Erika Sema

Erika Sema
瀬間 詠里花
Sema at the 2014 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo
Born (1988-11-24) November 24, 1988 (age 35)
Tokyo
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 456,722
Singles
Career record504–442
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 114 (10 October 2011)
Current rankingNo. 444 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2011, 2013)
French OpenQ2 (2012)
WimbledonQ2 (2011, 2012, 2013)
US OpenQ2 (2013)
Doubles
Career record449–300
Career titles41 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 120 (28 October 2013)
Current rankingNo. 231 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2012)
Last updated on: 22 May 2024.

Erika Sema (瀬間 詠里花, Sema Erika, born 24 November 1988)[1] is a Japanese professional tennis player. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema who retired from tennis in November 2015.

Her coach is Shunsuke Ogata. Her mother is Japanese and her father is French.

Sema, who is playing on the WTA Tour but mostly on the ITF Circuit, has tried for 16 times to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament, without success.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 17 (11 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2007 ITF Hamilton, New Zealand 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Anna Smith 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jun 2007 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Chiaki Okadaue 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Mar 2009 Kōfu International Open, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Misaki Doi 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2–2 May 2009 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia 25,000 Hard Indonesia Ayu-Fani Damayanti 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–2 Jun 2009 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Erika Takao 6–4, 6–0
Loss 3–3 Sep 2010 ITF Hamanako, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Kumiko Iijima 7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Oct 2010 ITF Port Pirie, Australia 25,000 Hard France Victoria Larrière 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5–3 Oct 2010 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard Brazil Ana Clara Duarte 6–2, 6–3
Win 6–3 Nov 2010 ITF Wellington, New Zealand 25,000 Hard Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win 7–3 May 2011 ITF Niigata, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Sachie Ishizu 7–6, 6–4
Loss 7–4 Sep 2011 Ningbo International, China 100,000 Hard Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova 6–7, 3–6
Loss 7–5 Oct 2011 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 7–6, 2–6, 0–6
Win 8–5 Oct 2012 ITF Seoul, Korea 25,000 Hard Japan Mai Minokoshi 6–1, 7–5
Loss 8–6 Sep 2013 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Nao Hibino 4–6, 6–7
Win 9–6 Sep 2013 ITF Incheon, Korea 25,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema 6–3, 6–4
Win 10–6 Jun 2015 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Riko Sawayanagi 6–4, 6–4
Win 11–6 Dec 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Belgium Eliessa Vanlangendonck 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 73 (44 titles, 29 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2005 Kurume Cup, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Ayumi Morita Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2007 ITF Traralgon, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema United States Courtney Nagle
United States Robin Stephenson
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 May 2008 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet Japan Yurika Sema Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Hwang I-hsuan
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win 2–2 May 2008 ITF Nagano, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Yurika Sema Japan Ayaka Maekawa
Japan Maya Kato
7–6(1), 6–3
Win 3–2 May 2008 ITF Gunma, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Yurika Sema Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Hwang I-hsuan
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 3–3 May 2009 ITF Tarakan, Indonesia 10,000 Hard Japan Yurina Koshino Indonesia Beatrice Gumulya
Indonesia Jessy Rompies
6–7(5), 7–6(4), [7–10]
Loss 3–4 May 2009 ITF Gunma, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Yurika Sema Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin
Japan Mari Tanaka
3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win 4–4 Sep 2009 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Kurumi Nara Japan Mari Tanaka
Japan Tomoko Yonemura
6–0, 6–0
Loss 4–5 Oct 2009 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema Australia Olivia Rogowska
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
1–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win 5–5 Oct 2009 ITF Port Pirie, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema Australia Alenka Hubacek
Australia Bojana Bobusic
6–1, 7–5, [10–6]
Win 6–5 Apr 2010 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Japan Misaki Doi
Japan Junri Namigata
