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Japanese tennis player
Makoto Ninomiya Country (sports) Japan Born (1994-05-28 ) 28 May 1994 (age 30) Hiroshima , JapanHeight 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 1,290,199 Career record 160–139 Career titles 0 WTA, 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 280 (22 February 2016) Career record 356–270 Career titles 6 WTA Highest ranking No. 20 (22 October 2018) Current ranking No. 46 (5 August 2024) Australian Open 2R (2020 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 ) French Open F (2018 ) Wimbledon SF (2017 ) US Open 1R (2016 , 2017 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , 2023 ) Australian Open QF (2022 ) French Open 1R (2018 , 2019 ) Wimbledon 2R (2017 , 2019 ) US Open 1R (2018 ) Last updated on: 5 August 2024.
Makoto Ninomiya (二宮 真琴 , Ninomiya Makoto , born 28 May 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player.
She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 20 on 22 October 2018, and peaked at No. 280 in singles on 22 February 2016.
Partnered with Eri Hozumi , she reached the final of the 2018 French Open .
In doubles, she has won six titles on the WTA Tour , one title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 21 ITF titles.
In singles, she has won one ITF Circuit title.
Playing for Japan Fed Cup team , she has a win–loss record of 5–1 as of June 2024.
Ninomiya began playing tennis on ITF events in 2009.
She reached her biggest final at the 2018 French Open with partner Eri Hozumi .
Ninomiya also reached the final of the 2023 Jiangxi Open partnering with Eri Hozumi.
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/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.
Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[ edit ]
Doubles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (1–3)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2016
Jiangxi International , China
International[ c]
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Liang Chen Lu Jingjing
6–3, 6–7(2) , [11–13]
Win
1–1
Sep 2016
Japan Women's Open , Japan
International
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith
6–3, 6–3
Loss
1–2
Mar 2017
Malaysian Open , Malaysia
International
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
6–7(5) , 3–6
Loss
1–3
Jan 2018
Hobart International , Australia
International
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs
2–6, 2–6
Loss
1–4
Jun 2018
French Open , France
Grand Slam
Clay
Eri Hozumi
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
3–6, 3–6
Loss
1–5
Sep 2018
Japan Women's Open
International
Hard
Miyu Kato
Eri Hozumi Zhang Shuai
2–6, 4–6
Win
2–5
Sep 2018
Pan Pacific Open , Japan
Premier[ d]
Hard (i)
Miyu Kato
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–4
Loss
2–6
Apr 2021
İstanbul Cup , Turkey
WTA 250
Clay
Nao Hibino
Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens
1–6, 1–6
Loss
2–7
May 2021
Internationaux de Strasbourg , France
WTA 250
Clay
Yang Zhaoxuan
Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk
2–6, 3–6
Win
3–7
Jun 2021
Nottingham Open , United Kingdom
WTA 250
Grass
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Caroline Dolehide Storm Sanders
6–4, 6–7(3) , [10–8]
Loss
3–8
Aug 2021
Chicago Open , United States
WTA 250
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru
6–7(6) , 7–5, [8–10]
Win
4–8
Jan 2022
Adelaide International , Australia
WTA 250
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Tereza Martincová Markéta Vondroušová
1–6, 7–6(4) , [10–7]
Win
5–8
May 2022
Rabat Grand Prix , Morocco
WTA 250
Clay
Eri Hozumi
Monica Niculescu Alexandra Panova
6–7(7) , 6–3, [10–8]
Win
6–8
Jun 2022
Bad Homburg Open , Germany
WTA 250
Grass
Eri Hozumi
Alicja Rosolska Erin Routliffe
6–4, 6–7(5) , [10–5]
Loss
6–9
Sep 2023
Guangzhou Open , China
WTA 250
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu
3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss
6–10
Oct 2023
Jiangxi Open, China
WTA 250
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 2–6
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ]
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Mar 2012
ITF Miyazaki, Japan
10,000
Grass
Yumi Miyazaki
6–0, 6–7(5) , 6–0
Loss
1–1
May 2015
ITF Karuizawa, Japan
25,000
Grass
Miyu Kato
6–7(5) , 7–5, 1–6
Loss
1–2
Aug 2015
ITF Gimcheon, South Korea
10,000
Hard
Lee So-ra
