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

Ei Iida
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1967-09-09) 9 September 1967 (age 57)
Prize money$149,368
Singles
Career record115–137
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 203 (24 August 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
US Open1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record146–105
Career titles1 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 44 (19 April 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open1R (1993)

Biography

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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

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 5 (3–2)

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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)

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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   Frédérique 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, Indonesia 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

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  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.
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