Yuki Naito (内藤 祐希, Naitō Yūki, born 16 February 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as world No. 169 in singles and No. 224 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Yuki Naito
内藤 祐希
Naito at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23)
Niigata, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$387,354
Singles
Career record176–129
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 169 (5 April 2021)
Current rankingNo. 365 (29 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2020, 2021)
French OpenQ3 (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2021)
Doubles
Career record77–47
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 224 (13 August 2018)
Current rankingNo. 373 (29 July 2024)
Last updated on: 29 July 2024.

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Naito's career-high ranking was world No. 15.

Career

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In November 2016, she won the doubles tournament of the Ando Securities Open in Tokyo, partnering Rika Fujiwara. The pair defended their title the following year.[citation needed]

Naito made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2021 Winners Open in Romania.[1]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Pan Pacific Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open Q2 Q1 Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon NH A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 1 Career total: 2
Overall win-loss 0–0 0–3 0–1 0 / 2 0–4
Year-end ranking 184 257 220 369 $326,468

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (0–2)
W25 tournaments (4–3)
W15 tournaments (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (5–5)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Joanne Züger 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Feb 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Maryna Chernyshova 6–7(3), 6–2, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Seone Mendez 5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss 1–3 Apr 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Nika Radišić 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Loss 1–4 May 2019 Kurume Cup, Japan W60 Carpet   Rebecca Marino 4–6, 6–7(0)
Win 2–4 Jun 2019 ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany W15 Clay   Clara Tauson 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 3–4 Jul 2019 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay   Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–4 Aug 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W25 Hard   Wang Xinyu 6–2, 6–7(4), 3–6
Win 5–4 Sep 2019 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 6–4 Mar 2021 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina W25 Clay   Carolina Alves 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–5 Jan 2022 ITF Manacor, Spain W25 Hard   Justina Mikulskytė 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6–6 Apr 2022 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay   Jang Su-jeong 7–6(3), 1–6, 4–6
Loss 6–7 May 2022 ITF Split, Croatia W25 Clay   Anastasia Kulikova 6–7(4), 1–6
Loss 6–8 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard   Taylah Preston 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (2–0)
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (1–2)
W50 tournaments (0–2)
W25/35 tournaments (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (5–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2016 Tokyo Open, Japan W100 Hard   Rika Fujiwara   Jamie Loeb
  An-Sophie Mestach
6–4, 6–7(12), [10–8]
Win 2–0 Nov 2017 Tokyo Open, Japan (2) W100 Hard   Rika Fujiwara   Eri Hozumi
  Junri Namigata
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2018 Kangaroo Cup, Japan W80 Hard   Rika Fujiwara   Ksenia Lykina
  Emily Webley-Smith
7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Jun 2018 ITF Klosters, Switzerland W25 Clay   Lucie Hradecká   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Ekaterine Gorgodze
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–2 Jul 2019 ITF Biella, Italy W25 Clay   Chihiro Muramatsu   Elena Bogdan
  Réka Luca Jani
1–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jul 2019 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay   Chihiro Muramatsu   Mayar Sherif
  Melanie Stokke
6–0, 6–2
Win 5–2 Oct 2019 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Eri Hozumi   Amina Anshba
  Anastasia Dețiuc
6–4, 7–6(1)
Loss 5–3 Apr 2021 Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland W60 Clay   Rebecca Marino   Anna Danilina
  Ekaterine Gorgodze
5–7, 3–6
Loss 5–4 Mar 2022 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay   Moyuka Uchijima   Han Na-lae
  Jang Su-jeong
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 6–4 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay   Erina Hayashi   Destanee Aiava
  Olivia Gadecki
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 7–4 Jul 2023 ITF Stuttgart, Germany W25 Clay   Mana Kawamura   Denisa Hindová
  Karolína Kubáňová
6–2, 6–7(4), [10–7]
Win 8–4 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard   Naho Sato   Lizette Cabrera
  Maddison Inglis
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss 8–5 Jan 2024 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50 Hard   Maja Chwalińska   Anna Sisková
  Ksenia Zaytseva
5–7, 6–7(3)
Win 9–5 Feb 2024 ITF Traralgon, Australia W35 Hard   Naho Sato   Destanee Aiava
  Tenika McGiffin
6–1, 6–3
Win 10–5 Jun 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W35 Clay   Mana Kawamura   Inès Ibbou
  Elena Milovanović
6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–6 Jul 2024 ITF Horb am Neckar, Germany W35 Clay   Alina Charaeva   Aneta Kučmová
  Nika Radišić
4–6, 7–6(3)), [2–10]
Loss 10–7 Nov 2024 Brisbane QTC Tennis International, Australia W50 Hard   Ankita Raina   Destanee Aiava
  Maddison Inglis
3–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 French Open Clay   Naho Sato   Caty McNally
  Iga Świątek
2–6, 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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