Kayoko Fukuoka (福岡 加余子, Fukuoka Kayoko, born 1 August 1949) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.[1]

Kayoko Fukuoka
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1949-08-01) 1 August 1949 (age 74)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1974)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1973, 1974)
Wimbledon2R (1974, 1975)
US Open2R (1973)

Fukuoka, a two-time French Open quarter-finalist in doubles, featured in 16 Federation Cup ties for Japan as a doubles specialist and won a total of 12 matches.

At the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Fukuoka partnered with Toshiko Sade to win the women's doubles event. She was also a silver medalist at the 1973 University Games.[2]

WTA finals edit

Doubles (0–2) edit

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Michelle Rodríguez   Helga Schultze
  Lea Pericoli
2-6, 0-6
Loss 0–2 Nov 1975 Tokyo, Japan Hard   Kiyomi Nomura   Ann Kiyomura
  Kazuko Sawamatsu
2-6, 3-6

Other finals edit

Doubles edit

Result Date Tournament Location Partner Opponents Score
  Silver August 1973 1973 Summer Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union   Kazuko Sawamatsu   Olga Morozova
  Zaiga Jansone
0–6, 3–6
  Gold September 1974 1974 Asian Games Tehran, Iran   Toshiko Sade   Lee Soon-oh
  Lee Duk-hee
6–2, 6–3

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References edit

  1. ^ "Nagelsen eases to Japan semis". San Francisco Examiner. 20 October 1979.
  2. ^ "全日本テニス女子最年少優勝、雉子牟田明子さんから発掘!" (in Japanese). NHK. 15 March 2019.

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