# Himeno Sakatsume

Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno, born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.
Sakatsume has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 164, achieved on 12 June 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 423, set on 25 November 2024.

## Career

Sakatsume made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Championnats de Granby, after entering the singles tournament as a lucky loser, but was defeated by Jasmine Paolini in the first round.
She made her debut for the Japan Billie Jean King Cup team on 13 April 2023 in a tie against Uzbekistan. She beat Sabrina Olimjanova and registered her first BJK Cup win.
Having made it through qualifying, Sakatsume reached the second round at the Japan Women's Open with a win over Alexandra Eala, before losing to third seed Wang Xinyu.
She made her WTA 500 debut at the 2023 Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser, suffering a first round defeat to Linda Nosková.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | Q3 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| National representation ||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | PO | | 0 / 0 | 2–0 |
| Career statistics ||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | | Career total: 3 | Career total: 3 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
| Year-end ranking | 294 | 178 | | $205,961 | $205,961 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments
* W80 tournaments
* W60/75 tournaments
* W40/50 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–5)
* Clay (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W15 | Hard | Haruna Arakawa | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W15 | Hard | Nigina Abduraimova | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Sakura Hosogi | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Sakura Hosogi | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Aug 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Ayumi Koshiishi | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | W100 | Clay | Carol Zhao | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W25 | Hard (i) | Katherine Sebov | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 4–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Fredericton, Canada | W25 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Knutson | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2023 | Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan | W80 | Hard | Katie Boulter | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | W35 | Hard | Kyoka Okamura | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2024 | City of Playford Tennis International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Maddison Inglis | 6–7$^{(7)}$, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Nov 2024 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W50 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | 4–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2020 | Porto Open, Portugal | W15 | Hard | Júlia Payola | Carolina Alves Marina Bassols Ribera | 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Sakura Hosogi | Emma Davis Lauren Proctor | 7–5, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2024 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | W100 | Clay | Anita Wagner | Laura Pigossi Samantha Murray Sharan | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2024 | ITF Redding, United States | W35 | Hard | Clervie Ngounoue | Ayana Akli Eryn Cayetano | 2–6, 2–6 |