Hiroko Kuwata

Hiroko Kuwata
桑田寛子
	Kuwata at 2016 Wimbledon
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	18 December 1990 (age 33); Yokohama, Kanagawa
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 374,911
Singles
Career record	390–344
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 150 (9 May 2016)
Current ranking	No. 514 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2016)
French Open	Q2 (2017)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2015)
US Open	Q1 (2014, 2015)
Doubles
Career record	273–205
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger, 20 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 112 (13 July 2015)
Current ranking	No. 217 (14 October 2024)
	Last updated on: 15 October 2024.

Hiroko Kuwata (Japanese: 桑田寛子; born 18 December 1990) is a Japanese tennis player.

Kuwata has won seven singles titles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 9 May 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 150. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 112 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Career

Kuwata made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Washington Open, having entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Sanaz Marand and Stéphanie Dubois for a spot in the main draw. She was thereby pitted against world No. 45, Alison Riske, and defeated the American in straight sets, losing five games in the process. It was Kuwata's first main-draw win at the WTA Tour-level.^[2] She also competed in the doubles event, partnering with Kurumi Nara to defeat Nicola Slater and Emily Webley-Smith in the first round. The Japanese advanced to the final of the event, losing to Shuko Aoyama and Gabriela Dabrowski.^[3]

Partnering with Jessica Failla, Kuwata won the doubles title at the WTA 125 2024 Barranquilla Open, defeating Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final.^[4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250^[a] (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Aug 2014	Washington Open, United States	International	Hard	Kurumi Nara	Shuko Aoyama Gabriela Dabrowski	1–6, 2–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2024	Barranquilla Open, Colombia	Hard	Jessica Failla	Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (1–1)
$50,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–7)

