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Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 105 by the WTA, achieved on 5 August 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 109, set on 6 November 2023.[3]

Country(sports) Japan
Born (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 27)[1]
Machida, Tokyo[2]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
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Mai Hontama
Hontama at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 27)[1]
Machida, Tokyo[2]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,222,304
Singles
Career record299–224
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 105 (5 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 172 (3 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French OpenQ3 (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Doubles
Career record69–69
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 109 (6 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 644 (13 July 2026)
Team competitions
BJK Cup8–2
Last updated on: 12 July 2026.
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Career

2021: WTA Tour & 1000 debut, first quarterfinal

Hontama made her WTA Tour debut at the WTA 500 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, her first top 100 win,[4] 11th seed Anett Kontaveit by walkover and Shelby Rogers, before falling to eventual champion Garbiñe Muguruza.[5]

2022-23: Wimbledon debut and first win

She made her Grand Slam debut at the Wimbledon Championships after qualifying, where she recorded the first major win in her career, over Clara Tauson.[6][7][8][9]

At her home tournament, the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open, she reached the second round in 2023, after qualifying and defeating compatriot Nao Hibino before she lost to the top seed Iga Świątek.[10]

2024: Australian Open debut

She received a wildcard for the 2024 Australian Open making her main-draw debut at this major but lost to ninth seed Barbora Krejčíková.[11]

She qualified for the main draw at Indian Wells and recorded her first win at this level defeating Zhang Shuai,[12] but lost to 31st seed Marta Kostyuk, in the second round.[13]

Ranked No. 116, she also made her debut at the China Open, as a lucky loser, after the late withdrawal of Amanda Anisimova, losing in the first round to Wang Xinyu.[14]

Sponsorship

Hontama wears Lacoste clothing, and uses Tecnifibre racquets.

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.[15]

Singles

Current through the 2026 Athens Open.

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q2 1R Q2 Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q1 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 2R Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A[b] PO PO 0 / 0 7–1 88%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c] A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai[c] A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells 1R Q2 A 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami Open A Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 2 4 4 11 3 1 total: 25
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 total: 0
Overall win–loss 2–2 3–5 11–5 4–11 0–3 1–1 0 / 25 21–27 44%
Year-end ranking[d] 150 212 124 148 260 $555,639
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Doubles

Current through the 2023 WTA Tour season.

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Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] PO PO 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 Career total: 3
Titles 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–2 0 / 3 1–3
Year-end ranking[e] 512 109
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WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

More information Legend, Finals by surface ...
Legend
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Jasmin Open,
Tunisia		 WTA 250 Hard Serbia Natalija Stevanović Italy Sara Errani
Italy Jasmine Paolini		 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
$60/75 tournaments (1–1)
$40,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–3)
Carpet (0–1)
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More information Result, W–L ...
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
Win 4–4 Mar 2023 Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia 40,000 Hard (i) Denmark Clara Tauson 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 4–5 May 2025 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia W75 Clay Germany Tamara Korpatsch 6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2025 ITF Austin, US W50 Hard United States Mary Stoiana 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
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Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (3–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (2–0)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2016 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 10,000 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
Anastasia Tikhonova		 6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Nov 2022 Yokohama 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]
Win 3–3 Mar 2023 ITF Pretoria, South Africa 60,000 Hard France Alice Tubello Belgium Sofia Costoulas
Italy Dalila Spiteri		 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–3 May 2023 Open Villa de Madrid, Spain 100,000 Hard Japan Eri Hozumi Greece Eleni Christofi
Greece Despina Papamichail		 6–0, 7–5
Win 5–3 Jun 2023 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy 60,000 Clay Japan Moyuka Uchijima Alena Fomina-Klotz
Australia Olivia Tjandramulia		 6–1, 6–0
Loss 5–4 Aug 2023 Landisville Tennis Challenge,
United States		 100,000 Hard Australia Olivia Gadecki United States Sophie Chang
Ukraine Yulia Starodubtseva		 w/o
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Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 0–2 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2021
Loss 0–1 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza No. 9 Chicago Classic, United States Hard QF 3–6, 2–6 No. 200
2023
Loss 0–2 Poland Iga Świątek No. 2 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Hard 2R 4–6, 5–7 No. 148
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. [b]
    Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. [c]
    The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open from 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 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.
  4. [d]
    2016: WTA ranking–734, 2017: WTA ranking–916, 2018: WTA ranking–402, 2019: WTA ranking–381, 2020: WTA ranking–330.
  5. [e]
    2017: WTA ranking–1094, 2018: WTA ranking–833, 2019: WTA ranking–503, 2020: WTA ranking–553, 2021: WTA ranking–576.

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