Ueda turned pro in August 2005 and won the JLPGA rookies cup that year. In 2006, she placed 4th in two JLPGA events, and tied for 9th in the
Mizuno Classic, a joint JLPGA and
LPGA event. 2007 was her breakout year on the JLPGA, with five wins, six runners-up, a 3rd and a 5th. Internationally, she represented Japan in the
World Cup, and played in the
Women's British Open at
St Andrews. In April she won the Life Card Ladies at her home town of Kumamoto. She went on to win the Resort Trust Ladies and the Stanley Ladies, and placed 2nd in the
Fujitsu Ladies, before winning the
Mizuno Classic in November. A highlight of her tournament was a
double-eagle during the tournament's final round. She became the tournament's first Japanese winner in nine years and only the 16th non-LPGA member in history to win an LPGA event. Two weeks later at the Elleair Ladies she won her fifth tournament and became the youngest money title winner in the history of the JLPGA tour. Ueda again won the Mizuno Classic in 2011. She birdied the 3rd hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat
Shanshan Feng. At the conclusion of the second round of the 2024 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open on 15 November 2024, Ueda retired from the JLPGA Tour. ==Professional wins (17)==