Hiroko Hara
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1972-02-10) 10 February 1972
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,091
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (28 Nov 1994)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 536 (24 May 1993)

Hiroko Hara (born 10 February 1972), now Hiroko Friend-Lomans, is a Japanese former professional tennis player.[1]

A highly ranked junior player, Hara was a national team representative at the World Youth Cup.[2]

While competing on the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 319 and qualified for the 1994 Nokia Open in Beijing, where she lost her first round match to Park Sung-hee in three sets.[3]

Hara, who now lives in the Netherlands, is the mother of tennis player Jay Dylan Hara Friend.[1]

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. Jun 1992 ITF Aveiro, Portugal Hard Slovakia Janette Husárová 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 2. Oct 1992 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Japan Fumiko Yamazaki 5–7, 0–1 ret

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Jun 1992 ITF Covilhã, Portugal Clay Lithuania Galina Misiuriova Bulgaria Galia Angelova
Bulgaria Tzvetelina Nikolova
5–7, 5–7

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet Osaka, the new darling of women's tennis". Business Times. 15 September 2018.
  2. "Hiroko Hara Tennis Player Profile (Junior)". itftennis.com.
  3. "Beijing 1994 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
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