Yuuki Tanaka
| Native name | 田中 優季 |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Japan
|
| Born |
7 March 1990 Chita, Japan |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $57,453 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 169–132 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 361 (14 December 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 403 (1 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open Junior | Q2 (2007) |
| Wimbledon Junior | Q2 (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 115–94 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 216 (1 August 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 216 (1 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2007) |
| Last updated on: 2 August 2016. | |
Yuuki Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 優季 Hepburn: Tanaka Yūki?, born 7 March 1990) is a Japanese professional tennis player.
On 14 December 2015, Tanaka reached her best singles ranking of world number 361. On 11 January 2016, Tanaka reached her best doubles ranking of world number 272. Tanaka has won one ITF singles title and five ITF doubles titles.
Tanaka made her WTA main draw debut at the 2016 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open, in the doubles event partnering Tian Ran. Her biggest ITF tournament was the $75,000 2015 Dunlop World Challenge doubles final, which she lost partnering with Luksika Kumkhum.
Tanaka was born in Chita, Aichi Prefecture and attended Yawata Elementary School and Yawata Junior High School in Chita and Sugiyama Jogakuen High School in Nagoya. She participated in her first ITF tournament at the age of 16 in July 2006, advancing through three rounds of qualifying at the $25,000 event in Nagoya before losing in the round of 32 in the main draw.
After high school she attended Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in sports science.
Tanaka commenced playing tennis at nine years of age. In September 2010 she came runner-up in the women's singles event of the All-Japan Inter-Collegiate Tennis Tournament, losing to fellow Waseda student Hiroko Kuwata in the final. She also finished runner-up in the doubles event, partnering Waseda classmate Shiho Otake and losing to fellow Waseda students Emiko Ito and Mai Iwazaki in the final. In October 2010 she led the Waseda women's team to their fifth consecutive All-Japan Collegiate Tennis Championships title and was named MVP of the tournament. In December 2010 she partnered with Otake to win the national inter-collegiate indoor tournament in Osaka.
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