Erika Sema(瀬間 詠里花, Sema Erika; born 24 November 1988) 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)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2007ITF Hamilton, New Zealand10,000HardUnited Kingdom Anna Smith6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Jun 2007ITF Tokyo, Japan10,000HardJapan Chiaki Okadaue6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss2–1Mar 2009Kōfu International Open, Japan10,000HardJapan Misaki Doi5–7, 2–6
Loss2–2May 2009ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia25,000HardIndonesia Ayu-Fani Damayanti5–7, 3–6
Win3–2Jun 2009ITF Tokyo, Japan10,000HardJapan Erika Takao6–4, 6–0
Loss3–3Sep 2010ITF Hamanako, Japan25,000HardJapan Kumiko Iijima7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win4–3Oct 2010ITF Port Pirie, Australia25,000HardFrance Victoria Larrière6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win5–3Oct 2010ITF Mount Gambier, Australia25,000HardBrazil Ana Clara Duarte6–2, 6–3
Win6–3Nov 2010ITF Wellington, New Zealand25,000HardBulgaria Elitsa Kostova6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win7–3May 2011ITF Niigata, Japan25,000HardJapan Sachie Ishizu7–6, 6–4
Loss7–4Sep 2011Ningbo International, China100,000HardBelarus Anastasiya Yakimova6–7, 3–6
Loss7–5Oct 2011ITF Makinohara, Japan25,000CarpetCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková7–6, 2–6, 0–6
Win8–5Oct 2012ITF Seoul, Korea25,000HardJapan Mai Minokoshi6–1, 7–5
Loss8–6Sep 2013ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000HardJapan Nao Hibino4–6, 6–7
Win9–6Sep 2013ITF Incheon, Korea25,000HardJapan Yurika Sema6–3, 6–4
Win10–6Jun 2015ITF Kashiwa, Japan25,000HardJapan Riko Sawayanagi6–4, 6–4
Win11–6Dec 2021ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000HardBelgium Eliessa Vanlangendonck3–6, 6–4, 6–3

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

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2005Kurume Cup, Japan25,000GrassJapan Ayumi MoritaChinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei4–6, 3–6
Win1–1Oct 2007ITF Traralgon, Australia25,000HardJapan Yurika SemaUnited States Courtney Nagle United States Robin Stephenson6–2, 6–2
Loss1–2May 2008Kurume Cup, Japan50,000CarpetJapan Yurika SemaChinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen Chinese Taipei Hwang I-hsuan3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win2–2May 2008ITF Nagano, Japan25,000CarpetJapan Yurika SemaJapan Ayaka Maekawa Japan Maya Kato7–6(1), 6–3
Win3–2May 2008ITF Gunma, Japan25,000CarpetJapan Yurika SemaChinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen Chinese Taipei Hwang I-hsuan6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss3–3May 2009ITF Tarakan, Indonesia10,000HardJapan Yurina KoshinoIndonesia Beatrice Gumulya Indonesia Jessy Rompies6–7(5), 7–6(4), [7–10]
Loss3–4May 2009ITF Gunma, Japan25,000CarpetJapan Yurika SemaChinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin Japan Mari Tanaka3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win4–4Sep 2009ITF Makinohara, Japan25,000CarpetJapan Kurumi NaraJapan Mari Tanaka Japan Tomoko Yonemura6–0, 6–0
Loss4–5Oct 2009ITF Mount Gambier, Australia25,000HardJapan Yurika SemaAustralia Olivia Rogowska United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith1–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win5–5Oct 2009ITF Port Pirie, Australia25,000HardJapan Yurika SemaAustralia Alenka Hubacek Australia Bojana Bobusic6–1, 7–5, [10–6]
Win6–5Apr 2010ITF Incheon, South Korea25,000HardRomania Irina-Camelia BeguJapan Misaki Doi Japan Junri Namigata6–0, 7–6(8)
Win7–5May 2010Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan50,000HardJapan Tomoko YonemuraRussia Ksenia Lykina United Kingdom Melanie South6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss7–6Jul 2010ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000ClayPoland Magdalena KiszczyńskaLuxembourg Mandy Minella France Irena Pavlovic3–6, 4–6
Win8–6Jul 2010ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany25,000ClaySerbia Teodora MirčićRomania Elena Bogdan Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto7–6(4), 2–6, [10–8]
Loss8–7Jul 2010ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000ClayRomania Irina-Camelia BeguRussia Vitalia Diatchenko Germany Laura Siegemund6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss8–8Aug 2010Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany25,000ClayGermany Julia SchruffRomania Irina-Camelia Begu France Anaïs Laurendon2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win9–8Aug 2010Reinert Open Versmold, Germany25,000ClayCzech Republic Hana BirnerováRussia Aminat Kushkhova Russia Olga Panova6–3, 6–3
Win10–8Sep 2010ITF Alison Springs, Australia25,000HardJapan Yurika SemaAustralia Alison Bai Australia Emelyn Starr7–5, 6–1
Win11–8Sep 2010ITF Hamanako, Japan25,000ClayJapan Kumiko IijimaChinese Taipei Kao Shao-yuan Japan Ayaka Maekawa6–2, 6–1
