Natsumi Kawaguchi (川口夏実, Kawaguchi Natsumi, born 28 June 2002) is a Japanese tennis player.[3]
Country (sports) | Japan |
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Born | Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan[1][2] | 28 June 2002
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $43,512 |
Singles | |
Career record | 79–47 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 346 (9 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 394 (1 April 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 44–32 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 232 (4 December 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 241 (1 April 2024) |
Last updated on: 4 April 2024. |
On 9 October 2023, she has achieved career-high rankings of 346 in singles and on 4 December 2023 of 232 in doubles.
Kawaguchi and her partner Adrienn Nagy won the 2019 Australian girls' doubles title, beating Emma Navarro and Chloe Beck in the final.[4]
She qualified for the main draw of the WTA 500 2023 Pan Pacific Open at home in Tokyo but had to withdraw shortly after.
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
editLegend |
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$60,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Emily Appleton | 7–6(2), 6–7(2), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Tamira Paszek | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Hinode, Japan | 15,000 | Hard | Aoi Ito | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Osaka, Japan | 15,000 | Hard | Miho Kuramochi | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 4–1 | May 2023 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | Katie Boulter | w/o |
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
editLegend |
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$40,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Maya Tahan | Emily Appleton María Portillo Ramírez |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Nika Kukharchuk | Madison Appel Elle Christensen |
w/o |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Talia Gibson | Luksika Kumkhum Kanako Morisaki |
6–1, 2–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong | 40,000 | Hard | Kanako Morisaki | Eudice Chong Cody Wong |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | Hiromi Abe | Haruna Arakawa Aoi Ito |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2023 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | 40,000 | Hard | Aoi Ito | Liang En-shuo Tang Qianhui |
w/o |
Win | 3–4 | Aug 2024 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | W15 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Honoka Kobayashi Yukina Saigo |
6–3, 6–4 |
Junior finals
editGrand Slam tournaments
editGirls' doubles
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | Adrienn Nagy | Emma Navarro Chloe Beck |
6–4, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ "NATSUMI KAWAGUCHI (川口夏実)". IMG Japan. 7 March 2023.
- ^ "川口夏実". TennisTribe.JP. 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Natsumi Kawaguchi - ITF Profile".
- ^ "Kawaguchi takes inspiration from Japan's leading lights".
External links
edit- Natsumi Kawaguchi at the Women's Tennis Association
- Natsumi Kawaguchi at the International Tennis Federation