Yurika Sema

Yurika Sema
瀬間 友里加

Yurika Sema in 2009
Country (sports)
Residence	Tokyo
Born	Nerima, Tokyo
Died
Turned pro	2003
Retired	November 2015
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 315,569
Singles
Career record	338–267
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 142 (30 November 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2014)
French Open	Q2 (2012)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2012)
US Open	1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	215–179
Career titles	14 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 150 (19 April 2010)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–1

is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Biography

Yurika, whose mother is Japanese and her father is Algerian, achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 142 on 30 November 2009, and best doubles ranking of No. 150 on 19 April 2010. She is the older sister of professional tennis player Erika Sema.

She announced that she would play her last tournament at the 90th All-Japan Championships, in November 2015 before retirement.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (3 titles, 13 runner-ups)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Sep 2004	ITF Hiroshima, Japan	Grass	Template:Flagicon Emily Hewson	1–6, 6–7(6)
Win	1.	Oct 2004	ITF Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Takao	3–6, 7–6(4), 6–1
Loss	2.	Sep 2006	ITF Guanzhou, China	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sun Shengnan	2–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	Mar 2007	ITF Perth, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Casey Dellacqua	2–6, 1–6
Loss	4.	Oct 2008	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Melanie South	3–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	Nov 2008	ITF Perth, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Monika Wejnert	6–7(8), 5–7
Loss	6.	Mar 2009	ITF Sydney, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Zhou Yimiao	3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	Jun 2009	ITF Komoro, Japan	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kurumi Nara	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Loss	7.	Jul 2009	ITF Zwevegem, Belgium	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Flipkens	3–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	Mar 2010	ITF Sydney, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jarmila Gajdošová	3–6, 3–6
Win	3.	Mar 2011	ITF Sydney, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rika Fujiwara	6–4, 5–7, 7–6(2)
Loss	9.	May 2011	ITF Changwon, Korea	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chanel Simmonds	2–6, 2–6
Loss	10.	Jun 2011	ITF Gimcheon, Korea	Hard	Template:Flagicon Yoo Mi	3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss	11.	Oct 2011	ITF Seoul, Korea	Hard	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei	1–6, 0–6
Loss	12.	Mar 2013	ITF Bundaberg, Australia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Viktorija Rajicic	4–6, 3–6
Loss	13.	Sep 2013	ITF Incheon, Korea	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 27 (14 titles, 13 runner-ups)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	29 September 2006	ITF Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mari Tanaka	Template:Flagicon Līga Dekmeijere >Template:Flagicon Ayami Takase	6–7(3), 3–6
Loss	2.	14 April 2007	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Junri Namigata	Template:Flagicon Eva Hrdinová Template:Flagicon Michaela Paštiková	6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Win	1.	26 October 2007	ITF Traralgon, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Courtney Nagle Template:Flagicon Robin Stephenson	6–2, 6–2
Loss	3.	18 May 2008	Kurume Cup, Japan	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Chang Kai-chen Template:Flagicon Hwang I-hsuan	3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win	2.	24 May 2008	ITF Nagano, Japan	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Ayaka Maekawa Template:Flagicon Hwang I-hsuan	6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win	3.	31 May 2008	ITF Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Chang Kai-chen Template:Flagicon Hwang I-hsuan	6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss	4.	6 September 2008	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Maki Arai	Template:Flagicon Chan Chin-wei Template:Flagicon Hwang I-hsuan	0–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	17 October 2008	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Miki Miyamura	Template:Flagicon Natalie Grandin Template:Flagicon Robin Stephenson	4–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	30 May 2009	ITF Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Hsu Wen-hsin Template:Flagicon Mari Tanaka	3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss	7.	19 July 2009	ITF Zwevegem, Belgium	Clay	Template:Flagicon Aurélie Védy	Template:Flagicon Elena Chalova Template:Flagicon Darija Jurak	1–6, 4–6
Loss	8.	2 August 2009	ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Darija Jurak	Template:Flagicon Hanne Skak Jensen Template:Flagicon Johanna Larsson	2–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	9 October 2009	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Olivia Rogowska Template:Flagicon Emily Webley-Smith	1–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win	4.	16 October 2009	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Alenka Hubacek Template:Flagicon Bojana Bobusic	6–1, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	5.	19 September 2010	ITF Darwin, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kumiko Iijima	Template:Flagicon Alenka Hubacek Template:Flagicon Tammi Patterson	6–4, 6–1
Win	6.	26 September 2010	ITF Alice Springs, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Alison Bai Template:Flagicon Emelyn Starr	7–5, 6–1
Loss	10.	29 May 2011	ITF Changwon, South Korea	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Takao	Template:Flagicon Chan Hao-ching Template:Flagicon Zheng Saisai	2–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss	11.	19 June 2011	ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Natsumi Hamamura	Template:Flagicon Kanae Hisami Template:Flagicon Varatchaya Wongteanchai	3–6, 2–6
Win	7.	10 July 2011	ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pemra Özgen	Template:Flagicon Hana Birnerová Template:Flagicon Stephanie Vogt	6–4, 7–6(5)
Win	8.	7 May 2012	ITF Tarakan, Indonesia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chiaki Okadaue	Template:Flagicon Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Template:Flagicon Lee So-ra	6–4, 7–6(4)
Win	9.	2 July 2012	ITF Middelburg, Netherlands	Clay	Template:Flagicon Junri Namigata	Template:Flagicon Bernice van de Velde Template:Flagicon Angelique van der Meet	6–3, 6–1
Win	10.	18 February 2013	ITF Mildura, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon Ksenia Lykina	Template:Flagicon Bojana Bobusic Template:Flagicon Emily Webley-Smith	6–4, 6–2
Win	11.	31 May 2013	ITF Grado, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Zhou Yimiao	Template:Flagicon Viktorija Golubic Template:Flagicon Diāna Marcinkēviča	1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win	12.	7 June 2013	ITF Brescia, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Monique Adamczak	Template:Flagicon Réka Luca Jani Template:Flagicon Irina Khromacheva	6–4, 7–5
Win	13.	6 October 2013	ITF Perth, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Monique Adamczak Template:Flagicon Tammi Patterson	7–5, 6–1
Win	14.	27 October 2013	Bendigo International, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Monique Adamczak Template:Flagicon Olivia Rogowska	3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss	12.	17 February 2014	ITF New Delhi, India	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Template:Flagicon Peangtarn Plipuech	6–7, 3–6
Loss	13.	31 March 2014	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Template:Flagicon Erika Sema	Template:Flagicon Chanel Simmonds Template:Flagicon Maša Zec Peškirič	7–6, 3–6, [5–10]

External links

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