Rina Saigo
| Country (sports) | Japan |
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| Born | 17 October 2000 Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $97,089 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 199–156 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 317 (16 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 352 (30 June 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 108–93 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 317 (26 February 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 691 (30 June 20254) |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
Rina Saigo (西郷里奈, Saigō Rina; born 17 October 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 330 by the WTA, achieved on 9 September 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 317, set on 26 February 2024.[2]
Career
Saigo made her WTA Tour debut after making it through qualifying at the 2022 Pan Pacific Open, but lost in the main-draw first round to Petra Martić.[3]
She also qualified for the 2023 Pan Pacific Open, again losing in the first round, this time to Cristina Bucșa.[4]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Daria Lodikova | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2024 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | W15 | Hard | Shiho Akita | 4–6, 7–6(6), 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2024 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | W35 | Hard | Vaidehi Chaudhari | 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 2025 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | W35 | Hard | Janice Tjen | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jun 2025 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | W35 | Hard | Ku Yeon-woo | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Manon Léonard | 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W15 | Hard | Miyu Nakashima | Chinatsu Shimizu Minami Shumo |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Claudia Hoste Ferrer Rebeka Masarova |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Barbara Gatica Rebeca Pereira |
4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Yeongwol, Korea | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Jeong Su-nam Kim Na-ri |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Svenja Ochsner Joanne Kuger |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Weronika Falkowska Martyna Kubka |
7–5, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Anna Kubareva Nika Shytkouskaya |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Isabelle Haverlag Anastasia Pribylova |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Dec 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Yasmine Mansouri Alessandra Simone |
6–0, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Misaki Matsuda Riko Sawayanagi |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Ksenia Laskutova Misaki Matsuda |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Dia Evtimova Inês Murta |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Aug 2022 | ITF Danderyd, Sweden | W25 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Ashley Lahey Lisa Zaar |
2–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–9 | Mar 2023 | Arcadia Open, United States | W60 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Francesca Di Lorenzo Christina Rosca |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Sep 2023 | ITF Skopje, North Macedonia | W40 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Zhibek Kulambayeva Justina Mikulskytė |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Oct 2023 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Yukina Saigo | Hiromi Abe Anri Nagata |
6–1, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Win | 6–11 | Feb 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Selina Dal Stéphanie Visscher |
6–3, 7–5 |
References
- ^ "西郷里奈". TEAM 自由が丘. 2023-03-07.
- ^ "Rina Saigo | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament: Bucsa makes last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
External links
- Rina Saigo at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rina Saigo at the International Tennis Federation
- Rina Saigo Official Blog (in Japanese)