Yuki Naito

Japanese tennis player

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Yuki Naito
内藤祐希
Singles
Naito at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(2001年02月16日) 16 February 2001 (age 24) Niigata, Japan
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US397,207ドル
Career record	194–145
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 169 (5 April 2021)
Current ranking	No. 497 (3 March 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2020, 2021)
French Open	Q3 (2022)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2022)
US Open	Q2 (2021)
Doubles
Career record	97–60
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 224 (13 August 2018)
Current ranking	No. 267 (3 March 2025)
Last updated on: 3 March 20254.

Yuki Naito (内藤祐希, Naitō Yūki, born 16 February 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as world No. 169 in singles and No. 224 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Naito's career-high ranking was world No. 15.

Career

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In November 2016, she won the doubles tournament of the Ando Securities Open in Tokyo, partnering Rika Fujiwara. The pair defended their title the following year.^{[citation needed ]}

Naito made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2021 Winners Open in Romania.^[1]

Performance timeline

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Key

W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Pan Pacific Open.

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q2	Q2	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	Q2	Q1	Q3	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	NH	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	A	Q2	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	1	1	Career total: 2
Overall win-loss	0–0	0–3	0–1	0 / 2	0–4
Year-end ranking	184	257	220	369	326,468ドル

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (0–2)
W25 tournaments (4–3)
W15 tournaments (2–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (5–5)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2019	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Switzerland Joanne Züger	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Feb 2019	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Ukraine Maryna Chernyshova	6–7⁽³⁾, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Mar 2019	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Australia Seone Mendez	5–7, 6–7⁽³⁾
Loss	1–3	Apr 2019	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Slovenia Nika Radišić	3–6, 6–4, 6–7⁽⁵⁾
Loss	1–4	May 2019	Kurume Cup, Japan	W60	Carpet	Canada Rebecca Marino	4–6, 6–7⁽⁰⁾
Win	2–4	Jun 2019	ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany	W15	Clay	Denmark Clara Tauson	4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win	3–4	Jul 2019	ITF Turin, Italy	W25	Clay	Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–4	Aug 2019	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	W25	Hard	China Wang Xinyu	6–2, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, 3–6
Win	5–4	Sep 2019	ITF Pula, Italy	W25	Clay	France Tessah Andrianjafitrimo	3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win	6–4	Mar 2021	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	W25	Clay	Brazil Carolina Alves	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	6–5	Jan 2022	ITF Manacor, Spain	W25	Hard	Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė	3–6, 3–6
Loss	6–6	Apr 2022	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	South Korea Jang Su-jeong	7–6⁽³⁾, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	6–7	May 2022	ITF Split, Croatia	W25	Clay	Finland Anastasia Kulikova	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 1–6
Loss	6–8	Oct 2023	ITF Cairns, Australia	W25	Hard	Australia Taylah Preston	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 21 (10 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (2–0)
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (1–2)
W50 tournaments (0–2)
W25/35 tournaments (6–4)
W15 tournaments (0–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (5–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2016	Tokyo Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Japan Rika Fujiwara	United States Jamie Loeb Belgium An-Sophie Mestach	6–4, 6–7⁽¹²⁾, [10–8]
Win	2–0	Nov 2017	Tokyo Open, Japan (2)	W100	Hard	Japan Rika Fujiwara	Japan Eri Hozumi Japan Junri Namigata	6–1, 6–3
Win	3–0	May 2018	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	W80	Hard	Japan Rika Fujiwara	Russia Ksenia Lykina United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith	7–5, 6–4
Loss	3–1	Jun 2018	ITF Klosters, Switzerland	W25	Clay	Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká	Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–2	Jul 2019	ITF Biella, Italy	W25	Clay	Japan Chihiro Muramatsu	Romania Elena Bogdan Hungary Réka Luca Jani	1–6, 3–6
Win	4–2	Jul 2019	ITF Turin, Italy	W25	Clay	Japan Chihiro Muramatsu	Egypt Mayar Sherif Norway Melanie Stokke	6–0, 6–2
Win	5–2	Oct 2019	ITF Pula, Italy	W25	Clay	Japan Eri Hozumi	Russia Amina Anshba Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc	6–4, 7–6⁽¹⁾
Loss	5–3	Apr 2021	Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland	W60	Clay	Canada Rebecca Marino	Kazakhstan Anna Danilina Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze	5–7, 3–6
Loss	5–4	Mar 2022	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Japan Moyuka Uchijima	South Korea Han Na-lae South Korea Jang Su-jeong	6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win	6–4	Mar 2023	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Japan Erina Hayashi	Australia Destanee Aiava Australia Olivia Gadecki	7–6⁽²⁾, 7–5
Win	7–4	Jul 2023	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	W25	Clay	Japan Mana Kawamura	Czech Republic Denisa Hindová Czech Republic Karolína Kubáňová	6–2, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, [10–7]
Win	8–4	Oct 2023	ITF Cairns, Australia	W25	Hard	Japan Naho Sato	Australia Lizette Cabrera Australia Maddison Inglis	4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss	8–5	Jan 2024	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	W50	Hard	Poland Maja Chwalińska	Czech Republic Anna Sisková Ksenia Zaytseva	5–7, 6–7⁽³⁾
Win	9–5	Feb 2024	ITF Traralgon, Australia	W35	Hard	Japan Naho Sato	Australia Destanee Aiava Australia Tenika McGiffin	6–1, 6–3
Win	10–5	Jun 2024	ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia	W35	Clay	Japan Mana Kawamura	Algeria Inès Ibbou Serbia Elena Milovanović	6–4, 6–4
Loss	10–6	Jul 2024	ITF Horb am Neckar, Germany	W35	Clay	Alina Charaeva	Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová Slovenia Nika Radišić	4–6, 7–6⁽³⁾), [2–10]
Loss	10–7	Nov 2024	Brisbane QTC Tennis International, Australia	W50	Hard	India Ankita Raina	Australia Destanee Aiava Australia Maddison Inglis	3–6, 4–6
Loss	10–8	Feb 2025	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W35	Clay	Thailand Punnin Kovapitukted	Chinese Taipei Li Yu-yun China Li Zongyu	3–6, 3–6
Loss	10–9	Feb 2025	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Slovenia Živa Falkner	Italy Vittoria Paganetti Italy Lisa Pigato	3–6, 4–6
Loss	10–10	Feb 2025	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W35	Clay	Amina Anshba	Chinese Taipei Li Yu-yun China Li Zongyu	3–6, 4–6
Loss	10–11	Mar 2025	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	W35	Hard	Thailand Punnin Kovapitukted	India Shrivalli Bhamidipaty India Vaidehi Chaudhari	4–6, 3–6