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Seiko Okamoto

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Seiko Okamoto
岡本 聖子
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 46)
Tokyo
Turned pro2000
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$207,531
Singles
Career record264–264
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (16 January 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2008)
French OpenQ1 (2006)
WimbledonQ3 (2005)
US OpenQ2 (2005)
Doubles
Career record223–166
Career titles1 WTA, 15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 123 (1 November 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2004, 2005)

Seiko Okamoto (岡本 聖子, Okamoto Seiko) (born 14 March 1978) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Okamoto took part in the 2006 Bangalore Open but lost in the first round of singles qualifying, and the first round of doubles, alongside Ryōko Fuda. She has stated that her favorite surface to play on is hardcourt.

In her career, Okamoto won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as two singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Jan 2004 Hobart International, Australia Tier V Hard Japan Shinobu Asagoe Belgium Els Callens
Austria Barbara Schett
2–6, 6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (2–8)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 20 November 2000 Kōfu Open, Japan Carpet Japan Keiko Taguchi 4–1, 1–3, 4–1
Loss 2. 22 July 2002 ITF Incheon, South Korea Hard South Korea Kim Mi-ok 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 19 October 2003 ITF Haibara, Japan Hard Japan Yuka Yoshida 1–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 13 May 2004 ITF Beijing, China Hard China Li Na 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 27 February 2005 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan 3–6, 2–6
Loss 6. 28 May 2005 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Japan Mayumi Yamamoto 2–6, 2–6
Loss 7. 5 June 2005 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 1–6, 2–6
Loss 8. 29 October 2006 ITF Hamanako, Japan Carpet Japan Shiho Hisamatsu 2–6, 4–6
Win 9. 15 April 2007 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Japan Erika Takao 6–1, 6–2
Loss 10. 21 October 2007 ITF Makinohara, Japan Carpet Japan Akiko Yonemura 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 33 (15–18)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 23 November 1998 ITF Nagasaki, Japan Grass Japan Keiko Taguchi Japan Akiko Gunji
Japan Keiko Ishida
2–6, 2–6
Win 2. 6 June 1999 ITF Little Rock, United States Hard Japan Keiko Taguchi South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Chae Kyung-yee
7–5, 6–2
Win 3. 28 November 1999 ITF Kōfu, Japan Carpet Japan Keiko Taguchi Japan Remi Tezuka
Japan Maki Arai
7–6, 0–6, 7–5
Win 4. 13 November 2000 ITF Haibara, Japan Clay Japan Keiko Taguchi Japan Akiko Gunji
Japan Keiko Ishida
2–4, 4–0, 5–3, 3–5, 4–2
Win 5. 20 November 2000 ITF Kōfu, Japan Carpet Japan Keiko Taguchi Japan Kumiko Iijima
Japan Maki Arai
3–5, 4–1, 5–4, 4–1
Win 6. 3 September 2001 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Japan Nami Urabe Australia Melissa Dowse
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 7. 26 September 2001 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Nami Urabe Australia Melissa Dowse
Australia Samantha Stosur
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 8. 10 February 2002 ITF Faro, Portugal Hard Japan Satomi Kinjo Japan Remi Tezuka
Japan Maki Arai
5–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win 9. 30 June 2002 ITF Lachine, Canada Hard Japan Shizu Katsumi United States Adria Engel
United States Kristina Kraszewski
w/o
Win 10. 21 July 2002 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Japan Maki Arai South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Chae Kyung-yee
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 11. 20 April 2003 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Japan Shiho Hisamatsu South Korea Choi Jin-young
South Korea Kim Mi-ok
1–6, 2–6
Win 12. 1 June 2003 ITF Houston, United States Hard (i) Japan Remi Tezuka Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle
South Africa Nicole Rencken
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 13. 2 November 2003 ITF Beijing, China Hard South Korea Jeon Mi-ra China Yang Shujing
China Yu Ying
4–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 10 May 2004 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Carpet Japan Ryōko Fuda Japan Rika Fujiwara
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
2–6, 6–2, 6–7
Win 15. 11 July 2004 ITF College Park, United States Hard Japan Shiho Hisamatsu Belarus Natallia Dziamidzenka
United States Kaysie Smashey
7–6(5), 6–2
Loss 16. 21 February 2005 ITF Taipei, Taiwan Hard Japan Ryōko Fuda Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
3–6, 2–6
Win 17. 1 May 2005 ITF Hamanako, Japan Hard Japan Ryōko Fuda Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan Ayami Takase
7–5, 6–4
Loss 18. 8 May 2005 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Japan Ryōko Fuda Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Saori Obata
1–6, 2–6
Win 19. 14 May 2005 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Japan Ryōko Fuda Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6–2, 7–6
Win 20. 22 May 2005 ITF Changwon, South Korea Hard Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
6–2, 7–5
Loss 21. 23 October 2005 ITF Makinohara, Japan Carpet Japan Ayami Takase Japan Ryoko Takemura
Japan Tomoko Yonemura
4–6, 3–6
Loss 22. 6 November 2005 ITF Busan, Korea Hard Japan Ayami Takase Russia Julia Efremova
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
4–6, 7–6(6), 1–6
Loss 23. 11 April 2006 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Japan Ayami Takase Russia Maria Kondratieva
France Sophie Lefèvre
0–6, 3–6
Loss 24. 9 July 2006 ITF Nagoya, Japan Hard Japan Ayami Takase Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
2–6, 3–6
Loss 25. 16 July 2006 ITF Miyazaki, Japan Hard Japan Ayami Takase Japan Maki Arai
Japan Kumiko Iijima
2–6, 3–6
Loss 26. 23 July 2006 Kurume Cup, Japan Carpet Japan Ayami Takase Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
w/o
Loss 27. 28 October 2006 ITF Hamanako, Japan Carpet Japan Maki Arai Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
6–7(2), 5–7
Win 28. 5 November 2006 ITF Sutama, Japan Clay Japan Maki Arai Japan Ryoko Takemura
Japan Mari Tanaka
6–2, 6–3
Win 29. 19 February 2007 ITF Clearwater, United States Hard Japan Ryōko Fuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 30. 9 April 2007 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Japan Kumiko Iijima China Han Xinyun
China Hao Jie
2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 31. 6 May 2007 ITF Gifu, Japan Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima Japan Ayumi Morita
Japan Ai Sugiyama
1–6, 6–3, 0–6
Loss 32. 18 February 2008 ITF Clearwater, United States Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei United Kingdom Anna Fitzpatrick
Montenegro Ana Veselinović
2–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 33. 26 March 2010 ITF Kōfu, Japan Hard Japan Maki Arai Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan Maiko Inoue
6–4, 6–4

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