Maiko Inoue Sato (井上 摩衣子, Inoue Maiko, born 5 February 1979) is a Japanese former tennis player. She is a younger sister of Haruka Inoue.[1]

Maiko Inoue
Full nameMaiko Inoue Sato
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979 (age 45)
Okinawa, Japan
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$73,982
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 299 (29 September 1997)
Doubles
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (9 July 2001)

A right-handed player, Inoue began competing on the professional tour in the late 1990s. She left the tour in 2003, before returning in 2007 and featuring as a doubles specialist.

During her career she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 139. She made several WTA Tour main-draw appearances in doubles and won nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. As a singles player, she was ranked as high as 299 in the world, winning two ITF titles.[2]

Inoue, who retired in 2012, is married to former tennis player Bumpei Sato.

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–2)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 September 1996 Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Keiko Nagatomi 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 22 November 1998 Haibara, Japan Clay   Keiko Ishida 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 29 November 1998 Nagasaki, Japan Grass   Rika Fujiwara 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(3)
Runner-up 2. 18 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i)   Tomoko Yonemura 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (9–11)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 February 1997 Faro, Portugal Hard   Riei Kawamata   Sylvie Sallaberry
  Aliénor Tricerri
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 16 November 1998 Haibara Japan Clay   Yasuko Nishimata   Keiko Ishida
  Tomoko Ishida
7–5, 6–7(7), 3–6
Winner 2. 30 August 1999 Kuroshio, Japan Hard   Kerry-Anne Guse   Mareze Joubert
  Kate Warne Holland
6–4, 7–6(3)
Runner-up 2. 12 December 1999 Manila, Philippines Hard   Haruka Inoue   Li Ting
  Li Na
3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 10 January 2000 Boca Raton, United States Hard   Li Ting   Olga Blahotová
  Gabriela Chmelinová
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 26 March 2000 Stone Mountain, United States Hard   Haruka Inoue   Trudi Musgrave
  Bryanne Stewart
4–6, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up 4. 14 October 2001 Saga, Japan Grass   Shiho Hisamatsu   Rika Hiraki
  Nana Smith
0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 8 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i)   Shiho Hisamatsu   Shizu Katsumi
  Akiko Kinebuchi
4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 15 September 2002 Hiroshima, Japan Clay   Keiko Taguchi   Helena Ejeson
  Andrea Munch-Hermansen
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 22 September 2002 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i)   Shiho Hisamatsu   Maki Arai
  Kaori Aoyama
7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 20 October 2002 Haibara, Japan Carpet   Haruka Inoue   Remi Tezuka
  Yuka Yoshida
0–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 27 October 2002 Tokyo, Japan Hard   Haruka Inoue   Keiko Taguchi
  Nami Urabe
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 19 August 2007 Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Mari Inoue   Zhao Yijing
  Song Shanshan
3–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 2 September 2007 Saitama, Japan Hard   Mayumi Yamamoto   Tomoko Dokei
  Yukiko Yabe
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 9. 31 August 2008 Saitama, Japan Hard   Airi Hagimoto   Hsu Wen-hsin
  Hwang I-hsuan
4–6, 3–6
Winner 7. 8 August 2009 Niigata, Japan Carpet   Airi Hagimoto   Maki Arai
  Etsuko Kitazaki
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 29 August 2009 Saitama, Japan Hard   Airi Hagimoto   Maki Arai
  Mari Tanaka
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 26 March 2010 Kofu, Japan Hard   Shiho Hisamatsu   Maki Arai
  Seiko Okamoto
4–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 11 July 2010 Tokyo, Japan Carpet   Maki Arai   Airi Hagimoto
  Kaori Onishi
6–2, 7–5
Winner 9. 17 June 2012 Tokyo, Japan Hard   Kaori Onishi   Akari Inoue
  Hiroko Kuwata
5–7, 7–5, [10–7]

References

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  1. ^ "Haruka Inoue - Bio". WTA Tennis. 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Maiko Inoue WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
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