# Ayano Shimizu

Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano, born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player.
Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved in May 2019, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 145, set in October 2018. Shimizu has won six singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60 tournaments (1–0)
* W40/50 tournaments (0–2)
* W25 tournaments (5–3)
* W10 tournaments (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–1)
* Carpet (6–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF Hong Kong | W10 | Hard | Tang Haochen | 1–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Noto, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Shiho Akita | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2017 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Junri Namigata | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | May 2018 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Abbie Myers | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Mai Hontama | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–1 | Oct 2018 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Mana Ayukawa | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Junri Namigata | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Joanna Garland | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2023 | Yokohama Challenger, Japan | W40 | Hard | Aliona Falei | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | Aoi Ito | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2024 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W35 | Carpet | Miho Kuramochi | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 24 (13 titles, 11 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments (1–1)
* W60/75 tournaments (0–3)
* W40/50 tournaments (2–1)
* W25/35 tournaments (7–4)
* W10/15 tournaments (3–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (8–5)
* Clay (3–0)
* Carpet (1–6)
* Grass (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | W10 | Hard | Jessy Rompies | Hong Seung-yeon Kang Seo-kyung | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2017 | Open Montpellier, France | W25+H | Clay | Momoko Kobori | Laura Pigossi Victoria Rodriguez | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2017 | Open Denain, France | W25 | Clay | Momoko Kobori | Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2017 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | W25 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Naiktha Bains Abigail Tere-Apisah | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Yukina Saigo | Miyabi Inoue Kotomi Takahata | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2018 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori | Chisa Hosonuma Kanako Morisaki | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–1 | Jul 2018 | Open Denain, France | W25 | Clay | Momoko Kobori | Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno | 0–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–2 | Sep 2018 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori | Kanako Morisaki Megumi Nishimoto | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2018 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori | Erina Hayashi Miharu Imanishi | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Mana Ayukawa | Erika Sema Anna Sisková | 6–1, 4–6, ret. |
| Win | 7–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Barbora Matúšová Anastasia Zolotareva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Alicia Barnett Yuriko Miyazaki | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | May 2023 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | W25 | Grass | Momoko Kobori | Talia Gibson Akari Inoue | 3–6, 7–6$^{(6)}$, [10–5] |
| Loss | 9–5 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China | W25 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Aoi Ito Erika Sema | 7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 10–5 | Aug 2023 | ITF Hong Kong | W40 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Aoi Ito Erika Sema | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Loss | 10–6 | Oct 2023 | Sydney Challenger, Australia | W60 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Nov 2023 | Takasaki Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Loss | 10–8 | Jan 2024 | Burnie International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | Paige Hourigan Erin Routliffe | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | May 2024 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W75 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori | Madeleine Brooks Sarah Beth Grey | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Jun 2024 | ITF Daegu, South Korea | W35 | Hard | Kisa Yoshioka | Kim Da-bin Kim Na-ri | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori | Aoi Ito Naho Sato | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Nov 2024 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W35 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori | Hiromi Abe Akiko Omae | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 12–11 | Nov 2024 | Takasaki Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Liang En-shuo Tsao Chia-yi | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Win | 13–11 | Nov 2024 | Keio Challenger, Japan | W50 | Hard | Momoko Kobori | Cho I-hsuan Cho Yi-tsen | 6–4, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |