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Ryōko Fuda

Ryōko Fuda
Native name不田涼子
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceKobe, Hyogo
Born (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 38)
Kobe, Hyogo
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2003
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 185,680
Singles
Career record211–149
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 143 (30 January 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2006)
French OpenQ1 (2010)
WimbledonQ1 (2005)
US OpenQ3 (2006)
Doubles
Career record86–56
Career titles0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 144 (20 February 2006)

Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in December 2003.

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
$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
Win 1. 26 October 2003 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Maki Arai 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1. 29 March 2005 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Italy Mara Santangelo 6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Win 2. 1 May 2005 ITF Hamanako, Japan Hard Australia Casey Dellacqua 4–1 ret.
Win 3. 23 May 2005 ITF Phuket, Thailand Hard Thailand Montinee Tangphong 6–1, 6–4
Win 4. 22 November 2005 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Australia Anastasia Rodionova 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2. 7 June 2010 ITF El Paso, United States Hard United States CoCo Vandeweghe 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 15 (7–8)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 20 April 2003 ITF Yamaguchi, Japan Clay Japan Maki Arai Japan Akiko Kinebuchi
Japan Tomoko Taira
6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6
Win 1. 26 October 2003 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Maki Arai Japan Shizu Katsumi
South Korea Kim Hea-mi
6–2, 6–3
Loss 2. 10 May 2004 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Rika Fujiwara
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Loss 3. 22 November 2004 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss 4. 14 February 2005 ITF Bromma, Sweden Hard (i) Japan Rika Fujiwara Netherlands Michelle Gerards
Netherlands Anousjka van Exel
w/o
Loss 5. 21 February 2005 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
3–6, 2–6
Win 2. 1 May 2005 ITF Hamanako, Japan Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan Ayami Takase
7–5, 6–4
Loss 6. 8 May 2005 ITF Gifu, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Saori Obata
1–6, 2–6
Win 3. 14 May 2005 ITF Fukuoka, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6–2, 7–6
Win 4. 8 November 2005 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Indonesia Wynne Prakusya Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 27 November 2005 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard United States Sunitha Rao Germany Gréta Arn
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, ret.
Loss 7. 23 July 2006 ITF Hammond, United States Hard United States Sunitha Rao United States Christina Fusano
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
6–7, 6–4, 1–6
Win 6. 19 February 2007 ITF Clearwater, United States Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. 4 June 2007 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard United States Mami Inoue United States Alexandra Mueller
United States Stacia Fonseca
3–6, 2–6
Win 7. 17 June 2007 ITF Allentown, United States Hard United States Sunitha Rao United States Angela Haynes
United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–7(3), 6–4, 6–1