Himeno Sakatsume

Himeno Sakatsume
Sakatsume at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001
Niigata Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$580,037
Singles
Career record259–170
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 121 (13 July 2026)
Current rankingNo. 136 (3 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French OpenQ3 (2026)
WimbledonQ1 (2023, 2026)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record66–72
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 341 (6 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 519 (3 August 2026)
Team competitions
BJK Cup2–0
Last updated on: 14 August 2026.

Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 121 by the WTA on 15 June 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 341, achieved on 6 October 2025.[2]

Career

2022: WTA Tour debut

Sakatsume made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Championnats de Granby, after entering the singles tournament as a lucky loser, but was defeated by Jasmine Paolini in the first round.[3]

2023: BJK, WTA 500 debut and first tour match win

She made her debut for the Japan Billie Jean King Cup team on 13 April 2023 in a tie against Uzbekistan, defeating Sabrina Olimjanova, and two days later defeated Jiang Xinyu from China, registering her first BJK Cup wins.[4]

Having made it through qualifying, Sakatsume reached the second round at the Japan Women's Open, recording her first WTA Tour win over Alexandra Eala,[5] before losing to third seed Wang Xinyu.[6]

She made her WTA 500 debut at the 2023 Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser, but lost to Linda Nosková.[7]

2025: First WTA Tour quarterfinal

As a qualifier, Sakatsume reached her maiden WTA quarterfinal at the 2025 Hong Kong Open, defeating fourth seed Sofia Kenin for her first win against a top-100 ranked player[8] and then overcoming wildcard entrant Eudice Chong,[9] before losing to fifth seed Maya Joint in three sets.[10]

2026: Major, WTA 1000 debut and first win

Sakatsume made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2026 Australian Open, after qualifying for the main draw.[11]

She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Indian Wells Open and recorded her first win at the 1000-level over Alycia Parks, as a qualifier.[12] Ranked at a career-high of No. 125, Sakatsume also entered the main draw of the 2026 Nottingham Open after qualifying, but lost to Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro.[13]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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.[14]

Singles

Current through the 2026 Australian Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q1 Q1 A Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q3 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A PO A A A 0 / 0 2–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 0 1 2 total: 6
Overall win–loss 0–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 0 / 6 6–6 50%
Year-end ranking[b] 294 178 271 178 $431,902

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W80 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–7)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 ITF Kyoto, Japan W15 Hard Japan Haruna Arakawa 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Dec 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W15 Hard Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova 7–6(3), 5–7, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 6–4, 7–5
Win 4–0 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 7–5, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Aug 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Japan Ayumi Koshiishi 3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 4–2 Jul 2022 ITF Charleston Pro, United States W100 Clay Canada Carol Zhao 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Mar 2023 ITF Toronto, Canada W25 Hard (i) Canada Katherine Sebov 4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 4–4 Mar 2023 ITF Fredericton, Canada W25 Hard (i) Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 May 2023 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan W80 Hard United Kingdom Katie Boulter 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–4 Jun 2024 ITF Taipei, Taiwan W35 Hard Japan Kyoka Okamura 6–4, 6–0
Loss 6–5 Oct 2024 Playford International, Australia W75 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis 6–7(7), 7–5, 1–6
Loss 6–6 Nov 2024 ITF Caloundra, Australia W50 Hard Australia Priscilla Hon 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6–7 Mar 2025 ITF Kyoto, Japan W50 Hard (i) Japan Sara Saito 4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 6–8 Mar 2025 Kōfu International Open, Japan W50 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji 6–7(2), 3–6
Loss 6–9 May 2025 Fukuoka International, Japan W35 Carpet Australia Emerson Jones 6–7(4), 4–6
Win 7–9 Aug 2025 Saskatoon Challenger, Canada W50 Hard Romania Anca Todoni 7–6(1), 6–3
Win 8–9 Nov 2025 Takasaki Open, Japan W100 Hard South Korea Ku Yeon-woo 6–3, 1–6, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2020 Porto Open,
Portugal		 W15 Hard Spain Júlia Payola Brazil Carolina Alves
Spain Marina Bassols Ribera		 3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 W15 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi United States Emma Davis
United States Lauren Proctor		 7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 1–2 May 2024 Wiesbaden Open,
Germany		 W100 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Wagner Brazil Laura Pigossi
United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan		 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2024 ITF Redding,
United States		 W35 Hard United States Clervie Ngounoue United States Ayana Akli
United States Eryn Cayetano		 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2025 Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States		 W50 Hard Japan Wakana Sonobe United States Fiona Crawley
United States Jaeda Daniel		 7–6(5), 3–6, [10–5]

Notes

  1. ↑ formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ↑ 2018: WTA ranking–696, 2019: WTA ranking–736, 2020: WTA ranking–646, 2021: WTA ranking–598.

References

  1. 1 2 "坂詰姫野". TennisTribe.JP. 2023-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Himeno Sakatsume | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "BJK Cup". 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sakatsume's five best points from her first WTA victory in Osaka". WTATennis. 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships: Wang moves into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament: Noskova moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sakatsume drops just three games vs. Kenin in Hong Kong; first Top 100 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sakatsume halts Chong run in Hong Kong; into first career WTA quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. 30 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Joint overcomes Sakatsume in three sets to reach Hong Kong semis". Women's Tennis Association. 31 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "AO 2026's Grand Slam debuts: Sawangkaew, Bartunkova, Oliynykova and more". WTATennis. 17 January 2026.
  12. ↑ @wta; (4 March 2026). "First career WTA 1000 main draw win 😄 Qualifier Himeno will face the World No.1 next! @himeno_sktm #IndianWells" – via Instagram.
  13. ↑ "Bouzas Maneiro advances past Sakatsume in Nottingham opener". WTATennis. 15 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Himeno Sakatsume [JPN] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.


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