Himeno Sakatsume

Himeno Sakatsume
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23)
Niigata Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$249,078
Singles
Career record188–125
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 164 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 247 (25 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2023, 2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record52–57
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 423 (25 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 423 (25 November 2024)
Team competitions
BJK Cup2–0
Last updated on: 25 November 2024.

Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno, born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.

Sakatsume has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 164, achieved on 12 June 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 423, set on 25 November 2024.[2]

Career

Sakatsume made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Championnats de Granby, after entering the singles tournament as a lucky loser.

She made her debut for the Japan Billie Jean King Cup team on 13th April 2023 in a tie against Uzbekistan. She beat Sabrina Olimjanova and registered her first BJK Cup win.

She made her WTA 500 debut in her homeland at the 2023 Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser.

Performance timeline

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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A PO 0 / 0 2–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 Career total: 3
Overall win–loss 0–1 3–2 0–0 0 / 3 3–3
Year-end ranking[b] 294 178 $205,961

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W80 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 ITF Kyoto, Japan W15 Hard Japan Haruna Arakawa 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Dec 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W15 Hard Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova 7–6(3), 5–7, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 6–4, 7–5
Win 4–0 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 7–5, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Aug 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Ayumi Koshiishi 3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 4–2 Jul 2022 ITF Charleston Pro, United States W100 Clay Canada Carol Zhao 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Mar 2023 ITF Toronto, Canada W25 Hard (i) Canada Katherine Sebov 4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 4–4 Mar 2023 ITF Fredericton, Canada W25 Hard (i) Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 May 2023 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan W80 Hard United Kingdom Katie Boulter 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–4 Jun 2024 ITF Taipei, Taiwan W35 Hard Japan Kyoka Okamura 6–4, 6–0
Loss 6–5 Oct 2024 City of Playford Tennis International, Australia W75 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis 6–7(7), 7–5, 1–6
Loss 6–6 Nov 2024 ITF Caloundra, Australia W50 Hard Australia Priscilla Hon 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2020 Porto Open, Portugal W15 Hard Spain Júlia Payola Brazil Carolina Alves
Spain Marina Bassols Ribera
3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi United States Emma Davis
United States Lauren Proctor
7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 1–2 May 2024 Wiesbaden Open, Germany W100 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Wagner Brazil Laura Pigossi
United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan
5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2024 ITF Redding, United States W35 Hard United States Clervie Ngounoue United States Ayana Akli
United States Eryn Cayetano
2–6, 2–6

Notes

  1. ^ formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ 2018: WTA ranking–696, 2019: WTA ranking–736, 2020: WTA ranking–646, 2021: WTA ranking–598.

References

  1. ^ a b "坂詰姫野". TennisTribe.JP. 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ "Himeno Sakatsume | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.