Ayaka Okuno (奥野 彩加, Okuno Ayaka, born 21 June 1995) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Ayaka Okuno
奥野 彩加
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceSanta Clara, California, U.S.
Born (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$109,946
Singles
Career record179–226
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 263 (22 February 2016)
Doubles
Career record233–194
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 147 (10 April 2017)

In her career, she won two singles titles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 22 February 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 263. On 10 April 2017, she peaked at No. 147 in the doubles rankings.

Okuno made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2016 Taiwan Open, where she qualified for the main draw.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (2–1)

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Legend
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 6 October 2014 ITF Cairns, Australia Hard   Ellen Allgurin 6–1, 7–5
Win 2. 20 July 2015 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR Hard   Prerna Bhambri 6–4, 6–0
Loss 1. 18 February 2017 ITF Nanjing, China Hard   Xun Fangying 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 29 (13–16)

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–12)
Clay (4–1)
Carpet (2–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 21 April 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Ashling Sumner   Yurina Koshino
  Chihiro Nunome
4–6, 2–6
Win 1. 2 June 2014 ITF Pachuca, Mexico Hard   Vera Aleshcheva   Giovanna Manifacio
  Yadira Rubio
7–6(5), 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 2. 8 August 2014 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Clothilde de Bernardi   Vanesa Furlanetto
  Florencia Molinero
0–6, 0–6
Loss 3. 25 August 2014 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard   Erin Clark   Victoria Rodríguez
  Marcela Zacarías
1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 4. 13 September 2014 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard (i)   Michika Ozeki   Makoto Ninomiya
  Kyōka Okamura
3–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 8 October 2014 ITF Cairns, Australia Hard   Alison Bai   Jessica Moore
  Abbie Myers
2–6, 2–6
Win 2. 24 January 2015 ITF Saint Martin, France Hard   Alexa Guarachi   Lena Litvak
  Sonja Molnar
7–5, 6–3
Loss 6. 22 March 2015 ITF Irapuato, Mexico Hard   Ana Sofía Sánchez   Marcela Zacarías
  Victoria Rodríguez
1–6, 5–7
Loss 7. 28 March 2015 ITF Mornington, Australia Clay   Mana Ayukawa   Priscilla Hon
  Tammi Patterson
4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 3. 25 September 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Hiroko Kuwata   Mana Ayukawa
  Yuuki Tanaka
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 4. 30 October 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Valeriya Strakhova   Chompoothip Jandakate
  Peangtarn Plipuech
6–2, 7–6(2)
Loss 8. 7 May 2016 Kangaroo Cup, Japan 75,000 Hard   Hiroko Kuwata   Eri Hozumi
  Miyu Kato
1–6, 2–6
Win 5. 4 September 2016 ITF Noto, Japan Carpet   Rika Fujiwara   Akari Inoue
  Miki Miyamura
6–4, 1–6, [10–6]
Win 6. 22 October 2016 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan Carpet   Jana Fett   Hsu Chieh-yu
  Justyna Jegiołka
4–6, 7–6(5), [12–10]
Loss 9. 19 November 2016 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 50,000 Carpet (i)   Rika Fujiwara   Ksenia Lykina
  Akiko Omae
7–6(4), 2–6, [5–10]
Win 7. 21 January 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Chantal Škamlová   Fatma Al-Nabhani
  Sandra Samir
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 8. 28 January 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Chantal Škamlová   Fatma Al-Nabhani
  Sandra Samir
6–3, 6–1
Win 9. 11 March 2017 ITF Yokohama, Japan Hard   Erika Sema   Kanako Morisaki
  Minori Yonehara
6–4, 6–4
Loss 10. 27 May 2017 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Carpet   Tammi Patterson   Chisa Hosonuma
  Kanako Morisaki
5–7, 3–6
Loss 11. 5 August 2017 ITF Fort Worth, US Hard   Miharu Imanishi   Giuliana Olmos
  Ellen Perez
4–6, 3–6
Loss 12. 9 September 2017 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard (i)   Kajsa Rinaldo Persson   Akari Inoue
  Michika Ozeki
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 13. 22 October 2017 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan Carpet   Lu Jiajing   Rika Fujiwara
  Kyōka Okamura
2–6, 4–6
Win 10. 7 April 2018 ITF Kashiwa, Japan Hard   Kyōka Okamura   Han Na-lae
  Robu Kajitani
6–2, 6–2
Win 11. 13 July 2018 ITF Solo, Indonesia Hard   Rifanty Kahfiani   Fitriani Sabatini
  Fitriana Sabrina
6–4, 6–0
Loss 14. 4 August 2018 ITF Fort Worth, US Hard   Olivia Tjandramulia   Hsu Chieh-yu
  Marcela Zacarías
6–3, 6–7(6), [6–10]
Loss 15. 30 November 2018 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand Hard   Aldila Sutjiadi   Nudnida Luangnam
  Bunyawi Thamchaiwat
4–6, 2–6
Win 12. 19 January 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay   Kanako Morisaki   Vlada Ekshibarova
  Julia Stamatova
6–2, 6–2
Win 13. 4 February 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay   Kanako Morisaki   Haruna Arakawa
  Doga Turkmen
7–5, 6–3
Loss 16. 26 February 2023 ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15,000 Hard   Anchisa Chanta   Guo Hanyu
  Li Yu-yun
0–6, 6–2, [2–10]

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