Ryōko Fuda

Ryōko Fuda
Native name	不田涼子
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Kobe, Hyogo Japan
Born	October 25, 1986; Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 185,680
Singles
Career record	211 - 149
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 143 (January 30, 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2006)
French Open	Q1 (2010)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2005)
US Open	Q3 (2006)
Doubles
Career record	86 - 56
Career titles	0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 144 (February 20, 2006)
	Last updated on: June 14, 2011.

Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese women's tennis player. She turned pro in December 2003. She has competed in five tennis tournaments since 2003. Ryoko plays using her right hand. According to the WTA she was introduced to tennis when she was 5 by playing on neighborhood courts.

Personal

Fuda began playing at age five and was introduced to the sport by her father, Koji, a business owner, and mother, Atsuko. She speaks both Japanese and English and her favorite playing surface is hardcourt. She is coached by Masahide Sakamoto.

Career statistics

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	26 October 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Maki Arai	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	29 March 2005	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Mara Santangelo	6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Winner	2.	1 May 2005	Hamanako, Japan	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	4–1 ret.
Winner	3.	23 May 2005	Phuket, Thailand	Hard	Montinee Tangphong	6–1, 6–4
Winner	4.	22 November 2005	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Anastasia Rodionova	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	7 June 2010	El Paso, United States	Hard	Coco Vandeweghe	2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 15 (7-8)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	20 April 2003	Yamaguchi, Japan	Clay	Maki Arai	Akiko Kinebuchi Tomoko Taira	6–3, 6–7⁽⁷⁾, 4–6
Winner	1.	26 October 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Maki Arai	Shizu Katsumi Kim Hea-mi	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	10 May 2004	Karuizawa, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Rika Fujiwara Jeon Mi-ra	2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up	3.	22 November 2004	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	Chan Chin-wei Chan Yung-jan	3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	14 February 2005	Bromma, Sweden	Hard (i)	Rika Fujiwara	Michelle Gerards Anousjka Van Exel	W/O
Runner-up	5.	21 February 2005	Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	1 May 2005	Hamanako, Japan	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Shiho Hisamatsu Ayami Takase	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	8 May 2005	Gifu, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata	1–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	14 May 2005	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	6–2, 7–6
Winner	4.	8 November 2005	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Wynne Prakusya	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	6–4, 6–4
Winner	5.	27 November 2005	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Sunitha Rao	Gréta Arn Anastasia Rodionova	6–1, ret.
Runner-up	7.	23 July 2006	Hammond, United States	Hard	Sunitha Rao	Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones	6–7, 6–4, 1–6
Winner	6.	19 February 2007	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Antonella Serra Zanetti	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	4 June 2007	Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Mami Inoue	Alexandra Mueller Stacia Fonseca	3–6, 2–6
Winner	7.	17 June 2007	Allentown, United States	Hard	Sunitha Rao	Angela Haynes Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–1

External links

Ryōko Fuda at the Women's Tennis Association
Ryōko Fuda at the International Tennis Federation

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