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Japanese tennis player
Hiroko Kuwata 桑田寛子 During the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports) Japan Born (1990-12-18 ) 18 December 1990 (age 33) JapanPlays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 311,568Career record 271–229 Career titles 0 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 150 (9 May 2016) Current ranking No. 336 (20 January 2020) Australian Open Q2 (2016) French Open Q2 (2017) Wimbledon Q1 (2015) US Open Q1 (2014, 2015) Career record 193–134 Career titles 0 18 ITF Highest ranking No. 112 (13 July 2015) Current ranking No. 269 (20 January 2020) Last updated on: 28 January 2020.
Hiroko Kuwata (Japanese : 桑田寛子 ; born 18 December 1990) is a Japanese tennis player.
Kuwata has won seven singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . On 9 May 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 150. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 112 in the doubles rankings.
Career
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 No. 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)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 2012
ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal
10,000
Hard
Estelle Guisard
2–6, 1–6
Win
1–1
Mar 2012
ITF Kōfu , Japan
10,000
Hard
Liu Fangzhou
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(9–7)
Loss
1–2
Mar 2013
ITF Kōfu, Japan
10,000
Hard
Yuuki Tanaka
3–6, 1–6
Win
2–2
Aug 2013
ITF Uşak, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Michaela Frlicka
7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Win
3–2
Sep 2013
ITF Kyoto, Japan
10,000
Carpet (i)
Akiko Yonemura
6–1, 6–2
Loss
3–3
Nov 2013
ITF Toyota , Japan
75,000
Carpet (i)
Luksika Kumkhum
6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Loss
3–4
Mar 2014
ITF Port Pirie, Australia
15,000
Hard
Misa Eguchi
1–6, 2–6
Loss
3–5
Oct 2014
ITF Perth, Australia
25,000
Hard
Rebecca Peterson
3–6, 0–6
Win
4–5
Sep 2015
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
15,000
Hard
Bunyawi Thamchaiwat
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win
5–5
Oct 2015
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
15,000
Hard
Valeriya Strakhova
7–5, 6–4
Loss
5–6
Nov 2015
ITF Bendigo , Australia
50,000
Hard
Misa Eguchi
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Win
6–6
May 2016
ITF Gifu , Japan
75,000
Hard
Wang Qiang
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss
6–7
Dec 2017
ITF Hong Kong , China
15,000
Hard
Haruka Kaja
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
6–8
Jan 2018
ITF Hong Kong, China
15,000
Hard
Lee Ya-hsuan
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–8
Jun 2018
ITF Singapore, Singapore
25,000
Hard
Jovana Jaksic
7–6, 6–0
Doubles: 30 (18 titles, 12 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (13–12)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (3–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result
W-L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Mar 2012
ITF Miyazaki, Japan
10,000
Grass
Akari Inoue
Kanae Hisami Yumi Miyazaki
6–3, 6–0
Loss
1–1
Jun 2012
ITF Tokyo, Japan
10,000
Hard
Akari Inoue
Miyabi Inoue Kaori Onishi
7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Win
2–1
Jun 2012
ITF Mie, Japan
10,000
Grass
Yuuki Tanaka
Akari Inoue Kaori Onishi
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win
3–1
Mar 2013
ITF Kōfu, Japan
10,000
Hard
Akari Inoue
Han Na-lae Yang Zi
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss
3–2
Aug 2013
ITF Vienna, Austria
10,000
Clay
Hirono Watanabe
Michaela Pochabová Rebecca Šramková
5–7, 2–6
Win
4–2
Sep 2013
ITF Kyoto, Japan
10,000
Carpet (i)
Miyu Kato
Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi
6–4, 6–2
Loss
4–3
Mar 2014
ITF Port Pirie, Australia
15,000
Hard
Miyabi Inoue
Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova
4–6, 3–6
Win
5–3
Jun 2014
ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Mari Tanaka
Nao Hibino Prarthana Thombare
6–1, 6–4
Win
6–3
Jul 2014
ITF Gatineau, Canada
25,000
Hard
Chiaki Okadaue
Mana Ayukawa Justyna Jegiołka
6–1, 6–4
Win
7–3
Jul 2014
ITF Granby, Canada
25,000
Hard
Riko Sawayanagi
Erin Routliffe Carol Zhao
w/o
Win
8–3
Feb 2015
ITF Grenoble, France
25,000
Hard (i)
Demi Schuurs
Manon Arcangioli Cindy Burger
6–1, 6–3
Win
9–3
Mar 2015
ITF Mildura, Australia
15,000
Grass
Yuuki Tanaka
Tian Ran Wang Yan
6–2, 6–0
Loss
9–4
Mar 2015
ITF Quanzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Junri Namigata
Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , [2–10]
Win
10–4
Jun 2015
ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Nigina Abduraimova
Veronika Kudermetova Ksenia Lykina
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9]
Win
11–4
Sep 2015
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
15,000
Hard
Ayaka Okuno
Mana Ayukawa Yuuki Tanaka
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Loss
11–5
Nov 2015
ITF Bendigo, Australia
50,000
Hard
Natela Dzalamidze
Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad
5–7, 3–6
Loss
11–6
May 2016
ITF Gifu, Japan
75,000
Hard
Ayaka Okuno
Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato
1–6, 2–6
Win
12–6
Jul 2016
ITF Lexington , United States
50,000
Hard
Zhu Lin
Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller
6–0, 7–5
Win
13–6
Oct 2016
ITF Suzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Akiko Omae
Jacqueline Cako Sabina Sharipova
6–1, 6–3
Win
14–6
Jan 2017
ITF Hong Kong
25,000
Hard
Akiko Omae
Ksenia Lykina Riko Sawayanagi
6–1, 6–0
Loss
14–7
Mar 2017
ITF Quanzhou, China
60,000
Hard
Zhu Lin
Han Xinyun Ye Qiuyu
3–6, 3–6
Loss
14–8
Jun 2017
ITF Kōfu, Japan
25,000
Hard
Riko Sawayanagi
Rika Fujiwara Kyōka Okamura
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Win
15–8
Jul 2017
ITF Winnipeg, Canada
25,000
Hard
Valeria Savinykh
Kimberly Birrell Caroline Dolehide
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win
16–8
Jul 2017
ITF Gatineau, Canada
25,000
Hard
Valeria Savinykh
Kimberly Birrell Emily Webley-Smith
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss
16–9
Aug 2017
ITF Lexington, United States
60,000
Hard
Valeria Savinykh
Priscilla Hon Vera Lapko
3–6, 4–6
Loss
16–10
Aug 2018
ITF Tsukuba, Japan
25,000
Hard
Naiktha Bains
Akiko Omae You Xiaodi
0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
17–10
Sep 2018
ITF Darwin, Australia
60,000
Hard
Rutuja Bhosale
Kimberly Birrell Katy Dunne
6–2, 6–4
Loss
17–11
Jan 2019
ITF Hong Kong
25,000
Hard
Robu Kajtani
Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien
3–6, 3–6
Loss
17–12
Mar 2019
ITF Shenzhen , China
60,000
Hard
Sabina Sharipova
Liang En-shuo Xun Fangying
4–6, 1–6
Win
18–12
May 2019
ITF Kurume , Japan
60,000
Carpet
Ena Shibahara
Erina Hayashi Moyuka Uchijima
0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
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