Yuka Chokyu (born December 9, 1966) is a Canadian para-badminton player and former wheelchair tennis player who competes at international level events. She was a three-time Paralympian at the Summer Paralympics from 2000 to 2008, her highest achievement in her tennis career was where she had reached the quarterfinals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in both the women's singles and women's doubles.[1][2]

Yuka Chokyu
長久 由佳
Personal information
Born (1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 57)
Kashiwa, Japan
Alma materDouglas College
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight38 kg (84 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportPara-badminton
Medal record
Wheelchair tennis
Representing  Canada
World Team Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1999 New York City Women's team
Para-badminton
Representing  Canada
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's singles WH2
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Women's singles WH1
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima Women's singles

Wheelchair tennis statistics

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Yuka Chokyu
Country (sports)  Canada
Singles
Career record320-266
Highest rankingNo. 6 (7 July 1998)
Paralympic Games2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record255-197
Highest rankingNo. 3 (28 January 2002)
Paralympic GamesQF (2000)

ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour

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Singles

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1995 USA Open -   Kim Pola 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 1996 British Columbia Open -   Diane Rakiecki 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1997 Sydney Summer Open -   Daniela Di Toro 2–6, 3–6
Win 1997 New Zealand Open -   Eveline Hegi 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1998 Kobe Open -   Chiyoko Ohmae 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win 1998 Hendrickson Open -   Branka Pupovac 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1998 Tahoe Donner International -   Sharon Clark 6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Win 1999 Australian Open -   Hwang Myung-hee 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1999 Ontario Open -   Esperanza Belmont 6–0, 6–0
Loss 1999 Roho Championships -   Sharon Clark 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2000 Canadian Open -   Helene Simard 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2000 Southwest Regional Championships -   Branka Pupovac 1–6, 3–6
Win 2000 Peace Cup Hard   Kanae Kodama 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2001 Canadian Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2001 Tahoe Donner International Hard   Sharon Clark 5–7, 2–6
Win 2001 Peace Cup Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae 6–2, 6–4
Win 2002 Korea Open Hard   Britta Siegers 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2002 Southwest Regional Championships -   Patricia Rollison 7–63, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 2003 Southwest Regional Championships -   Sharon Clark 3–6, 6–73
Loss 2003 CIS Marin Indoor Carpet   Sandra Kalt 5–7, 4–6
Win 2004 Birrhard Open Clay   Chiyoko Ohmae 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 2005 Kobe Open Carpet   Mie Yaosa 6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Win 2005 Canadian Open Hard   Helene Simard 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2005 Jana Hunsaker Memorial Hard   Beth Arnoult 6–1, 6–2
Win 2005 Tahoe Donner International -   Ilanit Fridman 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2006 Music City Classic Hard   Kaitlyn Verfuerth 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2006 Canadian Open Hard   Helene Simard 6–76, 1–6
Loss 2007 Inail Citta di Livorno Hard   Annick Sevenans 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2008 Northeast WT Tournament Hard   Lucy Shuker 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2008 Minas Open -   Marianna Lauro 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 2008 Polish Open Clay   Kaitlyn Verfuerth 6–4, 1–6, 6–0
Win 2008 Midwest Regional Championships Hard   Emmy Kaiser 6–2, 6–3
Win 2012 Canadian Open Hard
Win 2015 Negombo Open Clay   Madhu Bagri 6–0, 6–0
Win 2015 SL Open Hard   Luba Josevski 6–1, 6–0
Win 2015 SSC Open Clay   Sarah Calati 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2015 Jana Hunsaker Memorial Hard   Shelby Baron 7–64, 5–7, 2–6

