Yuki Naito

Yuki Naito
内藤 祐希
Naito at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001
Niigata, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$400,510
Singles
Career record199–151
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 169 (5 April 2021)
Current rankingNo. 524 (21 April 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2020, 2021)
French OpenQ3 (2022)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2021)
Doubles
Career record104–63
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 224 (13 August 2018)
Current rankingNo. 281 (21 April 2025)
Last updated on: 21 April 2025.

Yuki Naito (内藤 祐希, Naitō Yūki; born 16 February 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as world No. 169 in singles and No. 224 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Naito's career-high ranking was world No. 15.

Career

In November 2016, she won the doubles tournament of the Ando Securities Open in Tokyo, partnering Rika Fujiwara. The pair defended their title the following year.

Naito made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2021 Winners Open in Romania.[1]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Pan Pacific Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open Q2 Q1 Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon NH A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 1 Career total: 2
Overall win-loss 0–0 0–3 0–1 0 / 2 0–4
Year-end ranking 184 257 220 369 $326,468

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (6 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–2)
W25 tournaments (4–3)
W15 tournaments (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (5–6)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Joanne Züger 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Feb 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Maryna Chernyshova 6–7(3), 6–2, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Seone Mendez 5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss 1–3 Apr 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Nika Radišić 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Loss 1–4 May 2019 Kurume Cup, Japan W60 Carpet Rebecca Marino 4–6, 6–7(0)
Win 2–4 Jun 2019 ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany W15 Clay Clara Tauson 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 3–4 Jul 2019 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–4 Aug 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W25 Hard Wang Xinyu 6–2, 6–7(4), 3–6
Win 5–4 Sep 2019 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 6–4 Mar 2021 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina W25 Clay Carolina Alves 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–5 Jan 2022 ITF Manacor, Spain W25 Hard Justina Mikulskytė 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6–6 Apr 2022 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Jang Su-jeong 7–6(3), 1–6, 4–6
Loss 6–7 May 2022 ITF Split, Croatia W25 Clay Anastasia Kulikova 6–7(4), 1–6
Loss 6–8 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Taylah Preston 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–8 Apr 2025 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Sarah Melany Fajmonová 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 22 (11 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (2–0)
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (1–2)
W50 tournaments (0–2)
W25/35 tournaments (6–4)
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (6–8)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2016 Tokyo Open, Japan W100 Hard Rika Fujiwara Jamie Loeb
An-Sophie Mestach
6–4, 6–7(12), [10–8]
Win 2–0 Nov 2017 Tokyo Open, Japan (2) W100 Hard Rika Fujiwara Eri Hozumi
Junri Namigata
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2018 Kangaroo Cup, Japan W80 Hard Rika Fujiwara Ksenia Lykina
Emily Webley-Smith
7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Jun 2018 ITF Klosters, Switzerland W25 Clay Lucie Hradecká Akgul Amanmuradova
Ekaterine Gorgodze
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–2 Jul 2019 ITF Biella, Italy W25 Clay Chihiro Muramatsu Elena Bogdan
Réka Luca Jani
1–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Jul 2019 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay Chihiro Muramatsu Mayar Sherif
Melanie Stokke
6–0, 6–2
Win 5–2 Oct 2019 ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, Italy W25 Clay Eri Hozumi Amina Anshba
Anastasia Dețiuc
6–4, 7–6(1)
Loss 5–3 Apr 2021 Bellinzona Ladies Open, Switzerland W60 Clay Rebecca Marino Anna Danilina
Ekaterine Gorgodze
5–7, 3–6
Loss 5–4 Mar 2022 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Moyuka Uchijima Han Na-lae
Jang Su-jeong
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 6–4 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Erina Hayashi Destanee Aiava
Olivia Gadecki
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 7–4 Jul 2023 ITF Stuttgart, Germany W25 Clay Mana Kawamura Denisa Hindová
Karolína Kubáňová
6–2, 6–7(4), [10–7]
Win 8–4 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns, Australia W25 Hard Naho Sato Lizette Cabrera
Maddison Inglis
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss 8–5 Jan 2024 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50 Hard Maja Chwalińska Anna Sisková
Ksenia Zaytseva
5–7, 6–7(3)
Win 9–5 Feb 2024 ITF Traralgon, Australia W35 Hard Naho Sato Destanee Aiava
Tenika McGiffin
6–1, 6–3
Win 10–5 Jun 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W35 Clay Mana Kawamura Inès Ibbou
Elena Milovanović
6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–6 Jul 2024 ITF Horb am Neckar, Germany W35 Clay Alina Charaeva Aneta Kučmová
Nika Radišić
4–6, 7–6(3)), [2–10]
Loss 10–7 Nov 2024 Brisbane QTC Tennis International, Australia W50 Hard Ankita Raina Destanee Aiava
Maddison Inglis
3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–8 Feb 2025 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay Punnin Kovapitukted Li Yu-yun
Li Zongyu
3–6, 3–6
Loss 10–9 Feb 2025 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Živa Falkner Vittoria Paganetti
Lisa Pigato
3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–10 Feb 2025 ITF Antalya, Turkey W35 Clay Amina Anshba Li Yu-yun
Li Zongyu
3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–11 Mar 2025 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W35 Hard Punnin Kovapitukted Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
Vaidehi Chaudhari
4–6, 3–6
Win 11–11 Apr 2025 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Sara Dols Kaat Coppez
Amélie Van Impe
Walkover

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Naho Sato Caty McNally
Iga Świątek
2–6, 5–7

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2024.