Rika Hiraki
Hiraki in 1999 | |
Country (sports) | Japan |
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Residence | Matsudo, Japan |
Born | (1971-12-06) 6 December 1971 (age 52) Beirut, Lebanon |
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
Prize money | $852,103 |
Singles | |
Career record | 208–252 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 72 (27 January 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1996, 1997, 1998) |
French Open | 1R (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1992) |
US Open | 2R (1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 274–251 |
Career titles | 6 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (27 October 1997) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2000) |
French Open | 2R (1996, 1997) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001) |
US Open | 3R (1993, 1996) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 11–13 |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1998) |
French Open | W (1997) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
US Open | 1R (1997, 1998) |
Rika Hiraki (Japanese: 平木 理化, born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese tennis player.
She won the mixed-doubles title at the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi).
Biography
Started playing at age 6. Baseliner, who considered groundstrokes her strength. Father, Koichi, works for Japan Airlines; mother, Noriko, is a homemaker; older brother, Yasuchika, graduated from the University of Tokyo and is now a pilot with Japan Airlines. Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, majoring in International Politics. Works as a Systems Manager for telephone company NTT, completing all her work from the road via computer modem while at tournaments. Hobbies include reading and working with computers. Likes to visit London. Favorite movie is Beaches; favorite color is red. Enjoys swimming and listening to music.
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1997 | French Open | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi | Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond | 6–4, 6–1 |
WTA career finals
Doubles (6–7)
ITF finals
Singles (1–3)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 11 October 1987 | Kofu, Japan | Hard | Emiko Okagawa | 2-6, 6-2, 1-6 |
Loss | 2. | 1 October 1989 | Kofu, Japan | Hard | Maya Kidowaki | 5-7, 0-6 |
Win | 3. | 14 October 1990 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | Catherine Barclay | 6-4, 6-2 |
Loss | 4. | 21 October 1990 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Kristine Kunce | 7-6, 3-6, 3-6 |
Doubles (10–13)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 20 November 1989 | Bulleen, Australia | Hard | Claudine Toleafoa | Ingelise Driehuis Alysia May | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | 7 October 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Yasuyo Kajita | Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce | 6-4, 1-6, 5-7 |
Loss | 3. | 21 October 1990 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Yasuyo Kajita | Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce | 3-6, 4-6 |
Loss | 4. | 30 March 1998 | Phoenix, United States | Hard | Amy Frazier | Aleksandra Olsza Kristina Triska | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 5. | 19 July 1998 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | Amy Frazier | Jane Chi Jean Okada | 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 25 October 1998 | Houston, United States | Hard | Kim Eun-ha | Nana Smith Miho Saeki | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 4 April 1999 | Claremont, United States | Hard | Nannie de Villiers | Rachel McQuillan Nana Smith | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 18 April 1999 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Lisa McShea | Erika deLone Annabel Ellwood | 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 6 June 1999 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Linda Wild | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | W/O |
Win | 10. | 25 July 1999 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard | Nana Smith | Annabel Ellwood Bryanne Stewart | 6-4, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 11. | 24 October 1999 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Trudi Musgrave | Kerry-Anne Guse Lisa McShea | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12. | 13 December 1999 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Lorna Woodroffe | Tathiana Garbin Nirupama Sanjeev | 5–2 ret. |
Win | 13. | 20 February 2000 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Nannie de Villiers | Surina De Beer Tzipora Obziler | 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
Win | 14. | 3 April 2000 | West Palm Beach, United States | Clay | Yuka Yoshida | Erika deLone Nicole Pratt | 1–6, 6–0, 7–6(5) |
Loss | 15. | 25 March 2001 | La Cañada, United States | Hard | Kim Eun-ha | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16. | 8 April 2001 | West Palm Beach, United States | Clay | Nana Smith | Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 17. | 13 May 2001 | Fukuoka, Japan | Hard | Nana Smith | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | 6–0, 7–6(3) |
Loss | 18. | 16 September 2001 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kim Eun-ha | Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-sook | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 19. | 14 October 2001 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Nana Smith | Shiho Hisamatsu Maiko Inoue | 6-0, 6-1 |
Win | 20. | 28 October 2001 | Dallas, United States | Hard | Nana Smith | Irina Selyutina Nannie de Villiers | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Loss | 21. | 12 November 2001 | Hattiesburg, United States | Hard | Nana Smith | Alina Jidkova Abigail Spears | 3-6, 1-6 |
Loss | 22. | 26 November 2002 | Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Nana Smith | Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens | 6–7(3), 6–7(3) |
Win | 23. | 14 April 2002 | Naples, United States | Clay | Nana Smith | Gisela Dulko Vera Zvonareva | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
