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Rina Saigo

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Rina Saigo
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 24)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$79,424
Singles
Career record176–138
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 330 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 412 (2 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record102–84
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 317 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 450 (9 September 2024)
Last updated on: 5 December 2024.

Rina Saigo (西郷里奈, Saigō Rina, born 17 October 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 330 by the WTA, achieved on 9 September 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 317, set on 26 February 2024.[2]

Career

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Saigo made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Pan Pacific Open, after qualifying for the singles main draw.

She also qualified for the 2023 Pan Pacific Open.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (3 titles)

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Legend
W35 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–0)
Result W-L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Daria Lodikova 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–0 May 2024 ITF Tokyo, Japan W15 Hard Japan Shiho Akita 4–6, 7–6(6), 7–5
Win 3–0 Aug 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W35 Hard India Vaidehi Chaudhari 7–5, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W40 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (5–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (2–5)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 ITF Kyoto, Japan W15 Hard Japan Miyu Nakashima Japan Chinatsu Shimizu
Japan Minami Shumo
2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2019 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Spain Claudia Hoste Ferrer
Spain Rebeka Masarova
5–7, 3–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Chile Barbara Gatica
Brazil Rebeca Pereira
4–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Loss 1–3 Sep 2019 ITF Yeongwol, Korea W15 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo South Korea Jeong Su-nam
South Korea Kim Na-ri
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo Switzerland Svenja Ochsner
Switzerland Joanne Kuger
6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–4 Sep 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo Poland Weronika Falkowska
Poland Martyna Kubka
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 3–4 Oct 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo Russia Anna Kubareva
Russia Nika Shytkouskaya
6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Mar 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
Russia Anastasia Pribylova
3–6, 1–6
Win 4–5 Dec 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo France Yasmine Mansouri
Italy Alessandra Simone
6–0, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 4–6 Apr 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Japan Misaki Matsuda
Japan Riko Sawayanagi
6–7, 2–6
Loss 4–7 May 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Ksenia Laskutova
Japan Misaki Matsuda
5–7, 4–6
Loss 4–8 May 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Portugal Inês Murta
0–6, 2–6
Win 5–8 Aug 2022 ITF Danderyd, Sweden W25 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo United States Ashley Lahey
Sweden Lisa Zaar
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss 5–9 Mar 2023 Arcadia Open, United States W60 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo United States Francesca Di Lorenzo
United States Christina Rosca
1–6, 1–6
Loss 5–10 Sep 2023 ITF Skopje, North Macedonia W40 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva
Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė
3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–11 Oct 2023 ITF Makinohara, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Yukina Saigo Japan Hiromi Abe
Japan Anri Nagata
6–1, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 6–11 Feb 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Yukina Saigo Germany Selina Dal
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher
6–3, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "西郷里奈". TEAM 自由が丘. 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ "Rina Saigo | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
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