Erika Sema Explained

^[1] is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Biography

Erika Sema is the younger sister of Yurika Sema who retired from tennis in November 2015.Her mother is Japanese and her father is French.

Sema, who is playing mostly on the ITF Circuit, and also on the WTA Tour, has tried for 16 times to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament, without success.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 17 (11 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2007	ITF Hamilton, New Zealand	10,000	Hard	Anna Smith	6–3, 7–5
Win	2–0	Jun 2007	ITF Tokyo, Japan	10,000	Hard	Chiaki Okadaue	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Mar 2009	Kōfu International Open, Japan	10,000	Hard	Misaki Doi	5–7, 2–6
Loss	2–2	May 2009	ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia	25,000	Hard	Ayu-Fani Damayanti	5–7, 3–6
Win	3–2	Jun 2009	ITF Tokyo, Japan	10,000	Hard	Erika Takao	6–4, 6–0
Loss	3–3	Sep 2010	ITF Hamanako, Japan	25,000	Hard	Kumiko Iijima	7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win	4–3	Oct 2010	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	25,000	Hard	Victoria Larrière	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win	5–3	Oct 2010	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	25,000	Hard	Ana Clara Duarte	6–2, 6–3
Win	6–3	Nov 2010	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	25,000	Hard	Elitsa Kostova	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win	7–3	May 2011	ITF Niigata, Japan	25,000	Hard	Sachie Ishizu	7–6, 6–4
Loss	7–4	Sep 2011	Ningbo International, China	100,000	Hard	Anastasiya Yakimova	6–7, 3–6
Loss	7–5	Oct 2011	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Karolína Plíšková	7–6, 2–6, 0–6
Win	8–5	Oct 2012	ITF Seoul, Korea	25,000	Hard	Mai Minokoshi	6–1, 7–5
Loss	8–6	Sep 2013	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	25,000	Hard	Nao Hibino	4–6, 6–7
Win	9–6	Sep 2013	ITF Incheon, Korea	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	6–3, 6–4
Win	10–6	Jun 2015	ITF Kashiwa, Japan	25,000	Hard	Riko Sawayanagi	6–4, 6–4
Win	11–6	Dec 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Eliessa Vanlangendonck	3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 77 (45 titles, 32 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2005	Kurume Cup, Japan	25,000	Grass	Ayumi Morita	Chan Chin-wei Hsieh Su-wei	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2007	ITF Traralgon, Australia	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	Courtney Nagle Robin Stephenson	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–2	May 2008	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Yurika Sema	Chang Kai-chen Hwang I-hsuan	3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win	2–2	May 2008	ITF Nagano, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Yurika Sema	Ayaka Maekawa Maya Kato	7–6(1), 6–3
Win	3–2	May 2008	ITF Gunma, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Yurika Sema	Chang Kai-chen Hwang I-hsuan	6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss	3–3	May 2009	ITF Tarakan, Indonesia	10,000	Hard	Yurina Koshino	Beatrice Gumulya Jessy Rompies	6–7(5), 7–6(4), [7–10]
Loss	3–4	May 2009	ITF Gunma, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Yurika Sema	Hsu Wen-hsin Mari Tanaka	3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win	4–4	Sep 2009	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Kurumi Nara	Mari Tanaka Tomoko Yonemura	6–0, 6–0
Loss	4–5	Oct 2009	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	Olivia Rogowska Emily Webley-Smith	1–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win	5–5	Oct 2009	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	Alenka Hubacek Bojana Bobusic	6–1, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	6–5	Apr 2010	ITF Incheon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Irina-Camelia Begu	Misaki Doi Junri Namigata	6–0, 7–6(8)
Win	7–5	May 2010	Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan	50,000	Hard	Tomoko Yonemura	Ksenia Lykina Melanie South	6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss	7–6	Jul 2010	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	25,000	Clay	Magdalena Kiszczyńska	Mandy Minella Irena Pavlovic	3–6, 4–6
