Akiko Kijimuta
Akiko Kijimuta 
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 Japan
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| Birthday: | May 1, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 323,209 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 126: 148 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 0 WTA , 1 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 49 (March 5 1990) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 33:63 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 93 (August 26 1991) | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Akiko Kijimuta ( Japanese 雉 子 牟 田 明子 , Kijimuta Akiko ; born May 1, 1968 in Ebina , Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a former Japanese tennis player . Her younger sister Naoko was also a professional tennis player.
Career
Kijimuta's professional career lasted from 1983 to 1994. During this period, she won a single and two double titles at the ITF level. She was denied a title win on the WTA Tour .
In 1992 she was in the second round of the individual competition at the French Open . It was her greatest success in a Grand Slam tournament .
From 1984 to 1991 she played 13 games for the Japanese Fed Cup team , of which she was able to win three.
Kijimuta achieved her best placements in the WTA world rankings with 49th place in singles (1990) and 93rd place in doubles (1991).
Web links
- WTA profile Akiko Kijimuta (English)
- ITF profile Akiko Kijimuta (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Akiko Kijimuta (English)
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| SURNAME | Kijimuta, Akiko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 雉 子 牟 田 明子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ebina , Kanagawa Prefecture |