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Misa Eguchi

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Misa Eguchi
江口 実沙
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32)
Ogōri, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Retired2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$424,199
Singles
Career record235–208
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 109 (12 September 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018)
French OpenQ1 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
WimbledonQ2 (2014, 2016)
US Open1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record106–118
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 185 (17 November 2014)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon women's team

Misa Eguchi (江口 実沙, Eguchi Misa, born 18 April 1992) is a former professional Japanese tennis player.

Eguchi in Wimbledon, 2014

In her career, she won six singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 September 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 109. On 17 November 2014, she peaked at No. 185 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Eguchi won her first $50k title at the 2014 Burnie International, defeating Elizaveta Kulichkova in the final.[1] Six months later, she advanced to her first ever WTA Tour quarterfinal at the Baku Cup, losing in three sets to Bojana Jovanovski.[2]

WTA 125 tournament finals

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Singles: 1 (runner–up)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Sep 2016 Dalian Women's Open, China Hard Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 ret.

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Sep 2014 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard Japan Eri Hozumi Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
1–6, 6–3, [7–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2011 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard China Lu Jiajing 6–1, 6–1
Win 2–0 May 2011 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Rika Fujiwara 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jun 2011 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Akiko Omae 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Sep 2011 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Carpet Belgium Tamaryn Hendler 6–7(4), 1–6
Loss 2–3 Sep 2012 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Kazusa Ito 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Feb 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard China Wang Yafan 2–6, 0–6
Win 3–4 Jan 2014 Burnie International, Australia 50,000 Hard Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–4 Feb 2014 ITF Port Pirie, Australia 15,000 Hard Japan Hiroko Kuwata 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Apr 2014 ITF Seoul, South Korea 50,000 Hard Japan Misaki Doi 1–6, 6–7(3)
Win 5–5 Oct 2015 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Sweden Susanne Celik 7–6(6), 7–5
Win 6–5 Nov 2015 Bendigo International, Australia 50,000 Hard Japan Hiroko Kuwata 7–6(5), 6–3

Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2011 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Japan Akiko Omae China Liang Chen
China Zhao Yijing
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 May 2012 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Grass Japan Akiko Omae Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Stephanie Bengson
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Japan Mari Tanaka Serbia Tamara Čurović
China Wang Yafan
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 1–3 Jul 2013 ITF Waterloo, Canada 50,000 Clay Japan Eri Hozumi Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Canada Sharon Fichman
6–7(6), 3–6
Win 2–3 Dec 2013 ITF Hong Kong 25,000 Hard Japan Eri Hozumi Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas
Hong Kong Zhang Ling
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–3 Feb 2014 ITF Salisbury, Australia 15,000 Hard Japan Miki Miyamura South Korea Jang Su-jeong
South Korea Lee So-ra
6–2, 6–2
Win 4–3 Oct 2015 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Eri Hozumi United States Veronica Corning
United States Jessica Wacnik
4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 5–3 Nov 2015 Canberra International, Australia 50,000 Hard Japan Eri Hozumi United States Lauren Embree
United States Asia Muhammad
7–6(13), 1–6, [14–12]
Loss 5–4 Jul 2017 Reinert Open, Germany 60,000 Clay Japan Akiko Omae Germany Katharina Gerlach
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 6–4 Nov 2017 ITF Vinaròs, Spain 15,000 Clay Japan Akiko Omae India Snehadevi Reddy
Ecuador Charlotte Römer
6–2, 6–2
Win 7–4 Feb 2018 ITF Kofu, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Doi Japan Megumi Nishimoto
Japan Kotomi Takahata
6–3, 6–7(2), [10–8]

References

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  1. ^ "$50,000 Burnie". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Jovanovski ends Eguchi's run in Baku". Women's Tennis Association. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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