Saki Imamura

Japanese tennis player
Saki Imamura
今村 咲
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)
Kyoto, Japan
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$55,804
Singles
Career record122–85 (58.9%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 405 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 442 (1 July 2024)
Doubles
Career record93–46 (66.9%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 255 (17 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 254 (1 July 2024)
Last updated on: 30 June 2024.

Saki Imamura (今村 咲, Imamura Saki, born 6 April 2002) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]

Imamura has a career-high singles ranking of 405 by the WTA, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 254, achieved on 1 July 2024.[2]

In 2023, Imamura won her first major ITF title with her Japanese partner Erina Hayashi at the $40k tournament in Bhopal, India. The Japanese duo defeated Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Ekaterina Reyngold in the final.[3][4]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W15 tournaments (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Zimbabwe Valeria Bhunu 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Canada Stacey Fung 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Canada Stacey Fung 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–4 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard India Jennifer Luikham 6–1, 6–1
Win 2–4 Feb 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W15 Hard China Yao Xinxin 7–6(7), 7–5
Win 3–4 Feb 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W15 Hard China Yuan Chengyiyi 6–2, 6–7(4), 6–2
Loss 3–5 Jun 2024 ITF Hong Kong, Hong Kong W15 Hard Indonesia Priska Nugroho 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W40/50 tournaments (2–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–2)
W15 tournaments (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard South Korea Shin Ji-ho Croatia Mariana Dražić
Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova
7–6(1), 4–6, [0–10]
Loss 0–2 Mar 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Japan Mei Hasegawa Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová
Czech Republic Dominika Šalková
1–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi Guatemala Melissa Morales
Guatemala Kirsten-Andrea Weedon
6–3, 6–1
Win 2–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Indonesia Miho Kuramochi United States Kariann Pierre-Louis
Dominican Republic Kelly Williford
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 3–2 Jun 2022 ITF Gurugram, India W25 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Misaki Matsuda
6–4, 7–5
Win 4–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho France Nina Radovanovic
China Yao Xinxin
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho France Yasmine Mansouri
Japan Naho Sato
6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Honoka Kobayashi China Li Zongyu
Australia Mia Repac
3–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Win 7–2 Nov 2022 ITF Yokohama, Japan W15 Hard Japan Naho Sato South Korea Han Na-lae
Japan Mai Hontama
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 8–2 Jan 2023 ITF Bhopal, India W40 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Reyngold
6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss 8–3 Apr 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W25 Hard Japan Naho Sato Netherlands Arianne Hartono
Australia Priscilla Hon
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 8–4 Aug 2023 ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom W25 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi Australia Destanee Aiava
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 3–6
Win 9–4 Dec 2023 ITF Solapur, India W25 Hard Japan Hiromi Abe Japan Funa Kozaki
Japan Misaki Matsuda
6–3, 6–1
Loss 9–5 Jan 2024 ITF Indore, India W50 Hard Japan Mana Kawamura United States Jessie Aney
Germany Lena Papadakis
6–2, 0–6, [7–10]
Win 10–5 Mar 2024 ITF Kōfu, Japan W50 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi India Rutuja Bhosale
India Ankita Raina
6–3, 7–5
Win 11–5 Jun 2024 ITF Hong Kong, Hong Kong W15 Hard Japan Hiromi Abe China Dang Yiming
Anastasia Zolotareva
6–4, 6–1

References

  1. ^ "Dunlop Tennis Saki Imamura". sports.dunlop.co.jp.
  2. ^ "Saki Imamura". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Indian sports news wrap, January 21". sportstar.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "ITF $40k Women's Tennis Tournament 2023: Joanne Zugar, Anastasia Tikhonova in final". www.freepressjournal.in.

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