# Makoto Ninomiya

Makoto Ninomiya (二宮 真琴, Ninomiya Makoto, born 28 May 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 20 on 22 October 2018, and peaked at No. 280 in singles on 22 February 2016. Partnered with Eri Hozumi, she reached the final of the 2018 French Open.
In doubles, she has won six titles on the WTA Tour, one title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 21 ITF titles. In singles, she has won one ITF Circuit title.
Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 5–1 as of June 2024.

## Career

Ninomiya began playing tennis on ITF events in 2009.
She reached her biggest final at the 2018 French Open with partner Eri Hozumi, losing to sixth seeds Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková. The pair also reached the final of the 2023 Jiangxi Open where they lost to second seeds Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva.
Alongside Nao Hibino, she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Hong Kong 125 Open, losing to Monica Niculescu and Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the final.
Partnering Ulrikke Eikeri, she won the doubles title at the 2024 Hong Kong Open, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.

## 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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3–8 |
| French Open | A | A | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 6–6 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | NH | 2R | A | 1R | 7–6 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–8 |
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 16–28 |
| Year-end championships ||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | | | RR | | NH | NH | NH | | 0–2 |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 5–6 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | QF | 2R | | 3–3 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | 2R | | 1–2 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | | 0–3 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | | 2–4 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | NH | 1R | 1R | | 2–4 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | | 0–3 |
| Wuhan Open | A | 2R | 1R | SF | NH | NH | NH | NH | 4–3 |
| China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | NH | NH | | 0–4 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||
| Titles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Total: 6 |
| Year-end ranking | 62 | 46 | 20 | 64 | 66 | 47 | 39 | | $1,015,939 |

## Grand Slam tournament finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2018 | French Open | Clay | Eri Hozumi | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 3–6, 3–6 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–1)
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500 (1–0)
* WTA 250 (6–9)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–7)
* Grass (2–0)
* Clay (1–3)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2016 | Jiangxi International, China | International | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Liang Chen Lu Jingjing | 6–3, 6–7$^{(2)}$, [11–13] |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2017 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard | Nicole Melichar | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2018 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Lyudmyla Kichenok | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2018 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Eri Hozumi | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2018 | Japan Women's Open | International | Hard | Miyu Kato | Eri Hozumi Zhang Shuai | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Sep 2018 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier | Hard (i) | Miyu Kato | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Apr 2021 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | WTA 250 | Clay | Nao Hibino | Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | May 2021 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | Yang Zhaoxuan | Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–7 | Jun 2021 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | WTA 250 | Grass | Lyudmyla Kichenok | Caroline Dolehide Storm Sanders | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3)}$, [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–8 | Aug 2021 | Chicago Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Lyudmyla Kichenok | Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 4–8 | Jan 2022 | Adelaide International, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Tereza Martincová Markéta Vondroušová | 1–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [10–7] |
| Win | 5–8 | May 2022 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | WTA 250 | Clay | Eri Hozumi | Monica Niculescu Alexandra Panova | 6–7$^{(7)}$, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 6–8 | Jun 2022 | Bad Homburg Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Grass | Eri Hozumi | Alicja Rosolska Erin Routliffe | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$, [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–9 | Sep 2023 | Guangzhou Open, China | WTA 250 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 6–10 | Oct 2023 | Jiangxi Open, China | WTA 250 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | Oct 2024 | Hong Kong Open (tennis), China SAR | WTA 250 | Hard | Ulrikke Eikeri | Shuko Aoyama Eri Hozumi | 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | Clay | Eri Hozumi | Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 6–1 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $10,000 tournaments (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2012 | ITF Miyazaki, Japan | 10,000 | Grass | Yumi Miyazaki | 6–0, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2015 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Miyu Kato | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2015 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | Lee So-ra | 2–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 33 (21 titles, 12 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (2–0)
* $75,000 tournaments (2–1)
* $50/60,000 tournaments (6–2)
* $25,000 tournaments (6–5)
* $10,000 tournaments (5–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (15–7)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (4–2)
* Carpet (2–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2011 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Riko Sawayanagi | Caroline Garcia Michaëlla Krajicek | w/o |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Nishitama, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Han Na-lae Kang Seo-kyung | 4–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Angelina Gabueva Veronika Kapshay | 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | Yuka Mori | Kumiko Iijima Akiko Yonemura | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Noto, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Eri Hozumi | Kazusa Ito Yuka Mori | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2013 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Eri Hozumi | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2013 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Eri Hozumi | Shuko Aoyama Misaki Doi | 6–7$^{(1)}$, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | Mana Ayukawa | Yurina Koshino Akiko Omae | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 10,000 | Hard | Yuuki Tanaka | Yuki Chiang Aki Yamasoto | 7–5, 1–6, [5–10] |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | 10,000 | Hard | Choi Ji-hee | Kim So-jung Lee Ye-ra | 5–7, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Gimcheon, Korea | 10,000 | Hard | Choi Ji-hee | Han Na-lae Yoo Mi | 6–3, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |
| Loss | 7–5 | Jul 2014 | ITF Wuhan, China | 50,000 | Hard | Miyu Kato | Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Sep 2014 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Kyōka Okamura | Ayaka Okuno Michika Ozeki | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Oct 2014 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Mari Tanaka | Tatjana Maria Miki Miyamura | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2014 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | Mari Tanaka | Tatjana Maria Miki Miyamura | 7–5, 2–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 9–7 | Nov 2014 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Eri Hozumi | Shuko Aoyama Junri Namigata | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–7 | Jan 2015 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 10,000 | Hard | Mana Ayukawa | Tang Haochen Ye Qiuyu | 7–6, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 11–7 | Mar 2015 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Hiroko Kuwata Junri Namigata | 6–3, 6–7$^{(2)}$, [10–2] |
| Win | 12–7 | May 2015 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Riko Sawayanagi | Eri Hozumi Junri Namigata | 7–6$^{(10)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–8 | May 2015 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Mana Ayukawa | Rika Fujiwara Miyu Kato | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 12–9 | May 2015 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Mana Ayukawa | Han Na-lae Yoo Mi | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Jun 2015 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Mana Ayukawa | Miyu Kato Akiko Omae | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Loss | 12–11 | Aug 2015 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | Han Sung-hee | Cao Siqi Xun Fangying | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–11 | Aug 2015 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Lee Ya-hsuan | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–7$^{(2)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 14–11 | Oct 2015 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Mana Ayukawa | Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata | 0–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 15–11 | Nov 2015 | ITF Tokyo Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Eri Hozumi Kurumi Nara | 3–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Win | 16–11 | Mar 2016 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Lu Jingjing Zhang Yuxuan | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 17–11 | Apr 2016 | Pingshan Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Liang Chen Wang Yafan | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–11 | May 2016 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Han Sung-hee | Kamonwan Buayam Lee Pei-chi | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 19–11 | Jul 2016 | ITF Wuhan, China | 50,000 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Chang Kai-chen Duan Yingying | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–11 | Oct 2017 | Liuzhou Open China | 60,000 | Hard | Han Xinyun | Jacqueline Cako Laura Robson | 6–2, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 20–12 | Mar 2018 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | Miyu Kato | Priscilla Hon Dalila Jakupović | 4–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 21–12 | Nov 2019 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Nao Hibino | Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith | 6–4, 6–0 |