Eri Hozumi

Eri Hozumi
Hozumi at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994
Hiratsuka, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,509,173
Singles
Career record291–262
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 144 (10 November 2014)
Current rankingNo. 1393 (19 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French OpenQ2 (2014)
WimbledonQ2 (2014, 2015)
US OpenQ3 (2016)
Doubles
Career record388–259
Career titles6 WTA, 3 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 28 (27 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 45 (19 May 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2017)
French OpenF (2018)
Wimbledon2R (2016, 2023, 2025)
US Open3R (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup17–3
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's tennis
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Singles
2014 Incheon Team event
Last updated on: 21 May 2025.

Eri Hozumi (穂積 絵莉, Hozumi Eri; born 17 February 1994) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]

On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Makoto Ninomiya, she reached the final of the 2018 French Open.

Career

Hozumi won her first WTA Tour doubles title in 2016, at the Katowice Open alongside Miyu Kato. With Kato she also reached the semifinals of the 2017 Australian Open.

She reached her biggest final at the 2018 French Open with partner Makoto Ninomiya,[2] losing to sixth seeds Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.[3]

Alongside Jang Su-jeong, Hozumi was runner-up in the doubles at the 2023 Swedish Open, losing to Misaki Doi and Rebecca Peterson in the final.[4] Back playing with Makoto Ninomiya she reached the final of the 2023 Jiangxi Open where they lost to second seeds Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva.[5][6]

Partnering with Shuko Aoyama, Hozumi won the doubles title at the 2024 Pan Pacific Open, defeating Ena Shibahara and Laura Siegemund in the final.[7] The pair were runners-up at the 2024 Hong Kong Open, losing to Ulrikke Eikeri and Makoto Ninomiya in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[8]

Performance timelines

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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.

Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ... 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q2 Q1 1R Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open Q2 Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon Q2 Q2 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup A PO Z1 Z1 A WG2 PO 0 / 0 3–1
WTA 1000
Canadian Open A A Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 0[a] 2 2 1 0 0 Career total: 7
Overall win-loss 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 7 6–8
Year-end ranking[b] 170 193 215 172 293 361 $1,128,428

Doubles

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A SF 2R 2R A A 2R 1R 0 / 5 7–5 58%
French Open A A 2R 2R F 1R A A 1R 2R 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R 1R A NH A A 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
US Open A A 3R 2R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 1R 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–3 6–4 6–4 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–4 0 / 22 21–22 50%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH 2R NH A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A A A A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A 2R A A A A 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A 1R 1R A 2R NH A 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Cincinnati Open A A 2R A A A A A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Guadalajara Open NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 4 5 14 11 8 10 1 11 25 5 Career total: 88
Titles 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Career total: 5
Finals 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 Career total: 10
Overall win-loss 1–4 7–5 21–14 15–12 14–7 11–10 0–1 16–10 19-23 3–4 5 / 91 107–90 54%
Year-end ranking 142 83 54 43 31 83 144 67 37 $913,031

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Makoto Ninomiya Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
3–6, 3–6

