Ei Iida

Ei Iida (born 9 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Ei Iida

Country (sports)	Japan
Born	9 September 1967
Prize money	$149,368
Singles
Career record	115–137
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 203 (24 August 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1988)
US Open	1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record	146–105
Career titles	1 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 44 (19 April 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1988)
French Open	1R (1994)
Wimbledon	2R (1991)
US Open	1R (1993)

Biography

Iida qualified for the singles main draw of two Grand Slam tournaments, the 1988 Australian Open and 1989 US Open. Her first-round opponent at the US Open was Martina Navratilova, who went on to make the final.[1]

As a doubles player, she reached No. 44 in the world and won one WTA Tour title, the 1993 Japan Open, partnering Maya Kidowaki.[2]

Early in her career, she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University in the United States.[3]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	April, 1993	Japan Open, Tokyo	Tier III	Hard	Maya Kidowaki	Li Fang Kyōko Nagatsuka	6–2, 4–6, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 November 1987	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Stephanie Savides	6–3, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	16 October 1988	ITF Kofu, Japan	Grass	Tamaka Takagi	6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	30 October 1989	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Ayako Hirose	6–1, 7–6^(6)
Winner	2.	28 October 1991	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Li Fang	6–3, 6–3
Winner	3.	7 November 1993	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Maya Kidowaki	6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 22 (14–8)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 October 1985	ITF Fukuoka, Japan	Hard	Naoko Sato	Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre	3–6, 5–7
Winner	1.	4 November 1985	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Zhong Ni	Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	11 November 1985	ITF Matsuyama, Japan	Hard	Zhong Ni	Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	25 November 1985	ITF Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Zhong Ni	Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre	4–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	11 October 1987	ITF Kofu, Japan	Hard	Akemi Nishiya	Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato	7–5, 6–2
Winner	3.	8 November 1987	ITF Saga, Japan	Hard	Maya Kidowaki	Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato	7–6, 3–6, 9–7
Winner	4.	15 November 1987	ITF Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Maya Kidowaki	Junko Kimuro Hijiri Nakazaka	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	12 June 1988	ITF Modena, Italy	Clay	Yayuk Basuki	Eugenia Maniokova Viktoria Milvidskaia	3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Runner-up	5.	3 July 1988	ITF Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Yayuk Basuki	Frederique Martin Virginie Paquet	7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	11 July 1988	ITF Vaihingen, West Germany	Clay	Maya Kidowaki	Linda Barnard Amanda Coetzer	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	16 October 1988	ITF Chiba, Japan	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Naoko Sato Maya Kidowaki	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	7.	26 June 1989	ITF Arezzo, Italy	Clay	Anne Grousbeck	Gabriela Castro Conchita Martínez	w/o
Winner	6.	25 September 1989	ITF Chiba, Japan	Hard	Maya Kidowaki	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson	7–6, 6–4
Winner	7.	15 October 1989	ITF Nagasaki, Japan	Hard	Maya Kidowaki	Kate McDonald Tamaka Takagi	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	8.	30 October 1989	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Naoko Sato	Lynn Nabors Lupita Novelo	7–6^(3), 4–6, 6–3
Winner	9.	22 April 1990	ITF Turin, Italy	Clay	Suzanna Wibowo	Federica Bonsignori Andrea Noszály	7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	10.	1 July 1990	ITF Cerignola, Italy	Clay	Jennifer Fuchs	Simona Isidori Caterina Nozzoli	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	8.	10 February 1991	ITF Jakarta, Indonessia	Clay	Misumi Miyauchi	Kerry-Anne Guse Justine Hodder	6–7, 5–7
Winner	11.	15 July 1991	ITF Evansville, United States	Hard	Ayako Hirose	Kathy Foxworth Shannan McCarthy	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	12.	25 October 1993	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Nana Smith	Robyn Mawdsley Julie Pullin	6–4, 7–5
Winner	13.	7 November 1993	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Maya Kidowaki	Mana Endo Naoko Sawamatsu	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	14.	31 October 1994	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Louise Pleming	Mami Donoshiro Yuka Tanaka	6–3, 7–6^(2)

References

1. "Evert's Farewell Will Have To Wait". New York Times. August 30, 1989. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tokyo Outdoor - 05 April - 11 April 1993". ITF. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
3. "Talented Foreign Crop Rises to the Top in Tennis for Loyola". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 1986. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

• Ei Iida at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ei Iida at the International Tennis Federation