Mana Endo (遠藤 愛, Endō Mana) is a Japanese former professional
tennis player. She was born on February 6, 1971, in
Hiroshima and resides in
Fukuyama, Hiroshima.
She started playing tennis at age seven with her father and coach Hiroshi and played on the
WTA Tour from 1991 until 1998. She graduated from the
University of Tsukuba while on the tour in March 1993.
Career highlights
Her career-high ranking was 26th worldwide in singles (1994), and 98th in doubles (1995)
She played 22
Grand Slam tournaments in singles with her best result being the
round of 16 at the 1994
US Open. That tournament marked the first time two Japanese women reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam (
Kimiko Date was the other player).
Her career record is 144–108. She won a singles title in
Hobart in 1994, defeating
Lindsay Davenport during that tournament.
Her biggest
upset over a seeded player came at the 1996
Australian Open when she defeated the fifth seed Kimiko Date in the second round.
Mana Endo (遠藤 愛, Endō Mana) is a Japanese former professional
tennis player. She was born on February 6, 1971, in
Hiroshima and resides in
Fukuyama, Hiroshima.
She started playing tennis at age seven with her father and coach Hiroshi and played on the
WTA Tour from 1991 until 1998. She graduated from the
University of Tsukuba while on the tour in March 1993.
Career highlights
Her career-high ranking was 26th worldwide in singles (1994), and 98th in doubles (1995)
She played 22
Grand Slam tournaments in singles with her best result being the
round of 16 at the 1994
US Open. That tournament marked the first time two Japanese women reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam (
Kimiko Date was the other player).
Her career record is 144–108. She won a singles title in
Hobart in 1994, defeating
Lindsay Davenport during that tournament.
Her biggest
upset over a seeded player came at the 1996
Australian Open when she defeated the fifth seed Kimiko Date in the second round.