Rika Hiraki
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Rika Hiraki (born December 6, 1971 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a former professional female tennis player from Japan.
She has won 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title, the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi). By winning she became the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam title, and Bhupathi the first Indian. In 1934 Tatsuyoshi Miki became the first Japanese tennis player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title; he won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title.
[edit] WTA Tour titles (6)
[edit] Doubles (6)
- 1991: Puerto Rico (with Labat)
- 1992: Tokyo [Japan Open] (with Frazier)
- 1996: Jakarta (with Kijimuta)
- 1997: Oklahoma City (with Miyagi)
- 1997: Tokyo [Japan Open] (with Dechaume-Balleret)
- 1997: Surabaya (with Guse)
[edit] External links
- WTA Tour profile for Rika Hiraki
