Aoi Ito
| Native name | 伊藤 あおい |
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| Country (sports) |  Japan |
| Born | 21 May 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $142,965 Career |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 155–70 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (6 January 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 109 (6 January 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 85–42 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (16 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 226 (6 January 2025) |
| Last updated on: 6 January 2025. | |
Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi, born 21 May 2004)[1] is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 109, by the WTA achieved on 6 January 2025, and also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 180, achieved on 16 September 2024.[2] Ito has won one WTA 125 singles title.
Career
[edit]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]
Ito won her first WTA 125 title at the 2025 Canberra Tennis International, defeating defending champion and top seed Nuria Párrizas Díaz in the semifinals[8] and Wei Sijia in the final.[9]
Ito qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament at the 2025 Qatar Open, defeating Anna Bondár and Varvara Gracheva both in straight sets to earn a spot in the main draw. She then faced Jeļena Ostapenko in the first round, losing in straight sets in just under one hour.
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2025 | Workday Canberra International, Australia | Hard |  Sijia Wei
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6–4, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| W100 tournaments |
| 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
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | W15 | Hard | Kisa Yoshioka
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2024 | Burnie International, Australia | W75 | Hard |  Maya Joint
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6–1, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2024 | ITF Hinode, Japan | W15 | Hard |  Maegan Manasse
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2024 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | W50 | Hard | Hanna Chang
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6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Kawaguchi, Japan | W15 | Hard | Mao Mushika
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | Ayano Shimizu
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2024 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W35 | Carpet | Mei Yamaguchi
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6–4, 3–5 ret. |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2024 | Takasaki Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | Wei Sijia
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7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)
[edit]| 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
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 Monique Barry Vivian Yang
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2–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | Nanari Katsumi
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Monique Barry Stefani Webb
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Rinon Okuwaki
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Funa Kozaki Ikumi Yamazaki
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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
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 Choi Ji-hee  Lee Ya-hsuan
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6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kawaguchi, Japan | W15 | Hard | Miyu Nakashima
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Ayumi Miyamoto Lisa-Marie Rioux
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China | W25 | Hard | Erika Sema
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Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu
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5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 5–3 | Aug 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China | W40 | Hard | Erika Sema
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Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu
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6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2023 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W25 | Hard | Tsao Chia-yi
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Hiromi Abe Anri Nagata
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W40 | Carpet | Erika Sema
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Miho Kuramochi Kanako Morisaki
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Haruna Arakawa
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Hiromi Abe Natsumi Kawaguchi
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6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2023 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | W40 | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi
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Liang En-shuo Tang Qianhui
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walkover |
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2024 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | W35 | Grass | Alana Parnaby
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Sakura Hosogi Misaki Matsuda
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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
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Tang Qianhui Zheng Wushuang
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | Naho Sato
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Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu
|
6–1, 6–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Players Guide: 伊藤あおい" (PDF). Japan Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Aoi Ito | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Photos: Aoi Ito and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Osaka Open: Ito downs Kenin in first round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "WTA roundup: Unheralded Aoi Ito upsets Italian at Japan Open". Reuters. 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Inspired by Hsieh, Aoi Ito takes her 'unique game' into Osaka semifinals". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Qualifier Birrell stops Ito to make first WTA final in Osaka". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Canberra Open: Ito upsets top seed Diaz to move into final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Ito defeats Wei in Canberra to capture first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
External links
[edit]Women's Tennis Association: Top Japanese female singles tennis players | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Japanese female doubles tennis players | |
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