External links
- Rika Hiraki at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rika Hiraki at the International Tennis Federation
- Rika Hiraki at the Billie Jean King Cup
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(national)
- 1902: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1903: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1904: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1905: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1906: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1907: A. Péan / Robert Wallet
- 1908: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1909: Jeanne Matthey / Max Decugis
- 1910: Marguerite Mény / Édouard Mény de Marangue
- 1911: Marguerite Broquedis / André Gobert
- 1912: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1913: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1914: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1915–1919: No competition (World War I)
- 1920: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1924: Marguerite Broquedis / Jean Borotra
(international)
- 1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1926: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1927: Marguerite Broquedis Bordes / Jean Borotra
- 1928: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
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- 1930: Cilly Aussem / Bill Tilden
- 1931: Betty Nuthall / Pat Spence
- 1932: Betty Nuthall / Fred Perry
- 1933: Margaret Scriven / Jack Crawford
- 1934: Colette Rosambert / Jean Borotra
- 1935: Lolette Payot / Marcel Bernard
- 1936: Billie Yorke / Marcel Bernard
- 1937: Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra
- 1938: Simonne Mathieu / Dragutin Mitić
- 1939: Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Elwood Cooke
- 1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
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- 1947: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1948: Patricia Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný
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- 1950: Barbara Scofield / Enrique Morea
- 1951: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
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- 1953: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1954: Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad
- 1955: Darlene Hard / Gordon Forbes
- 1956: Thelma Coyne Long / Luis Ayala
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- 1958: Shirley Bloomer / Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1959: Yola Ramírez Ochoa / William Knight
- 1960: Maria Bueno / Robert Howe
- 1961: Darlene Hard / Rod Laver
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- 1963: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
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- 1965: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1966: Annette Van Zyl / Frew McMillan
- 1967: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
- 1968: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1969: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
- 1970: Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt
- 1971: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1972: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick
- 1973: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1974: Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina
- 1975: Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch
- 1976: Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick
- 1977: Mary Carillo / John McEnroe
- 1978: Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil
- 1979: Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt
- 1980: Anne Smith / Billy Martin
- 1981: Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias
- 1982: Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd
- 1983: Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher
- 1984: Anne Smith / Dick Stockton
- 1985: Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt
- 1986: Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach
- 1987: Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
- 1988: Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano
- 1989: Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
- 1990: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano
- 1991: Helena Suková / Cyril Suk
- 1992: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde
- 1993: Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy
- 1994: Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting
- 1995: Larisa Neiland / Todd Woodbridge
- 1996: Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana
- 1997: Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 1998: Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
- 1999: Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval
- 2000: Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams
- 2001: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell
- 2002: Cara Black / Wayne Black
- 2003: Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
- 2004: Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet
- 2005: Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro
- 2006: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2007: Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram
- 2008: Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan
- 2009: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
- 2010: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2011: Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky
- 2012: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2013: Lucie Hradecká / František Čermák
- 2014: Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Jean-Julien Rojer
- 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Mike Bryan
- 2016: Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
- 2017: Gabriela Dabrowski / Rohan Bopanna
- 2018: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2019: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Desirae Krawczyk / Joe Salisbury
- 2022: Ena Shibahara / Wesley Koolhof
- 2023: Miyu Kato / Tim Pütz
- 2024: Laura Siegemund / Édouard Roger-Vasselin