Rina Saigo (西郷里奈, Saigō Rina, born 17 October 2000) is a Japanese tennis player.
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Born | Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1] | 17 October 2000
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $71,679 |
Singles | |
Career record | 159–134 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 332 (22 May 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 440 (22 July 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 100–81 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 317 (26 February 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 415 (22 July 2024) |
Last updated on: 25 July 2024. |
Saigo has a career-high singles ranking of 332 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 22 May 2023. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 317, set on 26 February 2024.[2]
Career
editSaigo made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Pan Pacific Open, after qualifying for the singles main draw.
She also qualified for the 2023 Pan Pacific Open.
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 1 (title)
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Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey |
W15 | Clay | Daria Lodikova | 6–3, 6–0 |
Doubles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W15 | Hard | Miyu Nakashima | Chinatsu Shimizu Minami Shumo |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2019 | ITF Manacor, Spain | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Claudia Hoste Ferrer Rebeka Masarova |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Mar 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Barbara Gatica Rebeca Pereira |
4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Yeongwol, Korea | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Jeong Su-nam Kim Na-ri |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Svenja Ochsner Joanne Kuger |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Weronika Falkowska Martyna Kubka |
7–5, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 3–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Anna Kubareva Nika Shytkouskaya |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Isabelle Haverlag Anastasia Pribylova |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Dec 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Yasmine Mansouri Alessandra Simone |
6–0, 4–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Misaki Matsuda Riko Sawayanagi |
6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–7 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Ksenia Laskutova Misaki Matsuda |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–8 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Dia Evtimova Inês Murta |
0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–8 | Aug 2022 | ITF Danderyd, Sweden | W25 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Ashley Lahey Lisa Zaar |
2–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Loss | 5–9 | Mar 2023 | Arcadia Open, United States | W60 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Francesca Di Lorenzo Christina Rosca |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–10 | Sep 2023 | ITF Skopje, North Macedonia | W40 | Clay | Yukina Saigo | Zhibek Kulambayeva Justina Mikulskytė |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–11 | Oct 2023 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Yukina Saigo | Hiromi Abe Anri Nagata |
6–1, 5–7, [8–10] |
Win | 6–11 | Feb 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yukina Saigo | Selina Dal Judith Visscher |
6–3, 7–5 |
References
edit- ^ "西郷里奈". TEAM 自由が丘. 2023-03-07.
- ^ "Rina Saigo | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
External links
edit- Rina Saigo at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rina Saigo at the International Tennis Federation
- Rina Saigo Official Blog (in Japanese)