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Kumiko Okamoto

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Kumiko Okamoto
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1965-02-19) 19 February 1965 (age 59)
Osaka, Japan
Retired1992
Prize money$139,506
Singles
Career record129–88
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 75 (24 April 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open1R (1987-1990)
Wimbledon3R (1987)
US Open1R (1987-1989)
Doubles
Career record33–32
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 124 (11 April 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open2R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon1R (1987, 1988)

Kumiko Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本久美子, born February 19, 1965) is a retired female tennis player from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea). In the doubles competition she partnered Etsuko Inoue.

Okamoto 6 singles and doubles finals. She has won 4 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ITF finals.[1]

WTA Career finals

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Singles (1 win)

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Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (1–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Apr 1989 Tokyo, Japan Hard Australia Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–2

ITF Finals

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Singles (4–2)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 November 1984 Kuroshio, Japan Hard United States Cheryl Jones 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 2. 28 April 1985 Hatfield, United Kingdom Hard Romania Daniela Moise 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 5 May 1985 Sutton, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Elna Reinach 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 20 November 1985 Matsuyama, Japan Hard Netherlands Nanette Schutte 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 11 May 1986 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Belarus Natasha Zvereva 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 6. 12 October 1986 Kofu, Japan Hard Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai 7–6, 6–0

Doubles (2–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 7 August 1983 Ortisei, Italy Clay Japan Emiko Okagawa Spain Ana Almansa
Italy Patrizia Murgo
7–6, 1–6, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 14 August 1983 Sezze, Italy Clay Japan Emiko Okagawa United Kingdom Cathy Drury
United Kingdom Ellinore Lightbody
w/o
Winner 3. 21 August 1983 Hechingen, West Germany Clay Japan Emiko Okagawa United Kingdom Jo Louis
United Kingdom Lorrayne Gracie
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 4. 12 October 1986 Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai
2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 11 October 1987 Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato Japan Ei Iida
Japan Akemi Nishiya
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 8 November 1987 Saga, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato Japan Ei Iida
Japan Maya Kidowaki
6–7, 6–3, 7–9
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References

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  1. ^ "Kumiko Okamoto Matches Past tournaments". www.wtatennis.com.