Mai Hontama
Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 120, achieved March 2022. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 124, set on 28 August 2023.[3] She is currently the No. 2 Japanese player.
.jpg.webp) Hontama at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
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| Born | 30 August 1999[1] Machida, Tokyo, Japan[2] |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 551,755 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 210–135 (60.9%) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 120 (9 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 121 (23 October 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2022) |
| French Open | Q3 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| US Open | Q2 (2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 63–55 (53.4%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 111 (23 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 111 (23 October 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | 7–1 (87.5%) |
| Last updated on: 23 October 2023. | |
Career
Hontama made her WTA Tour debut at the WTA 500 2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic, after qualifying for the main draw. She reached the quarterfinals, defeating former world No. 4, Caroline Garcia, in the first round, before falling to Garbiñe Muguruza.
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships where she recorded the first major match win in her career over Clara Tauson.[4][5][6]
At the 2023 Pan Pacific Open, she reached the second round after qualifying and defeated compatriot Nao Hibino but lost to top seed Iga Swiatek.[7]
Sponsorship
Hontama wears Lacoste clothing, and uses Tecnifibre racquets.
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| National representation | ||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | A[lower-alpha 2] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 7–1 | 88% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| China Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 2 | 4 | 4 | Career total: 10 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 2–2 | 3–5 | 11–4 | 0 / 10 | 16–11 | 59% |
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 4] | 150 | 212 | $551,755 | |||
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Pan Pacific Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| National representation | |||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | Career total: 3 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Year–end ranking[lower-alpha 5] | 512 | ||||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | Jasmin Open, Tunisia | WTA 250 | Hard |  Natalija Stevanović |
 Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini |
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Nanao, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | Ayano Shimizu |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2020 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Yuriko Miyazaki |
5–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Jang Su-jeong |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay |  Cristina Dinu |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | May 2021 | ITF Salinas, Ecuador | 25,000 | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Carol Zhao |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard |  Anastasia Tikhonova |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Petra Hule |
7–6(1), 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 40,000 | Hard |  Clara Tauson |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2016 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 10,000[lower-alpha 6] | Hard | Yukina Saigo |
 Nudnida Luangnam Varunya Wongteanchai |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Maddison Inglis |
 Suzan Lamens Anastasia Tikhonova |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2022 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Han Na-lae |
Saki Imamura Naho Sato |
4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Junri Namigata |
 Hsieh Yu-chieh  Jessy Rompies |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Feb 2023 | ITF Burnie, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi |
Ena Shibahara Arina Rodionova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | 60,000 | Hard |  Alice Tubello |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sofia Costoulas Dalila Spiteri |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2023 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 100,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi |
 Eleni Christofi Despina Papamichail |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2023 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Moyuka Uchijima |
 Alena Fomina-Klotz Olivia Tjandramulia |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2023 | ITF Landisville, United States | 100,000 | Hard | Olivia Gadecki |
 Sophie Chang  Yulia Starodubtseva |
w/o |
Head-to-head records
Record against top 10 players
- She has a 0–2 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | H2H |
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| 2021 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 |  Garbiñe Muguruza |
No. 9 | Chicago Classic, United States | Hard | QF | 3–6, 2–6 | No. 200 | |
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–2 |  Iga Świątek |
No. 2 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 5–7 | No. 148 | |
Notes
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- 2016: WTA ranking–734,
2017: WTA ranking–916,
2018: WTA ranking–402,
2019: WTA ranking–381,
2020: WTA ranking–330. - 2017: WTA ranking–1094,
2018: WTA ranking–833,
2019: WTA ranking–506,
2020: WTA ranking–553,
2021: WTA ranking–576. - The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15k events even before 2017.
References
- "Mai Hontama". www.tennisexplorer.com.
- "本玉真唯". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-02-03.
- "Nagi Hanatani | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
- "Bjorklund, Contreras Gomez battle through Wimbledon qualifying".
- "Wimbledon 2022's Grand Slam debuts: Hontama, Chwalinska, Kartal and more".
- "Tennis: Japanese qualifier Hontama through to Wimbledon 2nd round". 28 June 2022.
- https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3702497/swiatek-survives-spirited-challenge-from-hontama-in-tokyo
External links
- Mai Hontama at the Women's Tennis Association
- Mai Hontama at the International Tennis Federation
- Mai Hontama at the Billie Jean King Cup
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