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Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka, born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player.
She has career-high a WTA singles ranking of No. 57, achieved on 21 October 2024, and a doubles No. 101, reached in June 2023. She has won thirteen titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Circuit. She is the current Japanese No. 2 player.
Career
= 2023: Major debut
=For her Grand Slam debut, Uchijima received a wildcard from the Australian Open but lost in the first round to Bernarda Pera.
= 2024: Major wins and top 60 in singles, first WTA Tour doubles title
=In May 2024, Uchijima won three consecutive titles on the ITF Circuit, reaching a career-high of 80 in the world rankings and making her the Japanese No. 1 female singles player for the first time.
She qualified for the 2024 French Open, making her debut at this major and defeated fellow qualifier Irene Burillo Escorihuela in the first round. She lost in the second round to the No. 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets, ending a run of 19 consecutive professional match wins for Uchijima.
She qualified for the Canadian Open and recorded her first WTA 1000 win, over Viktoriya Tomova, before losing to sixth seed Liudmila Samsonova. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 59 on 12 August 2024.
Making her debut at the US Open, Uchijima defeated Tamara Korpatsch in the first round, before losing her next match to Jule Niemeier.
In September at the WTA 250 2024 Thailand Open 2, Uchijima reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with Eudice Chong but lost to top seeds Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva in the championship match.
Partnering Guo Hanyu, she won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2024 Jiangxi Open, defeating Katarzyna Piter and Fanny Stollár in the final.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
= Singles
=Current through the 2024 French Open.
= Doubles
=Current through the end of the 2023 season.
WTA Challenger finals
= Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
=WTA Tour finals
= Doubles: 1 (1 title)
=ITF Circuit finals
= Singles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner–ups)
== Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)
=Personal life
She has a Malaysian mother and a Japanese father.
Notes
References
External links
Moyuka Uchijima at the Women's Tennis Association
Moyuka Uchijima at the International Tennis Federation
Moyuka Uchijima at the Billie Jean King Cup
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Australia Terbuka 2023
- Jepang pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2024
- Moyuka Uchijima
- 2024 China Open (tennis)
- 2024 WTA Tour
- August 11
- 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals
- Jasmine Paolini
- 2024 Wuhan Open – Singles
- 2024 Empire Slovak Open – Singles
- 2023 BeeTV Women's 60 – Singles
- 2024 Open Villa de Madrid – Singles
