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Japanese tennis player
Kyōko Nagatsuka
長塚京子
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1974-02-22) 22 February 1974 (age 50)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired1998
Prize money$421,541
Singles
Career record121–125
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 28 (14 August 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1995)
French Open4R (1995)
Wimbledon2R (1995)
US Open2R (1993, 1994)
Doubles
Career record62–70
Career titles2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 31 (19 June 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1994, 1995, 1996)
French Open2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon1R (1993, 1995, 1996)
US Open3R (1995)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1996)

Kyōko Nagatsuka (Japanese: 長塚京子, born February 22, 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 28 on 14 August 1995. In doubles, she reached as high as No. 31 in June 1995.

She won the 12-and-under championships of Japan in 1986, and the under-16 in 1989.

Nagatsuka reached three singles finals on the WTA Tour but failed to win the title in any of them. She did, however, win two doubles titles as well as achieving a further three runner-ups in doubles competition. She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament twice in singles: at the 1995 Australian Open, where she beat a young Martina Hingis and Amy Frazier, and that same year at the French Open.

Playing for the Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 2–4.

Since her retirement, she has briefly worked as a coach with Akiko Morigami.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1994 China Open Hard (i) Indonesia Yayuk Basuki 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 1994 Taiwan Open Hard Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 1995 Puerto Rico Open Hard South Africa Joannette Kruger 6–7, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1993 Japan Open Hard China Li Fang Japan Ei Iida
Japan Maya Kidowaki 		2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 1994 Commonwealth Classic, Bali Hard Japan Ai Sugiyama Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Indonesia Romana Tedjakusuma 		w/o
Win 1–2 Jan 1995 Hobart International, Australia Hard Japan Ai Sugiyama Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Latvia Larisa Neiland 		2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–3 Apr 1995 Japan Open Hard Japan Ai Sugiyama Japan Yuka Yoshida
Japan Miho Saeki 		7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 2–3 Jan 1996 Hobart International, Australia Hard Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
South Korea Park Sung-hee 		7–6, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (0–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1 March 1992 ITF Miami, United States Hard United States Caroline Kuhlman 6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 5 October 1997 ITF Santa Clara, United States Hard Poland Magdalena Grzybowska 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 21 June 1992 ITF Milano, Italy Clay Japan Miki Yokobori Brazil Luciana Tella
Brazil Andrea Vieira 		3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2. 12 June 1994 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Japan Mami Donoshiro Italy Flora Perfetti
Hungary Virág Csurgó 		1–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 16 March 1998 ITF Noda, Japan Hard Japan Saori Obata Japan Keiko Ishida
Japan Keiko Nagatomi 		6–3, 2–6, 3–6

References

  1. ^ "長塚 京子 Nagatsuka Kiyoko". Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  2. "Kyoko Nagatsuka Biography and Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-18.

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