# Mari Tanaka

Mari Tanaka (田中 麻里, Tanaka Mari, born January 11, 1987) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

## Career

In her career, she won four singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2013, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 287. On 12 May 2014, she peaked at No. 189 in the doubles rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

## ITF finals

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

### Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 24 May 2005 | ITF León, Mexico | Hard (i) | Micaela Moran | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1. | 6 June 2005 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Kanae Hisami | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 29 August 2005 | ITF Saitama, Japan | Hard | Beti Sekulovski | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 19 August 2007 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Zhang Ling | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 28 August 2007 | ITF Saitama, Japan | Hard | Zhao Yijing | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 11 July 2010 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Carpet | Kaori Onishi | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 29 January 2011 | ITF Kolkata, India | Clay | Dalila Jakupović | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 17 June 2012 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Nao Hibino | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 19 August 2012 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Yuuki Tanaka | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 9 August 2014 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Mai Minokoshi | 6–3, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 33 (18–15)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 May 2005 | ITF León, Mexico | Hard (i) | Elizabeth Kaufman | Andrea Benítez Daniela Múñoz Gallegos | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 29 August 2005 | ITF Saitama, Japan | Hard | Elizabeth Kaufman | Kim Hea-mi Eriko Mizuno | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 September 2006 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Yurika Sema | Līga Dekmeijere Ayami Takase | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 31 October 2006 | ITF Sutama, Japan | Clay | Ryoko Takemura | Maki Arai Seiko Okamoto | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 February 2007 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Song Shanshan | Tomoko Dokei Etsuko Kitazaki | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 6 March 2007 | ITF Hamilton, New Zealand | Hard | Lee Ye-ra | Emelyn Starr Jenny Swift | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 May 2007 | ITF Nagano, Japan | Carpet | Akiko Yonemura | Natsumi Hamamura Ayaka Maekawa | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 9 June 2007 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Ayumi Oka | Etsuko Kitazaki Tomoko Taira | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 30 June 2007 | ITF Noto, Japan | Carpet | Natsumi Hamamura | Sophie Ferguson Anne Yelsey | 6–7$^{(8)}$, 1–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 4 August 2008 | ITF Obihiro, Japan | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | Miki Miyamura Tomoyo Takagishi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 30 May 2009 | ITF Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Hsu Wen-hsin | Erika Sema Yurika Sema | 6–3, 1–6, [10–7] |
| Winner | 7. | 13 June 2009 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Ayumi Oka | Maki Arai Yurina Koshino | 7–6$^{(6)}$, 6–0 |
| Winner | 8. | 11 July 2009 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Maki Arai | Kazusa Ito Tomoko Taira | 7–5, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Winner | 9. | 29 August 2009 | ITF Saitama, Japan | Hard | Maki Arai | Airi Hagimoto Maiko Inoue | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 4 September 2009 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Hsu Wen-hsin | María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Jade Curtis | 6–1, 2–6, [2–10] |
| Runner-up | 7. | 26 September 2009 | ITF Miyazaki, Japan | Carpet | Tomoko Yonemura | Kurumi Nara Erika Sema | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 8 May 2010 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Liu Wanting | Ayu-Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 21 January 2011 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | Miki Miyamura | Rushmi Chakravarthi Poojashree Venkatesha | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1 April 2011 | ITF Ipswich, Australia | Clay | Miki Miyamura | Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 20 August 2011 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Miyabi Inoue | Chae Kyung-yee Kim Hae-sung | 7–5, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Winner | 11. | 6 July 2012 | ITF Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Tyra Calderwood Dianne Hollands | 4–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
| Winner | 12. | 21 July 2012 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Yurina Koshino | Akari Inoue Kaori Onishi | 7–5, 6–7$^{(2)}$, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 11. | 1 September 2012 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Yurina Koshino | Luksika Kumkhum Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 8 September 2012 | ITF Noto, Japan | Grass | Miki Miyamura | Kumiko Iijima Akiko Yonemura | 1–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Winner | 13. | 3 March 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | Hard | Misa Eguchi | Tamara Čurović Wang Yafan | 4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Winner | 14. | 19 May 2013 | Kurume Cup, Japan | Grass | Kanae Hisami | Rika Fujiwara Akiko Omae | 6–4, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Runner-up | 13. | 20 July 2013 | ITF Woking, UK | Hard | Kanae Hisami | Tara Moore Marta Sirotkina | 6–4, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Winner | 15. | 26 July 2013 | ITF Wrexham, UK | Hard | Kanae Hisami | Anna Smith Melanie South | 6–3, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Winner | 16. | 14 June 2014 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Nao Hibino Prarthana Thombare | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 17. | 8 August 2014 | ITF Nottingham, UK | Hard | Alison Bai | Katie Boulter Freya Christie | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 18. | 16 August 2014 | ITF Woking, UK | Hard | Yumi Miyazaki | Alice Matteucci Despina Papamichail | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 18 October 2014 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | Grass | Makoto Ninomiya | Tatjana Maria Miki Miyamura | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 25 October 2014 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | Carpet | Makoto Ninomiya | Tatjana Maria Miki Miyamura | 7–5, 2–6, [5–10] |