Win	8–6	Jul 2010	ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany	25,000	Clay	Teodora Mirčić		7–6(4), 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	8–7	Jul 2010	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	25,000	Clay	Irina-Camelia Begu	Vitalia Diatchenko Laura Siegemund	6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss	8–8	Aug 2010	Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany	25,000	Clay	Julia Schruff	Irina-Camelia Begu Anaïs Laurendon	2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win	9–8	Aug 2010	Reinert Open Versmold, Germany	25,000	Clay	Hana Birnerová	Aminat Kushkhova Olga Panova	6–3, 6–3
Win	10–8	Sep 2010	ITF Alison Springs, Australia	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	Alison Bai Emelyn Starr	7–5, 6–1
Win	11–8	Sep 2010	ITF Hamanako, Japan	25,000	Clay	Kumiko Iijima	Kao Shao-yuan Ayaka Maekawa	6–2, 6–1
Loss	11–9	Apr 2011	ITF Osprey, United States	25,000	Clay	María Irigoyen	Stéphanie Foretz Alexa Glatch	6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss	11–10	Apr 2011	Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan	50,000	Hard		Chan Yung-jan Chan Hao-ching	2–6, 3–6
Win	12–10	May 2011	ITF Niigata, Japan	25,000	Hard	Natsumi Hamamura	Akari Inoue Ayumi Oka	6–1, 6–2
Win	13–10	Jun 2011	ITF Périgueux, France	25,000	Clay	Florencia Molinero	Leticia Costas-Moreira Inés Ferrer Suárez	6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	13–11	Jul 2011	Open de Biarritz, France	100,000	Clay	Roxane Vaisemberg	Alexandra Panova Urszula Radwańska	2–6, 1–6
Loss	13–12	Jul 2011	Contrexéville Open, France	50,000	Clay	Roxane Vaisemberg	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova	6–2, 5–7, [10–12]
Win	14–12	Mar 2012	ITF Sanya, China	25,000	Hard	Zheng Saisai	Liang Chen Zhou Yimiao	6–2, 6–2
Win	15–12	Aug 2012	Bronx Open, United States	50,000	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Eri Hozumi Miki Miyamura	6–4, 7–6(4)
Win	16–12	Jan 2013	Burnie International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Bojana Bobusic Jessica Moore	w/o
Win	17–12	Apr 2013	Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan	50,000	Hard	Luksika Kumkhum	Nao Hibino Riko Sawayanagi	6–4, 6–3
Win	18–12	May 2013	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Grass	Junri Namigata	Rika Fujiwara Akiko Omae	7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	18–13	Jun 2013	Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom	50,000	Grass	Julia Glushko	Julie Coin Stéphanie Foretz	2–6, 4–6
Win	19–13	Oct 2013	ITF Perth, Australia	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	Monique Adamczak Tammi Patterson	7–5, 6–1
Win	20–13	Oct 2013	Bendigo International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska	3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss	20–14	Feb 2014	ITF New Delhi, India	25,000	Hard	Yurika Sema	Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech	6–7, 3–6
Loss	20–15	Mar 2014	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Yurika Sema	Chanel Simmonds Maša Zec Peškirič	7–6, 3–6, [5–10]
Win	21–15	Jul 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Akiko Omae	Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata	6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss	21–16	Oct 2016	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Rika Fujiwara	Ksenia Lykina Riko Sawayanagi	4–6, 1–6
Loss	21–17	Feb 2017	ITF Clare, Australia	25,000	Hard	Alison Bai	Beatriz Haddad Maia Genevieve Lorbergs	4–6, 3–6
Win	22–17	Mar 2017	ITF Yokohama, Japan	25,000	Hard	Ayaka Okuno	Kanako Morisaki Minori Yonehara	6–4, 6–4
Loss	22–18	Mar 2017	ITF Nishitama, Japan	15,000	Hard	Shiho Akita	Momoko Kobori Kotomi Takahata	1–6, 2–6
Loss	22–19	May 2017	Jin'an Open, China	60,000	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui	5–7, 4–6
Loss	22–20	Sep 2017	ITF Brisbane International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Jennifer Elie	Naiktha Bains Abigail Tere-Apisah	4–6, 1–6
Loss	22–21	Jan 2018	Playford International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Junri Namigata	Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva	6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Win	23–21	May 2018	ITF Wuhan, China	25,000	Hard	Mai Minokoshi	Guo Hanyu Zhang Ying	6–4, 6–1
Loss	23–22	Jul 2018	Challenger de Granby, Canada	60,000	Hard	Aiko Yoshitomi	Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova	5–7, 4–6
Loss	23–23	May 2019	Jin'an Open, China	W60	Hard	Mai Minokoshi	Beatrice Gumulya You Xiaodi	1–6, 5–7
Win	24–23	May 2019	ITF Wuhan, China	W25	Hard	Jiang Xinyu	Guo Meiqi Wu Meixu	7–6(3), 6–2
