Hiroko Kuwata
Full name | Hiroko Kuwata |
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Country (sports) | Japan |
Born |
Japan | 18 December 1990
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $102,433 |
Singles | |
Career record | 138–80 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | 150 (9 May 2016) |
Current ranking | 150 (9 May 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2016) |
French Open | Q1 (2015) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2015) |
US Open | Q1 (2014, 2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 85–49 |
Career titles | 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | 112 (13 July 2015) |
Current ranking | 120 (20 July 2015) |
Last updated on: 20 July 2015. |
Hiroko Kuwata (Japanese: 桑田寛子; born 18 December 1990) is a Japanese tennis player.
Kuwata has won three singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 15 September 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 169. On 25 August 2014, she peaked at world number 146 in the doubles rankings.
Kuwata made her WTA tour debut at the 2014 Citi Open, having entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Sanaz Marand and Stéphanie Dubois for a spot in the main draw. She was thereby pitted against world number 45 Alison Riske and defeated the American in straight sets, losing five games in the process. It was Kuwata's first main draw win at the WTA level.[1] She also competed in the doubles event, partnering with Kurumi Nara to defeat Nicola Slater and Emily Webley-Smith in the first round. The Japanese advanced to the final of the event, losing to Shuko Aoyama and Gabriela Dabrowski.[2]
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner–up | 1. | August 3, 2014 | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Kurumi Nara | Shuko Aoyama Gabriela Dabrowski |
1–6, 2–6 |
ITF finals (15–12)
Singles (6–6)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 February 2012 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | Estelle Guisard | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 24 March 2012 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | Liu Fangzhou | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(9–7) |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 March 2013 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | Yuuki Tanaka | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 17 August 2013 | Uşak, Turkey | Hard | Michaela Frlicka | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 14 September 2013 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Akiko Yonemura | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 24 November 2013 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | Luksika Kumkhum | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 March 2014 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Misa Eguchi | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 26 October 2014 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Rebecca Peterson | 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 4. | 26 September 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Bunyawi Thamchaiwat | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 5. | 31 October 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Valeriya Strakhova | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 14 November 2015 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Misa Eguchi | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 8 May 2016 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Qiang Wang | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Doubles (13–6)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 18 March 2012 | Miyazaki, Japan | Grass | Akari Inoue | Kanae Hisami Yumi Miyazaki |
6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 June 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Akari Inoue | Miyabi Inoue Kaori Onishi |
7–5, 5–7, [7–10] |
Winner | 2. | 24 June 2012 | Mie, Japan | Grass | Yuuki Tanaka | Akari Inoue Kaori Onishi |
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
Winner | 3. | 23 March 2013 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | Akari Inoue | Han Na-lae Yang Zi |
3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 2. | 10 August 2013 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Hirono Watanabe | Michaela Pochabová Rebecca Šramková |
5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 14 September 2013 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Miyu Kato | Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 2 March 2014 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Miyabi Inoue | Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 15 June 2014 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Mari Tanaka | Nao Hibino Prarthana Thombare |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 13 July 2014 | Gatineau, Canada | Hard | Chiaki Okadaue | Mana Ayukawa Justyna Jegiołka |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 20 July 2014 | Granby, Canada | Hard | Riko Sawayanagi | Erin Routliffe Carol Zhao |
w/o |
Winner | 8. | 8 February 2015 | Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | Demi Schuurs | Manon Arcangioli Cindy Burger |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 15 March 2015 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Yuuki Tanaka | Tian Ran Wang Yan |
6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 March 2015 | Quanzhou, China | Hard | Junri Namigata | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya |
3-6 7-6(2) [2-10] |
Winner | 10. | 5 June 2015 | Andijan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Nigina Abduraimova | Veronika Kudermetova Ksenia Lykina |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
Winner | 11. | 25 September 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Ayaka Okuno | Mana Ayukawa Yuuki Tanaka |
2–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
Runner-up | 5. | 14 November 2015 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Natela Dzalamidze | Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 8 May 2016 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Ayaka Okuno | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato |
1-6 2-6 |
Winner | 12. | 30 July 2016 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Zhu Lin | Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller |
6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 13. | 23 October 2016 | Suzhou, China | Hard | Akiko Omae | Jacqueline Cako Sabina Sharipova |
6–1, 6–3 |
References
- ↑ "Citi Open Main Draw Singles" (PDF). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Citi Open Main Draw Doubles" (PDF). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
- Hiroko Kuwata at the Women's Tennis Association
- Hiroko Kuwata at the International Tennis Federation