Yurika Sema

Yurika Sema
瀬間 友里加
Yurika Sema in 2009
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo
Born (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986 (age 37)
Nerima, Tokyo
Turned pro2003
RetiredNovember 2015
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 315,569
Singles
Career record338–267
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (30 November 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2014)
French OpenQ2 (2012)
WimbledonQ3 (2012)
US Open1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record215–179
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 150 (19 April 2010)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–1

Yurika Sema (瀬間 友里加, born 25 December 1986) is a Japanese former tennis player.[1] She is the older sister of professional tennis player Erika Sema.

Yurika, whose mother is Japanese and her father is Algerian, achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 142 on 30 November 2009, and best doubles ranking of No. 150 on 19 April 2010.[2]

She announced that she would play her last tournament at the 90th All-Japan Championships, in November 2015 before retirement.

  1. ^ 日本テニス協会公式サイト - プレーヤー:瀬間 友里加 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Women's Circuit - Player Biography - SEMA, Yurika (JPN)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-27.