Doubles

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 1996 Japan Open -   Naomi Ishimoto   Kanae Kodama
  Chiyoko Ohmae
1–6, 2–6
Loss 1996 Farwest Regional Championships -   Patricia Rollison   Hope Lewellen
  Nancy Olson
2–6, 1–6
Win 1997 New Zealand Open -   Eveline Hegi   Jacqueline Courtier
  Randa Hinson
7–6, 6–4
Loss 1997 Florida Open -   Helene Simard   Hope Lewellen
  Maaike Smit
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win 1997 Japan Open -   Chantal Vandierendonck   Kanae Kodama
  Chiyoko Ohmae
6–4, 6–2
Win 1997 Farwest Regional Championships -   Helene Simard   Joy Dryden
  Patricia Rollison
6–2, 6–4
Win 1997 Southwest Regional Championships -   Lynn Seidemann   Hope Lewellen
  Sharon Clark
Walkover
Loss 1998 Australian Open -   Chiyoko Ohmae   Daniela Di Toro
  Randa Hinson
5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Win 1998 Kobe Open -   Sharon Walraven   Kanae Kodama
  Chiyoko Ohmae
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1998 Belgian Open -   Helene Simard   Sonja Peters
  Esther Vergeer
1–6, 6–7
Win 1998 Tahoe Donner International -   Patricia Rollison   Hope Lewellen
  Sharon Clark
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 1999 Australian Open -   Chiyoko Ohmae   Sharon Walraven
  Sonja Peters
2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win 1999 Kobe Open -   Sharon Walraven   Norie Kawashima
  Ritsuko Sakamoto
6–3, 6–1
Win 1999 Lakeshore Foundation World Challenge -   Brigitte Ameryckx   Sonja Peters
  Sharon Walraven
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1999 Dutch Open -   Helene Simard   Sonja Peters
  Esther Vergeer
Walkover
Loss 1999 Austrian Open -   Branka Pupovac   Maaike Smit
  Sharon Walraven
3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win 1999 Southwest Regional Championships Clay   Patricia Rollison   Karin Korb
  Hope Lewellen
6–3, 6–3
Loss 1999 Roho Championships -   Sharon Clark   Karin Korb
  Nancy Olson
5–7, 5–7
Loss 1999 US Open Carpet   Chiyoko Ohmae   Sonja Peters
  Esther Vergeer
0–6, 0–6
Loss 2000 Queensland Open -   Sandra Salzgeber   Kimberly Blake
  Branka Pupovac
4–6, 1–6
Loss 2000 Kobe Open -   Chanungarn Techamaneewat   Sharon Walraven
  Djoke van Marum
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2000 Usta National Outdoor Championships -   Helene Simard   Sharon Walraven
  Djoke van Marum
6–7, 3–6,
Win 2000 Farwest Regional Championships -   Sonja Peters   Sharon Walraven
  Djoke van Marum
4–6, 3–6
Win 2000 Southwest Regional Championships -   Patricia Rollison
Win 2000 Peace Cup Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae
Loss 2001 Sydney International Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Daniela Di Toro
  Sharon Walraven
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2001 Australian Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Daniela Di Toro
  Sharon Walraven
0–6, 2–6
Loss 2001 Florida Open Hard   Helene Simard   Maaike Smit
  Sharon Walraven
3–6, 3–6
Win 2001 Kobe Open Grass   Sharon Walraven   Kanae Kodama
  Chiyoko Ohmae
6–4, 6–2
Win 2001 Japan Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Daniela Di Toro
  Lesly Page
7–5, 6–1
Win 2001 Farwest Regional Championships Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Patricia Rollison
  Sharon Walraven
6–3, 6–0
Win 2001 Canadian Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Sharon Clark
  Patricia Rollison
6–0, 6–3
Loss 2001 British Open Hard   Sarah Hunter   Sonja Peters
  Esther Vergeer
2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 2001 Tahoe Donner International Hard   Sarah Hunter   Sharon Clark
  Janet McMorran
5–7, 0–6
Win 2001 US Open Hard   Patricia Rollison   Sharon Clark
  Janet McMorran
6–3, 6–3
Win 2001 Peace Cup Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Kanae Kodama
  Mie Yaosa
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2002 Kobe Open -   Chiyoko Ohmae   Daniela Di Toro
  Sharon Walraven
3–6, 0–6
Loss 2002 Japan Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Daniela Di Toro
  Sonja Peters
1–6, 3–6
Win 2002 Canadian Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Sharon Clark
  Helene Simard
6–1, 6–7, 7–5
Win 2002 Tahoe Donner International -   Chiyoko Ohmae   Denise Esrey
  Patricia Rollison
6–1, 6–1
Win 2002 US Open -   Chiyoko Ohmae   Maaike Smit
  Esther Vergeer
1–6, 4–6
Loss 2003 Kobe Open Hard   Sarah Hunter   Daniela Di Toro
  Sharon Walraven
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2003 Korea Open Hard   Sharon Walraven   Hong Young-suk
  Sakhorn Khanthasit
6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win 2003 Canadian Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Julia Dorsett
  Kaitlyn Verfuerth
6–2, 6–0
Win 2003 Southwest Regional Championships -   Claudia Taboada   Sharon Clark
  Julia Dorsett
