Ayano Shimizu

Japanese tennis player

Ayano Shimizu
清水 綾乃

Shimizu at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships

Country (sports)|  Japan
Born|  (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26)
Maebashi, Gunma, Japan[1]
Plays| Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money| US$253,658
Singles
Career record| 247–169
Career titles| 6 ITF
Highest ranking| No. 175 (13 May 2019)
Current ranking| No. 300 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| Q1 (2019)
French Open| Q2 (2019)
Wimbledon| Q2 (2018)
US Open| Q2 (2018, 2019)
Doubles
Career record| 140–101
Career titles| 11 ITF
Highest ranking| No. 145 (8 October 2018)
Current ranking| No. 184 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior| 1R (2016)
French Open Junior| 1R (2016)
Last updated on: 16 September 2024.

Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano, born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player.

Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved in May 2019, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 145, set in October 2018. Shimizu has won six singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.

## ITF Circuit finals

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### Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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| Legend

W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (0–2)
W25 tournaments (4–3)
W10 tournaments (1–0)
| Finals by surface

Hard (1–1)
Carpet (5–4)
Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Win  | 1–0 | Jul 2016  | ITF Hong Kong  | W10  | Hard  |  Tang Haochen | 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss  | 1–1 | Sep 2016  | ITF Noto, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Shiho Akita | 4–6, 4–6
Win  | 2–1 | May 2017  | ITF Karuizawa, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Junri Namigata | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win  | 3–1 | Oct 2017  | ITF Makinohara, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Momoko Kobori | 6–3, 6–3
Win  | 4–1 | May 2018 | Kurume Cup, Japan  | W60  | Carpet  |  Abbie Myers | 6–3, 7–5
Win  | 5–1 | Sep 2018  | ITF Nanao, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Mai Hontama | 6–3, 6–1
Win  | 6–1 | Oct 2018  | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Mana Ayukawa | 6–3, 6–4
Loss  | 6–2 | Sep 2019  | ITF Nanao, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Junri Namigata  | 6–7(5), 6–4, 2–6
Loss  | 6–3 | Oct 2023  | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Joanna Garland | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss  | 6–4 | Nov 2023 | Yokohama Challenger, Japan  | W40  | Hard  |  Aliona Falei | 3–6, 5–7
Loss  | 6–5 | Sep 2024  | ITF Nanao, Japan  | W50  | Carpet  |  Aoi Ito | 2–6, 1–6

### Doubles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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| Legend

W100 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (0–3)
W40/50 tournaments (1–1)
W25/35 tournaments (7–3)
W10/15 tournaments (3–1)
| Finals by surface

Hard (6–4)
Clay (3–0)
Carpet (1–4)
Grass (1–0)
Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Win  | 1–0 | Jul 2016  | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea  | W10  | Hard  |  Jessy Rompies |  Hong Seung-yeon
Kang Seo-kyung | 6–2, 7–5
Win  | 2–0 | Jun 2017  | Open Montpellier, France  | W25+H  | Clay  |  Momoko Kobori |  Laura Pigossi
Victoria Rodriguez | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win  | 3–0 | Jul 2017  | Open Denain, France  | W25  | Clay  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Mathilde Armitano
Elixane Lechemia | 6–4, 6–3
Win  | 4–0 | Oct 2017  | ITF Toowoomba, Australia  | W25  | Hard  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Naiktha Bains
Abigail Tere-Apisah | 7–5, 7–5
Loss  | 4–1 | Oct 2017  | ITF Makinohara, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Yukina Saigo |  Miyabi Inoue
Kotomi Takahata | 3–6, 5–7
Win  | 5–1 | May 2018  | ITF Karuizawa, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Chisa Hosonuma
Kanako Morisaki | 6–0, 6–3
Win  | 6–1 | Jul 2018  | Open Denain, France  | W25  | Clay  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Quirine Lemoine
Eva Wacanno | 0–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss  | 6–2 | Sep 2018  | ITF Nanao, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Kanako Morisaki
Megumi Nishimoto | 2–6, 3–6
Loss  | 6–3 | Oct 2018  | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan  | W25  | Carpet  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Erina Hayashi
Miharu Imanishi | 5–7, 4–6
Loss  | 6–4 | Mar 2021  | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt  | W15  | Hard  |  Mana Ayukawa  |  Erika Sema
Anna Sisková | 6–1, 4–6, ret.
Win  | 7–4 | Mar 2021  | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt  | W15  | Hard  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Barbora Matúšová
Anastasia Zolotareva | 6–1, 6–2
Win  | 8–4 | Mar 2021  | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt  | W15  | Hard  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Alicia Barnett
Yuriko Miyazaki | 6–4, 6–1
Win  | 9–4 | May 2023  | ITF Karuizawa, Japan  | W25  | Grass  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Talia Gibson
Akari Inoue | 3–6, 7–6(6), [10–5]
Loss  | 9–5 | Jul 2023  | ITF Hong Kong, China  | W25  | Hard  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Aoi Ito
Erika Sema | 7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win  | 10–5 | Aug 2023  | ITF Hong Kong  | W40  | Hard  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Aoi Ito
Erika Sema | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss  | 10–6 | Oct 2023 | Sydney Challenger, Australia  | W60  | Hard  |  Kyōka Okamura |  Destanee Aiava
Maddison Inglis | 0–6, 0–6
Loss  | 10–7 | Nov 2023  | Takasaki Open, Japan  | W100  | Hard  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Guo Hanyu
Jiang Xinyu | 6–7(5), 7–5, [5–10]
Loss  | 10–8 | Jan 2024 | Burnie International, Australia  | W60  | Hard  |  Kyōka Okamura  |  Paige Hourigan
Erin Routliffe | 6–7(5), 4–6
Loss  | 10–9 | May 2024 | Kurume Cup, Japan  | W75  | Carpet  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Madeleine Brooks
Sarah Beth Grey | 4–6, 0–6
Win  | 11–9 | Jun 2024  | ITF Daegu, South Korea  | W35  | Hard  |  Kisa Yoshioka |  Kim Da-bin
Kim Na-ri | 6–4, 6–3
Loss  | 11–10 | Sep 2024  | ITF Nanao, Japan  | W50  | Carpet  |  Momoko Kobori  |  Aoi Ito
Naho Sato | 1–6, 3–6

## References

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1. ^ "清水綾乃". Japan Tennis Association. 7 March 2023.

## External links

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* Ayano Shimizu at the Women's Tennis Association
* Ayano Shimizu at the International Tennis Federation