Shiho Akita

Japanese tennis player

Shiho Akita
秋田 史帆
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$151,469
Singles
Career record384–284
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (8 May 2017)
Current rankingNo. 515 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2007)
French Open Junior2R (2007)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2007)
US Open Junior1R (2007)
Doubles
Career record88–105
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 369 (12 September 2016)
Current rankingNo. 690 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2007)
French Open JuniorQF (2007)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2007)
US Open Junior2R (2007)
Last updated on: 12 August 2024.

Shiho Akita (秋田 史帆, Akita Shiho, born 18 January 1990) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Akita has a career-high WTA rankings of 221 in singles and 369 in doubles. She has won six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In 2012, she made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour in the doubles event of Pattaya Open, partnering Nicole Rottmann. The pair reached the quarterfinals, losing to second seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Tamarine Tanasugarn.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2008 ITF Tokyo, Japan W10 Hard Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2009 ITF Miyazaki, Japan W10 Carpet Japan Junri Namigata 6–7(6), 2–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2009 ITF Niigata, Japan W10 Carpet Japan Remi Tezuka 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Aug 2009 ITF Saitama, Japan W10 Hard Japan Sachie Ishizu 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2010 ITF Pattaya, Thailand W10 Hard Thailand Nudnida Luangnam 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Sep 2010 ITF Tsukuba, Japan W25 Hard Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 Jun 2017 ITF Makinohara, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima 1–6, 2–6
Win 3–5 Jun 2013 ITF Tokyo, Japan W10 Hard Japan Akiko Yonemura 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–5 Sep 2016 ITF Noto, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Sep 2016 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W25 Hard China Gao Xinyu 2–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss 4–7 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan W15 Hard Germany Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–7 Nov 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Czech Republic Magdaléna Pantůčková 6–2, 6–4
Win 6–7 Mar 2020 ITF Perth, Australia W25 Hard France Irina Ramialison 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–8 May 2024 ITF Fukui, Japan W15 Hard Japan Mio Mushika 5–7, 4–6
Loss 6–9 May 2024 ITF Tokyo, Japan W15 Hard Japan Rina Saigo 6–4, 6–7(6), 5–7
Win 7–9 Jul 2024 ITF Sapporo, Japan W15 Hard South Korea Lee Eun-hye 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–1

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2013 ITF Karuizawa, Japan W25 Grass Japan Sachie Ishizu Japan Miki Miyamura
Japan Erika Takao
7–5, 7–6(8)
Loss 1–1 Jun 2013 ITF Bangkok, Thailand W10 Hard Japan Akari Inoue Indonesia Ayu-Fani Damayanti
Indonesia Lavinia Tananta
6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Jan 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt W10 Hard Japan Yuuki Tanaka Sweden Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Norway Caroline Rohde-Moe
6–2, 7–6(3)
Loss 2–2 Aug 2016 ITF Tsukuba, Japan W25 Hard Japan Miki Miyamura China Lu Jiajing
Japan Akiko Omae
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 2–3 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan W15 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2018 ITF Daegu, South Korea W25 Hard Japan Misaki Doi Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen
1–2 ret.
Win 3–4 Jul 2024 ITF Sapporo, Japan W15 Hard South Korea Choi Ji-hee Japan Ayumi Miyamoto
Japan Anri Nagata
7–6(5), 6–7(5), [10–8]



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