Rina Saigo (西郷里奈, Saigō Rina, born 17 October 2000) is a Japanese tennis player.

Rina Saigo
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 23)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$67,149
Singles
Career record148–126
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 332 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 480 (6 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record100–81
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 317 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 391 (6 May 2024)
Last updated on: 8 May 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

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Saigo 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

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
Result W-L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W40 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (5–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (2–5)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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  1. ^ "西郷里奈". TEAM 自由が丘. 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ "Rina Saigo | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
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