Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi, born 21 May 2004)[1] is a Japanese tennis player. Ito has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 151, by the WTA achieved on 21 October 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 180, achieved on 16 September 2024.[2]

Aoi Itō
Native name伊藤 あおい
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$94,949
Singles
Career record139–68
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 151 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 157 (4 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record82–38
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 219 (4 November 2024)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Career

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In September 2024, Ito won her third singles and eighth doubles ITF titles at the W50 in Nanao, Japan.[citation needed] On her WTA debut at the 2024 Japan Open,[3] where she qualified for the main draw, Ito reached her first WTA Tour semifinal defeating Sofia Kenin[4] and upsetting eighth seed Elisabetta Cocciaretto, for her first top 50 career win.[5] She then defeated lucky loser Eva Lys in the quarterfinals,[6] before losing in the last four to Kimberly Birrell.[7]

ITF Circuit finals

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

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Legend
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2023 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard   Natsumi Kawaguchi 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W15 Hard   Kisa Yoshioka 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Feb 2024 Burnie International, Australia W75 Hard   Maya Joint 6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Mar 2024 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard   Maegan Manasse 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 May 2024 ITF Goyang, South Korea W50 Hard   Hanna Chang 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2024 ITF Kawaguchi, Japan W15 Hard   Mao Mushika 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–4 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet   Ayano Shimizu 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–5 Nov 2024 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W35 Carpet   Mei Yamaguchi 6–4, 3–5 ret.

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, Australia W15 Hard   Nanari Katsumi   Monique Barry
  Vivian Yang
2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 1–1 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, Australia W15 Hard   Nanari Katsumi   Monique Barry
  Stefani Webb
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 2022 ITF Nanao, Japan W25 Carpet   Rinon Okuwaki   Funa Kozaki
  Ikumi Yamazaki
6–3, 6–7(5), [5–10]
Win 2–2 Oct 2022 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet   Haruna Arakawa   Erina Hayashi
  Kanako Morisaki
6–1, 7–6(6)
Win 3–2 Apr 2023 ITF Osaka, Japan W15 Hard   Mio Mushika   Choi Ji-hee
  Lee Ya-hsuan
6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6]
Win 4–2 Jun 2023 ITF Kawaguchi, Japan W15 Hard   Miyu Nakashima   Ayumi Miyamoto
  Lisa-Marie Rioux
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China W25 Hard   Erika Sema   Momoko Kobori
  Ayano Shimizu
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 5–3 Aug 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China W40 Hard   Erika Sema   Momoko Kobori
  Ayano Shimizu
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 6–3 Sep 2023 ITF Kyoto, Japan W25 Hard   Tsao Chia-yi   Hiromi Abe
  Anri Nagata
6–2, 6–1
Win 7–3 Oct 2023 ITF Nanao, Japan W40 Carpet   Erika Sema   Miho Kuramochi
  Kanako Morisaki
6–2, 7–5
Loss 7–4 Oct 2023 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet   Haruna Arakawa   Hiromi Abe
  Natsumi Kawaguchi
6–3, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 7–5 Nov 2023 ITF Yokohama, Japan W40 Hard   Natsumi Kawaguchi   Liang En-shuo
  Tang Qianhui
walkover
Loss 7–6 Mar 2024 ITF Swan Hill, Australia W35 Grass   Alana Parnaby   Sakura Hosogi
  Misaki Matsuda
2–6, 2–6
Loss 7–7 May 2024 Fukuoka, Japan W75 Carpet   Haruna Arakawa   Rutuja Bhosale
  Paige Hourigan
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 7–8 Sep 2024 Incheon Open, South Korea W100 Hard   Feng Shuo   Tang Qianhui
  Zheng Wushuang
2–6, 3–6
Win 8–8 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet   Naho Sato   Momoko Kobori
  Ayano Shimizu
6–1, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Players Guide: 伊藤あおい" (PDF). Japan Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Aoi Ito | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Photos: Aoi Ito and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Osaka Open: Ito downs Kenin in first round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ "WTA roundup: Unheralded Aoi Ito upsets Italian at Japan Open". Reuters. 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Inspired by Hsieh, Aoi Ito takes her 'unique game' into Osaka semifinals". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualifier Birrell stops Ito to make first WTA final in Osaka". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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