Rio Noguchi
Japanese tennis player (born 1998)
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Rio Noguchi (野口莉央, Noguchi Rio; born 28 December 1998) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 196 achieved on 18 August 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 177 achieved on 5 May 2025.[1]
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Country(sports)
Japan
JapanBorn28 December 1998
Fukuoka,Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Noguchi at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 December 1998 Fukuoka,Japan |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Hiroyuki Kojima |
| Prize money | US $ 367,703 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 196 (18 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 227 (5 January 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 177 (5 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 195 (16 June 2025) |
| Last updated on: 6 November 2025. | |
Career
2022-2025: ATP debut, first ATP 500 win, Top 200
Noguchi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships after qualifying for the singles main draw, defeating Tatsuma Ito and Yusuke Takahashi to qualify. He won his first ATP and ATP 500 level match defeating fellow qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan.[2][3] He lost to Denis Shapovalov in the second round.[4][5] As a result, he climbed 75 positions up the rankings into the top 250 on 17 October 2022.[1]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | 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.
Singles
| Tournament | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Shanghai Masters | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard |  Rinky Hijikata |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2024 | Jinan, China | Challenger | Hard |  Wu Yibing |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2025 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Cui Jie |
7–6(11–9), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2026 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Marek Gengel |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2026 | Yokkaichi, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Yasutaka Uchiyama |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Yusuke Takahashi |
Jeremy Beale Calum Puttergill |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2022 | Yokkaichi, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Masamichi Imamura |
 Yu Hsiou Hsu Yuta Shimizu |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2024 | Jinan, China | Challenger | Hard | Edward Winter |
Yuta Shimizu Chung Yun-seong |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10] |
| Win | 1–3 | Dec 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Kokoro Isomura |
Zdeněk Kolář Neil Oberleitner |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(11–9) |
| Win | 2–3 | Feb 2025 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Masamichi Imamura |
 Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Courtney John Lock |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2025 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Yuta Shimizu |
Ray Ho Matthew Romios |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | Vietnam F1, Thua Thien Hue | Futures | Hard | Nam Ji-sung |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2018 | Japan F7, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Takashi Saito |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2018 | Japan F8, Akishima | Futures | Carpet (i) | Gengo Kikuchi |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2018 | Pakistan F1, Islamabad | Futures | Hard | Cheong-Eui Kim |
7–6(7–3), 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Dec 2018 | Pakistan F3, Islamabad | Futures | Hard |  Kai Wehnelt |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2019 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | WTT | Hard | Sidharth Rawat |
5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2019 | M25 Tay Ninh, Vietnam | WTT | Hard |  Daniel Nguyen |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Mar 2020 | M25 Mildura, Australia | WTT | Grass |  Brydan Klein |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Oct 2021 | M25 Pretoria, South Africa | WTT | Hard |  Filip Peliwo |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jun 2022 | M25 Harmon Air Force, Guam (USA) | WTT | Hard | Hong Seong-chan |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Jul 2022 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Ben Patael |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jul 2022 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Ben Patael |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 6–7 | Sep 2022 | M25 Sapporo, Japan | WTT | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2022 | M25 Sapporo, Japan | WTT | Hard | Tatsuma Ito |
6–1, 4–0 ret. |
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2022 | M25 Kashiwa, Japan | WTT | Hard | Rimpei Kawakami |
0–0 def. |
| Loss | 7–9 | Mar 2024 | M25 Swan Hill, Australia | WTT | Grass | Alex Bolt |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | Oct 2024 | M25 Cairns, Australia | WTT | Hard | Blake Ellis |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | Japan F8, Akishima | Futures | Carpet (i) | Yuta Shimizu |
Yuto Sakai Yunosuke Tanaka |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2018 | Spain F3, Paguera | Futures | Clay | Chung Yun-seong |
 Bruno Santanna David Vega Hernández |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2018 | Japan F8, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Yuichiro Inui |
Sora Fukuda Hiromasa Oku |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Dec 2018 | Pakistan F1, Islamabad | Futures | Hard | Cheong-Eui Kim |
 Darko Jandrić Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2018 | Pakistan F2, Islamabad | Futures | Hard | Sora Fukuda |
Darko Jandrić Cheong-Eui Kim |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Dec 2018 | Pakistan F3, Islamabad | Futures | Hard | Ken Onishi |
 Anton Chekhov Kai Wehnelt |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2019 | M15 Akishima, Japan | WTT | Carpet (i) | Yunosuke Tanaka |
Hiroyasu Ehara Sho Katayama |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2019 | M25 Tay Ninh, Vietnam | WTT | Hard | Alexey Zakharov |
Samuel Beren Billy Harris |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 3–6 | Dec 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard |  Adam Moundir |
 Danylo Kalenichenko Ivan Liutarevich |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 4–6 | Oct 2020 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Shintaro Mochizuki |
 Ryan Nijboer Gijs Brouwer |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–6 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Shintaro Mochizuki |
Constantin Schmitz Benjamin Hassan |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Aug 2021 | M25 Champaign, USA | WTT | Hard | Chung Yun-seong |
Ben Shelton Eliot Spizzirri |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Nov 2021 | M25 Meitar, Israel | WTT | Hard | Naoki Nakagawa |
 Iiro Vasa Eero Vasa |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 6–8 | Jul 2022 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Alexandros Skorilas |
Ray Ho  Kelsey Stevenson |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 7–8 | May 2024 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Koki Matsuda |
Matěj Vocel Jakub Paul |
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
