Himeno Sakatsume
Sakatsume at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001
Niigata Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 163,548
Singles
Career record143–90 (61.4%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 164 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 184 (11 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record41–45 (47.7%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 504 (3 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 569 (11 September 2023)
Team competitions
BJK Cup2–0 (100%)
Last updated on: 16 September 2023.

Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno, born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.

Sakatsume has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 164, achieved on 12 June 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 504, set on 3 April 2023.[2]

Career

Sakatsume made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Championnats de Granby, after entering the singles tournament as a lucky loser.

She made her debut for the Japan Billie Jean King Cup team on 13th April 2023 in a tie against Uzbekistan. She beat Sabrina Olimjanova and registered her first BJK Cup win.

She made her WTA 500 debut in her homeland at the 2023 Toray Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Pan Pacific Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] A PO 0 / 0 2–0 100%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 Career total: 3
Overall win–loss 0–1 3–2 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 2] 294 $167,468

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 ITF Kyoto, Japan 15,000 Hard Japan Haruna Arakawa 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Dec 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 15,000 Hard Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova 7–6(3), 5–7, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 6–4, 7–5
Win 4–0 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi 7–5, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Aug 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Japan Ayumi Koshiishi 3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 4–2 Jul 2022 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 100,000 Clay Canada Carol Zhao 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Mar 2023 ITF Toronto, Canada 25,000 Hard Canada Katherine Sebov 4–6, 6–7
Loss 4–4 Mar 2023 ITF Fredericton, Canada 25,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 May 2023 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 80,000 Hard United Kingdom Katie Boulter 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2020 ITF Porto, Portugal 15,000 Hard Spain Julia Payola Brazil Carolina Alves
Spain Marina Bassols Ribera		 3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Japan Sakura Hosogi United States Emma Davis
United States Lauren Proctor		 7–5, 2–6, [10–8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ↑ 2018: WTA ranking–696,
    2019: WTA ranking–736,
    2020: WTA ranking–646,
    2021: WTA ranking–598.

References

  1. 1 2 "坂詰姫野". TennisTribe.JP. 2023-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Himeno Sakatsume | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
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