6–0, 7–6(8)
Win 7–5 May 2010 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 50,000 Hard Japan Tomoko Yonemura Russia Ksenia Lykina
United Kingdom Melanie South
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 7–6 Jul 2010 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay Poland Magdalena Kiszczyńska Luxembourg Mandy Minella
France Irena Pavlovic
3–6, 4–6
Win 8–6 Jul 2010 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay Serbia Teodora Mirčić Romania Elena Bogdan
Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto
7–6(4), 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 8–7 Jul 2010 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Germany Laura Siegemund
6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 8–8 Aug 2010 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Julia Schruff Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
France Anaïs Laurendon
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 9–8 Aug 2010 Reinert Open Versmold, Germany 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Hana Birnerová Russia Aminat Kushkhova
Russia Olga Panova
6–3, 6–3
Win 10–8 Sep 2010 ITF Alison Springs, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema Australia Alison Bai
Australia Emelyn Starr
7–5, 6–1
Win 11–8 Sep 2010 ITF Hamanako, Japan 25,000 Clay Japan Kumiko Iijima Chinese Taipei Kao Shao-yuan
Japan Ayaka Maekawa
6–2, 6–1
Loss 11–9 Apr 2011 ITF Osprey, United States 25,000 Clay Argentina María Irigoyen France Stéphanie Foretz
United States Alexa Glatch
6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 11–10 Apr 2011 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 50,000 Hard Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
2–6, 3–6
Win 12–10 May 2011 ITF Niigata, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Natsumi Hamamura Japan Akari Inoue
Japan Ayumi Oka
6–1, 6–2
Win 13–10 Jun 2011 ITF Périgueux, France 25,000 Clay Argentina Florencia Molinero Spain Leticia Costas-Moreira
Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 13–11 Jul 2011 Open de Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg Russia Alexandra Panova
Poland Urszula Radwańska
2–6, 1–6
Loss 13–12 Jul 2011 Contrexéville Open, France 50,000 Clay Brazil Roxane Vaisemberg Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
6–2, 5–7, [10–12]
Win 14–12 Mar 2012 ITF Sanya, China 25,000 Hard China Zheng Saisai China Liang Chen
China Zhou Yimiao
6–2, 6–2
Win 15–12 Aug 2012 Bronx Open, United States 50,000 Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miki Miyamura
6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 16–12 Jan 2013 Burnie International, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama Australia Bojana Bobusic
Australia Jessica Moore
w/o
Win 17–12 Apr 2013 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 50,000 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum Japan Nao Hibino
Japan Riko Sawayanagi
6–4, 6–3
Win 18–12 May 2013 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Grass Japan Junri Namigata Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Akiko Omae
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 18–13 Jun 2013 Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom 50,000 Grass Israel Julia Glushko France Julie Coin
France Stéphanie Foretz
2–6, 4–6
Win 19–13 Oct 2013 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Tammi Patterson
7–5, 6–1
Win 20–13 Oct 2013 Bendigo International, Australia 50,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Olivia Rogowska
3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 20–14 Feb 2014 ITF New Delhi, India 25,000 Hard Japan Yurika Sema Thailand Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
6–7, 3–6
Loss 20–15 Mar 2014 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay Japan Yurika Sema South Africa Chanel Simmonds
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič
7–6, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 21–15 Jul 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard Japan Akiko Omae Japan Kanae Hisami
Japan Kotomi Takahata
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss 21–16 Oct 2016 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Rika Fujiwara Russia Ksenia Lykina
Japan Riko Sawayanagi
4–6, 1–6
Loss 21–17 Feb 2017 ITF Clare, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Alison Bai Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
Australia Genevieve Lorbergs
4–6, 3–6
Win 22–17 Mar 2017 ITF Yokohama, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Ayaka Okuno Japan Kanako Morisaki
Japan Minori Yonehara
6–4, 6–4
Loss 22–18 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan 15,000 Hard Japan Shiho Akita Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 2–6
Loss 22–19 May 2017 Jin'an Open, China 60,000 Hard Japan Mana Ayukawa China Jiang Xinyu
China Tang Qianhui
5–7, 4–6
Loss 22–20 Sep 2017 ITF Brisbane International, Australia 25,000 Hard United States Jennifer Elie Australia Naiktha Bains
Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah
4–6, 1–6
Loss 22–21 Jan 2018 Playford International, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Junri Namigata Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Russia Irina Khromacheva
