Aoi Ito

Aoi Itō
Native name伊藤 あおい
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$112,855
Singles
Career record148–69
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 130 (25 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 130 (25 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record85–40
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 210 (25 November 2024)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi, born 21 May 2004)[1] is a Japanese tennis player. Ito has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 130, by the WTA achieved on 25 November 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 180, achieved on 16 September 2024.[2]

Career

In September 2024, Ito won her third singles and eighth doubles ITF titles at the W50 in Nanao, Japan.[citation needed] On her WTA debut at the 2024 Japan Open,[3] where she qualified for the main draw, Ito reached her first WTA Tour semifinal defeating Sofia Kenin[4] and upsetting eighth seed Elisabetta Cocciaretto, for her first top 50 career win.[5] She then defeated lucky loser Eva Lys in the quarterfinals,[6] before losing in the last four to Kimberly Birrell.[7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2023 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W15 Hard Japan Kisa Yoshioka 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Feb 2024 Burnie International, Australia W75 Hard Australia Maya Joint 6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Mar 2024 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard United States Maegan Manasse 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 May 2024 ITF Goyang, South Korea W50 Hard United States Hanna Chang 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2024 ITF Kawaguchi, Japan W15 Hard Japan Mao Mushika 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–4 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–5 Nov 2024 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W35 Carpet Japan Mei Yamaguchi 6–4, 3–5 ret.
Win 4–5 Nov 2024 Takasaki Open, Japan W100 Hard China Wei Sijia 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, Australia W15 Hard Japan Nanari Katsumi New Zealand Monique Barry
New Zealand Vivian Yang
2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 1–1 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, Australia W15 Hard Japan Nanari Katsumi New Zealand Monique Barry
Australia Stefani Webb
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 2022 ITF Nanao, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Rinon Okuwaki Japan Funa Kozaki
Japan Ikumi Yamazaki
6–3, 6–7(5), [5–10]
Win 2–2 Oct 2022 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Haruna Arakawa Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Kanako Morisaki
6–1, 7–6(6)
Win 3–2 Apr 2023 ITF Osaka, Japan W15 Hard Japan Mio Mushika South Korea Choi Ji-hee
Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan
6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6]
Win 4–2 Jun 2023 ITF Kawaguchi, Japan W15 Hard Japan Miyu Nakashima Japan Ayumi Miyamoto
Japan Lisa-Marie Rioux
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China W25 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 5–3 Aug 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China W40 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 6–3 Sep 2023 ITF Kyoto, Japan W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi Japan Hiromi Abe
Japan Anri Nagata
6–2, 6–1
Win 7–3 Oct 2023 ITF Nanao, Japan W40 Carpet Japan Erika Sema Japan Miho Kuramochi
Japan Kanako Morisaki
6–2, 7–5
Loss 7–4 Oct 2023 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Haruna Arakawa Japan Hiromi Abe
Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi
6–3, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 7–5 Nov 2023 ITF Yokohama, Japan W40 Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
China Tang Qianhui
walkover
Loss 7–6 Mar 2024 ITF Swan Hill, Australia W35 Grass Australia Alana Parnaby Japan Sakura Hosogi
Japan Misaki Matsuda
2–6, 2–6
Loss 7–7 May 2024 Fukuoka, Japan W75 Carpet Japan Haruna Arakawa India Rutuja Bhosale
New Zealand Paige Hourigan
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 7–8 Sep 2024 Incheon Open, South Korea W100 Hard China Feng Shuo China Tang Qianhui
China Zheng Wushuang
2–6, 3–6
Win 8–8 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet Japan Naho Sato Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu
6–1, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Players Guide: 伊藤あおい" (PDF). Japan Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Aoi Ito | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Photos: Aoi Ito and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Osaka Open: Ito downs Kenin in first round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ "WTA roundup: Unheralded Aoi Ito upsets Italian at Japan Open". Reuters. 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Inspired by Hsieh, Aoi Ito takes her 'unique game' into Osaka semifinals". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualifier Birrell stops Ito to make first WTA final in Osaka". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.