Makoto Ninomiya
Makoto Ninomiya (二宮 真琴, Ninomiya Makoto, born 28 May 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player.
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Born | Hiroshima, Japan | 28 May 1994||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 1,155,570 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 160–139 (53.5%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 280 (22 February 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 337–247 (57.7%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 20 (22 October 2018) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 51 (23 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2020, 2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | F (2018) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (2017) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2022) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2018, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2017, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2018) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 23 October 2023. |
She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 280 and peaked at No. 20 in the WTA rankings on 22 October 2018. Partnering with Eri Hozumi she reached the final of the 2018 French Open.
In doubles, she has won six titles on the WTA Tour, one title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 21 ITF titles. In singles, she has won one ITF title.
Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 5–1.
Career
Ninomiya began playing tennis on ITF events in 2009.
she reached her biggest final at the 2018 French Open with partner Eri Hozumi.
She reached the final of the 2023 Jiangxi Open partnering with Eri Hozumi.
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.
Doubles
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3–8 | 27% |
French Open | A | A | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 6–6 | 50% |
Wimbledon | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | NH | 2R | A | 1R | 7–6 | 54% |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–8 | 0% |
Win–loss | 1–3 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 16–29 | 36% |
Year-end championships | ||||||||||
WTA Elite Trophy | RR | NH | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 5–6 | 45% |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | QF | 2R | 3–3 | 50% | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | 2R | 1–2 | 33% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | 0% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2–4 | 33% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | NH | 1R | 1R | 2–4 | 33% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | 0% | |
Wuhan Open | A | 2R | 1R | SF | NH | 4–3 | 57% | |||
China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | 0–4 | 0% | |||
WTA career statistics | ||||||||||
Titles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Total: 6 | |
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 2] | 62 | 46 | 20 | 64 | 66 | 47 | 39 | $1,015,939 |
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2018 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2016 | Jiangxi Open, China | International[lower-alpha 3] | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(2), [11–13] |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2017 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2018 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2018 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2018 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Sep 2018 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier[lower-alpha 4] | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–6 | Apr 2021 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | May 2021 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–7 | Jun 2021 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | WTA 250 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3), [10–8] |
Loss | 3–8 | Aug 2021 | Chicago Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6), 7–5, [8–10] |
Win | 4–8 | Jan 2022 | Adelaide International, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(4), [10–7] |
Win | 5–8 | May 2022 | Grand Prix Lalla Meryem, Morocco | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(7), 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 6–8 | Jun 2022 | Bad Homburg Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5), [10–5] |
Loss | 6–9 | Sep 2023 | Guangzhou Open, China | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 6–10 | Oct 2023 | Jiangxi Open, China | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | WTA 125 Saint-Malo, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2012 | ITF Miyazaki, Japan | 10,000 | Grass | ![]() |
6–0, 6–7(5), 6–0 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2015 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(5), 7–5, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2015 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 33 (21 titles, 12 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2011 | ITF Toyota, Japan | 75,000[lower-alpha 5] | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Nishitama, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(4), [6–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Noto, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–1 | Oct 2013 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2013 | ITF Toyota, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(1), 6–2, [9–11] |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [9–11] |
Win | 7–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(6) |
Loss | 7–5 | Jul 2014 | ITF Wuhan, China | 50,000[lower-alpha 6] | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–5 | Sep 2014 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 8–6 | Oct 2014 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2014 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, [5–10] |
Win | 9–7 | Nov 2014 | ITF Toyota, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 10–7 | Jan 2015 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 11–7 | Mar 2015 | ITF Quanzhou, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(2), [10–2] |
Win | 12–7 | May 2015 | ITF Kurume, Japan | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(10), 6–3 |
Loss | 12–8 | May 2015 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 12–9 | May 2015 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 12–10 | Jun 2015 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 12–11 | Aug 2015 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 4–6 |
Win | 13–11 | Aug 2015 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–7(2), [6–10] |
Win | 14–11 | Oct 2015 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 15–11 | Nov 2015 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Win | 16–11 | Mar 2016 | ITF Quanzhou, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 17–11 | Apr 2016 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–4 |
Win | 18–11 | May 2016 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 19–11 | Jul 2016 | ITF Wuhan, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 20–11 | Oct 2017 | ITF Liuzhou China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(3) |
Loss | 20–12 | Mar 2018 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 21–12 | Nov 2019 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Notes
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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.
- 2013 WTA ranking– 226, 2014 WTA ranking– 187, 2015 WTA ranking– 100.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
- The $75,000 tournaments were reclassified as $75,000 in 2017.
- The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.