Ayano Shimizu

Ayano Shimizu
清水 綾乃

File:Shimizu WMQ18 (11) (43504527752).jpg Shimizu at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1998-04-11) 11 April 1998
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 204,212
Singles
Career record	182–122 (59.87%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 175 (13 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 496 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2019)
French Open	Q2 (2019)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2018)
US Open	Q2 (2018, 2019)
Doubles
Career record	89–72 (55.28%)
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 145 (8 October 2018)
Current ranking	No. 554 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2016)
French Open Junior	1R (2016)
Last updated on: 2 August 2021.

Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano, born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player.

Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved in May 2019, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 145, set in October 2018. Shimizu has won six singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (5–2) Grass (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2016	ITF Hong Kong	10,000	Hard	Tang Haochen	1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Sep 2016	ITF Noto, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Shiho Akita	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	May 2017	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Junri Namigata	0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	3–1	Oct 2017	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–1	May 2018	ITF Kurume, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Abbie Myers	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–1	Sep 2018	ITF Nanao, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Mai Hontama	6–3, 6–1
Win	6–1	Oct 2018	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Mana Ayukawa	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–2	Sep 2019	ITF Nanao, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Junri Namigata	6–7(5), 6–4, 2–6

Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (4–1) Clay (3–0) Carpet (1–3) Grass (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2016	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	10,000	Hard	Jessy Rompies	Hong Seung-yeon Kang Seo-kyung	6–2, 7–5
Win	2–0	Jun 2017	ITF Montpellier, France	25,000+H	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Laura Pigossi Victoria Rodriguez	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	3–0	Jul 2017	ITF Denain, France	25,000	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–0	Oct 2017	ITF Toowoomba, Australia	25,000	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Naiktha Bains Abigail Tere-Apisah	7–5, 7–5
Loss	4–1	Oct 2017	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Yukina Saigo	Miyabi Inoue Kotomi Takahata	3–6, 5–7
Win	5–1	May 2018	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Chisa Hosonuma Kanako Morisaki	6–0, 6–3
Win	6–1	Jul 2018	ITF Denain, France	25,000	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno	0–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss	6–2	Sep 2018	ITF Nanao, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Kanako Morisaki Megumi Nishimoto	2–6, 3–6
Loss	6–3	Oct 2018	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Erina Hayashi Miharu Imanishi	5–7, 4–6
Loss	6–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Erika Sema Anna Sisková	6–1, 4–6, ret.
Win	7–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Barbora Matúšová Anastasia Zolotareva	6–1, 6–2
Win	8–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Alicia Barnett Yuriko Lily Miyazaki	6–4, 6–1

External links

• Ayano Shimizu at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ayano Shimizu at the International Tennis Federation