Etsuko Inoue

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Etsuko Inoue
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1964-10-18) 18 October 1964 (age 59)
Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Playsright handed
Singles
Career record95–105
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 26 (14 March 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1988)
French Open2R (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon3R (1988)
US Open2R (1983, 1984)
Doubles
Career record20–36
Highest rankingNo. 34 (2 February 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1987)
French Open2R (1985)
Wimbledon1R (1984, 1987)
US Open1R (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Singles
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Team

Etsuko Inoue (井上 悦子, Inoue Etsuko, born October 18, 1964) is a retired tennis player from Japan.

Inoue twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 (Los Angeles, California) and 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). In 1982, she became the first winner of the women's tennis competition at the Asian Games.

Married Kejiro Kaneshiro in 1993[2]

WTA Tour finals[edit]

Singles (2–0)[edit]

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner October 1983 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard United States Shelley Solomon 7–5, 6–1
Winner October 1984 Borden Classic, Tokyo Hard United States Beth Herr[3] 6–0, 6–0[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "兼城(旧姓井上) 悦子". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ https://www.tennisforum.com/threads/biographies-of-female-tennis-players.497314/page-36
  3. ^ "Japan Open Champion Etsuko Inoue upset defending titlist Lisa..."
  4. ^ "Tokyo 1984 Tennis Tournament".

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