Mai Hontama
Mai Hontama is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking of 105 by the WTA, achieved on 5 August 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of 109, set on 6 November 2023.
Career
2021: WTA Tour debut and first quarterfinal
Hontama made her WTA Tour debut at the WTA 500 2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic, after qualifying for the main draw. She reached the quarterfinals, defeating former world No. 4, Caroline Garcia in the first round, her first top 100 win, 11th seed Anett Kontaveit by walkover and Shelby Rogers, before falling to eventual champion Garbiñe Muguruza.2022-2023: Major debut and first win
She made her Grand Slam debut at the Wimbledon Championships after qualifying, where she recorded the first major match win in her career, over Clara Tauson.At her home tournament, the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open, she reached the second round in 2023, after qualifying and defeating compatriot Nao Hibino before she lost to the top seed Iga Świątek.
2024: WTA 1000 debut
She received a wildcard for the 2024 Australian Open making her main-draw debut at this major but lost to ninth seed Barbora Krejčíková.She made her WTA 1000 debut in Indian Wells, after qualifying into the main draw, and recorded her first win at this level defeating Zhang Shuai, but lost to 31st seed Marta Kostyuk, in the second round.
Ranked No. 116, she also made her debut at the WTA 1000 China Open, as a lucky loser, after the late withdrawal of Amanda Anisimova, losing in the first round to Wang Xinyu.
Sponsorship
Hontama wears Lacoste clothing, and uses Tecnifibre racquets.Performance timeline
''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''Singles
''Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.''Doubles
''Current through the 2023 Pan Pacific Open.''WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | [2023 Jasmin Open – Doubles|] | Jasmin Open, Tunisia | WTA 250 | Hard |  ITF Circuit finalsSingles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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