Maya Kidowaki

Maya Kidowaki
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1969-05-17) 17 May 1969 (age 55)
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Retired1994
Prize money$286,615
Singles
Career record152–116
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 68 (4 November 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1990, 1991, 1992)
French Open3R (1991)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open1R (1990, 1991)
Doubles
Career record117–95
Career titles2 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 34 (2 March 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1991)
French Open2R (1990, 1993)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open2R (1991)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–3

Maya Kidowaki (木戸脇 真也, Kidowaki Maya, born 17 May 1969[1]) is a retired Japanese tennis player.

Tennis career

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Kidowaki represented Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics in doubles with Kimiko Date and they lost to Jana Novotná and Andrea Strnadová in the third round, in two sets. She also competed in the Australian Open main draw.[2]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Apr 1991 Japan Open Hard United States Amy Frazier Japan Yone Kamio
Japan Akiko Kijimuta
6–2, 6–4
Win 2. Apr 1993 Japan Open Hard Japan Ei Iida China Li Fang
Japan Kyōko Nagatsuka
6–2, 4–6, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (6–5)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 5 July 1987 ITF Litchfield, United States Clay Australia Stephanie Faulkner 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2. 9 August 1987 ITF Lebanon, United States Hard United States Shaun Stafford 3–6, 3–6
Win 3. 25 October 1987 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Japan Miki Mizokuchi 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4. 10 November 1987 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo 3–6, 3–6
Win 5. 23 October 1988 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard Japan Tamaka Takagi 6–1, 6–3
Win 6. 30 October 1988 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Japan Shiho Okada 6–2, 6–2
Win 7. 5 November 1988 ITF Saga, Japan Grass China Chen Li 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 8. 13 November 1988 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard Japan Kimiko Date 3–6, 4–6
Loss 9. 14 November 1988 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Kimiko Date 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win 10. 1 October 1989 ITF Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Rika Hiraki 7–5, 6–0
Loss 11. 7 November 1993 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Ei Iida 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 12 (7–5)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 4 August 1986 ITF Chatham, United States Hard United States Anne Grousbeck Australia Colleen Carney
Brazil Luciana Corsato-Owsianka
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 8 November 1987 ITF Saga, Japan Hard Japan Ei Iida Japan Kumiko Okamoto
Japan Naoko Sato
7–6, 3–6, 9–7
Win 3. 15 November 1987 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Ei Iida Japan Junko Kimuro
Japan Hijiri Nakazaka
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4. 11 July 1988 ITF Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Japan Ei Iida South Africa Linda Barnard
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 16 October 1988 ITF Chiba, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Japan Ei Iida
2–6, 6–7
Loss 6. 24 October 1988 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Hong Kong Paulette Moreno Japan Kimiko Date
Japan Yuko Hosoki
4–6, 6–4, 7–9
Win 7. 6 November 1988 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Naoko Sato Japan Kimiko Date
Japan Yuko Hosoki
6–4, 7–5
Loss 8. 13 November 1988 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard Japan Yasuyo Kajita Japan Kimiko Date
Japan Yuko Hosoki
5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win 9. 25 September 1989 ITF Chiba, Japan Hard Japan Ei Iida New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
New Zealand Julie Richardson
7–6, 6–4
Win 10. 15 October 1989 ITF Nagasaki, Japan Hard Japan Ei Iida Australia Kate McDonald
Japan Tamaka Takagi
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 11. 2 November 1992 ITF Machida, Japan Grass Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis New Zealand Julie Richardson
Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai
3–6, 5–7
Win 12. 7 November 1993 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Ei Iida Japan Mana Endo
Japan Naoko Sawamatsu
6–2, 3–6, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Match Stat
  2. ^ "TENNIS; Despite Stiff Winds, Graf Wins In a Breeze (Published 1991)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
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