Momoko Kobori

Momoko Kobori
小堀 桃子
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26)
Saitama, Japan
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachTakahiro Sakuma
Prize money$156,637
Singles
Career record217–169
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 226 (22 April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 521 (2 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record225–133
Career titles19 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 136 (26 November 2018)
Current rankingNo. 197 (2 December 2024)
Last updated on: 2 December 2024.

Momoko Kobori (小堀 桃子, Kobori Momoko, born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese female tennis player.[1] She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 226 in singles, achieved in April 2019, and No. 136 in doubles, set in November 2018. She has won two singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

Kobori made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Japan Women's Open, after receiving a wildcard alongside Erina Hayashi into the doubles tournament.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Carpet (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2017 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 2018 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Miyabi Inoue 6–0, 6–2
Win 2–1 Oct 2018 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Junri Namigata 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–2 May 2019 ITF Karuizawa, Japan W25 Carpet Serbia Jovana Jakšić 1–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 2–3 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Japan Yuriko Miyazaki 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 2022 ITF Nanao, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Haruka Kaji 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2024 ITF Kyoto, Japan W35 Hard (i) France Tiphanie Lemaître 7–6(1), 6–2

Doubles: 42 (19 titles, 23 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (13–16)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2016 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Chihiro Muramatsu Japan Robu Kajitani
Japan Mihoki Miyahara
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan 15,000 Hard Japan Kotomi Takahata Japan Shiho Akita
Japan Erika Sema
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jun 2017 ITF Tokyo, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Kotomi Takahata Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Kyōka Okamura
2–6, 0–6
Win 2–2 Jun 2017 Open de Montpellier, France 25,000 Clay Japan Ayano Shimizu Brazil Laura Pigossi
Mexico Victoria Rodríguez
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 3–2 Jul 2017 Open Denain, France 25,000 Clay Japan Ayano Shimizu France Mathilde Armitano
France Elixane Lechemia
6–4, 6–3
Win 4–2 Oct 2017 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu Australia Naiktha Bains
Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah
7–5, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Feb 2018 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard Japan Chihiro Muramatsu United States Vania King
United Kingdom Laura Robson
6–7(3), 1–6
Loss 4–4 Mar 2018 ITF Yokohama, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Chihiro Muramatsu United Kingdom Laura Robson
Hungary Fanny Stollár
7–5, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss 4–5 Mar 2018 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi China Gao Xinyu
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
0–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Win 5–5 May 2018 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Chisa Hosonuma
Japan Kanako Morisaki
6–0, 6–3
Win 6–5 Jul 2018 Open Denain, France 25,000 Clay Japan Ayano Shimizu Netherlands Quirine Lemoine
Netherlands Eva Wacanno
0–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss 6–6 Sep 2018 ITF Nanao, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Meguni Nishimoto
Japan Kanako Morisaki
2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–7 Oct 2018 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Miharu Imanishi
5–7, 4–6
Loss 6–8 May 2019 ITF Karuizawa, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Erina Hayashi Japan Ayaka Okuno
United Kingdom Naomi Broady
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 6–9 Jun 2019 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W25 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi Japan Junri Namigata
Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss 6–10 Jul 2019 ITF Saskatoon, Canada W25 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
Mexico Marcela Zacarías
3–6, 2–6
Loss 6–11 Oct 2019 ITF Makinohara, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Erina Hayashi Hong Kong Eudice Chong
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
7–6(5), 6–7(5), [4–10]
Loss 6–12 Jan 2020 ITF Hong Kong W25 Hard Japan Mei Yamaguchi Japan Mana Ayukawa
Hong Kong Eudice Chong
4–6, 3–6
Win 7–12 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu Slovakia Barbora Matúšová
Russia Anastasia Zolotareva
6–1, 6–2
Win 8–12 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
Japan Yuriko Miyazaki
6–4, 6–1
Win 9–12 Jun 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal W25 Hard South Korea Han Na-lae Brazil Ingrid Martins
China Ma Shuyue
6–3, 6–1
Win 10–12 Sep 2021 Portugal Ladies Open W60+H Hard Japan Hiroko Kuwata United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
7–6(5), 7–6(2)
Loss 10–13 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum Kazakhstan Gozal Ainitdinova
Russia Maria Timofeeva
6–2, 5–6, [4–10]
Win 11–13 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum Japan Misaki Matsuda
Japan Naho Sato
6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–14 Jun 2022 ITF Gurugram, India W25 Hard Japan Misaki Matsuda Japan Saki Imamura
Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho
4–6, 5–7
Loss 11–15 Jul 2022 ITF Gurugram, India W25 Hard Japan Misaki Matsuda India Ankita Raina
Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho
6–3, 0–6, [6–10]
Win 12–15 Jul 2022 ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan W25 Hard India Ankita Raina South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Han Na-lae
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 12–16 Jul 2022 President's Cup, Kazakhstan W60 Hard Japan Moyuka Uchijima Russia Mariia Tkacheva
Russia Anastasia Zolotareva
6–4, 1–6, [6–10]
Win 13–16 Sep 2022 ITF Darwin, Australia W25 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum Japan Yui Chikaraishi
Japan Nanari Katsumi
6–2, 7–6(3)
Win 14–16 Oct 2022 ITF Makinohara, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Mayuka Aikawa Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Riko Sawayanagi
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 14–17 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships, Japan W60 Hard (i) Thailand Luksika Kumkhum Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien
6–2, 6–7(5), [2–10]
Win 15–17 May 2023 ITF Karuizawa, Japan W25 Grass Japan Ayano Shimizu Australia Talia Gibson
Japan Akari Inoue
3–6, 7–6(6), [10–5]
Loss 15–18 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong W25 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Erika Sema
Japan Aoi Ito
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 16–18 Aug 2023 ITF Hong Kong W40 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Erika Sema
Japan Aoi Ito
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 16–19 Nov 2023 Takasaki Open, Japan W100 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu China Guo Hanyu
China Jiang Xinyu
6–7(5), 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 16–20 May 2024 Kurume Cup, Japan W75 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu United Kingdom Madeleine Brooks
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 0–6
Win 17–20 Aug 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W15 Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi Japan Honoka Kobayashi
Japan Yukina Saigo
6–3, 6–4
Loss 17–21 Aug 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W35 Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi Japan Kanako Morisaki
Japan Hikaru Sato
2–6, 3–6
Loss 17–22 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Aoi Ito
Japan Naho Sato
1–6, 3–6
Loss 17–23 Nov 2024 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W35 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Hiromi Abe
Japan Akiko Omae
0–6, 0–6
Win 18–23 Nov 2024 Takasaki Open, Japan W100 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win 19–23 Nov 2024 Keio Challenger, Japan W50 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu Chinese Taipei Cho I-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Cho Yi-tsen
6–4, 7–6(2)

References

  1. ^ "小堀桃子選手、野口莉央選手、加治遥選手とスリクソンテニス用品総合使用契約を締結". Sankei Biz (in Japanese). May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.