Biography
- Coached by Fusako Sugiyama and Kuniaki Umeda
- Trains at the Palm International Tennis Acadamy in Kanagawa
- Mother's name is Shigeko
- Started playing tennis at age 6
- Favorite surface is hard
- Speaks Japanese and English
- Tennis idol growing up was Ai Sugiyama
- Also enjoys karaoke and reading
- Favorite tournament is US Open
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
144Height
5' 6'' (1.68 m)Birthday
Feb 17, 1994Birthplace
Kanagawa, Japan
Career Highlights
DOUBLES
Winner (6): 2024 - Tokyo (w/Aoyama)
2022 - Adelaide 250, Bad Homburg, Rabat (all w/Ninomiya)
2018 - Hiroshima (w/S.Zhang)
2016 - Katowice (w/Kato)
Finalist (11): 2024 - Hong Kong, Cleveland (both w/Aoyama)
2023 - Guangzhou, Tokyo, Nanchang (all w/Ninomiya), Bad Homburg (w/Niculescu)
2021 - Courmayeur (w/Zhang)
2019 - Sydney (w/Rosolska)
2018 - Roland Garros (w/Ninomiya), Auckland (w/Kato)
2016 - Kaohsiung (w/Kato)
WTA 125 TITLES AND FINALS
DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2022 - Saint Malo (w/Ninomiya)
2021 - Chicago (w/Plipuech)
2016 - Honolulu (w/Kato)
Finalist (5): 2023 - Saint Malo (w/Eikeri), Bastad (w/S.Jang)
2017 - Honolulu (w/Muhammad)
2014 - Suzhou (w/Eguchi)
2013 - Suzhou (w/Han)
Career in Review
Top 2025 doubles result was another Grand Slam SF at Roland Garros (w/Eikeri); posted new career-high doubles ranking of No.27 on October 6
In 2024, claimed 6th career WTA doubles title by clinching Tokyo (w/Aoyama); also was doubles R-Up at Cleveland and Hong Kong 250 (both w/Aoyama)
During 2023, finished R-Up at 4 WTA doubles events in Guangzhou, Tokyo, Nanchang (all w/Ninomiya) and Bad Homburg (w/Niculescu)
Collected three WTA doubles titles in 2022 at Adelaide 250, Rabat and Bad Homburg (all w/Ninomiya); they also teamed up to win that year's WTA 125 Saint Malo title
In 2021, made Couermayeur doubles final (w/Zhang) and won WTA 125 doubles title at Chicago (w/Plipuech)
Top 2019 doubles result was Sydney R-Up (w/Rosolska); climbed to new career-high ranking of No.28 during this season
During 2018, broke through to first Grand Slam women's doubles final at Roland Garros (w/Ninomiya, l. Krejcikova/Siniakova in F); also won 2nd WTA doubles title at Hiroshima (w/Zhang) and made Auckland final (w/Kato)
In 2017, posted big results at Australian Open where she made her Grand Slam singles main draw debut (as qualifier, l. Witthoeft in 1r) and reached 1st Grand Slam women's doubles SF (w/Kato, l. eventual champions Mattek-Sands/Safarova)
During 2016, won first WTA doubles title at Katowice and first WTA 125 doubles title at Honolulu (both w/Kato); also was doubles R-Up at Kaohsiung (w/Kato) and cracked Top 50 of doubles rankings for first time
In 2014, won biggest career singles title at ITF/50K-Bendigo, AUS; hit her career-high singles ranking of No.144 on November 10, 2014
Made first WTA 125 doubles R-Ups in consecutive years at Suzhou in 2013 (w/Han) and 2014 (w/Eguchi)
Made her pro debuts in singles and doubles in Japan in 2009