Win	25–23	Jul 2019	ITF Qujing, China	W25	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Kang Jiaqi Peangtarn Plipuech	6–2, 6–3
Loss	25–24	Aug 2019	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	W25	Hard	Wu Meixu	Eudice Chong Aldila Sutjiadi	2–6, 1–6
Win	26–24	Aug 2019	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	W25	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Robu Kajitani Michika Ozeki	6–7(2), 6–1, [10–7]
Loss	26–25	Sep 2019	ITF Changsha, China	W60	Clay	Rutuja Bhosale	Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui	3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win	27–25	Feb 2020	ITF Perth, Australia	W25	Hard	Kanako Morisaki	Jaimee Fourlis Erin Routliffe	7–5, 6–4
Win	28–25	Feb 2020	ITF Perth, Australia	W25	Hard	Kanako Morisaki	Paige Hourigan Abigail Tere-Apisah	6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	29–25	Feb 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Shalimar Talbi	Miyabi Inoue Liang En-shuo	2–6, 6–0, [14–12]
Win	30–25	Feb 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh	W15	Hard	Lisa-Marie Rioux	Kajsa Rinaldo Persson Julita Saner	6–1, 1–6, [10–6]
Win	31–25	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh	W15	Hard	Anna Sisková	Mana Ayukawa Ayano Shimizu	1–6, 6–4, 2–1 ret.
Loss	31–26	May 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Emma Davis	Eva Vedder Stéphanie Visscher	0–6, 4–6
Loss	31–27	May 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Angelica Raggi	Lauren Proctor Anna Ulyashchenko	6–4, 6–7(5), [7–10]
Win	32–27	Aug 2021	ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands	W25	Clay	Kanako Morisaki	Eva Vedder Stéphanie Visscher	5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss	32–28	Sep 2021	ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic	W60	Clay	Kanako Morisaki	Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková	3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Win	33–28	Sep 2021	ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic	W25	Clay	Kanako Morisaki	Miriam Kolodziejová Anna Sisková	6–3, 6–1
Win	34–28	May 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W25	Hard	Liu Fangzhou	Nigina Abduraimova Aleksandra Pospelova	6–3, 6–2
Win	35–28	Jun 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	W25	Hard	Rutuja Bhosale	Haruna Arakawa Natsuho Arakawa	6–1, 6–3
Win	36–28	Aug 2022	ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Rutuja Bhosale	Naiktha Bains Maia Lumsden	4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win	37-28	Oct 2022	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	W25	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Gozal Ainitdinova Ekaterina Maklakova	2–6, 7–6(0), [13–11]
Win	38-28	Jul 2023	ITF Hong Kong, China SAR	W25	Hard	Aoi Ito	Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu	5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Win	39–28	Jul 2023	ITF Nakhon, Thailand	W25	Hard	Rutuja Bhosale	Shrivalli Bhamidipaty Vaidehi Chaudhari	7–6(3), 6–1
Win	40–28	Aug 2023	ITF Astana, Kazakhstan	W25	Hard	Haruna Arakawa	Shrivalli Bhamidipaty Vaidehi Chaudhari	6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	40–29	Aug 2023	ITF Hong Kong	W40	Hard	Aoi Ito	Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu	6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win	41–29	Sep 2023	ITF Nanao, Japan	W40	Carpet	Aoi Ito	Miho Kuramochi Kanako Morisaki	6–2, 7–5
Win	42–29	Jun 2024	ITF Changwon, Korea	W35	Hard	Paige Hourigan	Li Zongyu Shi Han	6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Win	43–29	Aug 2024	ITF Erwitte, Germany	W35	Hard	Fabienne Gettwart	Kristina Novak Lisa Zaar	6–4, 6–4
Win	44–29	Aug 2024	ITF Braunschweig, Germany	W35	Hard	Funa Kozaki	Sarah Iliev Ikumi Yamazaki	3–6, 6–7(9)
Loss	44–30	Feb 2025	Launceston Tennis International, Australia	W35	Hard	Miho Kuramochi	Monique Barry Elena Micic	2–6, 4–6
Loss	44–31	Sep 2025	ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand	W35	Hard	Natsumi Kawaguchi	Mana Ayukawa Eri Shimizui	2–6, 7–6(5), [8–10]
Loss	44–32	Sep 2025	ITF Wagga Wagga, Australia	W35	Hard	Elyse Tse	Hayu Kinoshita Yang Ya-yi	1–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win	45–32	Dec 2025	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Yuno Kitahara	Maria Toma Marie Villet	6–1, 6–3

Notes and References

1. http://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/players/female/sema_erika.html Japan Tennis Association profile