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250 (5–8)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 Taipei Open, Taiwan International[d] Hard Miyu Kato Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2016 Katowice Open, Poland International Hard (i) Miyu Kato Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Marina Melnikova
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 1–2 Jan 2018 Auckland Classic, New Zealand International Hard Miyu Kato Sara Errani
Bibiane Schoofs
5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2018 French Open, France Grand Slam Clay Makoto Ninomiya Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
3–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2018 Japan Women's Open, Japan International Hard Zhang Shuai Miyu Kato
Makoto Ninomiya
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Jan 2019 Sydney International, Australia Premier[e] Hard Alicja Rosolska Aleksandra Krunić
Kateřina Siniaková
1–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 2–5 Oct 2021 Courmayeur Open, Italy WTA 250 Hard (i) Zhang Shuai Wang Xinyu
Zheng Saisai
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win 3–5 Jan 2022 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 250 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Tereza Martincová
Markéta Vondroušová
1–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–7]
Win 4–5 May 2022 Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco WTA 250 Clay Makoto Ninomiya Monica Niculescu
Alexandra Panova
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
Win 5–5 Jun 2022 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Grass Makoto Ninomiya Alicja Rosolska
Erin Routliffe
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss 5–6 Jun 2023 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Grass Monica Niculescu Ingrid Martins
Lidziya Marozava
0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 5–7 Sep 2023 Guangzhou Open, China WTA 250 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Guo Hanyu
Jiang Xinyu
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 5–8 Oct 2023 Jiangxi Open, China WTA 250 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 2–6
Loss 5–9 Aug 2024 Tennis in the Land, United States WTA 250 Hard Shuko Aoyama Cristina Bucșa
Xu Yifan
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 6–9 Oct 2024 Pan Pacific Open, Japan WTA 500 Hard Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
Laura Siegemund
6-4, 7-6(4–7)
Loss 6–10 Oct 2024 Hong Kong Open, China SAR WTA 250 Hard Shuko Aoyama Ulrikke Eikeri
Makoto Ninomiya
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2013 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard Han Xinyun Tímea Babos
Michaëlla Krajicek
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2014 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard Misa Eguchi Chan Chin-wei
Chuang Chia-jung
1–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 1–2 Nov 2016 Hawaii Open, United States Hard Miyu Kato Nicole Gibbs
Asia Muhammad
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 1–3 Nov 2017 Hawaii Open, United States Hard Asia Muhammad Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Shu-ying
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–3 Aug 2021 Chicago Challenger, US Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Mona Barthel
Hsieh Yu-chieh
7–5, 6–2
Win 3–3 May 2022 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay Makoto Ninomiya Estelle Cascino
Jessika Ponchet
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Loss 3–4 May 2023 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Greet Minnen
Bibiane Schoofs
6–7(7–9), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 3–5 Jul 2023 Swedish Open, Sweden Clay Jang Su-jeong Irina Khromacheva
Panna Udvardy
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–4)
$25,000 tournaments (4–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2013 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Junri Namigata 7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Grass Doroteja Erić 0–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 2013 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Shuko Aoyama 6–7(4), 1–6
Loss 1–3 May 2014 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Grass Wang Qiang 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2014 Bendigo International, Australia 50,000 Hard Risa Ozaki 7–6(5), 5–7, 6–2
Loss 2–4 May 2015 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Grass Nao Hibino 3–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2015 Canberra International, Australia 50,000 Hard Asia Muhammad 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–5 Mar 2016 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay Destanee Aiava 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3)
Loss 3–6 Jun 2017 Ízmir Cup, Turkey 60,000 Hard Mihaela Buzărnescu 1–6, 0–6
Win 4–6 Oct 2017 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Astra Sharma 7–5, 6–2
Win 5–6 Oct 2019 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Paula Badosa 7–6(1), 4–5 ret.
Loss 5–7 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Sakura Hosogi 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 44 (23 titles, 21 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–4)
$75/80,000 tournaments (3–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (5–8)
$25,000 tournaments (10–4)
$10,000 tournaments (2–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2012 ITF Kofu, Japan 10,000 Hard Remi Tezuka Ayumi Oka
Kotomi Takahata
4–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Win 1–1 Mar 2012 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Remi Tezuka Kazusa Ito
Yuka Mori
6–4, 6–7, [7–10]
Win 2–1 Jul 2012 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Mari Tanaka Dianne Hollands
Tyra Calderwood
4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Loss 2–2 Aug 2012 Bronx Open, United States 50,000 Hard Miki Miyamura Shuko Aoyama
