Yuka Chokyu

Yuka Chokyu
長久 由佳
Personal information
Born (1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 58)
Kashiwa, Japan
Alma materDouglas College
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight38 kg (84 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportPara-badminton
Medal record
Wheelchair tennis
Representing  Canada
World Team Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1999 New York City Women's team
Para-badminton
Representing  Canada
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's singles WH2
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Women's singles WH1
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima Women's singles

Yuka Chokyu (born December 9, 1966) is a Canadian para-badminton player and former wheelchair tennis player who competes at international level events. She was a three-time Paralympian at the Summer Paralympics from 2000 to 2008, her highest achievement in her tennis career was where she had reached the quarterfinals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in both the women's singles and women's doubles.[1][2]

Wheelchair tennis statistics

Yuka Chokyu
Country (sports) Canada
Singles
Career record320-266
Highest rankingNo. 6 (7 July 1998)
Paralympic Games2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record255-197
Highest rankingNo. 3 (28 January 2002)
Paralympic GamesQF (2000)

ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour

Singles

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1995 USA Open - United States Kim Pola 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 1996 British Columbia Open - Canada Diane Rakiecki 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1997 Sydney Summer Open - Australia Daniela Di Toro 2–6, 3–6
Win 1997 New Zealand Open - Switzerland Eveline Hegi 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1998 Kobe Open - Japan Chiyoko Ohmae 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win 1998 Hendrickson Open - Australia Branka Pupovac 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1998 Tahoe Donner International - United States Sharon Clark 6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Win 1999 Australian Open - South Korea Hwang Myung-hee 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1999 Ontario Open - Mexico Esperanza Belmont 6–0, 6–0
Loss 1999 Roho Championships - United States Sharon Clark 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2000 Canadian Open - Canada Helene Simard 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2000 Southwest Regional Championships - Australia Branka Pupovac 1–6, 3–6
Win 2000 Peace Cup Hard Japan Kanae Kodama 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2001 Canadian Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2001 Tahoe Donner International Hard United States Sharon Clark 5–7, 2–6
Win 2001 Peace Cup Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae 6–2, 6–4
Win 2002 Korea Open Hard Germany Britta Siegers 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2002 Southwest Regional Championships - United States Patricia Rollison 7–63, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 2003 Southwest Regional Championships - United States Sharon Clark 3–6, 6–73
Loss 2003 CIS Marin Indoor Carpet Switzerland Sandra Kalt 5–7, 4–6
Win 2004 Birrhard Open Clay Japan Chiyoko Ohmae 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 2005 Kobe Open Carpet Japan Mie Yaosa 6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Win 2005 Canadian Open Hard Canada Helene Simard 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2005 Jana Hunsaker Memorial Hard United States Beth Arnoult 6–1, 6–2
Win 2005 Tahoe Donner International - Israel Ilanit Fridman 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2006 Music City Classic Hard United States Kaitlyn Verfuerth 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2006 Canadian Open Hard Canada Helene Simard 6–76, 1–6
Loss 2007 Inail Citta di Livorno Hard Belgium Annick Sevenans 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2008 Northeast WT Tournament Hard United Kingdom Lucy Shuker 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2008 Minas Open - Italy Marianna Lauro 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 2008 Polish Open Clay United States Kaitlyn Verfuerth 6–4, 1–6, 6–0
Win 2008 Midwest Regional Championships Hard United States Emmy Kaiser 6–2, 6–3
Win 2012 Canadian Open Hard
Win 2015 Negombo Open Clay India Madhu Bagri 6–0, 6–0
Win 2015 SL Open Hard Australia Luba Josevski 6–1, 6–0
Win 2015 SSC Open Clay Australia Sarah Calati 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2015 Jana Hunsaker Memorial Hard United States Shelby Baron 7–64, 5–7, 2–6

