Mari Tanaka

{{short description|Japanese tennis player (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Mari Tanaka
田中 麻里

| image =

| country = {{JPN}}

| residence = Tokyo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tokyo

| height =

| turnedpro =

| retired =

| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)

| careerprizemoney = $112,745

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=228|lost=204}}

| singlestitles = 4 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 287 (12 August 2013)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=183|lost=121}}

| doublestitles = 18 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 189 (12 May 2014)

}}

{{nihongo|Mari Tanaka|田中 麻里|Tanaka Mari|extra=born January 11, 1987}} is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Career

In her career, she won four singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2013, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 287. On 12 May 2014, she peaked at No. 189 in the doubles rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

ITF finals

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!Legend

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| $50,000 tournaments

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| $25,000 tournaments

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| $10,000 tournaments

=Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)=

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!Result

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1.

| 24 May 2005

| ITF León, Mexico

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Micaela Moran

| 6–4, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 1.

| 6 June 2005

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanae Hisami

| 3–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 2.

| 29 August 2005

| ITF Saitama, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Beti Sekulovski

| 6–3, 4–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 3.

| 19 August 2007

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Zhang Ling

| 6–4, 5–7, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 4.

| 28 August 2007

| ITF Saitama, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Yijing

| 4–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 5.

| 11 July 2010

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaori Onishi

| 6–4, 4–6, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2.

| 29 January 2011

| ITF Kolkata, India

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Dalila Jakupović

| 6–4, 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 6.

| 17 June 2012

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nao Hibino

| 0–6, 2–6

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| 3.

| 19 August 2012

| ITF Istanbul, Turkey

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuki Tanaka

| 6–0, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| 9 August 2014

| ITF Nottingham,
United Kingdom

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mai Minokoshi

| 6–3, 6–4

=Doubles: 33 (18–15)=

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!Outcome

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up

| 1.

| 24 May 2005

| ITF León, Mexico

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Kaufman

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Andrea Benítez
{{flagicon|MEX}} Daniela Múñoz Gallegos

| 4–6, 6–1, 1–6

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 1.

| 29 August 2005

| ITF Saitama, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Kaufman

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hea-mi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Eriko Mizuno

| 6–4, 6–3

style="background:#addfad;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 2.

| 29 September 2006

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yurika Sema

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Līga Dekmeijere
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayami Takase

| 6–7(3), 3–6

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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 3.

| 31 October 2006

| ITF Sutama, Japan

| Clay

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryoko Takemura

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Maki Arai
{{flagicon|JPN}} Seiko Okamoto

| 2–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 2.

| 27 February 2007

| ITF Wellington,
New Zealand

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Song Shanshan

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoko Dokei
{{flagicon|JPN}} Etsuko Kitazaki

| 6–2, 6–0

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 3.

| 6 March 2007

| ITF Hamilton,
New Zealand

| Hard

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Ye-ra

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Emelyn Starr
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny Swift

| 6–2, 6–4

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 4.

| 27 May 2007

| ITF Nagano, Japan

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Yonemura

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Natsumi Hamamura
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayaka Maekawa

| 6–7(2), 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 4.

| 9 June 2007

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumi Oka

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Etsuko Kitazaki
{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoko Taira

| 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 5.

| 30 June 2007

| ITF Noto, Japan

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Natsumi Hamamura

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sophie Ferguson
{{flagicon|USA}} Anne Yelsey

| 6–7(8), 1–6

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 5.

| 4 August 2008

| ITF Obihiro, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shiho Hisamatsu

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Miyamura
{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoyo Takagishi

| 6–4, 6–2

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 6.

| 30 May 2009

| ITF Gunma, Japan

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Wen-hsin

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Erika Sema
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yurika Sema

| 6–3, 1–6, [10–7]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 7.

| 13 June 2009

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumi Oka

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Maki Arai
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yurina Koshino

| 7–6(6), 6–0

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 8.

| 11 July 2009

| ITF Tokyo, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Maki Arai

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazusa Ito
{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoko Taira

| 7–5, 3–6, [13–11]

