Mai Hontama

Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 126, achieved March 2022. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 238, set on 20 March 2023.[3]

Mai Hontama
Hontama at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999[1]
Machida, Tokyo, Japan[2]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 408,936
Singles
Career record181–117 (60.7%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 126 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 179 (10 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2022)
French OpenQ1 (2022)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2021, 2022)
Doubles
Career record45–46 (49.5%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 238 (20 March 2023)
Current rankingNo. 238 (20 March 2023)
Team competitions
BJK Cup7–1 (87.5%)
Last updated on: 22 March 2023.

Career

Hontama made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 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, before falling to Garbiñe Muguruza.

She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships where she recorded the first major match win in her career over Clara Tauson.[4][5][6]

Sponsorship

Hontama wears Lacoste clothing, and uses Tecnifibre racquets.

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 4 0 Career total: 6
Overall Win-loss 2–2 1–4 0–0 0 / 6 3–6 33%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 ITF Nanao, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2020 ITF Yokohama, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Yuriko Miyazaki 5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay South Korea Jang Su-jeong 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Mar 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Romania Cristina Dinu 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–4 May 2021 ITF Salinas, Ecuador 25,000 Hard Canada Carol Zhao 7–5, 6–1
Win 2–4 Jun 2021 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Hard Russia Anastasia Tikhonova 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–4 Nov 2022 Sydney Challenger, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Petra Hule 7–6(1), 3–6, 7–5

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2016 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 10,000[lower-alpha 2] Hard Japan Yukina Saigo Thailand Nudnida Luangnam
Thailand Varunya Wongteanchai		 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2022 ITF Santarém, Portugal 25,000 Hard Australia Maddison Inglis Netherlands Suzan Lamens
Russia Anastasia Tikhonova		 6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Nov 2022 Keio Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard South Korea Han Na-lae Japan Saki Imamura
Japan Naho Sato		 4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 1–3 Nov 2022 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 60,000 Hard (i) Japan Junri Namigata Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-chieh
Indonesia Jessy Rompies		 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Feb 2023 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard Japan Eri Hozumi Japan Ena Shibahara
Australia Arina Rodionova		 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15,000 even before 2017.

References
  1. "Mai Hontama". www.tennisexplorer.com.
  2. "本玉真唯". Japan Tennis Association. 2023-02-03.
  3. "Nagi Hanatani | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
  4. "Bjorklund, Contreras Gomez battle through Wimbledon qualifying".
  5. "Wimbledon 2022's Grand Slam debuts: Hontama, Chwalinska, Kartal and more".
  6. "Tennis: Japanese qualifier Hontama through to Wimbledon 2nd round". 28 June 2022.
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