Shiho Akita

Japanese tennis player

Shiho Akita
秋田 史帆
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$141,079
Singles
Career record356–270 (56.9%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (8 May 2017)
Current rankingNo. 649 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2007)
French Open Junior2R (2007)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2007)
US Open Junior1R (2007)
Doubles
Career record75–95 (44.1%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 369 (12 September 2016)
Current rankingNo. 1011 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2007)
French Open JuniorQF (2007)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2007)
US Open Junior2R (2007)
Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Shiho Akita (秋田 史帆, Akita Shiho, born 18 January 1990) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Akita has a career-high WTA rankings of 221 in singles and 369 in doubles. She has won six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In 2012, she made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour in the doubles event of Pattaya Open, partnering Nicole Rottmann. The pair reached the quarterfinals, losing to second seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Tamarine Tanasugarn.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2008 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2009 ITF Miyazaki, Japan 10,000 Carpet Japan Junri Namigata 6–7(6), 2–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2009 ITF Niigata, Japan 10,000 Carpet Japan Remi Tezuka 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Aug 2009 ITF Saitama, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Sachie Ishizu 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2010 ITF Pattaya, Thailand 10,000 Hard Thailand Nudnida Luangnam 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Sep 2010 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 Jun 2017 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Kumiko Iijima 1–6, 2–6
Win 3–5 Jun 2013 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Akiko Yonemura 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–5 Sep 2016 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Sep 2016 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard China Gao Xinyu 2–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss 4–7 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan 15,000 Hard Germany Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–7 Nov 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Czech Republic Magdaléna Pantůčková 6–2, 6–4
Win 6–7 Mar 2020 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard France Irina Ramialison 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2013 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Sachie Ishizu Japan Miki Miyamura
Japan Erika Takao 		7–5, 7–6(8)
Loss 1–1 Jun 2013 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Japan Akari Inoue Indonesia Ayu-Fani Damayanti
Indonesia Lavinia Tananta 		6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Jan 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt 10,000 Hard Japan Yuuki Tanaka Sweden Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Norway Caroline Rohde-Moe 		6–2, 7–6(3)
Loss 2–2 Aug 2016 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Miki Miyamura China Lu Jiajing
Japan Akiko Omae 		3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 2–3 Mar 2017 ITF Nishitama, Japan 15,000 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Kotomi Takahata 		1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2018 ITF Daegu, South Korea 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Doi Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen 		1–2 ret.

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