Misaki Doi is a Japanese professional tennis player.
22 Facts About Misaki Doi
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Misaki Doi has made it to three WTA tournament finals.
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Misaki Doi is managed by Muse Group, a sports marketing agency based in Tokyo.
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Misaki Doi first distinguished herself in tennis as a middle-school student, reaching the semifinals of the All Japan Middle School Tennis Championships in both 2004 and 2006 and joining the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006.
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In 2007, while enrolled as a freshman in Sundai Koei High School, Misaki Doi earned second place in the Japan Open Junior Championships in Nagoya.
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Misaki Doi teamed with Romanian Elena Bogdan to place second in girls' doubles at the 2008 Australian Open.
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Misaki Doi officially turned pro in June 2006, at the age of 15.
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Misaki Doi was seeded sixth in the women's singles draw of the All Japan Tennis Championships.
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Misaki Doi lost in straight sets to Akiko Morigami in the round of 16.
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Misaki Doi appeared in the women's singles qualifiers for that year's Australian Open.
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Misaki Doi's success continued in the qualifying rounds of the French Open, where she defeated Mandy Minella and upset Michelle Larcher de Brito to reach the qualifier finals.
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Misaki Doi finished the year with a first-place performance in the All Japan Tennis Championships women's singles.
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Misaki Doi went on to defeat Zheng Jie before losing in the third round to Sabine Lisicki.
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Misaki Doi was defeated by her first-round opponent Arantxa Rus.
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Misaki Doi lost in the first round in the other three major events.
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At the Australian Open, Misaki Doi played the seventh seed Angelique Kerber in the first round, winning the first set and holding a match point in the second-set tie-break before eventually losing in three sets.
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Misaki Doi competed at the Birmingham Classic, losing to Johanna Konta.
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Misaki Doi then reached the last 16 of Wimbledon, beating Louisa Chirico, Karolina Pliskova and Anna-Lena Friedsam before losing to Kerber, in straight sets.
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Misaki Doi was the first Japanese player to reach the fourth round of the ladies draw since Ai Sugiyama ten years earlier.
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Misaki Doi made her top 30 debut on 10 October 2016.
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Misaki Doi's most admired players are Justine Henin and Shingo Kunieda.
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Misaki Doi uses a Srixon racquet and ASICS shoes, prefers to play on hardcourts, and favors her forehand and serve.