Maki Arai

Maki Arai (新井 麻葵, Arai Maki, born 23 December 1982 in Tachikawa[1]) is a former professional Japanese women's tennis player.

Maki Arai
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1982-12-23) 23 December 1982
Tachikawa Japan
Turned pro2000
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 63,372
Singles
Career record124–174
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 425 (14 June 2004)
Doubles
Career record249–125
Career titles0 WTA, 27 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 185 (12 September 2005)

Arai's career high singles rank is No. 425, which she reached in June 2004. Her high doubles ranking is World No. 185, which she achieved in September 2005. Arai retired from tennis 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 3 (0–3)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 6 May 2001 Hatfield, United Kingdom Clay Marion Bartoli 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 26 October 2003 Tokyo, Japan Hard Ryōko Fuda 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 22 June 2008 Sutama, Japan Clay Miki Miyamura 3–6, 3–6

Doubles 47 (27–20)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 26 September 1999 Tokyo, Japan Hard Kumiko Iijima Li Na
Li Ting		 2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 21 November 1999 Haibara, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima Choi Young-ja
Kim Eun-sook		 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 3. 28 November 1999 Kofu, Japan Carpet Remi Tezuka Seiko Okamoto
Keiko Taguchi		 6–7, 6–0, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 20 November 2000 Kofu, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima Seiko Okamoto
Keiko Taguchi		 5–3, 1–4, 4–5, 1–4
Winner 5. 29 April 2001 Bournemouth, England Clay Julia Smith Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits		 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Winner 6. 24 June 2001 Montréal, Canada Hard Kaori Aoyama Ayano Takeuchi
Tomoko Yonemura		 6–1, 6–3
Winner 7. 8 July 2001 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hard Kumiko Iijima Khoo Chin-bee
Weng Tzu-ting		 W/O
Winner 8. 10 February 2002 Faro, Portugal Hard Remi Tezuka Satomi Kinjo
Seiko Okamoto		 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Winner 9. 17 February 2002 Vilamoura, Portugal Hard Remi Tezuka Liana Ungur
Marta Fraga		 6–2, 7–5
Winner 10. 21 July 2002 Seoul, South Korea Hard Seiko Okamoto Chae Kyung-yee
Chang Kyung-mi		 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 11. 1 September 2002 Ibaraki, Japan Hard Kaori Aoyama Yumiko Kitamura
Keiko Taguchi		 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 12. 15 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Kaori Aoyama Shiho Hisamatsu
Maiko Inoue		 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 13. 23 February 2003 Bangalore, India Hard Natalia Dziamidzenka Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram		 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 14. 20 April 2003 Yamaguchi, Japan Clay Ryoko Fuda Akiko Kinebuchi
Tomoko Taira		 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Runner-up 15. 18 May 2003 Nagano, Japan Grass Aiko Nakamura Tomoko Taira
Tomoko Yonemura		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 16. 25 May 2003 Gunma, Japan Grass Aiko Nakamura Kumiko Iijima
Suchanun Viratprasert		 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Winner 17. 21 June 2003 Inchon, South Korea Hard Wang I-ting Kim Ye-on
Lee Joo-hee		 6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Winner 18. 26 October 2003 Tokyo, Japan Hard Ryoko Fuda Shizu Katsumi
Kim Hea-mi		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 19. 3 July 2004 Inchon, South Korea Hard Remi Tezuka Lee Jin-a
Yoo Soo-mi		 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 20. 7 September 2002 Ibaraki, Japan Hard Remi Tezuka Rika Fujiwara
Shiho Hisamatsu		 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Runner-up 21. 19 September 2004 Kyoto, Japan Carpet Satomi Kinjo Natasha Kersten
Eriko Mizuno		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 22. 31 October 2004 Tokyo, Japan Hard Akiko Yonemura Kumiko Iijima
Junri Namigata		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 23. 5 February 2005 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Chang Kyung-mi Beti Sekulovski
Aleksandra Srndovic		 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 24. 13 February 2005 Blenheim, New Zealand Hard Chang Kyung-mi Beti Sekulovski
Aleksandra Srndovic		 6–4, 7–6
Winner 25. 13 February 2005 Yamaguchi, Japan Clay Kumiko Iijima Lisa D'Amelio
Christina Horiatopoulos		 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 26. 11 June 2005 Seoul, South Korea Hard Lee Eun-jeong Chan Chin-wei
Hsieh Su-wei		 2–6, 1–6
Winner 27. 11 September 2005 Beijing, China Hard Kim So-jung Chan Yung-jan
Hwang I-hsuan		 6–4, 6–0
Winner 28. 30 October 2005 Tokyo, Japan Hard Kim Hea-mi Lauren Breadmore
Annette Kolb		 6–4, 7–6
Winner 29. 6 November 2005 Sutama, Japan Clay Kumiko Iijima Tomoko Dokei
Yukiko Yabe		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 30. 16 July 2006 Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Kumiko Iijima Seiko Okamoto
Ayami Takase		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 31. 10 September 2006 Kyoto, Japan Carpet Yukiko Yabe Natsumi Hamamura
Ayaka Maekawa		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 32. 17 September 2006 Hiroshima, Japan Carpet Montinee Tangphong Yuka Kuroda
Eriko Mizuno		 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 33. 28 October 2006 Hamanako, Japan Carpet Seiko Okamoto Chuang Chia-jung
Hsieh Su-wei		 6–7(2–7), 5–7
Winner 34. 5 November 2006 Sutama, Japan Clay Seiko Okamoto Ryoko Takemura
Mari Tanaka		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 35. 4 November 2007 Kofu, Japan Hard Chang Kyung-mi Ayaka Maekawa
Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Winner 36. 8 March 2008 Hamilton, New Zealand Hard Yurina Koshino Alison Bai
Emelyn Starr		 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up 37. 6 September 2008 Tsukuba, Japan Hard Yurika Sema Chan Chin-wei
Hwang I-hsuan		 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 38. 20 September 2008 Kyoto, Japan Carpet Yurina Koshino Ayumi Oka
Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 7–5, 2–6, [2–10]
Runner-up 39. 27 March 2009 Kofu, Japan Hard Miki Miyamura Shuko Aoyama
Akari Inoue		 5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner 40. 1 May 2009 Bundaberg, Australia Clay Nicole Riner Isabella Holland
Sally Peers		 1–6, 6–4, 11–9
Winner 41. 1 May 2009 Ipswich, Australia Clay Olivia Rogowska Tyra Calderwood
Shannon Golds		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 42. 14 June 2009 Tokyo, Japan Hard Yurina Koshino Ayumi Oka
Mari Tanaka		 6–7(6–8), 0–6
Winner 43. 11 July 2009 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Mari Tanaka Kazusa Ito
Tomoko Taira		 7–5, 3–6, [13–11]
Runner-up 44. 8 August 2009 Niigata, Japan Carpet Etsuko Kitazaki Airi Hagimoto
Maiko Inoue		 2–6, 2–6
Winner 45. 29 August 2009 Saitama, Japan Hard Mari Tanaka Airi Hagimoto
Maiko Inoue		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 46. 26 March 2010 Kofu, Japan Hard Seiko Okamoto Shiho Hisamatsu
Maiko Inoue		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 47. 11 July 2010 Tokyo, Japan Carpet Maiko Inoue Airi Hagimoto
Kaori Onishi		 6–2, 7–5

References
  1. tennis365.net
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