Ei Iida
# Ei Iida

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

## 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.

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

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

## WTA career finals

### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | Apr 1993 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | Maya Kidowaki | Li Fang 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 | Stephanie Savides | 6–3, 6–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 October 1988 | ITF Kofu, Japan | Grass | Tamaka Takagi | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 30 October 1989 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | Ayako Hirose | 6–1, $7–6^{(6)}$ |
| Winner | 2. | 28 October 1991 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | Li Fang | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 7 November 1993 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | 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 | Naoko Sato | Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 4 November 1985 | ITF Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Zhong Ni | Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 November 1985 | ITF Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | Zhong Ni | Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 November 1985 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Zhong Ni | Nanette Schutte Marianne van der Torre | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 October 1987 | ITF Kofu, Japan | Hard | Akemi Nishiya | Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 8 November 1987 | ITF Saga, Japan | Hard | Maya Kidowaki | Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato | 7–6, 3–6, 9–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 15 November 1987 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | Hard | Maya Kidowaki | Junko Kimuro Hijiri Nakazaka | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 12 June 1988 | ITF Modena, Italy | Clay | Yayuk Basuki | Eugenia Maniokova Viktoria Milvidskaia | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 3 July 1988 | ITF Brindisi, Italy | Clay | Yayuk Basuki | Frédérique Martin Virginie Paquet | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 11 July 1988 | ITF Vaihingen, West Germany | Clay | Maya Kidowaki | Linda Barnard Amanda Coetzer | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 October 1988 | ITF Chiba, Japan | Hard | Yayuk Basuki | Naoko Sato Maya Kidowaki | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 26 June 1989 | ITF Arezzo, Italy | Clay | Anne Grousbeck | Gabriela Castro Conchita Martínez | w/o |
| Winner | 6. | 25 September 1989 | ITF Chiba, Japan | Hard | Maya Kidowaki | Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 15 October 1989 | ITF Nagasaki, Japan | Hard | Maya Kidowaki | Kate McDonald Tamaka Takagi | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 30 October 1989 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | Naoko Sato | Lynn Nabors Lupita Novelo | $7–6^{(3)},$ 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 22 April 1990 | ITF Turin, Italy | Clay | Suzanna Wibowo | Federica Bonsignori Andrea Noszály | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | 1 July 1990 | ITF Cerignola, Italy | Clay | Jennifer Fuchs | Simona Isidori Caterina Nozzoli | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 10 February 1991 | ITF Jakarta, Indonessia | Clay | Misumi Miyauchi | Kerry-Anne Guse Justine Hodder | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 11. | 15 July 1991 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | Ayako Hirose | Kathy Foxworth Shannan McCarthy | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 12. | 25 October 1993 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Nana Smith | Robyn Mawdsley Julie Pullin | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 13. | 7 November 1993 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | Maya Kidowaki | Mana Endo Naoko Sawamatsu | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 14. | 31 October 1994 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | Louise Pleming | Mami Donoshiro Yuka Tanaka | 6–3, $7–6^{(2)}$ |
