Ayami Takase

Ayami Takase
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	13 December 1978 (age 45)
Prize money	$106,153
Singles
Career record	190–206
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 250 (4 April 2005)
Doubles
Career record	162–145
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 152 (2 October 2006)

Ayami Takase (高瀬礼美, Takase Ayami, born 13 December 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

She made the round of 16 at the China Open in 2002, as a lucky loser from qualifying.^[1] Takase reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world.

As a doubles player on the WTA Tour she featured in the main draw of four editions of the Japan Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2004 Korea Open. Her five ITF doubles titles include a $50k event in Tokyo in 2006.^[2]

ITF finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–5)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	4 October 1998	Kugayama, Japan	Carpet (i)	Alicia Molik	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	28 November 1999	Kōfu, Japan	Carpet	Sachie Umehara	5–7, 0–6
Loss	3.	18 May 2003	Nagano, Japan	Grass	Rika Fujiwara	5–7, 0–6
Loss	4.	25 May 2003	Gunma, Japan	Grass	Maika Ozaki	2–6, 4–6
Win	1.	4 April 2004	Obregón, Mexico	Hard	Sarah Riske	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Loss	5.	17 July 2004	Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Rika Fujiwara	1–6, 2–6

Doubles (5–23)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	4 November 1996	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Yoriko Yamagishi	Won Kyung-joo Khoo Chin-bee	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1.	7 June 1998	Antalya, Turkey	Hard	Marina Samoilenko	Hanna-Katri Aalto Minna Rautajoki	2–6, 4–6
Win	2.	17 August 1998	Carrabba, Italy	Clay	Ekaterina Sysoeva	Mireille Dittmann Natalie Dittmann	6–2, 6–0
Loss	2.	4 October 1998	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Shizu Katsumi	Alicia Molik Bryanne Stewart	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	17 May 1999	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Ana Catarina Nogueira	Hanna-Katri Aalto Kirsi Lampinen	4–6, 4–6
Win	3.	6 August 2000	Alghero, Italy	Clay	Tong Ka-po	Alice Canepa Valentina Sassi	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	4.	13 August 2000	Bath, United Kingdom	Clay	Jenny Belobrajdic	Mareze Joubert Nicole Sewell	2–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	28 January 2001	Jersey, United Kingdom	Hard	Kristy Blumberg	Nicola Payne Nicola Woodhouse	6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	14 April 2002	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Remi Tezuka	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss	7.	19 October 2003	Haibara, Japan	Carpet	Tomoko Yonemura	Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra	2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	8.	28 March 2004	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Stephanie Schaer	Katie Granson Sarah Riske	6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Loss	9.	4 April 2004	Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Hard	Stephanie Schaer	Soledad Esperón Flavia Mignola	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	10.	6 June 2004	Changwon, South Korea	Hard	Tomoko Yonemura	Chang Kyung-mi Kim Jin-hee	5–7, 4–6
Loss	11.	17 July 2004	Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Kaori Aoyama	Tomoko Yonemura Mayumi Yamamoto	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	4.	7 November 2004	Sutama, Japan	Clay	Kaori Aoyama	Tomoko Dokei Yukiko Yabe	6–4, 6–3
Loss	12.	30 January 2005	Waikoloa, United States	Hard	Lauren Breadmore	Natalie Grandin Kaysie Smashey	3–6, 4–6
Loss	13.	1 May 2005	Hamanako, Japan	Hard	Shiho Hisamatsu	Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto	5–7, 4–6
Loss	14.	31 May 2005	Gunma, Japan	Hard	Mayumi Yamamoto	Hsieh Su-wei Chan Chin-wei	2–6, 1–1 ret.
Loss	15.	25 September 2005	Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Jeon Mi-ra	Ryoko Takemura Tomoko Yonemura	2–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	23 October 2005	Makinohara, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Ryoko Takemura Tomoko Yonemura	4–6, 3–6
Loss	17.	6 November 2005	Busan, Korea	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Julia Efremova Wynne Prakusya	4–6, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, 1–6
Loss	18.	12 February 2006	Sunderland, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Surina De Beer	Kim Kilsdonk Elise Tamaëla	5–7, 4–6
Loss	19.	11 April 2006	Jackson, United States	Clay	Seiko Okamoto	Maria Kondratieva Sophie Lefèvre	0–6, 3–6
Loss	20.	9 July 2006	Nagoya, Japan	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Chuang Chia-jung Shiho Hisamatsu	2–6, 3–6
Loss	21.	16 July 2006	Miyazaki, Japan	Hard	Seiko Okamoto	Maki Arai Kumiko Iijima	2–6, 3–6
Loss	22.	23 July 2006	Kurume, Japan	Carpet	Seiko Okamoto	Latisha Chan Chuang Chia-jung	w/o
Loss	23.	28 August 2006	Guangzhou, China	Hard	Montinee Tangphong	Chen Yanchong Ren Jing	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win	5.	29 September 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Līga Dekmeijere	Yurika Sema Mari Tanaka	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–3