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Tamaka Takagi
Full name	Tamaka Takagi
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	30 December 1965 (age 58)
Prize money	$93,073
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 113 (4 March 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1991)
French Open	1R (1991)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 151 (20 November 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1990)

Tamaka Takagi (born 30 December 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Biography

Takagi, who comes from Fukuoka, played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Kentucky before playing professionally.^[1]

On the WTA Tour her best performances include making the round of 16 at the 1989 OTB Open in Schenectady and the quarter-finals of the 1990 Singapore Open.

She reached her career best ranking in 1991, 113 in the world, which she attained after beating Kathy Rinaldi in the first round at Palm Springs.

During her career she featured in the main draws of both the Australian Open and French Open. Her only grand slam win came at the 1991 Australian Open, where she beat world number 41 Patty Fendick in the opening round.^[2]

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	30 June 1985	Spartanburg, United States	Clay	Caroline Kuhlman	2–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	16 October 1988	Kofu, Japan	Grass	Ei Iida	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	23 October 1988	Kuroshio, Japan	Hard	Maya Kidowaki	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	30 April 1990	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Julie Richardson	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	23 September 1990	Kofu, Japan	Hard	Marianne Werdel	4-6, 6-4, 2-6

Doubles (0–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 October 1989	Nagasaki, Japan	Hard	Kate McDonald	Ei Iida Maya Kidowaki	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	1 March 1992	Miami, United States	Hard	Tracey Morton-Rodgers	Lindsay Davenport Katie Schlukebir	1-6, 3-6