Eri Hozumi (穂積 絵莉, Hozumi Eri, born 17 February 1994) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]

Eri Hozumi
Hozumi at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30)
Hiratsuka, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,211,880
Singles
Career record290–259 (52.8%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 144 (10 November 2014)
Current rankingNo. 698 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French OpenQ2 (2014)
WimbledonQ2 (2014, 2015)
US OpenQ3 (2016)
Doubles
Career record356–218 (62.0%)
Career titles5 WTA, 3 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 28 (27 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 42 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2017)
French OpenF (2018)
Wimbledon2R (2016, 2023)
US Open3R (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup17–3 (85.0%)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's tennis
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team event
Last updated on: 4 February 2024.

On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Makoto Ninomiya, she reached the final of the 2018 French Open.

Career edit

Hozumi won her first WTA Tour doubles title in 2016, at the Katowice Open, alongside Miyu Kato. With Kato she also reached the semifinals of the 2017 Australian Open.

Her biggest final was at the 2018 French Open, partnering with Makoto Ninomiya. She also played her first major singles tournament there, losing in the first round to Carina Witthöft.

In 2023, she reached the final of the Jiangxi Open with partner Ninomiya.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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.

Singles edit

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ... 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q2 Q1 1R Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Q2 Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q2 Q2 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup A PO Z1 Z1 A WG2 PO 0 / 0 3–1 75%
WTA 1000
Canadian Open A A Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 0[a] 2 2 1 0 0 Career total: 7
Overall win-loss 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 7 5–8 38%
Year-end ranking[b] 170 193 215 172 293 361 $1,128,428

Doubles edit

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A SF 2R 2R A A 2R 1R 0 / 5 7–5 58%
French Open A A 2R 2R F 1R A A 1R 2R 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R 1R A NH A A 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
US Open A A 3R 2R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 1R 0 / 7 4–7 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–3 6–4 6–4 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–4 0 / 22 21–22 50%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH 2R NH A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A A A A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A 2R A A A A 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A 1R 1R A 2R NH A 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Cincinnati Open A A 2R A A A A A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Guadalajara Open NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 4 5 14 11 8 10 1 11 25 5 Career total: 88
Titles 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Career total: 5
Finals 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 Career total: 10
Overall win-loss 1–4 7–5 21–14 15–12 14–7 11–10 0–1 16–10 19-23 3–4 5 / 91 107–90 54%
Year-end ranking 142 83 54 43 31 83 144 67 37 $913,031

Grand Slam tournament finals edit

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

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

WTA Tour finals edit

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (5–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 Taiwan Open, Taiwan International[d] Hard   Miyu Kato   Chan Hao-ching
  Chan Yung-jan
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2016 Katowice Open, Poland International Hard (i)   Miyu Kato   Valentyna Ivakhnenko
  Marina Melnikova
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 1–2 Jan 2018 Auckland Classic, New Zealand International Hard   Miyu Kato   Sara Errani
  Bibiane Schoofs
5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2018 French Open, France Grand Slam Clay   Makoto Ninomiya   Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková
3–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2018 Japan Women's Open, Japan International Hard   Zhang Shuai   Miyu Kato
  Makoto Ninomiya
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Jan 2019 Sydney International, Australia Premier[e] Hard   Alicja Rosolska   Aleksandra Krunić
  Kateřina Siniaková
1–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 2–5 Oct 2021 Courmayeur Open, Italy WTA 250 Hard (i)   Zhang Shuai   Wang Xinyu
  Zheng Saisai
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win 3–5 Jan 2022 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 250 Hard   Makoto Ninomiya   Tereza Martincová
  Markéta Vondroušová
1–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–7]
Win 4–5 May 2022 Grand Prix Lalla Meryem, Morocco WTA 250 Clay   Makoto Ninomiya   Monica Niculescu
  Alexandra Panova
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
Win 5–5 Jun 2022 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Grass   Makoto Ninomiya   Alicja Rosolska
  Erin Routliffe
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Loss 5–6 Jun 2023 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Grass   Monica Niculescu   Ingrid Gamarra Martins
  Lidziya Marozava
0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 5–7 Sep 2023 Guangzhou Open, China WTA 250 Hard   Makoto Ninomiya   Guo Hanyu
  Jiang Xinyu
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 5–8 Oct 2023 Jiangxi Open, China WTA 250 Hard   Makoto Ninomiya   Laura Siegemund
  Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 2–6

