# Yurika Sema

Yurika Sema (瀬間 友里加, born 25 December 1986) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

## Biography

Yurika, whose mother is Japanese and her father is Algerian, achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 142 on 30 November 2009, and best doubles ranking of No. 150 on 19 April 2010. She is the older sister of professional tennis player Erika Sema.
She announced that she would play her last tournament at the 90th All-Japan Championships, in November 2015 before retirement.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 16 (3 titles, 13 runner-ups)

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Sep 2004 | ITF Hiroshima, Japan | Grass | Emily Hewson | 1–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Win | 1. | Oct 2004 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Erika Takao | 3–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | Sep 2006 | ITF Guanzhou, China | Hard | Sun Shengnan | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Mar 2007 | ITF Perth, Australia | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 2008 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Melanie South | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Nov 2008 | ITF Perth, Australia | Hard | Monika Wejnert | 6–7$^{(8)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6. | Mar 2009 | ITF Sydney, Australia | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jun 2009 | ITF Komoro, Japan | Clay | Kurumi Nara | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2009 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Kirsten Flipkens | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Mar 2010 | ITF Sydney, Australia | Hard | Jarmila Gajdošová | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | Mar 2011 | ITF Sydney, Australia | Hard | Rika Fujiwara | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 9. | May 2011 | ITF Changwon, Korea | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Jun 2011 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | Hard | Yoo Mi | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Oct 2011 | ITF Seoul, Korea | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Mar 2013 | ITF Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | Viktorija Rajicic | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | Sep 2013 | ITF Incheon, Korea | Hard | Erika Sema | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 27 (14 titles, 13 runner-ups)

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 29 September 2006 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mari Tanaka | Līga Dekmeijere > Ayami Takase | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 14 April 2007 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | Junri Namigata | Eva Hrdinová Michaela Paštiková | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 1. | 26 October 2007 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | Hard | Erika Sema | Courtney Nagle Robin Stephenson | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 18 May 2008 | Kurume Cup, Japan | Carpet | Erika Sema | Chang Kai-chen Hwang I-hsuan | 3–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Win | 2. | 24 May 2008 | ITF Nagano, Japan | Carpet | Erika Sema | Ayaka Maekawa Hwang I-hsuan | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3. | 31 May 2008 | ITF Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Erika Sema | Chang Kai-chen Hwang I-hsuan | 6–4, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4. | 6 September 2008 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Maki Arai | Chan Chin-wei Hwang I-hsuan | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 17 October 2008 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Miki Miyamura | Natalie Grandin Robin Stephenson | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 30 May 2009 | ITF Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Erika Sema | Hsu Wen-hsin Mari Tanaka | 3–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
| Loss | 7. | 19 July 2009 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Elena Chalova Darija Jurak | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 2 August 2009 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Darija Jurak | Hanne Skak Jensen Johanna Larsson | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 9 October 2009 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Erika Sema | Olivia Rogowska Emily Webley-Smith | 1–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Win | 4. | 16 October 2009 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Erika Sema | Alenka Hubacek Bojana Bobusic | 6–1, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Win | 5. | 19 September 2010 | ITF Darwin, Australia | Hard | Kumiko Iijima | Alenka Hubacek Tammi Patterson | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | 26 September 2010 | ITF Alice Springs, Australia | Hard | Erika Sema | Alison Bai Emelyn Starr | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10. | 29 May 2011 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Erika Takao | Chan Hao-ching Zheng Saisai | 2–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Loss | 11. | 19 June 2011 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | Natsumi Hamamura | Kanae Hisami Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 10 July 2011 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Pemra Özgen | Hana Birnerová Stephanie Vogt | 6–4, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 8. | 7 May 2012 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Chiaki Okadaue | Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Lee So-ra | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 9. | 2 July 2012 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | Clay | Junri Namigata | Bernice van de Velde Angelique van der Meet | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | 18 February 2013 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Ksenia Lykina | Bojana Bobusic Emily Webley-Smith | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 31 May 2013 | ITF Grado, Italy | Clay | Zhou Yimiao | Viktorija Golubic Diāna Marcinkēviča | 1–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Win | 12. | 7 June 2013 | ITF Brescia, Italy | Clay | Monique Adamczak | Réka Luca Jani Irina Khromacheva | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 13. | 6 October 2013 | ITF Perth, Australia | Hard | Erika Sema | Monique Adamczak Tammi Patterson | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 14. | 27 October 2013 | Bendigo International, Australia | Hard | Erika Sema | Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska | 3–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
| Loss | 12. | 17 February 2014 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Erika Sema | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 31 March 2014 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | Erika Sema | Chanel Simmonds Maša Zec Peškirič | 7–6, 3–6, [5–10] |