Ei Iida

Ei Iida (born 9 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Ei Iida
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1967-09-09) 9 September 1967
Prize money$149,368
Singles
Career record115–137 (45.6%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 203 (24 August 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
US Open1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record146–105 (58.2%)
Career titles1 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 44 (19 April 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open1R (1993)

Biography

Iida qualified for the singles main draw of two Grand Slam tournaments, the 1988 Australian Open and 1989 US Open. Her first-round opponent at the US Open was Martina Navratilova, who went on to make the final.[1]

As a doubles player, she reached No. 44 in the world and won one WTA Tour title, the 1993 Japan Open, partnering Maya Kidowaki.[2]

Early in her career, she played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University in the United States.[3]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Apr 1993 Japan Open Tier III Hard Japan Maya Kidowaki China Li Fang
Japan Kyōko Nagatsuka
6–2, 4–6, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 8 November 1987 ITF Saga, Japan Grass United States Stephanie Savides 6–3, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 16 October 1988 ITF Kofu, Japan Grass Japan Tamaka Takagi 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 30 October 1989 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Ayako Hirose 6–1, 7–6(6)
Winner 2. 28 October 1991 ITF Saga, Japan Grass China Li Fang 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 7 November 1993 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Maya Kidowaki 6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 22 (14–8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 28 October 1985 ITF Fukuoka, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato Netherlands Nanette Schutte
Netherlands Marianne van der Torre
3–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 4 November 1985 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard China Zhong Ni Netherlands Nanette Schutte
Netherlands Marianne van der Torre
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 11 November 1985 ITF Matsuyama, Japan Hard China Zhong Ni Netherlands Nanette Schutte
Netherlands Marianne van der Torre
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 25 November 1985 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard China Zhong Ni Netherlands Nanette Schutte
Netherlands Marianne van der Torre
4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 11 October 1987 ITF Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Akemi Nishiya Japan Kumiko Okamoto
Japan Naoko Sato
7–5, 6–2
Winner 3. 8 November 1987 ITF Saga, Japan Hard Japan Maya Kidowaki Japan Kumiko Okamoto
Japan Naoko Sato
7–6, 3–6, 9–7
Winner 4. 15 November 1987 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Maya Kidowaki Japan Junko Kimuro
Japan Hijiri Nakazaka
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 12 June 1988 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Soviet Union Eugenia Maniokova
Soviet Union Viktoria Milvidskaia
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Runner-up 5. 3 July 1988 ITF Brindisi, Italy Clay Indonesia Yayuk Basuki France Frédérique Martin
France Virginie Paquet
7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 11 July 1988 ITF Vaihingen, West Germany Clay Japan Maya Kidowaki South Africa Linda Barnard
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 16 October 1988 ITF Chiba, Japan Hard Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Japan Naoko Sato
Japan Maya Kidowaki
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up 7. 26 June 1989 ITF Arezzo, Italy Clay United States Anne Grousbeck Argentina Gabriela Castro
Spain Conchita Martínez
w/o
Winner 6. 25 September 1989 ITF Chiba, Japan Hard Japan Maya Kidowaki New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
New Zealand Julie Richardson
7–6, 6–4
Winner 7. 15 October 1989 ITF Nagasaki, Japan Hard Japan Maya Kidowaki Australia Kate McDonald
Japan Tamaka Takagi
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 8. 30 October 1989 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Naoko Sato United States Lynn Nabors
Mexico Lupita Novelo
7–6(3), 4–6, 6–3
Winner 9. 22 April 1990 ITF Turin, Italy Clay Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo Italy Federica Bonsignori
Hungary Andrea Noszály
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 10. 1 July 1990 ITF Cerignola, Italy Clay United States Jennifer Fuchs Italy Simona Isidori
Italy Caterina Nozzoli
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 8. 10 February 1991 ITF Jakarta, Indonessia Clay Japan Misumi Miyauchi Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Justine Hodder
6–7, 5–7
Winner 11. 15 July 1991 ITF Evansville, United States Hard Japan Ayako Hirose United States Kathy Foxworth
United States Shannan McCarthy
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 12. 25 October 1993 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Japan Nana Smith Australia Robyn Mawdsley
United Kingdom Julie Pullin
6–4, 7–5
Winner 13. 7 November 1993 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Japan Maya Kidowaki Japan Mana Endo
Japan Naoko Sawamatsu
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 14. 31 October 1994 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Australia Louise Pleming Japan Mami Donoshiro
Japan Yuka Tanaka
6–3, 7–6(2)

References

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