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Hontama at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
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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 |
Singles | |
Career record | 238–154 (60.7%) |
Career titles | 4ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 106 (18 March 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 114 (20 May 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
French Open | Q3 (2023) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
US Open | Q2 (2021, 2022, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 66–59 (52.8%) |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (6 November 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 167 (20 May 2024) |
Team competitions | |
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.
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]
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]
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.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
Australian Open | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
National representation | |||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A[b] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 7–1 | 88% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Indian Wells Open | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Miami Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Career statistics | |||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
Tournaments | 2 | 4 | 4 | Career total: 10 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Overall win–loss | 2–2 | 3–5 | 11–4 | 0 / 10 | 16–11 | 59% | |
Year-end ranking[d] | 150 | 212 | 124 | $555,639 |
Current through the 2023 Pan Pacific Open.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
National representation | |||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | Career total: 3 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Year–end ranking[e] | 512 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | Jasmin Open, Tunisia | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Nanao, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2020 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–4 | May 2021 | ITF Salinas, Ecuador | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 2–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2022 | Sydney Challenger, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(1), 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 4–4 | Mar 2023 | Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | 40,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2016 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2022 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2022 | Yokohama Challenger, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Tokyo Open, Japan | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Feb 2023 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 4–3 | May 2023 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 5–3 | Jun 2023 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2023 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | H2H |
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Loss | 0–1 | ![]() |
No. 9 | Chicago Classic, United States | Hard | QF | 3–6, 2–6 | No. 200 | |
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Loss | 0–2 | ![]() |
No. 2 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 5–7 | No. 148 |
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