Doubles

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 1996 Japan Open - Japan Naomi Ishimoto Japan Kanae Kodama
Japan Chiyoko Ohmae
1–6, 2–6
Loss 1996 Farwest Regional Championships - United States Patricia Rollison United States Hope Lewellen
United States Nancy Olson
2–6, 1–6
Win 1997 New Zealand Open - Switzerland Eveline Hegi New Zealand Jacqueline Courtier
New Zealand Randa Hinson
7–6, 6–4
Loss 1997 Florida Open - Canada Helene Simard United States Hope Lewellen
Netherlands Maaike Smit
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win 1997 Japan Open - Netherlands Chantal Vandierendonck Japan Kanae Kodama
Japan Chiyoko Ohmae
6–4, 6–2
Win 1997 Farwest Regional Championships - Canada Helene Simard United States Joy Dryden
United States Patricia Rollison
6–2, 6–4
Win 1997 Southwest Regional Championships - United States Lynn Seidemann United States Hope Lewellen
United States Sharon Clark
Walkover
Loss 1998 Australian Open - Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Australia Daniela Di Toro
Australia Randa Hinson
5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Win 1998 Kobe Open - Netherlands Sharon Walraven Japan Kanae Kodama
Japan Chiyoko Ohmae
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1998 Belgian Open - Canada Helene Simard Netherlands Sonja Peters
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
1–6, 6–7
Win 1998 Tahoe Donner International - United States Patricia Rollison United States Hope Lewellen
United States Sharon Clark
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 1999 Australian Open - Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Netherlands Sharon Walraven
Netherlands Sonja Peters
2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win 1999 Kobe Open - Netherlands Sharon Walraven Japan Norie Kawashima
Japan Ritsuko Sakamoto
6–3, 6–1
Win 1999 Lakeshore Foundation World Challenge - Belgium Brigitte Ameryckx Switzerland Sonja Peters
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1999 Dutch Open - Canada Helene Simard Netherlands Sonja Peters
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Walkover
Loss 1999 Austrian Open - Australia Branka Pupovac Netherlands Maaike Smit
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win 1999 Southwest Regional Championships Clay United States Patricia Rollison United States Karin Korb
United States Hope Lewellen
6–3, 6–3
Loss 1999 Roho Championships - United States Sharon Clark United States Karin Korb
United States Nancy Olson
5–7, 5–7
Loss 1999 US Open Carpet Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Netherlands Sonja Peters
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
0–6, 0–6
Loss 2000 Queensland Open - Switzerland Sandra Salzgeber United Kingdom Kimberly Blake
Australia Branka Pupovac
4–6, 1–6
Loss 2000 Kobe Open - Thailand Chanungarn Techamaneewat Netherlands Sharon Walraven
Netherlands Djoke van Marum
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2000 Usta National Outdoor Championships - Canada Helene Simard Netherlands Sharon Walraven
Netherlands Djoke van Marum
6–7, 3–6,
Win 2000 Farwest Regional Championships - Netherlands Sonja Peters Netherlands Sharon Walraven
Netherlands Djoke van Marum
4–6, 3–6
Win 2000 Southwest Regional Championships - United States Patricia Rollison
Win 2000 Peace Cup Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae
Loss 2001 Sydney International Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Australia Daniela Di Toro
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2001 Australian Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Australia Daniela Di Toro
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
0–6, 2–6
Loss 2001 Florida Open Hard Canada Helene Simard Netherlands Maaike Smit
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
3–6, 3–6
Win 2001 Kobe Open Grass Netherlands Sharon Walraven Japan Kanae Kodama
Japan Chiyoko Ohmae
6–4, 6–2
Win 2001 Japan Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Australia Daniela Di Toro
Australia Lesly Page
7–5, 6–1
Win 2001 Farwest Regional Championships Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae United States Patricia Rollison
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
6–3, 6–0
Win 2001 Canadian Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae United States Sharon Clark
United States Patricia Rollison
6–0, 6–3
Loss 2001 British Open Hard Canada Sarah Hunter Netherlands Sonja Peters
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 2001 Tahoe Donner International Hard Canada Sarah Hunter United States Sharon Clark
United Kingdom Janet McMorran
5–7, 0–6
Win 2001 US Open Hard United States Patricia Rollison United States Sharon Clark
United Kingdom Janet McMorran
6–3, 6–3
Win 2001 Peace Cup Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Japan Kanae Kodama
Japan Mie Yaosa
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2002 Kobe Open - Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Australia Daniela Di Toro
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
3–6, 0–6
Loss 2002 Japan Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Australia Daniela Di Toro
Netherlands Sonja Peters
1–6, 3–6
Win 2002 Canadian Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae United States Sharon Clark
Canada Helene Simard
6–1, 6–7, 7–5
Win 2002 Tahoe Donner International - Japan Chiyoko Ohmae United States Denise Esrey
United States Patricia Rollison
6–1, 6–1
Win 2002 US Open - Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Netherlands Maaike Smit
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
1–6, 4–6
Loss 2003 Kobe Open Hard Canada Sarah Hunter Australia Daniela Di Toro
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2003 Korea Open Hard Netherlands Sharon Walraven South Korea Hong Young-suk
Thailand Sakhorn Khanthasit
6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win 2003 Canadian Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae United States Julia Dorsett
