Japanese tennis player
Nao Hibino 日比野 菜緒 Country (sports) Japan Residence Ichinomiya, Aichi , JapanBorn (1994-11-28 ) November 28, 1994 (age 29) Ichinomiya, Aichi, JapanHeight 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 1,546,312Career record 263–190 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 56 (18 January 2016) Current ranking No. 72 (16 March 2020) Australian Open 2R (2020 ) French Open 1R (2016 , 2017 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 , 2017 ) US Open 2R (2017 ) Career record 146–127 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 43 (31 July 2017) Current ranking No. 68 (16 March 2020) Australian Open 2R (2017 ) French Open 2R (2016 , 2017 , 2018 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 ) US Open 3R (2016 , 2018 ) Last updated on: 31 March 2020.
Nao Hibino (日比野 菜緒 , Hibino Nao , born 28 November 1994) is a Japanese tennis player. On 18 January 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 56. On 31 July 2017, she peaked at No. 43 in the doubles rankings. In 2015, she won her first WTA Tour title at the Tashkent Open .
Career
2014
Hibino made her WTA main-draw debut at the Japan Women's Open , in the doubles event where she partnered Riko Sawayanagi . They lost in the first round to Yurika Sema and Erika Sema . Prior to her main-draw debut she had won four singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . In 2015, she made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open where she defeated Anna Tatishvili in the first qualifying round.
2015
In 2015, Hibino reached the final of the Fukuoka International Women's Cup where she lost to Kristýna Plíšková . The following week she won the Kurume Best Amenity Cup , defeating Eri Hozumi in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Hibino made her debut at Wimbledon , defeating Ayumi Morita in the first qualifying round before losing to Anna Tatishvili. Her second $50,000 title came at the Stockton Challenge , defeating Belgian An-Sophie Mestach in the final. This was Hibino's first singles title outside Japan. Her rise continued when she continued her good results at the Gold River Challenge and the Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships , reaching the semifinals and winning the title, respectively. At the US Open , Hibino reached the final qualifying round, defeating Tereza Martincová and Eri Hozumi before losing to Kateryna Bondarenko .
At the Japan Open , Hibino won her first singles WTA main-draw match defeating Hiroko Kuwata in three sets, before she lost to Madison Brengle . Her success on the WTA Tour continued when she won her first WTA title at the Tashkent Open without dropping a set. Her wins were over Anhelina Kalinina , Kateryna Kozlova , Bojana Jovanovski and Donna Vekić in the final. This title gave Hibino a career-high ranking, breaking into the top 100 for the first time in her career.
Key
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, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
Singles
Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour .
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Oct 2015
Tashkent Open , Uzbekistan
International
Hard
Donna Vekić
6–2, 6–2
Loss
1–1
Oct 2016
Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan
International
Hard
Kristýna Plíšková
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss
1–2
Mar 2017
Malaysian Open , Malaysia
International
Hard
Ashleigh Barty
3–6, 2–6
Loss
1–3
Jul 2017
Jiangxi Open , China
International
Hard
Peng Shuai
3–6, 2–6
Win
2–3
Sep 2019
Japan Women's Open , Japan
International
Hard
Misaki Doi
6–3, 6–2
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2017
Monterrey Open , Mexico
International
Hard
Alicja Rosolska
Dalila Jakupovic Nadiia Kichenok
6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss
1–1
Sep 2017
Tashkent Open , Uzbekistan
International
Hard
Oksana Kalashnikova
Tímea Babos Andrea Hlavackova
5–7, 4–6
Loss
1–2
Feb 2018
Taiwan Open , Taiwan
International
Hard (i)
Oksana Kalashnikova
Duan Yingying Wang Yafan
6–7(4) , 6–7(5)
Win
2–2
Sep 2019
Japan Women's Open , Japan
International
Hard
Misaki Doi
Christina McHale Valeria Savinykh
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss
2–3
Oct 2019
Tianjin Open , China
International
Hard
Miyu Kato
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
3–6, 5–7
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 / $60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2012
ITF Tokyo, Japan
10,000
Hard
Mari Tanaka
6–0, 6–2
Win
2–0
Jun 2012
ITF Mie, Japan
10,000
Grass
Yurina Koshino
6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Win
3–0
Sep 2012
ITF Kyoto, Japan
10,000
Carpet (i)
Yuuki Tanaka
6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Win
4–0
Sep 2013
ITF Tsukuba, Japan
25,000
Hard
Erika Sema
6–4, 7–6(2)
Loss
4–1
Jun 2014
ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Nigina Abduraimova
3–6, 4–6
Loss
4–2
May 2015
ITF Fukuoka , Japan
50,000
Grass
Kristýna Plíšková
5–7, 4–6
Win
5–2
May 2015
ITF Kurume , Japan
50,000
Grass
Eri Hozumi
6–3, 6–1
Win
6–2
Jul 2015
ITF Stockton , United States
50,000
Hard
An-Sophie Mestach
6–1, 7–6(6)
Win
7–2
Aug 2015
ITF Lexington , United States
50,000
Hard
Samantha Crawford
6–2, 6–1
Loss
7–3
Nov 2015
ITF Tokyo , Japan
100,000
Hard
Zhang Shuai
4–6, 1–6
Loss
7–4
Oct 2017
ITF Liuzhou , China
60,000
Hard
Wang Yafan
6–3, 4–6, 3–3 ret.
Win
8–4
Jul 2018
ITF Honolulu , United States
60,000
Hard
Jessica Pegula
6–0, 6–2
Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 2012
ITF Kyoto, Japan
10,000
Carpet (i)
Emi Mutaguchi
Miyu Kato Misaki Mori
6–4, 6–3
Loss
1–1
May 2013
ITF Gifu , Japan
50,000
Hard
Riko Sawayanagi
Luksika Kumkhum Erika Sema
4–6, 3–6
Win
2–1
May 2013
ITF Goyang, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Akiko Omae
Yoo Mi Han Na-lae
6–4, 6–4
Loss
2–2
Jun 2014
ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Prarthana Thombare
Hiroko Kuwata Mari Tanaka
1–6, 4–6
Win
3–2
Apr 2015
ITF Bangkok, Thailand
15,000
Hard
Miyu Kato
Miyabi Inoue Akiko Omae
6–4, 6–2
Loss
3–3
Apr 2015
ITF Ahmedabad, India
25,000
Hard
Prarthana Thombare
Peangtarn Plipuech Nungnadda Wannasuk
3–6, 6–2, [10–12]
Loss
3–4
Jul 2015
ITF Sacramento , United States
50,000
Hard
Rosie Johanson
Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey
4–6, 6–3, [12–14]
Win
4–4
Aug 2015
ITF Lexington , United States
50,000
Hard
Emily Webley-Smith
Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech
6–2, 6–2
Win
5–4
Oct 2016
ITF Poitiers , France
100,000
Hard (i)
Alicja Rosolska
Alexandra Cadanțu Nicola Geuer
6–0, 6–0
Loss
5–5
Mar 2018
ITF Zhuhai , China
60,000
Hard
Danka Kovinić
Anna Blinkova Lesley Kerkhove
5–7, 4–6
Win
6–5
Oct 2018
ITF Suzhou , China
100,000
Hard
Misaki Doi
Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech
6–2, 6–3
Win
7–5
Aug 2019
ITF Vancouver , Canada
100,000
Hard
Miyu Kato
Naomi Broady Erin Routliffe
6–2, 6–2
Win
8–5
Nov 2019
ITF Shenzhen , China
100,000
Hard
Makoto Ninomiya
Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith
6–4, 6–0
Wins over top 10 players
Season
2020
Total
Wins
1
1
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