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 33 (21 titles, 12 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$75,000 tournaments (2–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (6–2)
$25,000 tournaments (6–5)
$10,000 tournaments (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–7)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (4–2)
Carpet (2–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2011
Toyota World Challenge , Japan
75,000
Carpet (i)
Riko Sawayanagi
Caroline Garcia Michaëlla Krajicek
w/o
Loss
1–1
Mar 2013
ITF Nishitama, Japan
10,000
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Han Na-lae Kang Seo-kyung
4–6, 7–6(4) , [6–10]
Win
2–1
Jun 2013
ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Angelina Gabueva Veronika Kapshay
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win
3–1
Jun 2013
ITF Tokyo, Japan
10,000
Hard
Yuka Mori
Kumiko Iijima Akiko Yonemura
6–4, 6–3
Win
4–1
Sep 2013
ITF Noto, Japan
25,000
Grass
Eri Hozumi
Kazusa Ito Yuka Mori
6–4, 6–4
Win
5–1
Oct 2013
ITF Makinohara, Japan
25,000
Grass
Eri Hozumi
Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech
6–1, 6–2
Loss
5–2
Nov 2013
Toyota World Challenge, Japan
75,000
Carpet (i)
Eri Hozumi
Shuko Aoyama Misaki Doi
6–7(1) , 6–2, [9–11]
Win
6–2
Jun 2014
ITF Tokyo, Japan
10,000
Hard
Mana Ayukawa
Yurina Koshino Akiko Omae
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss
6–3
Jun 2014
ITF Kashiwa, Japan
10,000
Hard
Yuuki Tanaka
Yuki Chiang Aki Yamasoto
7–5, 1–6, [5–10]
Loss
6–4
Jun 2014
ITF Gimcheon, Korea
10,000
Hard
Choi Ji-hee
Kim So-jung Lee Ye-ra
5–7, 6–2, [9–11]
Win
7–4
Jun 2014
ITF Gimcheon, Korea
10,000
Hard
Choi Ji-hee
Han Na-lae Yoo Mi
6–3, 7–6(6)
Loss
7–5
Jul 2014
ITF Wuhan , China
50,000
Hard
Miyu Kato
Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin
4–6, 2–6
Win
8–5
Sep 2014
ITF Kyoto, Japan
10,000
Hard (i)
Kyōka Okamura
Ayaka Okuno Michika Ozeki
6–3, 6–3
Loss
8–6
Oct 2014
ITF Makinohara, Japan
25,000
Grass
Mari Tanaka
Tatjana Maria Miki Miyamura
3–6, 1–6
Loss
8–7
Oct 2014
ITF Hamamatsu, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Mari Tanaka
Tatjana Maria Miki Miyamura
7–5, 2–6, [5–10]
Win
9–7
Nov 2014
Toyota World Challenge, Japan
75,000
Carpet (i)
Eri Hozumi
Shuko Aoyama Junri Namigata
6–3, 7–5
Win
10–7
Jan 2015
ITF Hong Kong, China SAR
10,000
Hard
Mana Ayukawa
Tang Haochen Ye Qiuyu
7–6, 2–6, [10–7]
Win
11–7
Mar 2015
Blossom Cup , China
50,000
Hard
Eri Hozumi
Hiroko Kuwata Junri Namigata
6–3, 6–7(2) , [10–2]
Win
12–7
May 2015
Kurume Cup , Japan
50,000
Grass
Riko Sawayanagi
Eri Hozumi Junri Namigata
7–6(10) , 6–3
Loss
12–8
May 2015
ITF Karuizawa, Japan
25,000
Grass
Mana Ayukawa
Rika Fujiwara Miyu Kato
2–6, 0–6
Loss
12–9
May 2015
ITF Changwon, South Korea
25,000
Hard (i)
Mana Ayukawa
Han Na-lae Yoo Mi
3–6, 1–6
Loss
12–10
Jun 2015
ITF Kashiwa, Japan
25,000
Hard
Mana Ayukawa
Miyu Kato Akiko Omae
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss
12–11
Aug 2015
ITF Gimcheon, South Korea
10,000
Hard
Han Sung-hee
Cao Siqi Xun Fangying
6–7(2) , 4–6
Win
13–11
Aug 2015
ITF Tsukuba, Japan
25,000
Hard
Lee Ya-hsuan
Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech
7–6(4) , 6–7(2) , [6–10]
Win
14–11
Oct 2015
ITF Hamamatsu, Japan
25,000
Grass
Mana Ayukawa
Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata
0–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win
15–11
Nov 2015
ITF Tokyo Open , Japan
100,000
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Eri Hozumi Kurumi Nara
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win
16–11
Mar 2016
Blossom Cup, China
50,000
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Lu Jingjing Zhang Yuxuan
6–3, 6–0
Win
17–11
Apr 2016
Pingshan Open , China
50,000
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Liang Chen Wang Yafan
7–6(5) , 6–4
Win
18–11
May 2016
ITF Incheon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Han Sung-hee
Kamonwan Buayam Lee Pei-chi
6–3, 6–1
Win
19–11
Jul 2016
ITF Wuhan, China
50,000
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Chang Kai-chen Duan Yingying
6–4, 6–4
Win
20–11
Oct 2017
Liuzhou Open China
60,000
Hard
Han Xinyun
Jacqueline Cako Laura Robson
6–2, 7–6(3)
Loss
20–12
Mar 2018
Clay Court International , Australia
60,000
Clay
Miyu Kato
Priscilla Hon Dalila Jakupović
4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win
21–12
Nov 2019
Shenzhen Longhua Open , China
100,000
Hard
Nao Hibino
Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith
6–4, 6–0