Nana Smith Country (sports) Japan United States Residence San Diego, California , U.S.Born (1971-04-10 ) 10 April 1971 (age 47) Seattle, Washington , U.S.Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1 March 1988 Retired 21 March 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Prize money $1,234,067 Singles Career record 273–265 Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 51 (27 February 1995) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open 2R (1990, 1991, 1996, 1998) French Open 2R (1990) Wimbledon 2R (1994, 1998) US Open 2R (1997) Doubles Career record 452–288 Career titles 10 WTA, 31 ITF Highest ranking No. 12 (26 May 1997) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open QF (1997, 1998, 2000) French Open 3R (1997) Wimbledon 3R (1994, 1997, 1998) US Open SF (1993) Team competitions Fed Cup 10–6
Nana Smith (born Nana Miyagi on 10 April 1971) is an American tennis player who played for Japan . She is a former top-15 player in doubles.
Career
Miyagi played at all the grand slam tournaments in both singles and doubles – the Australian Open , French Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . She scored her first top-10 win in singles in 1994, over then world No. 8 Lindsay Davenport , and also scored wins over many top-20 ranked players, including Martina Hingis . Her highest ranking in singles was 51, which she reached in February 1995. She won four singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit .
She had a more successful doubles career, reaching a career-high ranking of 12 in 1997, winning 10 WTA titles and an additional 31 ITF titles. Also, she reached the semifinals of the 1993 US Open with Yayuk Basuki , and scored a notable win over Serena and Venus Williams at the 1998 Australian Open , with Naoko Kijimuta .
Nana also won two medals at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok . She won gold in mixed-doubles with Satoshi Iwabuchi and bronze in women's doubles with Rika Hiraki .
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Doubles: 21 (10–11)
Legend
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
4
Tier IV & V
6
Finals by surface
Hard
10–9
Clay
0–1
Grass
0–0
Carpet
0–1
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
30 April 1989
Taipei Women's Championship
Hard
Cecilia Dahlman
Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff
6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner
2.
25 August 1990
Schenectady Open
Hard
Alysia May
Linda Ferrando Wiltrud Probst
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Winner
3.
21 April 1991
Pattaya Women's Open
Hard
Suzanna Anggarkusuma
Rika Hiraki Akemi Nishiya
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up
4.
27 September 1992
Nichirei International Championships , Tokyo
Hard
Yayuk Basuki
Mary Joe Fernandez Robin White
4–6, 4–6
Winner
5.
3 October 1993
WTA Sapporo
Hard
Tessa Price
Yone Kamio Naoko Kijimuta
6–4, 6–2
Winner
6.
10 October 1993
Taipei Women's Championship
Hard
Yayuk Basuki
Jo-Anne Faull Kristine Kunce
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
7.
10 April 1994
Japan Open , Tokyo
Hard
Yayuk Basuki
Mami Donoshiro Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
8.
17 April 1994
Pattaya Women's Open
Hard
Yayuk Basuki
Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath
6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up
9.
8 October 1995
Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Surabaya
Hard
Stephanie Reece
Petra Kamstra Tina Križan
6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
10.
19 November 1995
PTT Pattaya Open
Hard
Kristin Godridge
Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up
11.
3 November 1996
Ameritech Cup , Chicago
Carpet
Angela Lettiere
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up
12.
24 November 1996
PTT Pattaya Open
Hard
Tina Križan
Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida
2–6, 3–6
Winner
13.
5 January 1997
Gold Coast Classic
Hard
Naoko Kijimuta
Ruxandra Dragomir Silvia Farina
7–6, 6–1
Winner
14.
12 January 1997
Moorilla Hobart International
Hard
Naoko Kijimuta
Barbara Rittner Dominique Van Roost
6–3, 6–1
Winner
15.
23 February 1997
Cellular South Cup , Oklahoma City
Hard
Rika Hiraki
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer Tami Whitlinger-Jones
6–4, 6–1
Winner
16.
10 January 1998
Auckland Open
Hard
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová
7–6, 6–4
Winner
17.
19 April 1998
Japan Open, Tokyo
Hard
Naoko Kijimuta
Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up
18.
8 October 2000
Toyota Princess Cup , Tokyo
Hard
Paola Suárez
Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
0–6, 2–6
Winner
19.
6 October 2002
Japan Open, Tokyo
Hard
Shinobu Asagoe
Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up
20.
30 March 2003
NASDAQ-100 Open , Miami
Hard
Shinobu Asagoe
Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up
21.
6 April 2003
Sarasota Clay Court Classic
Clay
Shinobu Asagoe
Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova
6–7(8–10) , 3–6
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