WTA Challenger finals edit

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups) edit

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2013 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard   Han Xinyun   Tímea Babos
  Michaëlla Krajicek
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2014 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard   Misa Eguchi   Chan Chin-wei
  Chuang Chia-jung
1–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 1–2 Nov 2016 Hawaii Open, United States Hard   Miyu Kato   Nicole Gibbs
  Asia Muhammad
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 1–3 Nov 2017 Hawaii Open, United States Hard   Asia Muhammad   Hsieh Su-wei
  Hsieh Shu-ying
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–3 Aug 2021 Chicago Challenger, United States Hard   Peangtarn Plipuech   Mona Barthel
  Hsieh Yu-chieh
7–5, 6–2
Win 3–3 May 2022 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay   Makoto Ninomiya   Estelle Cascino
  Jessika Ponchet
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Loss 3–4 May 2023 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay   Ulrikke Eikeri   Greet Minnen
  Bibiane Schoofs
6–7(7–9), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 3–5 Jul 2023 Swedish Open, Sweden Clay   Jang Su-jeong   Irina Khromacheva
  Panna Udvardy
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–4)
$25,000 tournaments (4–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2013 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass   Junri Namigata 7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Grass   Doroteja Erić 0–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 2013 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Shuko Aoyama 6–7(4), 1–6
Loss 1–3 May 2014 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet   Wang Qiang 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2014 Bendigo International, Australia 50,000 Hard   Risa Ozaki 7–6(5), 5–7, 6–2
Loss 2–4 May 2015 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet   Nao Hibino 3–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2015 Canberra International, Australia 50,000 Hard   Asia Muhammad 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–5 Mar 2016 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay   Destanee Aiava 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3)
Loss 3–6 Jun 2017 Ízmir Cup, Turkey 60,000 Hard   Mihaela Buzărnescu 1–6, 0–6
Win 4–6 Oct 2017 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard   Astra Sharma 7–5, 6–2
Win 5–6 Oct 2019 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Paula Badosa 7–6(1), 4–5 ret.
Loss 5–7 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Sakura Hosogi 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 43 (23 titles, 21 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–4)
$75/80,000 tournaments (3–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (5–8)
$25,000 tournaments (10–4)
$10,000 tournaments (2–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2012 ITF Kofu, Japan 10,000 Hard   Remi Tezuka   Ayumi Oka
  Kotomi Takahata
4–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Win 1–1 Mar 2012 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard   Remi Tezuka   Kazusa Ito
  Yuka Mori
6–4, 6–7, [7–10]
Win 2–1 Jul 2012 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard   Mari Tanaka   Dianne Hollands
  Tyra Calderwood
4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Loss 2–2 Aug 2012 Bronx Open, United States 50,000 Hard   Miki Miyamura   Shuko Aoyama
  Erika Sema
4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 3–2 Oct 2012 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass   Miyu Kato   Monique Adamczak
  Caroline Garcia
7–6(6), 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard   Miyu Kato   Tian Ran
  Tang Haochen
2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–4 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard   Miyu Kato   Xin Wen
  Li Yihong
6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Loss 3–5 Mar 2013 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard   Makoto Ninomiya   Han Na-lae
  Kang Seo-kyung
4–6, 7–6(4), [6–10]
Win 4–5 Jun 2013 ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard   Makoto Ninomiya   Angelina Gabueva
  Veronika Kapshay
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 4–6 Jul 2013 ITF Waterloo, Canada 50,000 Clay   Misa Eguchi   Gabriela Dabrowski
  Sharon Fichman
6–7(6), 3–6
Win 5–6 Sep 2013 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Grass   Makoto Ninomiya   Kazusa Ito
  Yuka Mori
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–6 Oct 2013 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass   Makoto Ninomiya   Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
  Peangtarn Plipuech
6–1, 6–2
Loss 6–7 Nov 2013 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i)   Makoto Ninomiya   Shuko Aoyama