Finals by surface
Hard (6–10)
Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2012	ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Estelle Guisard	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Mar 2012	Kōfu International, Japan	10,000	Hard	Liu Fangzhou	6–4, 4–6, 7–6⁽⁷⁾
Loss	1–2	Mar 2013	Kōfu International, Japan	10,000	Hard	Yuuki Tanaka	3–6, 1–6
Win	2–2	Aug 2013	ITF Uşak, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Michaela Frlicka	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–2
Win	3–2	Sep 2013	ITF Kyoto, Japan	10,000	Carpet (i)	Akiko Yonemura	6–1, 6–2
Loss	3–3	Nov 2013	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	75,000	Carpet (i)	Luksika Kumkhum	6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	3–4	Mar 2014	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	15,000	Hard	Misa Eguchi	1–6, 2–6
Loss	3–5	Oct 2014	ITF Perth, Australia	25,000	Hard	Rebecca Peterson	3–6, 0–6
Win	4–5	Sep 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Bunyawi Thamchaiwat	6–3, 7–6⁽⁴⁾
Win	5–5	Oct 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Valeriya Strakhova	7–5, 6–4
Loss	5–6	Nov 2015	Bendigo International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Misa Eguchi	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 3–6
Win	6–6	May 2016	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	75,000	Hard	Wang Qiang	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	6–7	Dec 2017	ITF Hong Kong, China SAR	15,000	Hard	Haruka Kaja	6–4, 2–6, 6–7⁽⁴⁾
Loss	6–8	Jan 2018	ITF Hong Kong	15,000	Hard	Lee Ya-hsuan	4–6, 4–6
Win	7–8	Jun 2018	ITF Singapore	25,000	Hard	Jovana Jakšić	7–6, 6–0
Loss	7–9	May 2023	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Katarina Kužmová	6–3, 6–7⁽⁴⁾ 3–6
Loss	7–10	Jul 2023	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Caroline Roméo	3–6, 4–6
Loss	7–11	Sep 2023	ITF Kyoto, Japan	25,000	Hard (i)	Sofya Lansere	0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 41 (20 titles, 21 runner–ups)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (5–7)
$40,000 tournaments (0–3)
$25,000 tournaments (9–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (6–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (15–19)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (3–0)
Carpet (2–0)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2012	ITF Miyazaki, Japan	10,000	Grass	Akari Inoue	Kanae Hisami Yumi Miyazaki	6–3, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Jun 2012	ITF Tokyo, Japan	10,000	Hard	Akari Inoue	Maiko Inoue Kaori Onishi	7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Win	2–1	Jun 2012	ITF Mie, Japan	10,000	Grass	Yuuki Tanaka	Akari Inoue Kaori Onishi	6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win	3–1	Mar 2013	Kōfu International, Japan	10,000	Hard	Akari Inoue	Han Na-lae Yang Zi	3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss	3–2	Aug 2013	ITF Vienna, Austria	10,000	Clay	Hirono Watanabe	Michaela Pochabová Rebecca Šramková	5–7, 2–6
Win	4–2	Sep 2013	ITF Kyoto, Japan	10,000	Carpet (i)	Miyu Kato	Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi	6–4, 6–2
Loss	4–3	Mar 2014	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	15,000	Hard	Miyabi Inoue	Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova	4–6, 3–6
Win	5–3	Jun 2014	Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Mari Tanaka	Nao Hibino Prarthana Thombare	6–1, 6–4
Win	6–3	Jul 2014	ITF Gatineau, Canada	25,000	Hard	Chiaki Okadaue	Mana Ayukawa Justyna Jegiołka	6–1, 6–4
Win	7–3	Jul 2014	Challenger de Granby, Canada	25,000	Hard	Riko Sawayanagi	Erin Routliffe Carol Zhao	w/o
Win	8–3	Feb 2015	Open de l'Isère, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Demi Schuurs	Manon Arcangioli Cindy Burger	6–1, 6–3
Win	9–3	Mar 2015	ITF Mildura, Australia	15,000	Grass	Yuuki Tanaka	Tian Ran Wang Yan	6–2, 6–0
Loss	9–4	Mar 2015	Blossom Cup, China	50,000	Hard	Junri Namigata	Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	3–6, 7–6⁽²⁾, [2–10]
Win	10–4	Jun 2015	ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Nigina Abduraimova	Veronika Kudermetova Ksenia Lykina	4–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, [11–9]
Win	11–4	Sep 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Ayaka Okuno	Mana Ayukawa Yuuki Tanaka	2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Loss	11–5	Nov 2015	Bendigo International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Natela Dzalamidze	Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad	5–7, 3–6
Loss	11–6	May 2016	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	75,000	Hard	Ayaka Okuno	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	1–6, 2–6
Win	12–6	Jul 2016	Lexington Challenger, US	50,000	Hard	Zhu Lin	Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller	6–0, 7–5
Win	13–6	Oct 2016	Suzhou Ladies Open, China	50,000	Hard	Akiko Omae	Jacqueline Cako Sabina Sharipova	6–1, 6–3
Win	14–6	Jan 2017	ITF Hong Kong, China	25,000	Hard	Akiko Omae	Ksenia Lykina Riko Sawayanagi	6–1, 6–0
Loss	14–7	Mar 2017	Blossom Cup, China	60,000	Hard	Zhu Lin	Han Xinyun Ye Qiuyu	3–6, 3–6
Loss	14–8	Jun 2017	Kōfu International, Japan	25,000	Hard	Riko Sawayanagi	Rika Fujiwara Kyōka Okamura	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 3–6
Win	15–8	Jul 2017	ITF Winnipeg, Canada	25,000	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	Kimberly Birrell Caroline Dolehide	6–4, 7–6⁽⁴⁾
Win	16–8	Jul 2017	ITF Gatineau, Canada	25,000	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	Kimberly Birrell Emily Webley-Smith	4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	16–9	Aug 2017	Lexington Challenger, US	60,000	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	Priscilla Hon Vera Lapko	3–6, 4–6
Loss	16–10	Aug 2018	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	25,000	Hard	Naiktha Bains	Akiko Omae You Xiaodi	0–6, 6–7⁽⁴⁾
Win	17–10	Sep 2018	Darwin International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Rutuja Bhosale	Kimberly Birrell Katy Dunne	6–2, 6–4
Loss	17–11	Jan 2019	ITF Hong Kong, China	W25	Hard	Robu Kajtani	Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien	3–6, 3–6
Loss	17–12	Mar 2019	Pingshan Open, China	W60	Hard	Sabina Sharipova	Liang En-shuo Xun Fangying	4–6, 1–6
Win	18–12	May 2019	Kurume Cup, Japan	W60	Carpet	Ena Shibahara	Erina Hayashi Moyuka Uchijima	0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss	18–13	Aug 2021	ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland	W25	Clay	Yuliana Lizarazo	Carolina Alves Iryna Shymanovich	1–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win	19–13	Sep 2021	Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal	W60+H	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 7–6⁽²⁾
Win	20–13	Apr 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W25	Hard	Nigina Abduraimova	Paige Hourigan Valeria Savinykh	6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss	20–14	Aug 2022	Bronx Open, US	W60	Hard	Han Na-lae	Anna Blinkova Simona Waltert	3–6, 3–6
Loss	20–15	Jan 2023	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	W40	Hard	Kateryna Volodko	Liang En-shuo Ma Yexin	0–6, 3–6
Loss	20–16	Jun 2023	ITF La Marsa, Tunisia	W40	Hard	Kateryna Volodko	Maria Kozyreva Wei Sijia	7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Finalist^[b]	–NP-	Nov 2023	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	W25	Hard	Rebeca Pereira	Anna Hertel Olivia Lincer	not played
Loss	20–17	Apr 2024	ITF Jackson, US	W35	Clay	Victoria Flores	Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Krywoj	3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss	20–18	Jul 2024	Evansville Classic, US	W75	Hard	Sahaja Yamalapalli	Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Krywoj	2–6, 0–6
Loss	20–19	Jul 2024	Dallas Summer Series, US	W50	Hard (i)	Jéssica Hinojosa Gómez	Usue Maitane Arconada Katrina Scott	3–6, 3–6
Loss	20–20	Aug 2024	Saskatoon Challenger, Canada	W35	Hard	Maribella Zamarripa	Ariana Arseneault Mia Kupres	4–6, 3–6
Loss	20–21	Nov 2024	ITF Veracruz, Mexico	W50	Hard (i)	Jéssica Hinojosa Gómez	Hanna Chang Dalayna Hewitt	4–6, 5–7

Notes

^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
^ The match was not played due to poor weather.

References

^ "桑田寛子". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.
^ "Citi Open Main Draw Singles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^ "Citi Open Main Draw Doubles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "Podoroska reclaims winning form with WTA 125 Barranquilla title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

External links

Hiroko Kuwata at the Women's Tennis Association
Hiroko Kuwata at the International Tennis Federation

[WTA250-5] The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

[6] The match was not played due to poor weather.

[1] "桑田寛子". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.

[2] "Citi Open Main Draw Singles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[3] "Citi Open Main Draw Doubles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[4] "Podoroska reclaims winning form with WTA 125 Barranquilla title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

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