Loss11–9Apr 2011ITF Osprey, United States25,000ClayArgentina María IrigoyenFrance Stéphanie Foretz United States Alexa Glatch6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss11–10Apr 2011Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan50,000HardThailand Noppawan LertcheewakarnChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching2–6, 3–6
Win12–10May 2011ITF Niigata, Japan25,000HardJapan Natsumi HamamuraJapan Akari Inoue Japan Ayumi Oka6–1, 6–2
Win13–10Jun 2011ITF Périgueux, France25,000ClayArgentina Florencia MolineroSpain Leticia Costas-Moreira Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss13–11Jul 2011Open de Biarritz, France100,000ClayBrazil Roxane VaisembergRussia Alexandra Panova Poland Urszula Radwańska2–6, 1–6
Loss13–12Jul 2011Contrexéville Open, France50,000ClayBrazil Roxane VaisembergUkraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova6–2, 5–7, [10–12]
Win14–12Mar 2012ITF Sanya, China25,000HardChina Zheng SaisaiChina Liang Chen China Zhou Yimiao6–2, 6–2
Win15–12Aug 2012Bronx Open, United States50,000HardJapan Shuko AoyamaJapan Eri Hozumi Japan Miki Miyamura6–4, 7–6(4)
Win16–12Jan 2013Burnie International, Australia25,000HardJapan Shuko AoyamaAustralia Bojana Bobusic Australia Jessica Moorew/o
Win17–12Apr 2013Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan50,000HardThailand Luksika KumkhumJapan Nao Hibino Japan Riko Sawayanagi6–4, 6–3
Win18–12May 2013Fukuoka International, Japan50,000GrassJapan Junri NamigataJapan Rika Fujiwara Japan Akiko Omae7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss18–13Jun 2013Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom50,000GrassIsrael Julia GlushkoFrance Julie Coin France Stéphanie Foretz2–6, 4–6
Win19–13Oct 2013ITF Perth, Australia25,000HardJapan Yurika SemaAustralia Monique Adamczak Australia Tammi Patterson7–5, 6–1
Win20–13Oct 2013Bendigo International, Australia50,000HardJapan Yurika SemaAustralia Monique Adamczak Australia Olivia Rogowska3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss20–14Feb 2014ITF New Delhi, India25,000HardJapan Yurika SemaThailand Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech6–7, 3–6
Loss20–15Mar 2014ITF Jackson, United States25,000ClayJapan Yurika SemaSouth Africa Chanel Simmonds Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič7–6, 3–6, [5–10]
Win21–15Jul 2015ITF Bangkok, Thailand25,000HardJapan Akiko OmaeJapan Kanae Hisami Japan Kotomi Takahata6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss21–16Oct 2016ITF Makinohara, Japan25,000CarpetJapan Rika FujiwaraRussia Ksenia Lykina Japan Riko Sawayanagi4–6, 1–6
Loss21–17Feb 2017ITF Clare, Australia25,000HardAustralia Alison BaiBrazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Australia Genevieve Lorbergs4–6, 3–6
Win22–17Mar 2017ITF Yokohama, Japan25,000HardJapan Ayaka OkunoJapan Kanako Morisaki Japan Minori Yonehara6–4, 6–4
Loss22–18Mar 2017ITF Nishitama, Japan15,000HardJapan Shiho AkitaJapan Momoko Kobori Japan Kotomi Takahata1–6, 2–6
Loss22–19May 2017Jin'an Open, China60,000HardJapan Mana AyukawaChina Jiang Xinyu China Tang Qianhui5–7, 4–6
Loss22–20Sep 2017ITF Brisbane International, Australia25,000HardUnited States Jennifer ElieAustralia Naiktha Bains Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah4–6, 1–6
Loss22–21Jan 2018Playford International, Australia25,000HardJapan Junri NamigataSlovenia Dalila Jakupović Russia Irina Khromacheva6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Win23–21May 2018ITF Wuhan, China25,000HardJapan Mai MinokoshiChina Guo Hanyu China Zhang Ying6–4, 6–1
Loss23–22Jul 2018Challenger de Granby, Canada60,000HardJapan Aiko YoshitomiAustralia Ellen Perez Australia Arina Rodionova5–7, 4–6
Loss23–23May 2019Jin'an Open, ChinaW60HardJapan Mai MinokoshiIndonesia Beatrice Gumulya China You Xiaodi1–6, 5–7
Win24–23May 2019ITF Wuhan, ChinaW25HardChina Jiang XinyuChina Guo Meiqi China Wu Meixu7–6(3), 6–2
Win25–23Jul 2019ITF Qujing, ChinaW25HardJapan Mana AyukawaChina Kang Jiaqi Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech6–2, 6–3
Loss25–24Aug 2019ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW25HardChina Wu MeixuHong Kong Eudice Chong Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi2–6, 1–6
Win26–24Aug 2019ITF Tsukuba, JapanW25HardJapan Mana AyukawaJapan Robu Kajitani Japan Michika Ozeki6–7(2), 6–1, [10–7]
Loss26–25Sep 2019ITF Changsha, ChinaW60ClayIndia Rutuja BhosaleChina Jiang Xinyu China Tang Qianhui3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win27–25Feb 2020ITF Perth, AustraliaW25HardJapan Kanako MorisakiAustralia Jaimee Fourlis New Zealand Erin Routliffe7–5, 6–4
Win28–25Feb 2020ITF Perth, AustraliaW25HardJapan Kanako MorisakiNew Zealand Paige Hourigan Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Win29–25Feb 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15HardBelarus Shalimar TalbiJapan Miyabi Inoue Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo2–6, 6–0, [14–12]
Win30–25Feb 2021ITF Sharm El SheikhW15HardJapan Lisa-Marie RiouxSweden Kajsa Rinaldo Persson Sweden Julita Saner6–1, 1–6, [10–6]
Win31–25Mar 2021ITF Sharm El SheikhW15HardCzech Republic Anna SiskováJapan Mana Ayukawa Japan Ayano Shimizu1–6, 6–4, 2–1 ret.