  Misaki Doi
6–7(1), 6–2, [9–11]
Win 7–7 Jan 2014 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 25,000 Hard   Misa Eguchi   Zarina Diyas
  Zhang Ling
6–4, 6–2
Loss 7–8 Jan 2014 Burnie International, Australia 50,000 Hard   Miki Miyamura   Jarmila Gajdošová
  Storm Sanders
4–6, 4–6
Win 8–8 Feb 2014 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard (i)   Shuko Aoyama   Sanaz Marand
  Ashley Weinhold
6–3, 7–5
Win 9–8 May 2014 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Grass   Shuko Aoyama   Naomi Broady
  Eleni Daniilidou
6–3, 6–4
Win 10–8 Nov 2014 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i)   Makoto Ninomiya   Shuko Aoyama
  Junri Namigata
6–3, 7–5
Win 11–8 Mar 2015 Blossom Cup, China 50,000 Hard   Makoto Ninomiya   Hiroko Kuwata
  Junri Namigata
6–3, 6–7(2), [10–2]
Loss 11–9 May 2015 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Grass   Junri Namigata   Naomi Broady
  Kristýna Plíšková
3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–10 May 2015 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet   Junri Namigata   Makoto Ninomiya
  Riko Sawayanagi
6–7(10), 3–6
Win 12–10 Oct 2015 ITF Toowoomba, Australia 25,000 Hard   Misa Eguchi   Veronica Corning
  Jessica Wacnik
4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 13–10 Oct 2015 Nanjing Ladies Open, China 100,000 Hard   Shuko Aoyama   Chan Chin-wei
  Zhang Kailin
7–5, 6–7(7), [10–7]
Win 14–10 Nov 2015 Canberra International, Australia 50,000 Hard   Misa Eguchi   Lauren Embree
  Asia Muhammad
7–6(13), 1–6, [14–12]
Loss 14–11 Nov 2015 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard   Kurumi Nara   Shuko Aoyama
  Makoto Ninomiya
6–3, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss 14–12 Mar 2016 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay   Miyu Kato   Ashleigh Barty
  Arina Rodionova
7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 15–12 May 2016 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 75,000 Hard   Miyu Kato   Hiroko Kuwata
  Ayaka Okuno
6–1, 6–2
Loss 15–13 Mar 2017 Pingshan Open, China 60,000 Hard   Valeria Savinykh   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
4–6, 4–6
Win 16–13 May 2017 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan (2) 80,000 Hard   Miyu Kato   Katy Dunne
  Julia Glushko
6–4, 6–2
Win 17–13 May 2017 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay   Miyu Kato   Ekaterine Gorgodze
  Melanie Stokke
6–1, 6–4
Loss 17–14 Oct 2017 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 60,000 Hard   Miyu Kato   Jacqueline Cako
  Nina Stojanović
6–2, 5–7, [2–10]
Loss 17–15 Nov 2017 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard   Junri Namigata   Yuki Naito
  Rika Fujiwara
1–6, 3–6
Loss 17–16 Oct 2018 Bendigo International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Risa Ozaki   Ellen Perez
  Arina Rodionova
5–7, 1–6
Loss 17–17 Feb 2019 ITF Jodhpur, India 25,000 Hard   Miyabi Inoue   Mana Ayukawa
  Haruka Kaji
6–7(4), 6–4, [5–10]
Win 18–17 Feb 2019 Indoor Championships, Japan 60,000 Hard (i)   Moyuka Uchijima   Chen Pei-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
6–4, 6–3
Win 19–17 Oct 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Yuki Naito   Amina Anshba
  Anastasia Dețiuc
6–4, 7–6(1)
Loss 19–18 May 2021 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 100,000 Clay   Miyu Kato   Caty McNally
  Storm Sanders
5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 19–19 May 2021 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay   Miyu Kato   Erin Routliffe
  Aldila Sutjiadi
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 19–20 Jun 2021 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal 25,000 Hard   Akiko Omae   Ulrikke Eikeri
  Valentini Grammatikopoulou
1–6, 0–6
Win 20–20 Jul 2021 ITF Palma del Río, Spain 25,000 Hard   Valeria Savinykh   Himari Sato
  Lulu Sun
7–6(6), 6–3
Win 21–20 Feb 2023 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Mai Hontama   Ena Shibahara
  Arina Rodionova
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 21–21 Apr 2023 ITF Kofu, Japan 25,000 Hard   Georgina Garcia-Perez   Han Na-lae
  Jang Su-jeong
0–6, 4–6
Win 22–21 Apr 2023 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal 100,000 Clay   Ulrikke Eikeri   Francisca Jorge
  Matilde Jorge
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 23–21 May 2023 Open Villa de Madrid, Spain 100,000 Clay   Mai Hontama   Eleni Christofi
  Despina Papamichail
6–0, 7–5

Notes edit

  1. ^ During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played in the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
  2. ^ 2012: WTA ranking - 403,
    2013: WTA ranking - 218,
    ...
    2020: WTA ranking - 373,
    2021: WTA ranking - 402,
    2022: WTA ranking - 572.
  3. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ "Players WTA Tennis English". wtatennis.com. WTA. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

External links edit