Junri Namigata

Junri Namigata (波形 純理, Namigata Junri, born 5 July 1982) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached in February 2011.[2] Her career-high doubles ranking is 101, achieved May 2015.[2]

Junri Namigata
Namigata at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Native name波形純理
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceSaitama, Japan
Born (1982-07-05) 5 July 1982
Koshigaya, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeWaseda University
CoachToshihisa Tsuchihashi[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 639,251
Singles
Career record495–411 (54.6%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 105 (28 February 2011)
Current rankingNo. 739 (25 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2011)
French Open1R (2011)
WimbledonQ3 (2010, 2011)
US OpenQ3 (2006, 2010)
Doubles
Career record336–231 (59.3%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 25 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 101 (25 May 2015)
Current rankingNo. 387 (25 September 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
Wimbledon1R (2008)
Team competitions
Fed Cup5–0
Last updated on: 26 September 2023.

Early life and amateur career

Namigata was born in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture and started playing tennis when she was six years old. She completed elementary school at a school in Koshigaya and won a regional tournament when in the third grade.[3] She attended Fujimura Girls' Junior High School and Horikoshi High School in Tokyo.[1] In September 1997, when still in junior high school, she made her first appearance in an ITF doubles tournament.[4] In her first year of high school,[3] she reached the round of 16 at the All Japan Tennis Championship[5] and won the All Japan Junior Championship title in her final year of high school.[3] She enrolled in the School of Social Sciences at Waseda University and in 2001 won the intercollegiate doubles title, was runner-up in the singles title, and was a member of the Waseda team that took out the team event.[3] In 2004, she won the intercollegiate singles title[3] and also won her first ITF doubles titles in October.[4]

Professional career

Namigata turned professional in August 2005,[1] after graduating from Waseda in April of the same year. Her goal was to finish her first year as a professional ranked in the top 200;[3] she finished 2006 ranked 162 in singles.[2] The first of her six singles titles came in July 2007.

In July 2014, Namigata won her first WTA event, the doubles tournament of the inaugural Jiangxi International Open, partnering with Chuang Chia-jung.[6] 2014 was the most successful year of her career thus far, winning three doubles titles and her first singles title on the ITF Circuit since 2010.[2] She finished the year ranked 196 in singles and 145 in doubles, returning to the top 200 in each category for the first time since 2011.[2]

Grand Slam appearances

In singles, Namigata has qualified for two major tournaments so far. At the 2011 Australian Open, she lost to Canadian Rebecca Marino in the first round.[7] Later in the year, at the French Open, she lost in the first round to Aleksandra Wozniak.[8]

In doubles, she qualified for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships with fellow Japanese player Ayumi Morita, losing in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova and Selima Sfar.[4]

In 2017, Namigata and Chan Chin-wei received wildcard entry into the Australian Open, losing in the first round to Tatjana Maria and Pauline Parmentier.[9]

Fed Cup

Namigata represented Japan in the Asia/Oceania group of the 2011 Fed Cup.[10]

WTA Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2007 Bangkok Open, Thailand Tier III[lower-alpha 1] Hard Japan Ayumi Morita China Sun Tiantian
China Yan Zi		 w/o

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 1 (title)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2014 Jiangxi International, China Hard Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Xu Yifan		 7–6(7–4), 6–3

