Akiko Yonemura
# Akiko Yonemura

Akiko Yonemura (米村明子, Yonemura Akiko, born 25 January 1984) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

On 12 May 2008, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 208. In April 2008, she reached her best doubles ranking of No. 137.

In her career, she won three singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Akiko is the sister of Tomoko Yonemura.

## ITF Circuit finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 12 (3–9)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 October 2005 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | Alisa Kleybanova | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 June 2006 | Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Abigail Spears | 3–6, 6–2, $6–7^{(6)}$ |
| Runner-up | 3. | 24 September 2006 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 21 October 2007 | Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | Seiko Okamoto | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 October 2008 | Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | Hsieh Su-wei | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 September 2009 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 27 March 2010 | Kofu, Japan | Hard | Sachie Ishizu | 6–1, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 30 May 2010 | Kusatsu, Japan | Carpet | Junri Namigata | 6–4, $7–6^{(4)}$ |
| Runner-up | 7. | 17 September 2011 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Kazusa Ito | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1 April 2012 | Nishitama, Japan | Hard | Kumiko Iijima | 1–1 ret. |
| Runner-up | 8. | 23 June 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Shiho Akita | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 14 September 2013 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Hiroko Kuwata | 1–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 30 (15–15)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 September 2003 | ITF Hiroshima, Japan | Grass | Satomi Kinjo | Tomoko Taira Nami Urabe | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 September 2004 | Saitama, Japan | Hard | Tomoko Taira | Kim Hea-mi Keiko Taguchi | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 31 October 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Maki Arai | Kumiko Iijima Junri Namigata | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 21 August 2005 | Nanjing, China | Hard | Tomoko Sugano | Julia Efremova Xie Yanze | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 4 June 2006 | Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Ryoko Takemura | Christina Horiatopoulos Trudi Musgrave | 1–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2007 | Fukuoka, Japan | Carpet | Ayumi Morita | Rika Fujiwara Junri Namigata | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 27 May 2007 | Nagano, Japan | Carpet | Mari Tanaka | Natsumi Hamamura Ayaka Maekawa | $6–7^{(2)},$ 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 June 2007 | Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Kumiko Iijima | Chen Yi Yoo Mi | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 8 July 2007 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard | Junri Namigata | Chang Kyung-mi Kim Jin-hee | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 5 August 2007 | Obihiro, Japan | Carpet | Ayumi Morita | Kumiko Iijima Junri Namigata | $6–7^{(3)},$ 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 13 September 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Kumiko Iijima | Junri Namigata Rika Fujiwara | 6–3, $6–7^{(4)},$ [5–10] |
| Winner | 4. | 6 July 2008 | Waterloo, Canada | Clay | Tomoko Yonemura | Lauren Albanese Alexandra Mueller | 6–1, 4–6, [10–3] |
| Runner-up | 9. | 25 October 2008 | Hamanako, Japan | Carpet | Junri Namigata | Kanae Hisami Yurina Koshino | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 May 2009 | Fukuoka, Japan | Grass | Tomoko Yonemura | Ayaka Maekawa Junri Namigata | 6–2, $6–7^{(3)},$ [10–3] |
| Winner | 6. | 24 May 2009 | Nagano, Japan | Carpet | Junri Namigata | Tomoyo Takagishi Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 29 November 2009 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | Carpet (i) | Akari Inoue | Marina Erakovic Tamarine Tanasugarn | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 23 May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet | Ayumi Oka | Sun Shengnan Xu Yifan | $7–6^{(1)},$ 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 4 July 2010 | ITF Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | Tomoko Yonemura | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Winner | 9. | 24 July 2010 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Tomoko Yonemura | Kim So-jung Remi Tezuka | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 29 August 2010 | ITF Saitama, Japan | Hard | Kumiko Iijima | Akari Inoue Kotomi Takahata | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 5 September 2010 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Kumiko Iijima | Chan Chin-wei Chen Yi | 4–6, 7–6 $^{(6)},$ [10–7] |
| Winner | 11. | 15 May 2011 | Kurume Cup, Japan | Grass | Ayumi Oka | Rika Fujiwara Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 12. | 8 October 2011 | Kōfu International Open, Japan | Hard | Remi Tezuka | Chan Chin-wei Hsu Wen-hsin | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 22 October 2011 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | Junri Namigata | Shuko Aoyama Kotomi Takahata | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 12. | 9 September 2012 | ITF Noto, Japan | Grass | Kumiko Iijima | Miki Miyamura Mari Tanaka | 6–1, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Runner-up | 14. | 23 June 2013 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Kumiko Iijima | Makoto Ninomiya Yuka Mori | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 24 March 2014 | ITF Nishitama, Japan | Hard | Junri Namigata | Choi Ji-hee Akari Inoue | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 13 May 2014 | Kurume Cup, Japan | Hard | Junri Namigata | Jarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 20 May 2014 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | Hard | Junri Namigata | Kanae Hisami Chiaki Okadaue | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 15. | 24 March 2015 | ITF Nishitama, Japan | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata | 2–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