6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Win 23–21 May 2018 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard Japan Mai Minokoshi China Guo Hanyu
China Zhang Ying
6–4, 6–1
Loss 23–22 Jul 2018 Challenger de Granby, Canada 60,000 Hard Japan Aiko Yoshitomi Australia Ellen Perez
Australia Arina Rodionova
5–7, 4–6
Loss 23–23 May 2019 Jin'an Open, China 60,000 Hard Japan Mai Minokoshi Indonesia Beatrice Gumulya
China You Xiaodi
1–6, 5–7
Win 24–23 May 2019 ITF Wuhan, China 25,000 Hard China Jiang Xinyu China Guo Meiqi
China Wu Meixu
7–6(3), 6–2
Win 25–23 Jul 2019 ITF Qujing, China 25,000 Hard Japan Mana Ayukawa China Kang Jiaqi
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
6–2, 6–3
Loss 25–24 Aug 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard China Wu Meixu Hong Kong Eudice Chong
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
2–6, 1–6
Win 26–24 Aug 2019 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Mana Ayukawa Japan Robu Kajitani
Japan Michika Ozeki
6–7(2), 6–1, [10–7]
Loss 26–25 Sep 2019 ITF Changsha, China 60,000 Clay India Rutuja Bhosale China Jiang Xinyu
China Tang Qianhui
3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 27–25 Feb 2020 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Kanako Morisaki Australia Jaimee Fourlis
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
7–5, 6–4
Win 28–25 Feb 2020 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Kanako Morisaki New Zealand Paige Hourigan
Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah
6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 29–25 Feb 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Belarus Shalimar Talbi Japan Miyabi Inoue
Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
2–6, 6–0, [14–12]
Win 30–25 Feb 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh 15,000 Hard Japan Lisa-Marie Rioux Sweden Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Sweden Julita Saner
6–1, 1–6, [10–6]
Win 31–25 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh 15,000 Hard Czech Republic Anna Sisková Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Ayano Shimizu
1–6, 6–4, 2–1 ret.
Loss 31–26 May 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard United States Emma Davis Netherlands Eva Vedder
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher
0–6, 4–6
Loss 31–27 May 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Italy Angelica Raggi United States Lauren Proctor
United States Anna Ulyashchenko
6–4, 6–7(5), [7–10]
Win 32–27 Aug 2021 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands 25,000 Clay Japan Kanako Morisaki Netherlands Eva Vedder
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher
5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 32–28 Sep 2021 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Japan Kanako Morisaki Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Czech Republic Jesika Malečková
3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Win 33–28 Sep 2021 ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Japan Kanako Morisaki Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
6–3, 6–1
Win 34–28 May 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 25,000 Hard China Liu Fangzhou Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova
Russia Aleksandra Pospelova
6–3, 6–2
Win 35–28 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard India Rutuja Bhosale Japan Haruna Arakawa
Japan Natsuho Arakawa
6–1, 6–3
Win 36–28 Aug 2022 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard India Rutuja Bhosale United Kingdom Naiktha Bains
United Kingdom Maia Lumsden
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 37-28 Oct 2022 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech Kazakhstan Gozal Ainitdinova
Ekaterina Maklakova
2–6, 7–6(0), [13–11]
Win 38-28 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 25,000 Hard Japan Aoi Ito Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 39–28 Jul 2023 ITF Nakhon, Thailand 25,000 Hard India Rutuja Bhosale India Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
India Vaidehi Chaudhari
7–6(3), 6–1
Win 40–28 Aug 2023 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Japan Haruna Arakawa India Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
India Vaidehi Chaudhari
6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 40–29 Aug 2023 ITF Hong Kong 40,000 Hard Japan Aoi Ito Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 41–29 Sep 2023 ITF Nanao, Japan 40,000 Carpet Japan Aoi Ito Japan Miho Kuramochi
Japan Kanako Morisaki
6–2, 7–5
Win 42–29 Jun 2024 ITF Changwon, Korea W35 Hard New Zealand Paige Hourigan China Li Zongyu
China Shi Han
6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Win 43–29 Aug 2024 ITF Erwitte, Germany W35 Hard Germany Fabienne Gettwart Slovenia Kristina Novak
Sweden Lisa Zaar
6–4, 6–4
Win 44–29 Aug 2024 ITF Erwitte, Germany W35 Hard Japan Funa Kozaki France Sarah Iliev
Japan Ikumi Yamazaki
3–6, 6–7(9)

References

  1. ^ Japan Tennis Association profile Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 July 2010. (in Japanese)