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 23 (7 titles, 16 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2004 ITF Inchon, South Korea 10,000 Hard South Korea Lee Eun-jeong 0–6, 6–3, 0–6
Loss 0–2 May 2006 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 25,000 Hard Slovakia Katarína Kachlíková 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2007 ITF Miyazaki, Japan 25,000 Carpet China Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–3 Oct 2007 ITF Hamanako, Japan 25,000 Carpet Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 2009 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Elena Baltacha 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 May 2009 ITF Gunma, Japan 25,000 Carpet Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–4 Jul 2009 ITF Miyazaki, Japan 10,000 Carpet Japan Shiho Akita 7–6(6), 6–2
Loss 3–5 Aug 2009 ITF Obihiro, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Kurumi Nara 6–7(4), 6–4, 4–6
Win 4–5 May 2010 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000[lower-alpha 2] Carpet Austria Nikola Hofmanova 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–6 May 2010 ITF Kusatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Akiko Yonemura 4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 5–6 Aug 2010 Beijing Challenger, China 75,000[lower-alpha 3] Hard China Zhang Shuai 7–6(3), 6–2
Loss 5–6 Nov 2010 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Japan Misaki Doi 7–5, 6–2
Loss 5–8 Oct 2011 ITF Hamanako, Japan 25,000 Carpet Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 5–9 May 2012 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Russia Marta Sirotkina 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 5–10 May 2013 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Eri Hozumi 6–7(5), 3–6
Loss 5–11 Jun 2014 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard South Korea Hong Hyun-hui 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–12 Jun 2014 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Riko Sawayanagi 4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 6–12 Aug 2014 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 6–0, 7–6(3)
Loss 6–13 Oct 2014 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Riko Sawayanagi 6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–14 May 2017 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–15 Sep 2017 ITF Nanao, Japan 25,000 Carpet Canada Carol Zhao 3–6, 2–6
Loss 6–16 Oct 2018 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Momoko Kobori 2–6, 3–6
Win 7–16 Sep 2019 ITF Nanao, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 51 (25 titles, 26 runner–ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2004 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Kumiko Iijima Japan Maki Arai
Japan Akiko Yonemura		 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jul 2005 ITF Hamilton, Canada 25,000 Clay Japan Kumiko Iijima United States Lauren Barnikow
Australia Lauren Breadmore		 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Jul 2005 Lexington Challenger,
United States		 50,000 Hard Japan Kumiko Iijima Puerto Rico Vilmarie Castellvi
United States Samantha Reeves		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Feb 2006 ITF Sydney, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Ayumi Morita Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 May 2006 ITF Nagano, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima Japan Remi Tezuka
Japan Tomoko Yonemura		 6–3, 7–6(3)
Win 4–2 Aug 2006 ITF Tokachi, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
Japan Remi Tezuka		 7–5, 6–4
Win 5–2 Sep 2006 ITF Ibaraki, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Kumiko Iijima Japan Natsumi Hamamura
Japan Ayaka Maekawa		 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Apr 2007 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay Japan Yurika Sema Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
Czech Republic Michaela Paštíková		 6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Loss 5–4 May 2007 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Japan Rika Fujiwara Japan Ayumi Morita
Japan Akiko Yonemura		 2–6, 2–6
Win 6–4 Jul 2007 ITF Nagoya, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Akiko Yonemura South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Kim Jin-hee		 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win 7–4 Aug 2007 ITF Obihiro, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima Japan Ayumi Morita
Japan Akiko Yonemura		 7–6(3), 6–0
Win 8–4 Sep 2007 ITF Tokyo, Japan 50,000 Hard Japan Rika Fujiwara Japan Kumiko Iijima
Japan Akiko Yonemura		 3–6, 7–6(4), [10–5]
Loss 8–5 Aug 2008 Vancouver Open, Canada 50,000 Hard United States Christina Fusano United States Carly Gullickson
Australia Nicole Kriz		 7–6(4), 1–6, [5–10]
Win 9–5 Oct 2008 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Natsumi Hamamura South Korea Chae Kyung-yee
China Han Xinyun		 7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 9–6 Oct 2008 ITF Hamanako, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Akiko Yonemura Japan Kanae Hisami
Japan Yurina Koshino		 5–7, 4–6
Loss 9–7 May 2009 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Japan Ayaka Maekawa Japan Akiko Yonemura
Japan Tomoko Yonemura		 2–6, 7–6(3), [3–10]
Win 10–7 May 2009 ITF Nagano, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Akiko Yonemura Japan Tomoyo Takagishi
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 10–8 Apr 2010 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Doi Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Japan Erika Sema		 0–6, 6–7(8)