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 9.

| 29 August 2009

| ITF Saitama, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Maki Arai

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Airi Hagimoto
{{flagicon|JPN}} Maiko Inoue

| 6–2, 6–4

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 6.

| 4 September 2009

| ITF Tsukuba, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Wen-hsin

| {{flagicon|BOL}} María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Curtis

| 6–1, 2–6, [2–10]

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 7.

| 26 September 2009

| ITF Miyazaki, Japan

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoko Yonemura

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kurumi Nara
{{flagicon|JPN}} Erika Sema

| 0–6, 0–6

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 8.

| 8 May 2010

| ITF Tarakan, Indonesia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Wanting

| {{flagicon|INA}} Ayu-Fani Damayanti
{{flagicon|INA}} Lavinia Tananta

| 4–6, 5–7

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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 9.

| 21 January 2011

| ITF Muzaffarnagar, India

| Grass

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Miyamura

| {{flagicon|IND}} Rushmi Chakravarthi
{{flagicon|IND}} Poojashree Venkatesha

| 6–3, 4–6, 4–6

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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 10.

| 1 April 2011

| ITF Ipswich, Australia

| Clay

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Miyamura

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Casey Dellacqua
{{flagicon|AUS}} Olivia Rogowska

| 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 10.

| 20 August 2011

| ITF Taipei, Taiwan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyabi Inoue

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Chae Kyung-yee
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hae-sung

| 7–5, 2–6, [10–7]

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 11.

| 6 July 2012

| ITF Pattaya, Thailand

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Eri Hozumi

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tyra Calderwood
{{flagicon|NZL}} Dianne Hollands

| 4–6, 6–4, [12–10]

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 12.

| 21 July 2012

| ITF Istanbul, Turkey

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yurina Koshino

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Akari Inoue
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kaori Onishi

| 7–5, 6–7(2), [10–8]

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 11.

| 1 September 2012

| ITF Tsukuba, Japan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yurina Koshino

| {{flagicon|THA}} Luksika Kumkhum
{{flagicon|THA}} Varatchaya Wongteanchai

| 2–6, 2–6

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 12.

| 8 September 2012

| ITF Noto, Japan

| Grass

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Miyamura

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kumiko Iijima
{{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Yonemura

| 1–6, 6–4, [5–10]

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 13.

| 3 March 2013

| ITF Sydney, Australia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Misa Eguchi

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Tamara Čurović
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yafan

| 4–6, 7–5, [10–8]

style="background:#addfad;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 14.

| 19 May 2013

| Kurume Cup, Japan

| Grass

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanae Hisami

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Fujiwara
{{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Omae

| 6–4, 7–6(2)

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 13.

| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|07|20}}

| ITF Woking, UK

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanae Hisami

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tara Moore
{{flagicon|RUS}} Marta Sirotkina

| 6–4, 1–6, [7–10]

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 15.

| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|7|26}}

| ITF Wrexham, UK

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanae Hisami

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Smith
{{flagicon|GBR}} Melanie South

| 6–3, 7–6(2)

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 16.

| 14 June 2014

| Fergana Challenger,
Uzbekistan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroko Kuwata

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nao Hibino
{{flagicon|IND}} Prarthana Thombare

| 6–1, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 17.

| 8 August 2014

| ITF Nottingham, UK

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alison Bai

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Boulter
{{flagicon|GBR}} Freya Christie

| 6–4, 6–3

style="background:lightblue;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 18.

| 16 August 2014

| ITF Woking, UK

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yumi Miyazaki

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alice Matteucci
{{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail

| 6–2, 7–5

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 14.

| 18 October 2014

| ITF Makinohara, Japan

| Grass

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Ninomiya

| {{flagicon|GER}} Tatjana Maria
{{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Miyamura

| 3–6, 1–6

style="background:lightblue;"

| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 15.

| 25 October 2014

| ITF Hamamatsu, Japan

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Ninomiya

| {{flagicon|GER}} Tatjana Maria
{{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Miyamura

| 7–5, 2–6, [5–10]