Ayano Shimizu

Ayano Shimizu
清水綾乃
	Shimizu at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	11 April 1998; Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$337,116
Singles
Career record	289–198
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 175 (13 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 401 (2 March 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2019)
French Open	Q2 (2019)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2018)
US Open	Q2 (2018, 2019)
Doubles
Career record	205–122
Career titles	21 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 106 (20 October 2025)
Current ranking	No. 115 (2 March 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2026)
Australian Open Junior	1R (2016)
French Open Junior	1R (2016)
	Last updated on: 2 March 2026.

Ayano Shimizu (清水綾乃, Shimizu Ayano; born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player.

Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 13 May 2019, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 106, set on 20 October 2025. Shimizu has won eight singles and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.^[2]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2025	Palermo Ladies Open, Italy	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Estelle Cascino Feng Shuo	2–6, 7–6⁽⁷⁾, [7–10]
Loss	0–2	Sep 2025	Huzhou Open, China	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Veronika Erjavec Zhibek Kulambayeva	4–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (0–3)
W25/35 tournaments (5–3)
W10/15 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Carpet (6–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2016	ITF Hong Kong	W10	Hard	Tang Haochen	1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Sep 2016	ITF Noto, Japan	W25	Carpet	Shiho Akita	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	May 2017	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	W25	Carpet	Junri Namigata	0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	3–1	Oct 2017	ITF Makinohara, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–1	May 2018	Kurume Cup, Japan	W60	Carpet	Abbie Myers	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–1	Sep 2018	ITF Nanao, Japan	W25	Carpet	Mai Hontama	6–3, 6–1
Win	6–1	Oct 2018	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	W25	Carpet	Mana Ayukawa	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–2	Sep 2019	ITF Nanao, Japan	W25	Carpet	Junri Namigata	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	6–3	Oct 2023	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	W25	Carpet	Joanna Garland	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	6–4	Nov 2023	Yokohama Challenger, Japan	W40	Hard	Aliona Falei	3–6, 5–7
Loss	6–5	Sep 2024	ITF Nanao, Japan	W50	Carpet	Aoi Ito	2–6, 1–6
Win	7–5	Oct 2024	ITF Makinohara, Japan	W35	Carpet	Miho Kuramochi	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	8–5	Mar 2025	ITF Kashiwa, Japan	W15	Hard	Ku Yeon-woo	6–3, 6–3
Loss	8–6	May 2025	Kurume Cup, Japan	W50+H	Carpet	Zarina Diyas	4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 38 (24 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (4–1)
W60/75 tournaments (1–3)
W40/50 tournaments (6–2)
W25/35 tournaments (10–6)
W10/15 tournaments (3–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (15–8)
Clay (4–0)
Carpet (3–7)
Grass (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2016	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	W10	Hard	Jessy Rompies	Hong Seung-yeon Kang Seo-kyung	6–2, 7–5
Win	2–0	Jun 2017	Open Montpellier, France	W25+H	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Laura Pigossi Victoria Rodriguez	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	3–0	Jul 2017	Open Denain, France	W25	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–0	Oct 2017	ITF Toowoomba, Australia	W25	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Naiktha Bains Abigail Tere-Apisah	7–5, 7–5
Loss	4–1	Oct 2017	ITF Makinohara, Japan	W25	Carpet	Yukina Saigo	Miyabi Inoue Kotomi Takahata	3–6, 5–7
Win	5–1	May 2018	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Chisa Hosonuma Kanako Morisaki	6–0, 6–3
Win	6–1	Jul 2018	Open Denain, France	W25	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno	0–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss	6–2	Sep 2018	ITF Nanao, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Kanako Morisaki Megumi Nishimoto	2–6, 3–6
Loss	6–3	Oct 2018	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Erina Hayashi Miharu Imanishi	5–7, 4–6
Loss	6–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Erika Sema Anna Sisková	6–1, 4–6, ret.
Win	7–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Barbora Matúšová Anastasia Zolotareva	6–1, 6–2
Win	8–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Alicia Barnett Yuriko Miyazaki	6–4, 6–1
Win	9–4	May 2023	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	W25	Grass	Momoko Kobori	Talia Gibson Akari Inoue	3–6, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, [10–5]
Loss	9–5	Jul 2023	ITF Hong Kong, China	W25	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Aoi Ito Erika Sema	7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win	10–5	Aug 2023	ITF Hong Kong	W40	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Aoi Ito Erika Sema	3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss	10–6	Oct 2023	Sydney Challenger, Australia	W60	Hard	Kyōka Okamura	Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis	0–6, 0–6
Loss	10–7	Nov 2023	Takasaki Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss	10–8	Jan 2024	Burnie International, Australia	W60	Hard	Kyōka Okamura	Paige Hourigan Erin Routliffe	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6
Loss	10–9	May 2024	Kurume Cup, Japan	W75	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Madeleine Brooks Sarah Beth Grey	4–6, 0–6
Win	11–9	Jun 2024	ITF Daegu, South Korea	W35	Hard	Kisa Yoshioka	Kim Da-bin Kim Na-ri	6–4, 6–3
Loss	11–10	Sep 2024	ITF Nanao, Japan	W50	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Aoi Ito Naho Sato	1–6, 3–6
Loss	11–11	Nov 2024	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	W35	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Hiromi Abe Akiko Omae	0–6, 0–6
Win	12–11	Nov 2024	Takasaki Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Liang En-shuo Tsao Chia-yi	4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win	13–11	Nov 2024	Keio Challenger, Japan	W50	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Cho I-hsuan Cho Yi-tsen	6–4, 7–6⁽²⁾
Loss	13–12	Mar 2025	ITF Kyoto, Japan	W50	Hard (i)	Momoko Kobori	Saki Imamura Park So-hyun	5–7, 4–6
Win	14–12	Mar 2025	Kōfu International Open, Japan	W50	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Akiko Omae Eri Shimizu	6–1, 6–4
Win	15–12	Apr 2025	ITF Osaka, Japan	W35	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Ku Yeon-woo Janice Tjen	6–4, 7–5
Win	16–12	Apr 2025	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	W100	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Emina Bektas Lily Miyazaki	6–1, 6–2
Win	17–12	Apr 2025	Fukuoka International Women's Cup, Japan	W35	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Miho Kuramochi Akiko Omae	4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win	18–12	May 2025	Kurume Cup, Japan	W50+H	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Ma Yexin Wang Meiling	6–1, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss	18–13	Jun 2025	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	W35	Hard	Park So-hyun	Ku Yeon-woo Eri Shimizu	4–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Win	19–13	Aug 2025	ITF Ourense, Spain	W50	Hard	Momoko Kobori	María Martínez Vaquero Alba Rey García	6–4, 6–1
Win	20–13	Oct 2025	ITF Makinohara, Japan	W35	Carpet	Sara Saito	Chen Mengyi Tiana Tian Deng	6–2, 6–4
Win	21–13	Nov 2025	Takasaki Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Lee Ya-hsin Ye Qiuyu	3–6, 7–5, [12–10]
Win	22–13	Mar 2026	Kōfu International Open, Japan	W75	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Dang Yiming You Xiaodi	6–4, 6–4
Win	23–13	May 2026	Takasaki Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Eri Shimizu	Lee Ya-hsin Cody Wong	6–1, 6–4
Loss	23–14	Jun 2026	ITF Taipei, Chinese Taipei	W35	Hard	Natsumi Kawaguchi	Back Da-yeon Tsao Chia-yi	5–7, 1–6
Win	24–14	Aug 2026	Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup, Germany	W50	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Valeriya Strakhova Anastasia Tikhonova	6–4, 6–2

