Haruka Kaji (加治 遥, Kaji Haruka, born 25 September 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Haruka Kaji
Kaji at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 29)
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$171,718
Singles
Career record234–191 (55.1%)
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 213 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 266 (5 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record85–69 (55.2%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 131 (3 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Last updated on: 5 February 2024.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 213 in singles, achieved on 25 September 2023, and 131 in doubles, set on 3 February 2020.

Kaji won her biggest ITF title to date at the 2019 Challenger de Granby, in the doubles tournament, partnering Ingrid Neel.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2015 ITF Hong Kong W10 Hard   Tori Kinard 6–1, 3–6, 2–2 ret.
Loss 1–1 Oct 2016 ITF Tarakan, Indonesia W10 Hard (i)   Kaitlyn Christian 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Jun 2017 Kofu Women's Cup, Japan W25 Hard   Olivia Tjandramulia 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jun 2017 ITF Taipei, Taiwan W15 Hard   Lee Pei-chi 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W15 Hard   Lee Hua-chen 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–2 Dec 2017 ITF Hong Kong W15 Hard   Hiroko Kuwata 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss 4–3 Aug 2019 ITF Tsukuba, Japan W25 Hard (i)   Akiko Omae 6–3, 6–7(5), 3–6
Loss 4–4 Sep 2019 ITF Kyoto, Japan W25 Hard (i)   Lee Ya-hsuan 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Oct 2022 Noto International, Japan W25 Carpet   Momoko Kobori 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–4 Oct 2022 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet   Ikumi Yamazaki 1–1 ret.
Loss 6–5 May 2023 ITF Karuizawa, Japan W25 Grass   Wang Yafan 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W100 tournaments
W80 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Kofu, Japan W10 Hard   Aiko Yoshitomi   Rika Fujiwara
  Akari Inoue
6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Dec 2015 ITF Hong Kong W10 Hard   Mana Ayukawa   Emma Laine
  Yukina Saigo
w/o
Win 2–1 Jun 2016 ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan W10 Hard   Erina Hayashi   Chen Pei-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 3–1 Jun 2018 ITF Singapore W25 Hard   Akiko Omae   Han Na-lae
  Lee So-ra
7–5, 6–2
Win 4–1 Feb 2019 ITF Jodhpur, India W25 Hard   Mana Ayukawa   Eri Hozumi
  Miyabi Inoue
7–6(4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 4–2 May 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W25 Hard   Risa Ozaki   Aleksandrina Naydenova
  İpek Soylu
1–6, 3–6
Win 5–2 Jun 2019 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W25 Hard   Junri Namigata   Beatrice Gumulya
  Jessy Rompies
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 5–3 Jul 2019 ITF Saskatoon, Canada W25 Hard   Momoko Kobori   Hsu Chieh-yu
  Marcela Zacarías
3–6, 2–6
Win 6–3 Jul 2019 Challenger de Granby, Canada W80 Hard   Junri Namigata   Quinn Gleason
  Ingrid Neel
7–6(5), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 6–4 Nov 2019 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan W100 Hard   Junri Namigata   Choi Ji-hee
  Han Na-lae
3–6, 3–6

References edit

  1. ^ "加治遥". Japan Tennis Association. 7 March 2023.

External links edit