Japanese tennis player
Mai Hontama Country (sports) Japan Born (1999-08-30 ) 30 August 1999 (age 24) [1] Machida, Tokyo [2] Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 737,338 Career record 238–154 (60.7%) Career titles 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 106 (18 March 2024) Current ranking No. 114 (20 May 2024) Australian Open 1R (2024 ) French Open Q3 (2023 ) Wimbledon 2R (2022 ) US Open Q2 (2021 , 2022 , 2023 ) Career record 66–59 (52.8%) Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 109 (6 November 2023) Current ranking No. 167 (20 May 2024) BJK Cup 8–2 (80.0%) Last updated on: 21 May 2024.
Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 106, achieved on 18 March 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 109, set on 6 November 2023.[3] She is currently the No. 2 Japanese player.
2021: WTA Tour debut and first quarterfinal [ edit ]
Hontama made her WTA Tour debut at the WTA 500 2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic , after qualifying for the main draw. She reached the quarterfinals, defeating former world No. 4, Caroline Garcia in the first round, her first top 100 win,[4] 11th seed Anett Kontaveit by walkover and Shelby Rogers , before falling to eventual champion Garbiñe Muguruza .[5]
2022-2023: Major debut and first win [ edit ]
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying where she recorded the first major match win in her career over Clara Tauson .[6] [7] [8] [9]
At her home tournament, the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open , she reached the second round in 2023, after qualifying and defeating compatriot Nao Hibino before she lost to top seed Iga Świątek .[10]
2024: WTA 1000 debut and first win [ edit ]
She received a wildcard for the 2024 Australian Open making her main-draw debut at this major but lost to ninth seed Barbora Krejčíková .[11]
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Indian Wells Open , after qualifying into the main draw and recorded her first win over Zhang Shuai at this level but lost to 31st seed Marta Kostyuk in the second round.
Hontama wears Lacoste clothing, and uses Tecnifibre racquets.
Performance timeline [ edit ]
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 , Billie Jean King Cup , United Cup , Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles [ edit ]
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open .
Doubles [ edit ]
Current through the 2023 Pan Pacific Open .
WTA Tour finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ITF Circuit finals [ edit ]
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups) [ edit ]
Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2018
ITF Nanao, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Ayano Shimizu
3–6, 1–6
Loss
0–2
Mar 2020
ITF Yokohama, Japan
25,000
Hard
Yuriko Miyazaki
5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss
0–3
Mar 2021
ITF Antalya, Turkey
15,000
Clay
Jang Su-jeong
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–4
Mar 2021
ITF Antalya, Turkey
15,000
Clay
Cristina Dinu
2–6, 3–6
Win
1–4
May 2021
ITF Salinas, Ecuador
25,000
Hard
Carol Zhao
7–5, 6–1
Win
2–4
Jun 2021
ITF Porto, Portugal
25,000
Hard
Anastasia Tikhonova
6–4, 6–3
Win
3–4
Nov 2022
Sydney Challenger , Australia
60,000
Hard
Petra Hule
7–6(1) , 3–6, 7–5
Win
4–4
Mar 2023
Branik Maribor Open , Slovenia
40,000
Hard
Clara Tauson
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (3–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (2–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Dec 2016
ITF Hua Hin, Thailand
10,000
Hard
Yukina Saigo
Nudnida Luangnam Varunya Wongteanchai
5–7, 3–6
Win
1–1
Sep 2022
ITF Santarém, Portugal
25,000
Hard
Maddison Inglis
Suzan Lamens Anastasia Tikhonova
6–0, 6–4
Loss
1–2
Nov 2022
Yokohama Challenger , Japan
25,000
Hard
Han Na-lae
Saki Imamura Naho Sato
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss
1–3
Nov 2022
ITF Tokyo Open , Japan
60,000
Hard (i)
Junri Namigata
Hsieh Yu-chieh Jessy Rompies
4–6, 3–6
Win
2–3
Feb 2023
Burnie International , Australia
60,000
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Ena Shibahara Arina Rodionova
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win
3–3
Mar 2023
ITF Pretoria, South Africa
60,000
Hard
Alice Tubello
Sofia Costoulas Dalila Spiteri
6–3, 6–3
Win
4–3
May 2023
Open Villa de Madrid , Spain
100,000
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Eleni Christofi Despina Papamichail
6–0, 7–5
Win
5–3
Jun 2023
ITF Brescia , Italy
60,000
Clay
Moyuka Uchijima
Alena Fomina-Klotz Olivia Tjandramulia
6–1, 6–0
Loss
5–4
Aug 2023
Landisville Tennis Challenge , United States
100,000
Hard
Olivia Gadecki
Sophie Chang Yulia Starodubtseva
w/o
Head-to-head records [ edit ]
Record against top 10 players [ edit ]
She has a 0–2 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
^ 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.
^ 2016: WTA ranking–734, 2017: WTA ranking–916, 2018: WTA ranking–402, 2019: WTA ranking–381, 2020: WTA ranking–330.
^ 2017: WTA ranking–1094, 2018: WTA ranking–833, 2019: WTA ranking–506, 2020: WTA ranking–553, 2021: WTA ranking–576.
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