Mei Yamaguchi (tennis)
Japanese tennis player (born 1999)
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Mei Yamaguchi (山口 芽生, Yamaguchi Mei; born 14 June 1999) is a Japanese tennis player.
Country(sports)
Japan
JapanBorn14 June 1999
Saitama, Japan
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
| Country (sports) | Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 1999 Saitama, Japan |
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$108,637 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 174–131 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 242 (5 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 242 (5 May 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–26 |
| Highest ranking | No. 649 (26 July 2021) |
| Last updated on: 4 November 2024. | |
Yamaguchi has a career-high singles ranking of 242 by the WTA, achieved on 5 May 2025, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 649, set in July 2021.[2]
Yamaguchi made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2024 Toray Pan Pacific Open, losing to Bianca Andreescu in the first round.[3]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2019 | ITF Nanchang, China | W15 | Clay (i) |  Lu Jiaxi |
6–7(3), 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2021 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | W15 | Hard |  Federica Rossi |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2024 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W35 | Carpet | Aoi Ito |
4–6, 5–3 ret. |
Doubles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| W25/35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2019 | ITF Nanchang, China | W15 | Clay (i) | Ma Yexin |
Guo Hanyu Zheng Wushuang |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2020 | ITF Hong Kong | W25 | Hard | Momoko Kobori |
Mana Ayukawa  Eudice Chong |
4–6, 3–6 |
