Aoi Ito
Japanese tennis player (born 2004)
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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.
| Native name | 伊藤 あおい |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 21 May 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US $722,343 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 190–111 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 82 (18 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 369 (24 August 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2025) |
| French Open | Q2 (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025, 2026) |
| US Open | 1R (2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 93–53 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (16 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 773 (24 August 2026) |
| Last updated on: 24 August 2026. | |
Career
2024: WTA debut and semifinal
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
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
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2025 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| 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 | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2024 | Burnie International, Australia | W75 | Hard | 6–1, 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2024 | ITF Hinode, Japan | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2024 | ITF Goyang, South Korea | W50 | Hard | 6–7(2), 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Kawaguchi, Japan | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2024 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W35 | Carpet | 6–4, 3–5 ret. | |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2024 | Takasaki Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2025 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | W50 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| 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 | 2–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W25 | Carpet | 6–3, 6–7(5), [5–10] | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | 6–1, 7–6(6) | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Osaka, Japan | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6] | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | ITF Kawaguchi, Japan | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | Aug 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W40 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2023 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W40 | Carpet | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | 6–3, 4–6, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2023 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | W40 | Hard | walkover | ||
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2024 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | W35 | Grass | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–7 | May 2024 | Fukuoka International, Japan | W75 | Carpet | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2024 | Incheon Open, South Korea | W100 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–8 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 9–8 | Jun 2025 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 |
Wins over top 10 players
- 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. | 9 | National Bank Open, Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | 110 | ||