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2004 New Zealand Open Hard   Helene Simard   Sharon Clark
  Julia Dorsett
6–3, 7–5
Loss 2005 Classic 8's Australian Open Hard   Mie Yaosa   Florence Gravellier
  Maaike Smit
3–6, 3–6
Win 2005 Sydney International Hard   Karin Suter-Erath   Britta Siegers
  Sharon Walraven
6–1, 6–3
Loss 2005 Australian Open -   Jiske Griffioen   Florence Gravellier
  Maaike Smit
4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 2005 Japan Open Hard   Karin Suter-Erath   Florence Gravellier
  Jiske Griffioen
2–6, 3–6
Loss 2005 Midwest Regional Championships Hard   Jan Proctor   Annie Morissette
  Helene Simard
6–3, 6–1
Win 2005 USTA Hard   Beth Arnoult   Korie Homan
  Esther Vergeer
4–6, 4–6
Win 2005 Tahoe Donner International -   Ilanit Fridman   Jan Proctor
  Helene Simard
6–2, 6–75, 6–2
Win 2005 Peace Cup Hard   Park Ju-youn   Hong Young-suk
  Hwang Myung-hee
0–6, 3–6
Win 2006 Classic 8's Australian Open Hard   Mie Yaosa   Jiske Griffioen
  Esther Vergeer
2–6, 0–6
Loss 2006 Australian Open Hard   Karin Suter-Erath   Jiske Griffioen
  Esther Vergeer
Walkover
Loss 2006 Pensacola Open Hard   Helene Simard   Florence Gravellier
  Esther Vergeer
3–6, 1–6
Win 2006 Korea Open Hard   Sharon Walraven   Chiyoko Ohmae
  Mie Yaosa
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 2006 Swiss Open Hard   Mie Yaosa   Maaike Smit
  Esther Vergeer
0–6, 1–6
Loss 2006 ROHO Championships Hard   Lucy Shuker   Florence Gravellier
  Esther Vergeer
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2007 ATH Open Clay   Chiyoko Ohmae   Brigitte Ameryckx
  Annick Sevenans
0–6, 0–6
Loss 2007 Salzburg Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Agnieszka Wysocka
  Katharina Kruger
5–7, 0–6
Win 2007 Inail Citta di Livorno Hard   Annick Sevenans   Silvia de Maria
  Marianna Lauro
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win 2007 Nottingham Indoor Hard   Mie Yaosa   Jiske Griffioen
  Aniek van Koot
7–6, 6–4
Win 2008 Argentina Open Clay   Kanako Domori   Silvia de Maria
  Marianna Lauro
6–1, 6–4
Loss 2008 Atlanta Open Hard   Chiyoko Ohmae   Beth Arnoult
  Kaitlyn Verfuerth
6–74, 5–7
Win 2008 Peace Cup Hard   Kanako Domori   Hwang Myung-hee
  Park Ju-youn
6–3, 6–0
Loss 2009 Florida Open Hard   Jordanne Whiley   Florence Gravellier
  Lucy Shuker
2–6, 2–6
Loss 2009 Cajun Classic Hard   Johana Martínez   Lucy Shuker
  Aniek van Koot
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2009 Japan Open Hard   Sharon Walraven   Daniela Di Toro
  Florence Gravellier
Walkover
Win 2011 ATH Open Clay   Barbara Vidal   Elena Jacinto
  Lola Ochoa
6–2, 4–3 retired
Loss 2011 PTR Championships Hard   Kanako Domori   Louise Hunt
  Lucy Shuker
6–78, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2012 Sydney International Hard   Kanako Domori   Marjolein Buis
  Aniek van Koot
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2012 US Open Hard   Francisca Mardones   Sabine Ellerbrock
  Sharon Walraven
4–6, 2–6
Win 2012 Tennis Canada International Hard   Mika Ishikawa   Kirsten Sharp
  Amanda Pinheiro
6–0, 6–0
Win 2015 SSC Open Clay   Janel Manns
Win 2015 Texas Open Hard   Elizabeth Williams   Claudia Taboada
  Rosalba Vazquez
4–6, 6–3, 10–7
Win 2015 Jana Hunsaker Memorial Hard   Marianne Page   Claudia Taboada
  Rosalba Vazquez
6–0, 6–3
Win 2015 Windsor Classic Hard   Elizabeth Williams   Emilie Chéné
  Emmy Kaiser
1–6, 1–6
Win 2017 Vancouver International Hard   Mika Ishikawa   Kanako Domori
  Mie Fukazawa
2–6, 2–6

Para-badminton statistics

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Yuka Chokyu
Personal information
Country  Canada
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CoachRam Nayyar
Women's singles WH1
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking9 (WS November 8, 2022)
8 (WD with Pilar Jáuregui 8 November 2022)
20 (XD with Mikhail Bilenki 8 November 2022)
Current ranking9 (WS)
8 (WD with Pilar Jáuregui)
20 (XD with Mikhail Bilenki) (November 8, 2022)

Parapan American Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru   Pilar Jáuregui 12–21, 1–21   Silver

Pan Am Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru   Pilar Jáuregui 9–21, 9–21   Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[a] Polideportivo 2,
Lima, Peru
  Pilar Jáuregui   Amy Burnett
  Susy Julca
21–3, 21–0   Gold
  Aline de Oliveira Cabral
  Daniele Torres
21–7, 21–10
  Auricélia Evangelista
  Maria Gilda
21–11, 21–7
  Jaqueline Burgos
  Catalina Jimeno
21–5, 21–3

References

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  1. ^ "Yuka Chokyu - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Yuka Chokyu - ITF Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. September 5, 2020.
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Notes

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  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.