Loss31–26May 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15HardUnited States Emma DavisNetherlands Eva Vedder Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher0–6, 4–6
Loss31–27May 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15HardItaly Angelica RaggiUnited States Lauren Proctor United States Anna Ulyashchenko6–4, 6–7(5), [7–10]
Win32–27Aug 2021ITF Oldenzaal, NetherlandsW25ClayJapan Kanako MorisakiNetherlands Eva Vedder Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss32–28Sep 2021ITF Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60ClayJapan Kanako MorisakiCzech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová Czech Republic Jesika Malečková3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Win33–28Sep 2021ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech RepublicW25ClayJapan Kanako MorisakiCzech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová Czech Republic Anna Sisková6–3, 6–1
Win34–28May 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25HardChina Liu FangzhouUzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova Russia Aleksandra Pospelova6–3, 6–2
Win35–28Jun 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW25HardIndia Rutuja BhosaleJapan Haruna Arakawa Japan Natsuho Arakawa6–1, 6–3
Win36–28Aug 2022ITF Roehampton, United KingdomW25HardIndia Rutuja BhosaleUnited Kingdom Naiktha Bains United Kingdom Maia Lumsden4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win37-28Oct 2022ITF Hua Hin, ThailandW25HardThailand Peangtarn PlipuechKazakhstan Gozal Ainitdinova Ekaterina Maklakova2–6, 7–6(0), [13–11]
Win38-28Jul 2023ITF Hong Kong, China SARW25HardJapan Aoi ItoJapan Momoko Kobori Japan Ayano Shimizu5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Win39–28Jul 2023ITF Nakhon, ThailandW25HardIndia Rutuja BhosaleIndia Shrivalli Bhamidipaty India Vaidehi Chaudhari7–6(3), 6–1
Win40–28Aug 2023ITF Astana, KazakhstanW25HardJapan Haruna ArakawaIndia Shrivalli Bhamidipaty India Vaidehi Chaudhari6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5]
Loss40–29Aug 2023ITF Hong KongW40HardJapan Aoi ItoJapan Momoko Kobori Japan Ayano Shimizu6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win41–29Sep 2023ITF Nanao, JapanW40CarpetJapan Aoi ItoJapan Miho Kuramochi Japan Kanako Morisaki6–2, 7–5
Win42–29Jun 2024ITF Changwon, KoreaW35HardNew Zealand Paige HouriganChina Li Zongyu China Shi Han6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Win43–29Aug 2024ITF Erwitte, GermanyW35HardGermany Fabienne GettwartSlovenia Kristina Novak Sweden Lisa Zaar6–4, 6–4
Win44–29Aug 2024ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW35HardJapan Funa KozakiFrance Sarah Iliev Japan Ikumi Yamazaki3–6, 6–7(9)
Loss44–30Feb 2025Launceston Tennis International, AustraliaW35HardJapan Miho KuramochiNew Zealand Monique Barry Australia Elena Micic2–6, 4–6
Loss44–31Sep 2025ITF Nakhon Pathom, ThailandW35HardAustralia Natsumi KawaguchiJapan Mana Ayukawa Japan Eri Shimizui2–6, 7–6(5), [8–10]
Loss44–32Sep 2025ITF Wagga Wagga, AustraliaW35HardAustralia Elyse TseJapan Hayu Kinoshita Chinese Taipei Yang Ya-yi1–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win45–32Dec 2025ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15HardJapan Yuno KitaharaRomania Maria Toma France Marie Villet6–1, 6–3

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