Akemi Nishiya

Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita (born 11 March 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Akemi Nishiya
Full nameAkemi Nishiya-Kinoshita
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965
Tokyo, Japan
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$105,832
Singles
Career record91–116
Highest rankingNo. 112 (10 April 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1988, 1989)
French Open1R (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record64–80
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 61 (23 September 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988, 1991)
French Open1R (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1989, 1991)
US Open2R (1991)

Biography

Nishiya, who comes from Tokyo, played collegiate tennis at Pepperdine University in 1984.[1]

As a singles player on the professional tour she reached a highest ranking of 112 in the world. She had a win over Pascale Paradis at the 1988 Australian Open and also competed in the main draws of the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. On the WTA Tour her best singles performance was a quarter-final appearance at the 1988 OTB Open, held in Schenectady.

Her only WTA title came in doubles, partnering Kerry-Anne Guse at the 1991 Volvo San Marino Open.[2] They defeated top seeds Laura Garrone and Mercedes Paz in the final.[3] She was ranked as high as 61 in doubles and appeared in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments.

Since being married she is known as Akemi Kinoshita and she is now a New York based tennis coach.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-1)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss April, 1991 Pattaya, Thailand Tier V Hard Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi
Suzanna Wibowo		 1–6, 4–6
Win July, 1991 San Marino Tier V Clay Kerry-Anne Guse Laura Garrone
Mercedes Paz		 6–0, 6–3

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 28 July 1985 Columbus, United States Hard Marianne Werdel 6–0, 7–6
Runner-up 1. 4 August 1985 Chatham, United States Hard Caroline Kuhlman 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 July 1985 Detroit, United States Clay Anne Grousbeck Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor		 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 15 September 1985 Hopewell, United States Clay Louise Field Diane Farrell
Jenni Goodling		 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner 1. 11 October 1987 Kofu, Japan Hard Ei Iida Kumiko Okamoto
Naoko Sato		 7–5, 6–2

References
  1. Bowen, Les (24 July 1986). "Minor Leagues Of Pro Tennis For Women Courting Big Time, It's The Computer That Counts". Philadelphia Daily News.
  2. "Seles, Capriati to contest final". The Canberra Times. Australia. 22 July 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 20 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 22 July 1991. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. "The West Side Tennis Club - Pro Staff". foresthillstennis.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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