Loss 10–9 Apr 2010 ITF Gimhae, South Korea 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Doi South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Lee Jin-a		 6–1, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 10–10 Apr 2010 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Doi South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Lee Jin-a		 7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 10–11 May 2011 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Japan Aiko Nakamura Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Rika Fujiwara		 6–7(3), 0–6
Loss 10–12 Oct 2011 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Akiko Yonemura Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Kotomi Takahata		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 10–13 Mar 2012 ITF Ipswich, Australia 25,000 Clay Japan Shuko Aoyama Australia Monique Adamczak
Poland Sandra Zaniewska		 5–7, 4–6
Win 11–13 Apr 2012 ITF Bundaberg, Australia 25,000 Clay Japan Shuko Aoyama Australia Sacha Jones
Australia Sally Peers		 6–1, 7–5
Win 12–13 Jul 2012 ITF Middelburg, Netherlands 25,000 Clay Japan Yurika Sema Netherlands Bernice van de Velde
Netherlands Angelique van der Meet		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 12–14 Apr 2013 ITF Wenshan, China 50,000 Hard Japan Rika Fujiwara Japan Miki Miyamura
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 5–7, 3–6
Win 13–14 May 2013 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Japan Erika Sema Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Akiko Omae		 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 14–14 Oct 2013 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Shuko Aoyama Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava		 6–4, 6–3
Win 15–14 Mar 2014 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Akiko Yonemura South Korea Choi Ji-hee
Japan Akari Inoue		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 15–15 May 2014 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Grass Japan Akiko Yonemura Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
Australia Arina Rodionova		 4–6, 2–6
Win 16–15 May 2014 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Akiko Yonemura Japan Kanae Hisami
Japan Chiaki Okadaue		 6–2, 7–5
Win 17–15 May 2014 ITF Changwon, Korea 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung South Korea Lee Ye-ra
South Korea Kim So-jung		 7–6(5), 6–0
Loss 17–16 Nov 2014 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Japan Shuko Aoyama Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya		 3–6, 5–7
Loss 17–17 Feb 2015 Burnie International, Australia 50,000 Hard China Han Xinyun United States Irina Falconi
Croatia Petra Martić		 2–6, 4–6
Win 18–17 Feb 2015 Launceston International, Australia 50,000 Hard China Han Xinyun China Wang Yafan
China Yang Zhaoxuan		 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 18–18 Mar 2015 ITF Quanzhou, China 50,000 Hard Japan Hiroko Kuwata Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya		 3–6, 7–6(2), [2–10]
Loss 18–19 May 2015 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Carpet Japan Eri Hozumi United Kingdom Naomi Broady
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 18–20 May 2015 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Grass Japan Eri Hozumi Japan Makoto Ninomiya
Japan Riko Sawayanagi		 6–7(10), 3–6
Win 19–20 Feb 2017 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Riko Sawayanagi Romania Irina Bara
India Prarthana Thombare		 7–6(5), 4–6, [11–9]
Win 20–20 Feb 2017 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Riko Sawayanagi Australia Tammi Patterson
Australia Olivia Rogowska		 4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win 21–20 May 2017 Fukuoka International, Japan 60,000 Carpet Japan Kotomi Takahata Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Robu Kajitani		 6–0, 6–7(3), [10–7]
Loss 21–21 Nov 2017 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard Japan Eri Hozumi Japan Yuki Naito
Japan Rika Fujiwara		 1–6, 3–6
Win 22–21 Nov 2017 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 60,000 Carpet (i) Russia Ksenia Lykina Thailand Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech		 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 22–22 Jan 2018 Playford International, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Erika Sema Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Russia Irina Khromacheva		 6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss 22–23 June 2018 ITF Singapore 25,000 Hard Japan Miyabi Inoue Australia Zoe Hives
Australia Olivia Tjandramulia		 4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 23–23 Jun 2019 ITF Hong Kong 25,000 Hard Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Momoko Kobori		 6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 24–23 Jun 2019 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia 25,000 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji Indonesia Beatrice Gumulya
Indonesia Jessy Rompies		 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 25–23 Jul 2019 Challenger de Granby, Canada 80,000 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji United States Quinn Gleason
United States Ingrid Neel		 7–6(5), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 25–24 Nov 2019 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Han Na-lae		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 25–25 Sep 2022 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 15,000 Hard Japan Riko Sawayanagi South Korea Back Da-yeon
South Korea Lee Eun-hye		 5–7, 6–3, [11–13]
Loss 25–26 Nov 2022 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 60,000 Hard (i) Japan Mai Hontama Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-chieh
Indonesia Jessy Rompies		 4–6, 3–6

Notes
  1. The WTA Tier III tournaments, WTA Tier IV tournaments and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassified as WTA International tournaments in 2009 and later as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  2. The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
  3. The $75,000 tournaments were reclassified as $80,000 in 2017.

References
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