Shinobu Asagoe

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Shinobu Asagoe bigraphy, stories - Japanese tennis player

Shinobu Asagoe : biography

June 28, 1976 –

Shinobu Asagoe ( born June 28, 1976 in Hyōgo) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1997, and retired in 2006.

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 bronze final

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
4th place 2004 Athens Hard JPN}} Ai Sugiyama ARG}} Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini 3–6, 3–6

WTA Tour finals

Singles 4

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 June 2003 Birmingham, England Grass BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 16 January 2004 Hobart, Australia Hard USA}} Amy Frazier 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 8 January 2005 Auckland, New Zealand Hard SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik 7–5, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles 13 (9–4)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 1
Tier II 1
Tier III 4
Tier IV & V 3
Olympic Games 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 6
Clay 2
Grass 1
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 16 June 2002 Birmingham, England Grass BEL}} Els Callens USA}} Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 6 October 2002 Japan Open, Japan Hard JPN}} Nana Miyagi RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 30 March 2003 Miami, Florida, USA Hard JPN}} Nana Miyagi RSA}} Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner 4. 6 April 2003 Sarasota, Florida, USA Clay JPN}} Nana Miyagi RSA}} Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova 6–7(8), 3–6
Winner 5. 16 January 2004 Hobart, Australia Hard JPN}} Seiko Okamoto BEL}} Els Callens Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 6. 7 August 2004 Canadian Open, Canada Hard JPN}} Ai Sugiyama RSA}} Liezel Huber Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–0, 6–3
Winner 7. 10 October 2004 Japan Open, Japan Hard SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik USA}} Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington 6–1, 6–4
Winner 8. 8 January 2005 Auckland, New Zealand Hard SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik NZL}} Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 9 October 2005 Japan Open, Japan Hard VEN}} María Vento-Kabchi ARG}} Gisela Dulko Maria Kirilenko 5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 10. 16 October 2005 Bangkok, Thailand Hard ARG}} Gisela Dulko ESP}} Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 11. 5 March 2006 Acapulco, Mexico Clay FRA}} Émilie Loit GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 2 April 2006 Miami, Florida, USA Hard SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik RSA}} Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova 7–6(7), 1–6, 3–6
Winner 13. 9 April 2006 Amelia Island, Florida, USA Clay SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik RSA}} Liezel Huber Sania Mirza 6–2, 6–4