Kayoko Fukuoka
Japanese tennis player (born 1949)
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1949-08-01) 1 August 1949 (age 75) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1974) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | QF (1973, 1974) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1974, 1975) |
US Open | 2R (1973) |
Kayoko Fukuoka (福岡 加余子, Fukuoka Kayoko, born 1 August 1949) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.[1]
Fukuoka, a two-time French Open quarter-finalist in doubles, featured in 16 Federation Cup ties for Japan as a doubles specialist and won a total of 12 matches.
At the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Fukuoka partnered with Toshiko Sade to win the women's doubles event. She was also a silver medalist at the 1973 University Games.[2]
WTA finals
Doubles (0–2)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2-6, 0-6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2-6, 3-6 |
Other finals
Doubles
Result | Date | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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![]() | August 1973 | 1973 Summer Universiade | Moscow, Soviet Union | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
![]() | September 1974 | 1974 Asian Games | Tehran, Iran | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
See also
References
- ^ "Nagelsen eases to Japan semis". San Francisco Examiner. 20 October 1979.
- ^ "全日本テニス女子最年少優勝、雉子牟田明子さんから発掘!" (in Japanese). NHK. 15 March 2019.
External links
- Kayoko Fukuoka at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Kayoko Fukuoka at the International Tennis Federation