Saki Imamura (今村 咲, Imamura Saki, born 6 April 2002) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]

Saki Imamura
今村 咲
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)
Kyoto, Japan
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$55,804
Singles
Career record122–85 (58.9%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 405 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 442 (1 July 2024)
Doubles
Career record93–46 (66.9%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 255 (17 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 254 (1 July 2024)
Last updated on: 30 June 2024.

Imamura has a career-high singles ranking of 405 by the WTA, achieved on 6 May 2024, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 254, achieved on 1 July 2024.[2]

In 2023, Imamura won her first major ITF title with her Japanese partner Erina Hayashi at the $40k tournament in Bhopal, India. The Japanese duo defeated Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Ekaterina Reyngold in the final.[3][4]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
W15 tournaments (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Valeria Bhunu 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard   Stacey Fung 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard   Stacey Fung 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Priska Madelyn Nugroho 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–4 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Jennifer Luikham 6–1, 6–1
Win 2–4 Feb 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W15 Hard   Yao Xinxin 7–6(7), 7–5
Win 3–4 Feb 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W15 Hard   Yuan Chengyiyi 6–2, 6–7(4), 6–2
Loss 3–5 Jun 2024 ITF Hong Kong, Hong Kong W15 Hard   Priska Nugroho 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
W40/50 tournaments (2–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–2)
W15 tournaments (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Shin Ji-ho   Mariana Dražić
  Sabina Sharipova
7–6(1), 4–6, [0–10]
Loss 0–2 Mar 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Mei Hasegawa   Linda Klimovičová
  Dominika Šalková
1–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard   Tsao Chia-yi   Melissa Morales
  Kirsten-Andrea Weedon
6–3, 6–1
Win 2–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard   Miho Kuramochi   Kariann Pierre-Louis
  Kelly Williford
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 3–2 Jun 2022 ITF Gurugram, India W25 Hard   Priska Madelyn Nugroho   Momoko Kobori
  Misaki Matsuda
6–4, 7–5
Win 4–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Priska Madelyn Nugroho   Nina Radovanovic
  Yao Xinxin
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Priska Madelyn Nugroho   Yasmine Mansouri
  Naho Sato
6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Honoka Kobayashi   Li Zongyu
  Mia Repac
3–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Win 7–2 Nov 2022 ITF Yokohama, Japan W15 Hard   Naho Sato   Han Na-lae
  Mai Hontama
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 8–2 Jan 2023 ITF Bhopal, India W40 Hard   Erina Hayashi   Ekaterina Makarova
  Ekaterina Reyngold
6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss 8–3 Apr 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W25 Hard   Naho Sato   Arianne Hartono
  Priscilla Hon
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 8–4 Aug 2023 ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom W25 Hard   Erina Hayashi   Destanee Aiava
  Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 3–6
Win 9–4 Dec 2023 ITF Solapur, India W25 Hard   Hiromi Abe   Funa Kozaki
  Misaki Matsuda
6–3, 6–1
Loss 9–5 Jan 2024 ITF Indore, India W50 Hard   Mana Kawamura   Jessie Aney
  Lena Papadakis
6–2, 0–6, [7–10]
Win 10–5 Mar 2024 ITF Kōfu, Japan W50 Hard   Erina Hayashi   Rutuja Bhosale
  Ankita Raina
6–3, 7–5
Win 11–5 Jun 2024 ITF Hong Kong, Hong Kong W15 Hard   Hiromi Abe   Dang Yiming
  Anastasia Zolotareva
6–4, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "Dunlop Tennis Saki Imamura". sports.dunlop.co.jp.
  2. ^ "Saki Imamura". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Indian sports news wrap, January 21". sportstar.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "ITF $40k Women's Tennis Tournament 2023: Joanne Zugar, Anastasia Tikhonova in final". www.freepressjournal.in.
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