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Moyuka Uchijima

Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka, born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has career-high a WTA singles ranking of No. 57, achieved on 21 October 2024, and a doubles No. 101, 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. 2 player.

Moyuka Uchijima
内島 萌夏
Uchijima at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 986,453
Singles
Career record227–143
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 55 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 55 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record105–78
Career titles1 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 101 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 165 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–3
Last updated on: 20 October 2024.

Career

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2023: Major debut

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For her Grand Slam debut, Uchijima received a wildcard from the Australian Open but lost in the first round to Bernarda Pera.[2]

2024: Major wins and top 60 in singles, first WTA Tour doubles title

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In 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 No. 1 female singles player 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]

In September at the WTA 250 2024 Thailand Open 2, Uchijima reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with Eudice Chong but lost to top seeds Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva in the championship match.[12]

Partnering Guo Hanyu, she won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2024 Jiangxi Open, defeating Katarzyna Piter and Fanny Stollár in the final.[13]

Performance timelines

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Key
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

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Current 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 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–3 0 / 3 2–3 40%
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

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Current 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

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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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)

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2024 Jiangxi Open, China WTA 250 Hard   Guo Hanyu   Katarzyna Piter
  Fanny Stollár 		7–6(7–5), 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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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)

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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)

Personal life

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She has a Malaysian mother and a Japanese father.[14]

Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 2017: WTA ranking–807, 2018: WTA ranking–394, 2019: WTA ranking–583, 2020: WTA ranking–492, 2021: WTA ranking–499.
  4. ^ 2017: WTA ranking–1261.

References

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  1. ^ Profile of Moyuka Uchijima at the Japan Tennis Association
  2. ^ a b c "Japan's in-form Uchijima qualifies for Roland Garros main draw". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying at Roland Garros: The grueling journey that can change careers". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Roland-Garros: Uchijima extends winning streak to 19; sets up Sabalenka clash in second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Sabalenka claims commanding straight-set win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. ^ "WTA Toronto: Uchijima books spot in second round against Samsonova". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ "WTA Toronto: Samsonova breezes into round three". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Rankings Watch: Anisimova back inside Top 50, Shnaider cracks Top 20". Women's Tennis Association. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ^ "US Open: Uchijima outlasts Korpatsch to reach second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Tennis: U.S. Open debutant Moyuka Uchijima progresses to women's 2nd round". Kyodo News. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Niemeier cruises into US Open third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Sramkova captures maiden title, defeats Siegemund in Hua Hin". WTATennis. 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Golubic defeats Sramkova in Jiujiang to win first title since 2016". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  14. ^ "UCHIJIMA Moyuka | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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