   Yoo Mi 3-6 6-3 1-6

Doubles 13 (7-11)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. September 29, 2006   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   Mari Tanaka   Liga Dekmeijere
Liga Dekmeijere
Līga Dekmeijere is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won nineteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on...


  Ayami Takse
6-7(3) 3-6
Runner-up 2. April 14, 2007   Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

, USA
Clay   Junri Namigata
Junri Namigata
Junri Namigata is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached on February 28, 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 109, set on April 14, 2008. U- Singles 12 :- Doubles 22 :...

  Eva Hrdinová
Eva Hrdinová
Eva Hrdinová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Hrdinova is now the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour standing at 1.91m. This beats the previous record of Akgul Amanmuradova, who stands just one centimetre shorter.Hrdinová's highest singles ranking yet has been...


  Michaela Paštiková
Michaela Paštiková
Michaela Paštiková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On January 31, 2005, Paštiková achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 89.-Singles titles :-External links:...

6-7(5) 6-7(3)
Winner 3. October 26, 2007   Traralgon, Australia Hard   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  Courtney Nagle
Courtney Nagle
Courtney Nagle is an American professional tennis player. Her career high doubles ranking is 97, set on April 20, 2009...


  Robin Stephenson
Robin Stephenson
Robin Stephenson is an American professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 435, which she reached on February 11, 2008. Her career high doubles ranking is 157, set on December 8, 2008....

6-2 6-2
Runner-up 4. May 18, 2008   Kurume, Japan Carpet   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  Kai-Chen Chang
Kai-Chen Chang
Chang Kai-chen is a professional Taiwanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 82nd, which she reached on July 5, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 126th, which she reached on October 19, 2009....


  I-Hsuan Hwang
3-6 6-2 [6-10]
Winner 5. May 24, 2008   Nagano, Japan Carpet   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  May Kato
  I-Hsuan Hwang
6-3 2-6 [10-7]
Winner 6. May 31, 2008   Gunma, Japan Carpet   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  Kai-Chen Chang
Kai-Chen Chang
Chang Kai-chen is a professional Taiwanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 82nd, which she reached on July 5, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 126th, which she reached on October 19, 2009....


  I-Hsuan Hwang
6-4 2-6 [10-7]
Runner-up 7. September 6, 2008   Tsukuba, Japan Hard   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 :...

  Chin-Wei Chan
  I-Hsuan Hwang
0-6 4-6
Runner-up 8. October 17, 2008   Mount Gambier, Australia Hard   Miki Miyamura   Natalie Grandin
Natalie Grandin
Natalie Grandin is a professional tennis player from South Africa. Grandin has yet to compete outside of the qualifying rounds of a Grand Slam singles event. She is known for her variety of play, and volleying ability....


  Robin Stephenson
Robin Stephenson
Robin Stephenson is an American professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 435, which she reached on February 11, 2008. Her career high doubles ranking is 157, set on December 8, 2008....

4-6 2-6
Runner-up 9. May 30, 2009   Gunma, Japan Carpet   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  Wen-Hsin Hsu
  Mari Tanaka
3-6 6-1 [7-10]
Runner-up 10. July 19, 2009   Zwevegem
Zwevegem
Zwevegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heestert, Moen, Otegem, Sint-Denijs and Zwevegem proper. On January 1, 2006 Zwevegem had a total population of 23,674...

, Belgium
Clay   Auréie Védy   Elena Chalova
Elena Chalova
Elena Chalova is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On November 9, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 151. Her current singles ranking is 160 as of 19 April 2010. She is currently coached by Valeri Chalov....


  Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is 74, set on July 5, 2010...

1-6 4-6
Runner-up 11. August 2, 2009   Bad Saulgau
Bad Saulgau
Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of Ravensburg between the Danube and Lake Constance....

, Germany
Clay   Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is 74, set on July 5, 2010...

  Hanne Skak Jensen
Hanne Skak Jensen
Hanne Skak Jensen is a Danish tennis player. She is current Danish No. 2, behind World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. Jensen won nine doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, and is a regular member of Denmark Fed Cup team...


  Johanna Larsson
2-6 3-6
Runner-up 12. October 9, 2009   Mount Gambier, Australia Hard   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  Olivia Rogowska
Olivia Rogowska
Olivia Rogowska is an Australian tennis player. The right-hander was born in and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 138, which she reached on 7 December 2009. Her career high in doubles is 170, which she reached on 20 September 2010...


  Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith is an English professional tennis player. She is coached by Jeremy Bates. She is currently the British no. 6 and ranked 242 in the world...

1-6 7-5[7-10]
Winner 13. October 16, 2009   Port Pirie, Australia Hard   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  Alenka Hubacek
  Bojana Bobusic
Bojana Bobusic
Bojana Bobusic is a professional Australian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 14 November 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 250...

6-1 7-5[10-6]
Winner 14. September 19, 2010   Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...

, Australia
Hard   Kumiko Iijima   Alenka Hubacek
  Tammi Patterson
Tammi Patterson
Tammi Patterson is a professional Australian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 29 November 2010 she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 331. On 29 November 2010 she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 267. Her coach is Steve Blundell.-External links:...

6-4 6-1
Winner 15. September 26, 2010   Alice Springs, Australia Hard   Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...

  Alison Bai
Alison Bai
Alison Bai is a professional Australian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 404, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 258, set at 13 October 2008.-External links:...


  Emelyn Starr
Emelyn Starr
Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009...

7-5 6-1
Runner-up 16. May 29, 2011   Changwon
Changwon
Changwon is a city in and the capital of Gyeongsangnam-do in South Korea. Changwon city is 8th most populous city in South Korea, with a 2010 established population of 1,089,039. It encompasses a land area of on southeastern of South Korea. The population of Southeastern part of Korea, that...

, Korea
Hard   Erika Takao   Chan Hao-ching
  Zheng Saisai
Zheng Saisai
Zheng Saisai or Zheng Sai-Sai is a junior Chinese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 261, which she reached on June 6, 2011...

2-6 6-4 [9-11]
Runner-up 17. June 19, 2011   Balikpapan
Balikpapan
Balikpapan is a seaport city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo, Indonesia, in the East Kalimantan province, a resource-rich region well known for its timber, mining, and petroleum export products. Two harbors, Semayang and Kariangau , and the Sepinggan International Airport are the main...

, Indonesia
Hard   Natsumi Hamamura   Kanae Hisami
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Varatchaya Wongteanchai is a professional Thai tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On August 8, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 274. On August 15, 2011, she also reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 193. She is coached by Singkorn Wongteanchai.-External links:...

3-6 2-6
Winner 18. July 10, 2011   Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"...

, Germany
Clay   Pemra Ozgen
Pemra Özgen
Pemra Özgen is a Turkish tennis player.-Career:Özgen had begun her career at the age of 8 when she was emulating her friends to play tennis in 1994. She kept training at İstanbul based clubs; respectively at Taçspor Kulübü and Dağcılık Tenis Spor Kulübü. She had been invloved in tournaments at...

  Hana Birnerová
  Stephanie Vogt
Stephanie Vogt
Stephanie Vogt is a professional tennis player from Liechtenstein. She was born in Vaduz. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 221, which she reached on May 19, 2008. Her career high in doubles was 332, reached on the same date.Vogt had a successful junior career, winning 5 ITF singles titles, as...

6-4 7-6(5)

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