Native name | 宮城ナナ | |||||||||||
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Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | 10 April 1971|||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 1 March 1988 | |||||||||||
Retired | 21 March 2006 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed both sides) | |||||||||||
Prize money | $1,234,067 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 273–265 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 4 ITF | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 51 (27 February 1995) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1990, 1991, 1996, 1998) | |||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1990) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1994, 1998) | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1997) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 452–288 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 10 WTA, 31 ITF | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 12 (26 May 1997) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (1997, 1998, 2000) | |||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1997) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (1994, 1997, 1998) | |||||||||||
US Open | SF (1993) | |||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 10–6 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nana Smith (born Nana Miyagi (Japanese: 宮城ナナ); 10 April 1971) is an American-born tennis player who played for Japan.
Career
[edit]Miyagi, a former top-15 player in doubles, played at all the Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles – the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. She scored her first top-10 win in singles in 1994, over then-world No. 8, Lindsay Davenport, and also scored wins over many top-20 ranked players, including Martina Hingis. Her highest ranking in singles is 51, which she reached in February 1995. She won four singles titles on the ITF Circuit.
She had a more successful doubles career, reaching a career-high ranking of 12 in 1997, winning 10 WTA titles and an additional 31 ITF Circuit titles. Also, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 US Open with Yayuk Basuki, and scored a notable win over Serena and Venus Williams at the 1998 Australian Open, with Naoko Kijimuta.
Nana also won two medals at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, gold in mixed-doubles with Satoshi Iwabuchi and bronze in women's doubles with Rika Hiraki.
WTA career finals
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Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Oct 1996 | Surabaya Classic, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)
[edit]ITF Circuit finals
[edit]$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (4–7)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 7 August 1988 | ITF Roanoke, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 21 August 1988 | ITF Chatham, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 26 September 1986 | ITF Detroit, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 August 1992 | ITF Williamsburg, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–0, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 16 August 1992 | ITF Virginia Beach, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 November 1995 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 2 November 1997 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 4 April 1999 | ITF Clermont, United States | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 9. | 31 October 1999 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 3–1 ret. |
Winner | 10. | 17 June 2001 | ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 14 October 2001 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 46 (31–15)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 9 October 1988 | ITF Corpus Christi, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | 25 October 1993 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 11 August 1996 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 10 February 1997 | Midland Classic, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 4 August 1997 | ITF Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 5 October 1997 | ITF Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 7. | 26 October 1997 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 5 October 1998 | Albuquerque Championships, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 25 October 1998 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 4 April 1999 | ITF Claremont, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 2 May 1999 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Winner | 12. | 25 July 1999 | ITF Peachtree City, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 13. | 21 August 1999 | Bronx Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 14. | 26 September 1999 | ITF Kirkland, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 15. | 3 October 1999 | ITF Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | 10 October 1999 | Albuquerque Championships, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 17. | 17 October 1999 | ITF Largo, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 19 August 2000 | Bronx Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 19. | 23 October 2000 | ITF Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 20. | 30 October 2000 | ITF Hayward, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–2, 4–2 |
Winner | 21. | 6 November 2000 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 22. | 19 November 2000 | ITF Naples, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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5–3, 2–4, 2–4, 5–3, 4–1 |
Runner-up | 23. | 8 April 2001 | ITF West Palm Beach, United States |
Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 24. | 13 May 2001 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 25. | 15 July 2001 | ITF College Park, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 22 July 2001 | ITF Mahwah, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 27. | 5 August 2001 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 28. | 30 September 2001 | Albuquerque Championships, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Winner | 29. | 14 October 2001 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 30. | 28 October 2001 | ITF Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 31. | 12 November 2001 | ITF Hattiesburg, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 32. | 26 November 2002 | ITF Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 6–7(3) |
Winner | 33. | 14 April 2002 | ITF Naples, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 34. | 21 July 2002 | ITF Oyster Bay, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 35. | 28 July 2002 | ITF Louisville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 36. | 3 August 2002 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 37. | 18 August 2002 | Bronx Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 38. | 27 October 2002 | ITF Frisco, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 39. | 10 November 2002 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 40. | 17 November 2002 | ITF Eugene, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 41. | 27 April 2003 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 42. | 6 May 2003 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 43. | 8 June 2003 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 44. | 4 July 2004 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 45. | 24 October 2004 | ITF Cary, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 46. | 30 November 2004 | Palm Beach Gardens Challenger, United States |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |