Yurika Sema


Yurika Sema is a former Japanese female tennis player. She is the older sister of professional tennis player Erika Sema.
Yurika Sema, whose mother is Japanese and her father is French, achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 142 on 30 November 2009 and career-high doubles ranking of No. 150 on 19 April 2010.
She announced that she played her last tournament at 90th All-Japan Championships in November 2015 before retirement.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 16 (3-13)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.September 26, 2004Hiroshima, JapanGrass Emily Hewson1–6, 6–7
Winner1.October 31, 2004Tokyo, JapanHard Erika Takao3–6, 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up2.September 3, 2006Guanzhou, ChinaHard Sun Shengnan2–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.March 18, 2007Perth, AustraliaHard Casey Dellacqua2–6, 1–6
Runner-up4.October 26, 2008Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Melanie South3–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.November 30, 2008Perth, AustraliaHard Monika Wejnert6–7, 5–7
Runner-up6.March 8, 2009Sydney, AustraliaHard Zhou Yimiao3–6, 4–6
Winner2.June 7, 2009Komoro, JapanClay Kurumi Nara6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Runner-up7.July 19, 2009Zwevegem, BelgiumClay Kirsten Flipkens3–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.March 7, 2010Sydney, AustraliaHard Jarmila Gajdošová3–6, 3–6
Winner3.March 6, 2011Sydney, AustraliaHard Rika Fujiwara6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up9.May 29, 2011Changwon, KoreaHard Chanel Simmonds2–6, 2–6
Runner-up10.June 5, 2011Gimcheon, KoreaHard Yoo Mi3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up11.October 17, 2011Seoul, KoreaHard Hsieh Su-wei1–6, 0–6
Runner-up12.March 25, 2013Bundaberg, AustraliaClay Viktorija Rajicic4–6, 3–6
Runner-up13.September 14, 2013Incheon, KoreaHard Erika Sema3–6, 4–6

Doubles 27 (14-13)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Runner-up1.September 29, 2006Tokyo, JapanHard Mari Tanaka Līga Dekmeijere
Ayami Takase
6–7, 3–6
Runner-up2.April 14, 2007Jackson, United StatesClay Junri Namigata Eva Hrdinová
Michaela Paštiková
6–7, 6–7
Winner1.October 26, 2007Traralgon, AustraliaHard Erika Sema Courtney Nagle
Robin Stephenson
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up3.May 18, 2008Kurume, JapanCarpet Erika Sema Chang Kai-chen
Hwang I-hsuan
3–6, 6–2,
Winner2.May 24, 2008Nagano, JapanCarpet Erika Sema Ayaka Maekawa
Hwang I-hsuan
6–3, 2–6,
Winner3.May 31, 2008Gunma, JapanCarpet Erika Sema Chang Kai-chen
Hwang I-hsuan
6–4, 2–6,
Runner-up4.September 6, 2008Tsukuba, JapanHard Maki Arai Chan Chin-wei
Hwang I-hsuan
0–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.October 17, 2008Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Miki Miyamura Natalie Grandin
Robin Stephenson
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up6.May 30, 2009Gunma, JapanCarpet Erika Sema Hsu Wen-hsin
Mari Tanaka
3–6, 6–1,
Runner-up7.July 19, 2009Zwevegem, BelgiumClay Aurélie Védy Elena Chalova
Darija Jurak
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up8.August 2, 2009Bad Saulgau, GermanyClay Darija Jurak Hanne Skak Jensen
Johanna Larsson
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up9.October 9, 2009Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Erika Sema Olivia Rogowska
Emily Webley-Smith
1–6, 7–5,
Winner4.October 16, 2009Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Erika Sema Alenka Hubacek
Bojana Bobusic
6–1, 7–5,
Winner5.September 19, 2010Darwin, AustraliaHard Kumiko Iijima Alenka Hubacek
Tammi Patterson
6–4, 6–1
Winner6.September 26, 2010Alice Springs, AustraliaHard Erika Sema Alison Bai
Emelyn Starr
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up10.May 29, 2011Changwon, KoreaHard Erika Takao Chan Hao-ching
Zheng Saisai
2–6, 6–4,
Runner-up11.June 19, 2011Balikpapan, IndonesiaHard Natsumi Hamamura Kanae Hisami
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
3–6, 2–6
Winner7.July 10, 2011Aschaffenburg, GermanyClay Pemra Özgen Hana Birnerová
Stephanie Vogt
6–4, 7–6
Winner8.May 7, 2012Tarakan, IndonesiaHard Chiaki Okadaue Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang
Lee So-ra
6–4, 7–6
Winner9.July 2, 2012Middelburg, NetherlandsClay Junri Namigata Bernice Van De Velde
Angelique Van Der Meet
6–3, 6–1
Winner10.February 18, 2013Mildura, AustraliaGrass Ksenia Lykina Bojana Bobusic
Emily Webley-Smith
6–4, 6–2
Winner11.May 31, 2013Grado, ItalyClay Zhou Yimiao Viktorija Golubic
Diāna Marcinkēviča
1–6, 7–5,
Winner12.June 7, 2013Brescia, ItalyClay Monique Adamczak Réka-Luca Jani
Irina Khromacheva
6–4, 7–5
Winner13.October 6, 2013Perth, AustraliaHard Erika Sema Monique Adamczak
Tammi Patterson
7–5, 6–1
Winner14.October 27, 2013Bendigo, AustraliaHard Erika Sema Monique Adamczak
Olivia Rogowska
3–6, 6–2,
Runner-up12.17 February 2014New Delhi, IndiaHard Erika Sema Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Peangtarn Plipuech
6–7, 3–6
Runner-up13.31 March 2014Jackson, United StatesClay Erika Sema Chanel Simmonds
Maša Zec Peškirič
7–6, 3–6,