Riko Sawayanagi (澤柳 璃子, Sawayanagi Riko, born 25 October 1994) is an inactive Japanese tennis player.

Riko Sawayanagi
Riko at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 29)
Hakodate, Hokkaido[1]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 187,859
Singles
Career record241–191 (55.8%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (5 October 2015)
Current rankingNo. 954 (4 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record163–128 (56.0%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (17 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 817 (4 March 2024)
Last updated on: 8 March 2024.

Primarily, Sawayanagi has played mostly on the ITF Women's Circuit where she has won 14 titles, eleven in doubles, including a $75k tournament in Toyota, Japan.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2011 ITF Mie, Japan 10,000 Carpet   Miharu Imanishi 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2014 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 10,000 Hard   Junri Namigata 6–4, 7–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2014 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Junri Namigata 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–1 May 2015 Seoul Open, South Korea 50,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jun 2015 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard   Erika Sema 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Oct 2015 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass   Katarzyna Kawa 7–6(6), 2–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 3–4 Oct 2016 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Ksenia Lykina 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Nov 2016 ITF Chenzhou, China 25,000 Hard   Dalma Gálfi 0–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 2016 Pune Championships, India 25,000 Hard   Irina Khromacheva 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (4–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2011 ITF Mie, Japan 10,000 Carpet   Chihiro Takayama   Shiori Araki
  Risa Hasegawa
3–6, 6–7(3)
Win 1–1 Sep 2011 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet   Miyu Kato   Kazusa Ito
  Tomoko Taira
6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 2–1 Nov 2011 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i)   Makoto Ninomiya   Caroline Garcia
  Michaëlla Krajicek
w/o
Loss 2–2 May 2013 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 50,000 Hard   Nao Hibino   Luksika Kumkhum
  Erika Sema
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2013 ITF Gimcheon, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Kim Na-ri
  Lee Ye-ra
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2013 ITF Gimcheon, South Korea 10,000 Hard   Jang Su-jeong   Kang Seo-kyung
  Kim Ji-young
5–7, 1–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2014 Challenger de Granby, Canada 25,000 Hard   Hiroko Kuwata   Erin Routliffe
  Carol Zhao
w/o
Win 4–4 Sep 2014 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Miyabi Inoue   Miki Miyamura
  Chihiro Nunome
6–3, 7–6(2)
Win 5–4 May 2015 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Hard   Makoto Ninomiya   Eri Hozumi
  Junri Namigata
7–6(10), 6–3
Win 6–4 Feb 2016 ITF Port Pirie, Australia 25,000 Hard   Lee Ya-hsuan   Ashleigh Barty
  Casey Dellacqua
6–4, 7–5
Win 7–4 Oct 2016 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Ksenia Lykina   Rika Fujiwara
  Erika Sema
6–4, 6–1
Loss 7–5 Jan 2017 ITF Hong Kong, China 25,000 Hard   Ksenia Lykina   Hiroko Kuwata
  Akiko Omae
1–6, 0–6
Win 8–5 Feb 2017 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Barbora Štefková   Alison Bai
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai
7–6(6), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 9–5 Feb 2017 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard   Junri Namigata   Irina Bara
  Prarthana Thombare
7–6(5), 4–6, [11–9]
Win 10–5 Feb 2017 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard   Junri Namigata   Tammi Patterson
  Olivia Rogowska
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 10–6 Jun 2017 Kōfu International, Japan 25,000 Hard   Hiroko Kuwata   Rika Fujiwara
  Kyōka Okamura
6–7(4), 3–6
Loss 10–7 Sep 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay   Anastasia Nefedova   Giorgia Pinto
  Gaia Squarcialupi
4–6, 6–0, [5–10]
Win 11–7 Apr 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Misaki Matsuda   Rina Saigo
  Yukina Saigo
7–6, 6–2
Loss 11–8 Sep 2022 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 15,000 Hard   Junri Namigata   Back Da-yeon
  Lee Eun-hye
5–7, 6–3, [11–13]
Loss 11–9 Oct 2022 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Mana Ayukawa   Mayuka Aikawa
  Momoko Kobori
4–6, 5–7, [7–10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Japanese Tennis Association Profile" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

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