Shiho Akita (秋田 史帆, Akita Shiho, born 18 January 1990) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Shiho Akita
秋田 史帆
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$141,079
Singles
Career record356–270
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (8 May 2017)
Current rankingNo. 649 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2007)
French Open Junior2R (2007)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2007)
US Open Junior1R (2007)
Doubles
Career record75–95
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 369 (12 September 2016)
Current rankingNo. 1011 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2007)
French Open JuniorQF (2007)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2007)
US Open Junior2R (2007)
Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Akita has a career-high WTA rankings of 221 in singles and 369 in doubles. She has won six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In 2012, she made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour in the doubles event of Pattaya Open, partnering Nicole Rottmann. The pair reached the quarterfinals, losing to second seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Tamarine Tanasugarn.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2008 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard   Kimiko Date-Krumm 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2009 ITF Miyazaki, Japan 10,000 Carpet   Junri Namigata 6–7(6), 2–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2009 ITF Niigata, Japan 10,000 Carpet   Remi Tezuka 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Aug 2009 ITF Saitama, Japan 10,000 Hard   Sachie Ishizu 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2010 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard   Nudnida Luangnam 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Sep 2010 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 Jun 2017 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Kumiko Iijima 1–6, 2–6
Win 3–5 Jun 2013 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard   Akiko Yonemura 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–5 Sep 2016 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Ayano Shimizu 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Sep 2016 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard   Gao Xinyu 2–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss 4–7 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan 15,000 Hard   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–7 Nov 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard   Magdaléna Pantůčková 6–2, 6–4
Win 6–7 Mar 2020 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard   Irina Ramialison 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2013 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass   Sachie Ishizu   Miki Miyamura
  Erika Takao
7–5, 7–6(8)
Loss 1–1 Jun 2013 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard   Akari Inoue   Ayu-Fani Damayanti
  Lavinia Tananta
6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Jan 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Yuuki Tanaka   Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
  Caroline Rohde-Moe
6–2, 7–6(3)
Loss 2–2 Aug 2016 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard   Miki Miyamura   Lu Jiajing
  Akiko Omae
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 2–3 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan 15,000 Hard   Erika Sema   Momoko Kobori
  Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2018 ITF Daegu, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Misaki Doi   Chang Kai-chen
  Hsu Ching-wen
1–2 ret.
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