Ayami Takase

Ayami Takase
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1978-12-13) 13 December 1978 (age 46)
Prize money$106,153
Singles
Career record190–206
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (4 April 2005)
Doubles
Career record162–145
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 152 (2 October 2006)

Ayami Takase (高瀬 礼美, Takase Ayami, born 13 December 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

She made the round of 16 at the China Open in 2002, as a lucky loser from qualifying.[1] Takase reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world.

As a doubles player on the WTA Tour she featured in the main draw of four editions of the Japan Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2004 Korea Open. Her five ITF doubles titles include a $50k event in Tokyo in 2006.[2]

ITF finals

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

Singles (1–5)

Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 4 October 1998 Kugayama, Japan Carpet (i) Australia Alicia Molik 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 28 November 1999 Kōfu, Japan Carpet Japan Sachie Umehara 5–7, 0–6
Loss 3. 18 May 2003 Nagano, Japan Grass Japan Rika Fujiwara 5–7, 0–6
Loss 4. 25 May 2003 Gunma, Japan Grass Japan Maika Ozaki 2–6, 4–6
Win 1. 4 April 2004 Obregón, Mexico Hard United States Sarah Riske 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 5. 17 July 2004 Gunma, Japan Carpet Japan Rika Fujiwara 1–6, 2–6

Doubles (5–23)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 4 November 1996 Manila, Philippines Hard Japan Yoriko Yamagishi South Korea Won Kyung-joo
Malaysia Khoo Chin-bee
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1. 7 June 1998 Antalya, Turkey Hard Russia Marina Samoilenko Finland Hanna-Katri Aalto
Finland Minna Rautajoki
2–6, 4–6
Win 2. 17 August 1998 Carrabba, Italy Clay Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva Australia Mireille Dittmann
Australia Natalie Dittmann
6–2, 6–0
Loss 2. 4 October 1998 Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Shizu Katsumi Australia Alicia Molik
Australia Bryanne Stewart
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 17 May 1999 Elvas, Portugal Hard Portugal Ana Catarina Nogueira Finland Hanna-Katri Aalto
Finland Kirsi Lampinen
4–6, 4–6
Win 3. 6 August 2000 Alghero, Italy Clay Hong Kong Tong Ka-po Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Valentina Sassi
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 4. 13 August 2000 Bath, United Kingdom Clay Australia Jenny Belobrajdic South Africa Mareze Joubert
Australia Nicole Sewell
2–6, 2–6
Loss 5. 28 January 2001 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard United States Kristy Blumberg United Kingdom Nicola Payne
United Kingdom Nicola Woodhouse
6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 6. 14 April 2002 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Japan Remi Tezuka China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss 7. 19 October 2003 Haibara, Japan Carpet Japan Tomoko Yonemura Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 8. 28 March 2004 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Venezuela Stephanie Schaer United States Katie Granson
United States Sarah Riske
6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 9. 4 April 2004 Ciudad Obregón, Mexico Hard Venezuela Stephanie Schaer Argentina Soledad Esperón
Argentina Flavia Mignola
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 6 June 2004 Changwon, South Korea Hard Japan Tomoko Yonemura South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Kim Jin-hee
5–7, 4–6
Loss 11. 17 July 2004 Gunma, Japan Carpet Japan Kaori Aoyama Japan Tomoko Yonemura
Japan Mayumi Yamamoto
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 4. 7 November 2004 Sutama, Japan Clay Japan Kaori Aoyama Japan Tomoko Dokei
Japan Yukiko Yabe
6–4, 6–3
Loss 12. 30 January 2005 Waikoloa, United States Hard Australia Lauren Breadmore United States Natalie Grandin
United States Kaysie Smashey
3–6, 4–6
Loss 13. 1 May 2005 Hamanako, Japan Hard Japan Shiho Hisamatsu Japan Ryōko Fuda
Japan Seiko Okamoto
5–7, 4–6
Loss 14. 31 May 2005 Gunma, Japan Hard Japan Mayumi Yamamoto Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
2–6, 1–1 ret.
Loss 15. 25 September 2005 Ibaraki, Japan Hard South Korea Jeon Mi-ra Japan Ryoko Takemura
Japan Tomoko Yonemura
2–6, 4–6
Loss 16. 23 October 2005 Makinohara, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Ryoko Takemura
Japan Tomoko Yonemura
4–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 6 November 2005 Busan, Korea Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Russia Julia Efremova
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
4–6, 7–6(6), 1–6
Loss 18. 12 February 2006 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) South Africa Surina De Beer Netherlands Kim Kilsdonk
Netherlands Elise Tamaëla
5–7, 4–6
Loss 19. 11 April 2006 Jackson, United States Clay Japan Seiko Okamoto Russia Maria Kondratieva
France Sophie Lefèvre
0–6, 3–6
Loss 20. 9 July 2006 Nagoya, Japan Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
2–6, 3–6
Loss 21. 16 July 2006 Miyazaki, Japan Hard Japan Seiko Okamoto Japan Maki Arai
Japan Kumiko Iijima
2–6, 3–6
Loss 22. 23 July 2006 Kurume, Japan Carpet Japan Seiko Okamoto Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
w/o
Loss 23. 28 August 2006 Guangzhou, China Hard Thailand Montinee Tangphong China Chen Yanchong
China Ren Jing
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win 5. 29 September 2006 Tokyo, Japan Hard Latvia Līga Dekmeijere Japan Yurika Sema
Japan Mari Tanaka
7–6(3), 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Easy sailing for Kournikova". Dawn. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $50,000 Tokyo - 25 September - 01 October 2006". ITF. Retrieved 28 September 2018.