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Mana Endo
遠藤 愛
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceFukuyama City, Japan
Born (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 53)
Hiroshima, Japan
Turned pro1991
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$463,765
Singles
Career record144–108
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 26 (26 September 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1996)
French Open3R (1992)
Wimbledon3R (1992, 1994)
US Open4R (1994)
Doubles
Career record25–42
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 98 (30 January 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1995)

Mana Endo (遠藤 愛, Endō Mana) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She was born on February 6, 1971, in Hiroshima and resides in Fukuyama, Hiroshima.

She started playing tennis at age seven with her father and coach Hiroshi and played on the WTA Tour from 1991 until 1998. She graduated from the University of Tsukuba while on the tour in March 1993.

Career highlights

  • Her career-high ranking was 26th worldwide in singles (1994), and 98th in doubles (1995)
  • She played 22 Grand Slam tournaments in singles with her best result being the round of 16 at the 1994 US Open. That tournament marked the first time two Japanese women reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam (Kimiko Date was the other player).
  • Her career record is 144–108. She won a singles title in Hobart in 1994, defeating Lindsay Davenport during that tournament.
  • Her biggest upset over a seeded player came at the 1996 Australian Open when she defeated the fifth seed Kimiko Date in the second round.

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 1
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 15 January 1994 Hobart International, Australia Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan 6–1, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 2. 14 January 1996 Hobart International, Australia Hard France Julie Halard-Decugis 1–6, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (4–0)

Result No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 12 November 1989 Matsuyama, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Yone Kamio 6–2, 6–4
Win 2. 30 September 1990 Kuroshio, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Yone Kamio 6–2, 6–1
Win 3. 28 October 1990 Nagasaki, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Yone Kamio 0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 4. 10 November 1991 Kofu, Japan 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting 6–4, 6–0

Doubles (0–3)

Result No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 18 October 1993 ITF Kugayama, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Masako Yanagi Japan Mami Donoshiro
Japan Yuka Tanaka 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 31 October 1993 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Masako Yanagi Australia Maija Avotins
Australia Lisa McShea 		6–7, 5–7
Loss 3. 7 November 1993 ITF Saga, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Naoko Sawamatsu Japan Ei Iida
Japan Maya Kidowaki 		2–6, 6–3, 2–6

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