Nana Smith
Nana Smith (born Nana Miyagi on 10 April 1971) is an American-born tennis player who played for Japan.
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Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | 10 April 1971||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||
Turned pro | 1 March 1988 | ||||||||||
Retired | 21 March 2006 | ||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed both sides) | ||||||||||
Prize money | $1,234,067 | ||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||
Career record | 273–265 (50.7%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 4 ITF | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 51 (27 February 1995) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1990, 1991, 1996, 1998) | ||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1990) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1994, 1998) | ||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1997) | ||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||
Career record | 452–288 (61.1%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 10 WTA, 31 ITF | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 12 (26 May 1997) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (1997, 1998, 2000) | ||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1997) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (1994, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||||
US Open | SF (1993) | ||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||
Fed Cup | 10–6 (62.5%) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Miyagi, a former top-15 player in doubles, played at all the Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles – the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. She scored her first top-10 win in singles in 1994, over then-world No. 8 Lindsay Davenport, and also scored wins over many top-20 ranked players, including Martina Hingis. Her highest ranking in singles is 51, which she reached in February 1995. She won four singles titles on the ITF Circuit.
She had a more successful doubles career, reaching a career-high ranking of 12 in 1997, winning 10 WTA titles and an additional 31 ITF titles. Also, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 US Open with Yayuk Basuki, and scored a notable win over Serena and Venus Williams at the 1998 Australian Open, with Naoko Kijimuta.
Nana also won two medals at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. She won gold in mixed-doubles with Satoshi Iwabuchi and bronze in women's doubles with Rika Hiraki.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Tier II | |
Tier III | |
Tier IV & V |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 13 October 1996 | Surabaya Classic, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 30 April 1989 | Taipei Championship, Taiwan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 25 August 1990 | Schenectady Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 21 April 1991 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 27 September 1992 | Tokyo Championships, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 3 October 1993 | Sapporo Open, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 6. | 10 October 1993 | Taipei Championship, Taiwan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 10 April 1994 | Tokyo Championships, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8. | 17 April 1994 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 9. | 8 October 1995 | Surabaya Classic, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 10. | 19 November 1995 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 3 November 1996 | Ameritech Cup Chicago, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 12. | 24 November 1996 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 13. | 5 January 1997 | Gold Coast Classic, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 14. | 12 January 1997 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 15. | 23 February 1997 | National Indoors, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 16. | 19 May 1997 | World Doubles Cup, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 17. | 10 January 1998 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 18. | 19 April 1998 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 19. | 8 October 2000 | Toyota Princess Cup, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 20. | 6 October 2002 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 21. | 30 March 2003 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 22. | 6 April 2003 | Sarasota Classic, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(8), 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (4-7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 7 August 1988 | ITF Roanoke, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 21 August 1988 | ITF Chatham, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 26 September 1986 | ITF Detroit, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 August 1992 | ITF Williamsburg, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–0, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 16 August 1992 | ITF Virginia Beach, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 November 1995 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 2 November 1997 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 4 April 1999 | ITF Clermont, United States | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 9. | 31 October 1999 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 3–1 ret. |
Winner | 10. | 17 June 2001 | ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 14 October 2001 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 46 (31–15)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 9 October 1988 | ITF Corpus Christi, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | 25 October 1993 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 11 August 1996 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
Winner | 4. | 10 February 1997 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 4 August 1997 | ITF Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 October 1997 | ITF Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7, 6-7 |
Winner | 7. | 26 October 1997 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-0, 3-6, 6-2 |
Winner | 8. | 5 October 1998 | Albuquerque Championships, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 25 October 1998 | Houston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 4 April 1999 | Claremont, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 2 May 1999 | Gifu, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Winner | 12. | 25 July 1999 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-1 |
Winner | 13. | 21 August 1999 | The Bronx, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 14. | 26 September 1999 | Kirkland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-1 |
Winner | 15. | 3 October 1999 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-4 |
Winner | 16. | 10 October 1999 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 17. | 17 October 1999 | Largo, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-3 |
Winner | 18. | 19 August 2000 | The Bronx, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 19. | 23 October 2000 | Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 20. | 30 October 2000 | Hayward, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–2, 4–2 |
Winner | 21. | 6 November 2000 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 22. | 19 November 2000 | Naples, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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5–3, 2–4, 2–4, 5–3, 4–1 |
Runner-up | 23. | 8 April 2001 | West Palm Beach, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 24. | 13 May 2001 | Fukuoka, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 25. | 15 July 2001 | College Park, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 22 July 2001 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 27. | 5 August 2001 | Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 28. | 30 September 2001 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Winner | 29. | 14 October 2001 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-1 |
Winner | 30. | 28 October 2001 | Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 31. | 12 November 2001 | Hattiesburg, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 32. | 26 November 2002 | Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 6–7(3) |
Winner | 33. | 14 April 2002 | Naples, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 34. | 21 July 2002 | Oyster Bay, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 35. | 28 July 2002 | Louisville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 36. | 3 August 2002 | Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 37. | 18 August 2002 | The Bronx, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 38. | 27 October 2002 | Frisco, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 39. | 10 November 2002 | Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 40. | 17 November 2002 | Eugene, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 41. | 27 April 2003 | Gifu, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6-1, 5-7, 3-6 |
Winner | 42. | 6 May 2003 | Fukuoka, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 43. | 8 June 2003 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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7-6, 3-6, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 44. | 4 July 2004 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 45. | 24 October 2004 | ITF Cary, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 46. | 30 November 2004 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |