Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka, born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 59 in singles, achieved on 12 August 2024, and 101 in doubles, reached in June 2023. She has won thirteen titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Circuit. She is the current Japanese No. 1 player.
.jpg) Uchijima at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 827,458 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 227–143 |
| Career titles | 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (12 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 64 (26 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 105–78 |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 101 (12 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 269 (26 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 6–3 |
| Last updated on: 28 August 2024. | |
Career
edit2023: Grand Slam debut
editFor her Grand Slam debut, Uchijima received a wildcard from the Australian Open but lost in the first round to Bernarda Pera.[2]
2024: WTA 1000 debut, first major wins and top 60
editIn May 2024, Uchijima won three consecutive titles on the ITF Circuit, reaching a career-high of 80 in the world rankings[2] and making her the Japanese number one for the first time.
She qualified for the 2024 French Open, making her debut at this major[2][3] and defeated fellow qualifier Irene Burillo Escorihuela in the first round.[4] She lost in the second round to the No. 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets, ending a run of 19 consecutive professional match wins for Uchijima.[5]
She qualified for the Canadian Open and recorded her first WTA 1000 win, over Viktoriya Tomova,[6] before losing to sixth seed Liudmila Samsonova.[7] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 59 on 12 August 2024.[8]
Making her debut at the US Open, Uchijima defeated Tamara Korpatsch[9][10] in the first round, before losing her next match to Jule Niemeier.[11]
Personal life
editShe has a Malaysian mother and a Japanese father.[12]
Performance timelines
edit| 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
editCurrent through the 2024 French Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | Q3 | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | Q3 | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| National representation | ||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Billie Jean King Cup[a] | PO | PO | 0 / 0 | 6–3 | 67% | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| China Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 3 | 6 | 2 | Total: 11 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total: 0 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 6–5 | 4–7 | 1–2 | 0 / 11 | 11–14 | 44% |
| Year-end ranking[c] | 105 | 181 | $484,110 | |||
Doubles
editCurrent through the end of the 2023 season.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Total: 8 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | ||
| Year-end ranking[d] | 850 | 262 | 240 | 312 | 124 | 145 | ||||
WTA Challenger finals
editDoubles: 1 (runner-up)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2022 | Concord Open, United States | Hard | Peangtarn Plipuech | Varvara Flink CoCo Vandeweghe |
3–6, 6–7(3) |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner–ups)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| W100 tournaments (3–0) |
| W80 tournaments (0–1) |
| W60/75 tournaments (3–2) |
| W40/50 tournaments (2–0) |
| W25 tournaments (2–1) |
| W15 tournaments (3–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan | W80 | Hard | Kurumi Nara | 2–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2019 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | W15 | Hard | Mananchaya Sawangkaew | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Jenna DeFalco | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Ingrid Martins | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Dec 2021 | Pune Tennis Championships, India | W25 | Hard | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 6–2, 7-5 |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2022 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | Léolia Jeanjean | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–1 | Mar 2022 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | Olivia Gadecki | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard | Mariia Tkacheva | 6–7(2), 2–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jul 2022 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard | Natalija Stevanović | 6–3, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 7–3 | Nov 2022 | Tokyo Open, Japan | W60 | Hard (i) | Wang Xinyu | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2023 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard (i) | Jang Su-jeong | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Dec 2023 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W40 | Hard | Ekaterina Makarova | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Jan 2024 | Pune Tennis Championships, India | W50 | Hard | Tina Nadine Smith | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–4 | Apr 2024 | Zaragoza Open, Spain | W100 | Clay | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–4 | Apr 2024 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | W100 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–4 | May 2024 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | W75 | Clay | Mona Barthel | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Win | 13–4 | May 2024 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | W100 | Clay | Leyre Romero Gormaz | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| W100 tournaments (1–0) |
| W60 tournaments (6–3) |
| W50 tournaments (1–0) |
| W25 tournaments (2–2) |
| W15 tournaments (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2019 | All Japan Indoor Championships | W60 | Hard (i) | Eri Hozumi | Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2019 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Erina Hayashi | Hiroko Kuwata Ena Shibahara |
6–0, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2019 | Internacional de Barcelona, Spain | W60 | Clay | Kyoka Okamura | Marina Bassols Ribera Yvonne Cavallé Reimers |
7–6(7), 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2019 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Laura Pigossi | Francisca Jorge Olga Parres Azcoitia |
4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2020 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W25 | Hard | Zhang Ying | Eudice Chong Wu Fang-hsien |
6–7(2), 1–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2020 | All Japan Indoor Championships (2) | W60 | Hard (i) | Erina Hayashi | Hsieh Yu-chieh Minori Yonehara |
7–5, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Ma Yexin | Ingrid Martins Jazmín Ortenzi |
6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2021 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | W25 | Hard (i) | Eudice Chong | Susan Bandecchi Ylena In-Albon |
6–2, 1–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 6–3 | Dec 2021 | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | W25 | Hard (i) | Eudice Chong | Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls |
6–2, 6-1 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Mar 2022 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | Yuki Naito | Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong |
6–3, 2–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2022 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Mariia Tkacheva Anastasia Zolotareva |
6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | Mar 2023 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | W60 | Hard | Ma Yexin | Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W60 | Clay | Mai Hontama | Alena Fomina-Klotz Olivia Tjandramulia |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–5 | Jun 2023 | Internazionali di Caserta, Italy | W60 | Clay | Anastasia Tikhonova | Despina Papamichail Camilla Rosatello |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–5 | Oct 2023 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | W100 | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Tímea Babos Kateryna Volodko |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–5 | Mar 2024 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W50 | Hard (i) | Lulu Sun | Weronika Falkowska Fanny Stollár |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
Notes
edit- ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ 2017: WTA ranking–807, 2018: WTA ranking–394, 2019: WTA ranking–583, 2020: WTA ranking–492, 2021: WTA ranking–499.
- ^ 2017: WTA ranking–1261.
References
edit- ^ Profile of Moyuka Uchijima at the Japan Tennis Association
- ^ a b c "Japan's in-form Uchijima qualifies for Roland Garros main draw". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying at Roland Garros: The grueling journey that can change careers". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Roland-Garros: Uchijima extends winning streak to 19; sets up Sabalenka clash in second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Sabalenka claims commanding straight-set win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "WTA Toronto: Uchijima books spot in second round against Samsonova". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "WTA Toronto: Samsonova breezes into round three". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Rankings Watch: Anisimova back inside Top 50, Shnaider cracks Top 20". Women's Tennis Association. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "US Open: Uchijima outlasts Korpatsch to reach second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Tennis: U.S. Open debutant Moyuka Uchijima progresses to women's 2nd round". Kyodo News. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Niemeier cruises into US Open third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "UCHIJIMA Moyuka | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.