Rika Hiraki

Rika Hiraki
平木 理化

Hiraki in 1999
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Matsudo, Japan
Born	(1971-12-06) 6 December 1971 (age 49) Beirut, Lebanon
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	$852,103
Singles
Career record	208–252
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 72 (27 January 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1996, 1997, 1998)
French Open	1R (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997)
Wimbledon	3R (1992)
US Open	2R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	274–251
Career titles	6 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 26 (27 October 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (1996, 1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001)
US Open	3R (1993, 1996)
Mixed doubles
Career record	11–13
Career titles	1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1998)
French Open	W (1997)
Wimbledon	3R (1997)
US Open	1R (1997, 1998)

Rika Hiraki (Japanese: 平木 理化, born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese female tennis player.

She won the mixed-doubles title at the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi).

Biography[]

Started playing at age 6. Baseliner, who considered groundstrokes her strength. Father, Koichi, works for Japan Airlines; mother, Noriko, is a homemaker; older brother, Yasuchika, graduated from the University of Tokyo and is now a pilot with Japan Airlines. Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, majoring in International Politics. Works as a Systems Manager for telephone company NTT, completing all her work from the road via computer modem while at tournaments. Hobbies include reading and working with computers. Likes to visit London. Favorite movie is Beaches; favorite color is red. Enjoys swimming and listening to music.

Grand Slam finals[]

Mixed doubles: (1 title)[]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1997	French Open	Clay	Mahesh Bhupathi	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond	6–4, 6–1

WTA career finals[]

Doubles (6–7)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1991	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Akemi Nishiya	Nana Miyagi Suzanna Wibowo	1–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Oct 1991	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Florencia Labat	Sabine Appelmans Camille Benjamin	6–3, 6–3
Win	2–1	Apr 1992	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Amy Frazier	Kimiko Date Stephanie Rehe	7–5, 6–7, 6–0
Loss	2–2	Apr 1992	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard (i)	Petra Langrová	Isabelle Demongeot Natalia Medvedeva	6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	2–3	Sep 1994	Tokyo, Japan	Hard (i)	Amy Frazier	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard-Decugis	1–6, 6–0, 1–6
Loss	2–4	Sep 1995	Nagoya, Japan	Carpet (i)	Park Sung-hee	Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce	4–6, 4–6
Win	3–4	Apr 1996	Jakarta, Indonessia	Hard	Naoko Kijimuta	Laurence Courtois Nancy Feber	7–6, 7–5
Win	4–4	Feb 1997	Oklahoma City, US	Hard (i)	Nana Miyagi	Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer Tami Whitlinger-Jones	6–4, 6–1
Win	5–4	Apr 1997	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	Kerry-Anne Guse Corina Morariu	6–4, 6–2
Win	6–4	Sep 1997	Surabaya, Indonessia	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Maureen Drake Renata Kolbovic	6–1, 7–6
Loss	6–5	Apr 1998	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Amy Frazier	Naoko Kijimuta Nana Smith	3-6, 6-4, 4-6
Loss	6–6	Nov 1998	Pattaya City, Thailand	Hard	Aleksandra Olsza	Julie Halard Els Callens	6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	6–7	Nov 1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Clay	Yuka Yoshida	Jelena Kostanić Tina Pisnik	6–3, 2–6, 4–6

ITF finals[]

Singles (1–3)[]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	11 October 1987	Kofu, Japan	Hard	Emiko Okagawa	2-6, 6-2, 1-6
Loss	2.	1 October 1989	Kofu, Japan	Hard	Maya Kidowaki	5-7, 0-6
Win	3.	14 October 1990	Matsuyama, Japan	Hard	Catherine Barclay	6-4, 6-2
Loss	4.	21 October 1990	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Kristine Kunce	7-6, 3-6, 3-6

Doubles (10–13)[]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	20 November 1989	Bulleen, Australia	Hard	Claudine Toleafoa	Ingelise Driehuis Alysia May	7–6, 6–4
Loss	2.	7 October 1990	Tokyo, Japan	Hard		Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce	6-4, 1-6, 5-7
Loss	3.	21 October 1990	Kyoto, Japan	Hard		Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce	3-6, 4-6
Loss	4.	30 March 1998	Phoenix, United States	Hard	Amy Frazier	Aleksandra Olsza Kristina Triska	4–6, 6–7(5)
Win	5.	19 July 1998	Mahwah, United States	Hard	Amy Frazier	Jane Chi Jean Okada	4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Runner-up	6.	25 October 1998	Houston, United States	Hard	Kim Eun-ha	Nana Smith Miho Saeki	1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	4 April 1999	Claremont, United States	Hard	Nannie de Villiers	Rachel McQuillan Nana Smith	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	8.	18 April 1999	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Lisa McShea	Erika deLone Annabel Ellwood	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	9.	6 June 1999	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Grass	Linda Wild	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	W/O
Win	10.	25 July 1999	Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Annabel Ellwood Bryanne Stewart	6-4, 6-1
Runner-up	11.	24 October 1999	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Kerry-Anne Guse Lisa McShea	2–6, 3–6
Win	12.	13 December 1999	New Delhi, India	Hard	Lorna Woodroffe	Tathiana Garbin Nirupama Sanjeev	5–2 ret.
Win	13.	20 February 2000	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Nannie de Villiers	Surina De Beer Tzipora Obziler	6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Win	14.	3 April 2000	West Palm Beach, United States	Clay	Yuka Yoshida	Erika deLone Nicole Pratt	1–6, 6–0, 7–6(5)
Loss	15.	25 March 2001	La Cañada, United States	Hard	Kim Eun-ha	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	2–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	8 April 2001	West Palm Beach, United States	Clay	Nana Smith	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	3–6, 3–6
Win	17.	13 May 2001	Fukuoka, Japan	Hard	Nana Smith	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6–0, 7–6(3)
Loss	18.	16 September 2001	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Kim Eun-ha	Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-sook	3–6, 3–6
Win	19.	14 October 2001	Saga, Japan	Grass	Nana Smith	Shiho Hisamatsu Maiko Inoue	6-0, 6-1
Win	20.	28 October 2001	Dallas, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Irina Selyutina Nannie de Villiers	7–6(4), 6–2
Loss	21.	12 November 2001	Hattiesburg, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Alina Jidkova Abigail Spears	3-6, 1-6
Loss	22.	26 November 2002	Minneapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Nana Smith	Shinobu Asagoe Els Callens	6–7(3), 6–7(3)
Win	23.	14 April 2002	Naples, United States	Clay	Nana Smith	Gisela Dulko Vera Zvonareva	7–5, 4–6, 7–5

External links[]

• Rika Hiraki at the Women's Tennis Association
• Rika Hiraki at the International Tennis Federation
• Rika Hiraki at the Billie Jean King Cup