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Kazue Takuma

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Kazue Takuma
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 50)
Prize money$47,563
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 233 (5 August 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1997)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 151 (7 July 1997)

Kazue Takuma (born 4 August 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Takuma, who had a career high singles ranking of 233, made her WTA Tour main draw debut at Nagoya in 1995 and also twice qualified for the main draw of the Japan Open. As a doubles player she had her best year in 1996 when she won a $25,000 ITF title in Taipei and was runner-up in a WTA Tour tournament, the China Open. She featured in the singles qualifying draw for the 1997 Australian Open.[1]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles (0-1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 14 October 1996 Beijing, China Tier IV Hard Japan Yuko Hosoki Japan Naoko Kijimuta
Japan Miho Saeki
5–7, 4–6

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 31 October 1993 Kyoto, Japan Hard Australia Lisa McShea 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 28 October 1996 Saga, Japan Grass Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 7 June 1993 Seoul, South Korea Hard Japan Yuka Yoshida Indonesia Mimma Chernovita
Indonesia Irawati Moerid
5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 1. 11 March 1996 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Japan Yoriko Yamagishi Chinese Taipei Hsu Hsueh-li
Chinese Taipei Weng Tzu-ting
7–5, 6–7(5), 7–6(4)

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Australian Open - 13 January - 26 January 1997". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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