Moyuka Uchijima
![]() Uchijima at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Malaysia | 11 August 2001
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$575,286 |
Singles | |
Career record | 208–135 |
Career titles | 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 80 (20 May 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 80 (20 May 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | Q3 (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
US Open | Q3 (2022, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 104–74 |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 101 (12 June 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 173 (6 May 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–3 |
Last updated on: 20 May 2024. |
Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka, born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.
She has a Malaysian mother and a Japanese father.[2]
Uchijima has career-high WTA rankings of 80 in singles, achieved May 2024, and 101 in doubles, reached in June 2023. She has won 12 titles in singles and 11 in doubles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
Uchijima made her debut on the WTA Tour at the 2018 Japan Women's Open, after receiving a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering with Erina Hayashi.
For her Grand Slam debut, Uchijima received a wildcard from the 2023 Australian Open. She also received a wildcard in singles at her home tournament, the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open. She entered the main draw of the following WTA 500 Zhengzhou Open as a lucky loser.
Performance timelines
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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the end of 2023 season.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | Q3 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | Q3 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
National representation | |||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 6–3 | 67% |
WTA 1000 | |||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Guadalajara Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
China Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Career statistics | |||||
2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 3 | 6 | Total: 9 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | Total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | Total: 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 6–5 | 4–7 | 0 / 9 | 10–12 | 45% |
Year-end ranking[c] | 105 | 181 | $484,110 |
Doubles
Current through the end of the 2023 season.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Total: 8 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
Year-end ranking[d] | 850 | 262 | 240 | 312 | 124 | 145 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2022 | Concord Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(3) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend |
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W100 tournaments (2–0) |
W80 tournaments (0–1) |
W60/75 tournaments (3–2) |
W40/50 tournaments (2–0) |
W25 tournaments (2–1) |
W15 tournaments (3–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan | W80 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | W15 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Dec 2021 | Pune Championships, India | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7-5 |
Win | 5–1 | Feb 2022 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 6–1 | Mar 2022 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2), 2–6 |
Win | 7–2 | Jul 2022 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 7–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Tokyo Open, Japan | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2023 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–4 | Dec 2023 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W40 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 9–4 | Jan 2024 | Pune Championships, India | W50 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 10–4 | Apr 2024 | Zaragoza Open, Spain | W100 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 11–4 | Apr 2024 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | W100 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 12–4 | May 2024 | Slovak Open, Slovakia | W75 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend |
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W100 tournaments (1–0) |
W60 tournaments (6–3) |
W50 tournaments (1–0) |
W25 tournaments (2–2) |
W15 tournaments (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2019 | All Japan Indoor Championships | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2019 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–0, 4–6, [5–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2019 | Internacional de Barcelona, Spain | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7), 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2019 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2020 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 1–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Feb 2020 | All Japan Indoor Championships (2) | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, [10–6] |
Win | 4–3 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
Win | 5–3 | Nov 2021 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [10–5] |
Win | 6–3 | Dec 2021 | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6-1 |
Loss | 6–4 | Mar 2022 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2022 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
Win | 7–5 | Mar 2023 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 8–5 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 9–5 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 10–5 | Oct 2023 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | W100 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 11–5 | Feb 2024 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W50 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(3) |
Notes
- ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2017: WTA ranking–807, 2018: WTA ranking–394, 2019: WTA ranking–583, 2020: WTA ranking–492, 2021: WTA ranking–499.
- ^ 2017: WTA ranking–1261.
References
- ^ Profile of Moyuka Uchijima at the Japan Tennis Association
- ^ "UCHIJIMA Moyuka | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
External links
- Moyuka Uchijima at the Women's Tennis Association
- Moyuka Uchijima at the International Tennis Federation
- Moyuka Uchijima at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Japanese female tennis players
- Japanese people of Malaysian descent
- Malaysian people of Japanese descent
- Malaysian emigrants to Japan
- Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- 21st-century Japanese women
- Asian tennis biography stubs
- Japanese sportspeople stubs