Erika Sema
4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 3–2 Oct 2012 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass Miyu Kato Monique Adamczak
Caroline Garcia
7–6(6), 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard Miyu Kato Tian Ran
Tang Haochen
2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–4 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard Miyu Kato Xin Wen
Li Yihong
6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Loss 3–5 Mar 2013 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Han Na-lae
Kang Seo-kyung
4–6, 7–6(4), [6–10]
Win 4–5 Jun 2013 ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Angelina Gabueva
Veronika Kapshay
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 4–6 Jul 2013 ITF Waterloo, Canada 50,000 Clay Misa Eguchi Gabriela Dabrowski
Sharon Fichman
6–7(6), 3–6
Win 5–6 Sep 2013 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Grass Makoto Ninomiya Kazusa Ito
Yuka Mori
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–6 Oct 2013 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass Makoto Ninomiya Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Peangtarn Plipuech
6–1, 6–2
Loss 6–7 Nov 2013 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Makoto Ninomiya Shuko Aoyama
Misaki Doi
6–7(1), 6–2, [9–11]
Win 7–7 Jan 2014 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 25,000 Hard Misa Eguchi Zarina Diyas
Zhang Ling
6–4, 6–2
Loss 7–8 Jan 2014 Burnie International, Australia 50,000 Hard Miki Miyamura Jarmila Gajdošová
Storm Sanders
4–6, 4–6
Win 8–8 Feb 2014 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard (i) Shuko Aoyama Sanaz Marand
Ashley Weinhold
6–3, 7–5
Win 9–8 May 2014 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Shuko Aoyama Naomi Broady
Eleni Daniilidou
6–3, 6–4
Win 10–8 Nov 2014 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Makoto Ninomiya Shuko Aoyama
Junri Namigata
6–3, 7–5
Win 11–8 Mar 2015 Blossom Cup, China 50,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Hiroko Kuwata
Junri Namigata
6–3, 6–7(2), [10–2]
Loss 11–9 May 2015 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Junri Namigata Naomi Broady
Kristýna Plíšková
3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–10 May 2015 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Grass Junri Namigata Makoto Ninomiya
Riko Sawayanagi
6–7(10), 3–6
Win 12–10 Oct 2015 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard Misa Eguchi Veronica Corning
Jessica Wacnik
4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 13–10 Oct 2015 Nanjing Ladies Open, China 100,000 Hard Shuko Aoyama Chan Chin-wei
Zhang Kailin
7–5, 6–7(7), [10–7]
Win 14–10 Nov 2015 Canberra International, Australia 50,000 Hard Misa Eguchi Lauren Embree
Asia Muhammad
7–6(13), 1–6, [14–12]
Loss 14–11 Nov 2015 Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard Kurumi Nara Shuko Aoyama
Makoto Ninomiya
6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss 14–12 Mar 2016 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay Miyu Kato Ashleigh Barty
Arina Rodionova
7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 15–12 May 2016 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 75,000 Hard Miyu Kato Hiroko Kuwata
Ayaka Okuno
6–1, 6–2
Loss 15–13 Mar 2017 Pingshan Open, China 60,000 Hard Valeria Savinykh Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
4–6, 4–6
Win 16–13 May 2017 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan (2) 80,000 Hard Miyu Kato Katy Dunne
Julia Glushko
6–4, 6–2
Win 17–13 May 2017 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Miyu Kato Ekaterine Gorgodze
Melanie Stokke
6–1, 6–4
Loss 17–14 Oct 2017 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 60,000 Hard Miyu Kato Jacqueline Cako
Nina Stojanović
6–2, 5–7, [2–10]
Loss 17–15 Nov 2017 Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard Junri Namigata Yuki Naito
Rika Fujiwara
1–6, 3–6
Loss 17–16 Oct 2018 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard Risa Ozaki Ellen Perez
Arina Rodionova
5–7, 1–6
Loss 17–17 Feb 2019 ITF Jodhpur, India 25,000 Hard Miyabi Inoue Mana Ayukawa
Haruka Kaji
6–7(4), 6–4, [5–10]
Win 18–17 Feb 2019 Indoor Championships, Japan 60,000 Hard (i) Moyuka Uchijima Chen Pei-hsuan
Wu Fang-hsien
6–4, 6–3
Win 19–17 Oct 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Yuki Naito Amina Anshba
Anastasia Dețiuc
6–4, 7–6(1)
Loss 19–18 May 2021 ITF Charleston Pro, United States W100 Clay Miyu Kato Caty McNally
Storm Sanders
5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 19–19 May 2021 ITF Bonita Springs, United States W100 Clay Miyu Kato Erin Routliffe
Aldila Sutjiadi
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 19–20 Jun 2021 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal W25 Hard Akiko Omae Ulrikke Eikeri
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
1–6, 0–6
Win 20–20 Jul 2021 ITF Palma del Río, Spain W25 Hard Valeria Savinykh Himari Sato
Lulu Sun
7–6(6), 6–3
Win 21–20 Feb 2023 Burnie International, Australia W60 Hard Mai Hontama Ena Shibahara
Arina Rodionova
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 21–21 Apr 2023 ITF Kofu, Japan W25 Hard Georgina Garcia-Perez Han Na-lae
Jang Su-jeong
0–6, 4–6
Win 22–21 Apr 2023 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal W100 Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Francisca Jorge
Matilde Jorge
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 23–21 May 2023 Open Villa de Madrid, Spain W100 Clay Mai Hontama Eleni Christofi
Despina Papamichail
6–0, 7–5

Notes

  1. ^ During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played in the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
  2. ^ 2012: WTA ranking - 403, 2013: WTA ranking - 218, ... 2020: WTA ranking - 373, 2021: WTA ranking - 402, 2022: WTA ranking - 572.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

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