Aoi Ito
| Native name | 伊藤 あおい |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
| Born | 21 May 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US $563,391 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 186–104 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 82 (18 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 236 (3 August 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2025) |
| French Open | Q2 (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025, 2026) |
| US Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 93–53 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (16 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 783 (22 June 2026) |
| Last updated on: 25 June 2026. | |
Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi; born 21 May 2004)[1] is a Japanese tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 82 in singles, set on 18 August 2025, and No. 180 in doubles, achieved on 16 September 2024.[2] Ito has won one WTA 125 singles title.
Career
[edit]2024: WTA debut and semifinal
[edit]In September 2024, Ito won her third singles and eighth doubles titles on the ITF Circuit at the W50 event in Nanao, Japan.[citation needed]
On her WTA Tour debut at the Japan Women's Open,[3] where she qualified for the main draw, Ito reached the semifinals defeating Sofia Kenin[4] and eighth seed Elisabetta Cocciaretto, for her first top 50 career win,[5] and lucky loser Eva Lys,[6] before losing in the last four to Kimberly Birrell.[7]
2025: Major & WTA 1000 debuts, first top 10 win & WTA 125 title
[edit]Ito won her first WTA 125 title at the Canberra Tennis International, defeating defending champion and top seed Nuria Párrizas Díaz in the semifinals[8] and Wei Sijia in the final.[9] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of 109, on 6 January 2025.[10]
She qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament at the Qatar Ladies Open losing to Jeļena Ostapenko in the first round.[11] The following week, Ito qualified for the Dubai Open, but again fell in the first round, this time to Belinda Bencic.[12]
In March 2025, she qualified for the Miami Open, but lost in the first round to Lauren Davis in three sets.[13] She made her major debut at Wimbledon,[14] losing to Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round.[15]
Ito qualified for the Canadian Open and got her first WTA 1000 win by defeating Katie Volynets.[16] She followed this up by fighting back from a set and a break of serve down against seventh seed Jasmine Paolini in the second round to register her maiden win against a top-10 ranked opponent.[17] Ito lost in the third round to Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro in three sets.[18]
Ranked at a new career-high of world No. 94,[19] she qualified for the Cincinnati Open and defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse[20] and 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the third round,[21] at which point her run was ended by sixth seed Madison Keys.[22] Despite her loss, Ito moved a further 12 places up the rankings to world No. 82 on 18 August 2025.[23]
WTA 125 finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (title)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2025 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard |  Wei Sijia |
6–4, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| W100 tournaments |
| W75 tournaments |
| W50 tournaments |
| W35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Hinode, Japan | W15 | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | W15 | Hard | Kisa Yoshioka |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2024 | Burnie International, Australia | W75 | Hard |  Maya Joint |
6–1, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2024 | ITF Hinode, Japan | W15 | Hard |  Maegan Manasse |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2024 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | W50 | Hard | Hanna Chang |
6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Kawaguchi, Japan | W15 | Hard | Mao Mushika |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | Ayano Shimizu |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2024 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W35 | Carpet | Mei Yamaguchi |
6–4, 3–5 ret. |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2024 | Takasaki Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | Wei Sijia |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2025 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | W50 | Hard |  Vitalia Diatchenko |
2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| W100 tournaments |
| W75 tournaments |
| W40/50 tournaments |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | Nanari Katsumi |
 Monique Barry Vivian Yang |
2–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | Nanari Katsumi |
Monique Barry Stefani Webb |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Rinon Okuwaki |
Funa Kozaki Ikumi Yamazaki |
6–3, 6–7(5), [5–10] |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Haruna Arakawa |
Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki |
6–1, 7–6(6) |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Osaka, Japan | W15 | Hard | Mio Mushika |
 Choi Ji-hee  Lee Ya-hsuan |
6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kawaguchi, Japan | W15 | Hard | Miyu Nakashima |
Ayumi Miyamoto Lisa-Marie Rioux |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W25 | Hard | Erika Sema |
Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu |
5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 5–3 | Aug 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W40 | Hard | Erika Sema |
Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu |
6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2023 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W25 | Hard | Tsao Chia-yi |
Hiromi Abe Anri Nagata |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W40 | Carpet | Erika Sema |
Miho Kuramochi Kanako Morisaki |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Haruna Arakawa |
Hiromi Abe Natsumi Kawaguchi |
6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2023 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | W40 | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi |
Liang En-shuo Tang Qianhui |
walkover |
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2024 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | W35 | Grass | Alana Parnaby |
Sakura Hosogi Misaki Matsuda |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | May 2024 | Fukuoka International, Japan | W75 | Carpet | Haruna Arakawa |
 Rutuja Bhosale Paige Hourigan |
6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2024 | Incheon Open, South Korea | W100 | Hard | Feng Shuo |
Tang Qianhui Zheng Wushuang |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | Naho Sato |
Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–8 | Jun 2025 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | Feng Shuo |
Arina Bulatova  Martha Matoula |
7–5, 6–3 |
Wins over top 10 players
[edit]- Ito's match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Opponent | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 1. |  Jasmine Paolini |
9 | National Bank Open, Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | 110 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Players Guide: 伊藤あおい" (PDF). Japan Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Aoi Ito | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ↑ "Photos: Aoi Ito and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. 20 October 2024.
- ↑ Horio, Daigo (12 October 2025). "｢へにょへにょテニス｣で世界に衝撃､大坂なおみも絶賛する女子テニス界･異色の新星《伊藤あおい》は何がスゴいのか". Toyo Keizai (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "WTA roundup: Unheralded Aoi Ito upsets Italian at Japan Open". Reuters. 16 October 2024.
- ↑ "Inspired by Hsieh, Aoi Ito takes her 'unique game' into Osaka semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ↑ "Qualifier Birrell stops Ito to make first WTA final in Osaka". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ↑ "Canberra Open: Ito upsets top seed Diaz to move into final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ito defeats Wei in Canberra to capture first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "Rankings Watch: Kudermetova's rise highlights first-week shakeups". WTATennis. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ↑ "Ostapenko passes Ito test in straight sets to make Doha second round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Dubai Open: Bencic thrashes qualifier Ito to make second round". Tennis Majors. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Miami Open: Davis through to second round". Tennis Majors. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ↑ "Wimbledon 2025's Grand Slam debuts: Xu, Branstine, Ito and more". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Kamilla Rakhimova vs Aoi Ito". Tennis Majors. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ito shows off full repertoire in Montreal for first WTA 1000 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "From a set and 4-1 down, Ito saves match point to stun Paolini in Montreal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "Bouzas Maneiro takes down Ito in Montreal third round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rankings Watch: A 61-spot surge sends Mboko into the Top 25". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ito saves four set points, comes from 5-2 down vs. Ruse in Cincinnati". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ito upsets Pavlyuchenkova in Cincinnati for fourth Top 50 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Keys navigates tricky Ito with ease in Cincinnati". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rankings Watch: Swiatek's summer surge carries her back to No. 2". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Aoi Ito at the Women's Tennis Association
- Aoi Ito at World Tennis
- Aoi Ito at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Aoi Ito at ESPN.com
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