References

↑ "清水綾乃". Japan Tennis Association. 7 March 2023.
↑ "20歳の清水綾乃が6万ドル大会で初タイトルを獲得、ダブルスはブローディ／ムハメッドが2週連続優勝 [久留米市ユー・エス・イーカップ国際女子]". Tennis Magazine (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2025.

External links

Ayano Shimizu at the Women's Tennis Association
Ayano Shimizu at World Tennis
Ayano Shimizu at ESPN.com
Ayano Shimizu at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)

[1] "清水綾乃". Japan Tennis Association. 7 March 2023.

[2] "20歳の清水綾乃が6万ドル大会で初タイトルを獲得、ダブルスはブローディ／ムハメッドが2週連続優勝 [久留米市ユー・エス・イーカップ国際女子]". Tennis Magazine (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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Women's Tennis Association: Top Japanese female doubles tennis players
as of 18 May 2026
1. Eri Hozumi (38 3) 2. Shuko Aoyama (52 2) 3. Miyu Kato (54 1) 4. Makoto Ninomiya (61 2) 5. Ena Shibahara (71 )
6. Momoko Kobori (94 2) 7. Ayano Shimizu (131 4) 8. Hiroko Kuwata (156 1) 9. Kanako Morisaki (175 2) 10. Eri Shimizu (186 5)