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Shiho Akita

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Country (sports)
  
Japan

Career titles
  
3 ITF

Height
  
1.55 m

Career record
  
217–152

Current ranking
  
No. 396 (25 July 2016)

Prize money
  
74,396 USD

Born
  
18 January 1990 (age 27) Aichi Prefecture, Japan (
1990-01-18
)

Plays
  
Right handed (two-handed backhand)

Highest ranking
  
No. 255 (25 April 2011)

Shiho Akita (秋田 史帆, Akita Shiho, born 18 January 1990) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Akita has a career high WTA singles ranking of 255 achieved on 25 April 2011. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 400 achieved on 28 May 2012. Akita has won 3 ITF singles titles and 2 ITF doubles titles on the tour.

Akita made her WTA main draw debut at the 2012 PTT Pattaya Open in the doubles event, partnering Nicole Rottmann. The pair reached the quarterfinals of the event, losing to second seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Tamarine Tanasugarn.

References

Shiho Akita Wikipedia