United States Kaitlyn Verfuerth
6–2, 6–0
Win 2003 Southwest Regional Championships - Mexico Claudia Taboada United States Sharon Clark
United States Julia Dorsett
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2004 New Zealand Open Hard Canada Helene Simard United States Sharon Clark
United States Julia Dorsett
6–3, 7–5
Loss 2005 Classic 8's Australian Open Hard Japan Mie Yaosa France Florence Gravellier
Netherlands Maaike Smit
3–6, 3–6
Win 2005 Sydney International Hard Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath Germany Britta Siegers
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
6–1, 6–3
Loss 2005 Australian Open - Netherlands Jiske Griffioen France Florence Gravellier
Netherlands Maaike Smit
4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 2005 Japan Open Hard Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath France Florence Gravellier
Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
2–6, 3–6
Loss 2005 Midwest Regional Championships Hard United States Jan Proctor Canada Annie Morissette
Canada Helene Simard
6–3, 6–1
Win 2005 USTA Hard United States Beth Arnoult Netherlands Korie Homan
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
4–6, 4–6
Win 2005 Tahoe Donner International - Israel Ilanit Fridman United States Jan Proctor
Canada Helene Simard
6–2, 6–75, 6–2
Win 2005 Peace Cup Hard South Korea Park Ju-youn South Korea Hong Young-suk
South Korea Hwang Myung-hee
0–6, 3–6
Win 2006 Classic 8's Australian Open Hard Japan Mie Yaosa Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
2–6, 0–6
Loss 2006 Australian Open Hard Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Walkover
Loss 2006 Pensacola Open Hard Canada Helene Simard France Florence Gravellier
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
3–6, 1–6
Win 2006 Korea Open Hard Netherlands Sharon Walraven Japan Chiyoko Ohmae
Japan Mie Yaosa
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 2006 Swiss Open Hard Japan Mie Yaosa Netherlands Maaike Smit
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
0–6, 1–6
Loss 2006 ROHO Championships Hard United Kingdom Lucy Shuker France Florence Gravellier
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2007 ATH Open Clay Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Belgium Brigitte Ameryckx
Belgium Annick Sevenans
0–6, 0–6
Loss 2007 Salzburg Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae Poland Agnieszka Wysocka
Germany Katharina Kruger
5–7, 0–6
Win 2007 Inail Citta di Livorno Hard Belgium Annick Sevenans Italy Silvia de Maria
Italy Marianna Lauro
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win 2007 Nottingham Indoor Hard Japan Mie Yaosa Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Netherlands Aniek van Koot
7–6, 6–4
Win 2008 Argentina Open Clay Japan Kanako Domori Italy Silvia de Maria
Italy Marianna Lauro
6–1, 6–4
Loss 2008 Atlanta Open Hard Japan Chiyoko Ohmae United States Beth Arnoult
United States Kaitlyn Verfuerth
6–74, 5–7
Win 2008 Peace Cup Hard Japan Kanako Domori South Korea Hwang Myung-hee
South Korea Park Ju-youn
6–3, 6–0
Loss 2009 Florida Open Hard United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley France Florence Gravellier
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker
2–6, 2–6
Loss 2009 Cajun Classic Hard Colombia Johana Martínez United Kingdom Lucy Shuker
Netherlands Aniek van Koot
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2009 Japan Open Hard Netherlands Sharon Walraven Australia Daniela Di Toro
France Florence Gravellier
Walkover
Win 2011 ATH Open Clay Spain Barbara Vidal Spain Elena Jacinto
Spain Lola Ochoa
6–2, 4–3 retired
Loss 2011 PTR Championships Hard Japan Kanako Domori United Kingdom Louise Hunt
United Kingdom Lucy Shuker
6–78, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2012 Sydney International Hard Japan Kanako Domori Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Netherlands Aniek van Koot
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2012 US Open Hard Chile Francisca Mardones Germany Sabine Ellerbrock
Netherlands Sharon Walraven
4–6, 2–6
Win 2012 Tennis Canada International Hard Japan Mika Ishikawa Canada Kirsten Sharp
Canada Amanda Pinheiro
6–0, 6–0
Win 2015 SSC Open Clay Australia Janel Manns
Win 2015 Texas Open Hard United States Elizabeth Williams Mexico Claudia Taboada
Mexico Rosalba Vazquez
4–6, 6–3, 10–7
Win 2015 Jana Hunsaker Memorial Hard United States Marianne Page Mexico Claudia Taboada
Mexico Rosalba Vazquez
6–0, 6–3
Win 2015 Windsor Classic Hard United States Elizabeth Williams France Emilie Chéné
United States Emmy Kaiser
1–6, 1–6
Win 2017 Vancouver International Hard Japan Mika Ishikawa Japan Kanako Domori
Japan Mie Fukazawa
2–6, 2–6

Para-badminton statistics

Yuka Chokyu
Personal information
Country Canada
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CoachRam Nayyar
Women's singles WH1
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking9 (WS November 8, 2022)
8 (WD with Pilar Jáuregui 8 November 2022)
20 (XD with Mikhail Bilenki 8 November 2022)
Current ranking9 (WS)
8 (WD with Pilar Jáuregui)
20 (XD with Mikhail Bilenki) (November 8, 2022)

Parapan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Peru Pilar Jáuregui 12–21, 1–21  Silver

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru Peru Pilar Jáuregui 9–21, 9–21  Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[a] Polideportivo 2,
Lima, Peru
Peru Pilar Jáuregui United States Amy Burnett
Peru Susy Julca
21–3, 21–0  Gold
Brazil Aline de Oliveira Cabral
Brazil Daniele Torres
21–7, 21–10
Brazil Auricélia Evangelista
Brazil Maria Gilda
21–11, 21–7
Peru Jaqueline Burgos
Chile Catalina Jimeno
21–5, 21–3

References

  1. ^ "Yuka Chokyu - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Yuka Chokyu - ITF Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. September 5, 2020.

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.