Shuko Aoyama

Shuko Aoyama (青山 修子, Aoyama Shūko, born December 19, 1987) is a Japanese tennis player.

The native form of this personal name is Aoyama Shūko. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Shuko Aoyama
Aoyama at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987
Osaka, Japan
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,698,975
Singles
Career record230–199 (53.6%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 182 (9 February 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2015)
French OpenQ1 (2015)
US OpenQ2 (2016)
Doubles
Career record424–251 (62.8%)
Career titles17 WTA, 30 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 5 (15 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 5 (15 November 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2022)
French OpenQF (2020)
WimbledonSF (2013, 2021)
US Open3R (2017, 2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2021)
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–4 (76.5%)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's tennis
Asian Games
2014 IncheonMixed Doubles
Last updated on: 22 November 2021.
Shuko Aoyama at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

Aoyama became a professional tennis player after graduating from Waseda University. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 182 on 9 February 2015 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 5 on 15 November 2021. She has predominantly played doubles and has won 17 doubles titles on the WTA Tour,[2] having had her most successful Grand Slam appearances at Wimbledon after reaching the semifinals at the 2013[3] and 2021 tournaments. She has also won four singles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Personal life and background

Aoyama started playing tennis at age 9. Her favorite surface is grass. She studied at Waseda University in Japan.[4]

Professional career

2007–12: First steps, first WTA title in doubles

Aoyama made her ITF Women's Circuit debut in the doubles event at Gifu in 2007. In March 2009, she won her first ITF title at the $10K Kōfu doubles event. In June 2010, she won her first singles ITF title at the $10K Tokyo event. In October 2010 at the Japan Open, she made her debut at a WTA Tour main-draw event. She failed to qualify in singles and had more success in doubles, reaching her first WTA final. In late November 2010, she won the $75K Toyota doubles event. In June 2011, she made her WTA singles debut at the Birmingham Classic as a qualifier. At the 2011 Wimbledon she made her Grand Slam debut in doubles. At the 2012 Citi Open in September, she won her first WTA title in doubles. In September 2012 she won the $100K Ningbo. During the 2012 season, she also won two $50K events, the Lexington and the Bronx.

2013–16: More success in doubles, Wimbledon semifinalist

As time passed, Aoyama became mainly a doubles player, playing in doubles events preferentially to singles. She made a strong start to the 2013 season reaching the semifinal in the first week of January at the Shenzhen Open. Soon after, she won her first Grand Slam match at the Australian Open, but then lost in the second round playing with Irina Falconi. In March she won the Malaysian Open with Chang Kai-chen. Later she also had strong start to the grass-season, reaching the semifinal at the Rosmalen Championships. She achieved more success at the Wimbledon, where she and Chanelle Scheepers reached the semifinal. This was her first significant Grand Slam result.[5] In the semifinal-match they lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai. In September she won the Citi Open for the second year in a row. At the end of the year she reached the semifinal of the Korea Open and won the $75K Toyota.

During the next three seasons she did not have as good performances as in the 2013 season. In 2014, in singles, her only significant result came at the end of the year, when she reached the final of the $75K Toyota but lost to An-Sophie Mestach. In doubles she won the Citi Open for the third year in a row, and later in October she won the Japan Women's Open. During the year, she also had success on the ITF Women's Circuit. In May she won the $50K Fukuoka with Eri Hozumi, and later finished as runner-up at both the $50K Lexington and the $75K Toyota. In the first week of the 2015 season she reached the final at the Auckland Open playing with Renata Voráčová, they lost to Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. A month later, she reached the final at the Thailand Open with Tamarine Tanasugarn. She then did not made any significant results until September. She then reached semifinal of the Korea Open, and later she won two $100K events, Nanjing and Tokyo. During 2016, she won one WTA doubles title at the Japan Open, and finished runner-ups at the Nuremberg Cup, Washington Open and Jiangxi Open. She also won three $50K events, in Quanzhou, Shenzen and Wuhan.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (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.

Doubles

Current through the 2022 Miami Open.

Tournament 201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 2022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R QF SF 0 / 10 12–10 55%
French Open A A A 1R 2R 1R A 1R 1R 1R QF 2R 0 / 8 5–8 38%
Wimbledon A 1R Q2 SF 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R NH SF 0 / 9 14–9 61%
US Open A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 10 7–10 41%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–0 5–4 3–4 0–4 1–3 3–4 4–4 3–4 5–3 10–4 4–1 0 / 37 38–37 51%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ NH SF 0 / 1 2–2 50%
WTA Elite Trophy DNQ F DNQ NH 0 / 1 1–2 33%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open A A A 2R A A A A 1R 1R 1R A SF 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Indian Wells Open A A A A 1R 1R A QF 2R 1R NH SF 1R 0 / 7 6–7 46%
Miami Open A A A A A 1R A 2R 2R 2R NH W 1R 1 / 6 7–5 58%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A 1R 2R NH 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Italian Open A A A 1R A 2R A 1R 1R QF SF SF 0 / 7 8–7 53%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A 1R QF 2R NH 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Cincinnati Open A A A 1R A A A 2R 2R 1R 2R QF 0 / 6 4–6 40%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open A A A A A A A F SF 1R NH 0 / 3 6–3 67%
China Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R SF NH 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 7 6 19 14 13 15 23 27 29 11 21 7 Career total: 193
Titles 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 5 0 Career total: 17
Finals 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 1 5 0 Career total: 27
Overall win–loss 3–1 6–7 6–5 21–18 15–12 12–13 17–14 24–21 18–28 36–26 17–10 39–17 9–7 17 / 193 223–179 55%
Win % 75% 46% 55% 54% 56% 48% 55% 53% 39% 58% 63% 70% 56% Career total: 55%
Year-end ranking 178 90 87 34 50 70 50 29 42 26 22 5

Significant finals

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Hard (i) Lidziya Marozava Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok		 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 Wuhan Open Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis		 6–7(5), 6–3, [4–10]
Win 2021 Miami Open Hard Ena Shibahara Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani		 6–2, 7–5

WTA career finals

Doubles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend
WTA Elite Trophy (0–1)
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (1–1)
Premier / WTA 500 (5–1)
International / WTA 250 (11–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–9)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2010 Japan Open, Japan International Hard Rika Fujiwara Chang Kai-chen
Lilia Osterloh		 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2012 Washington Open, U.S. International Hard Chang Kai-chen Irina Falconi
Chanelle Scheepers		 7–5, 6–2
Win 2–1 Mar 2013 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard Chang Kai-chen Janette Husárová
Zhang Shuai		 6–7(4), 7–6(4), [14–12]
Win 3–1 Aug 2013 Washington Open, U.S. (2) International Hard Vera Dushevina Eugenie Bouchard
Taylor Townsend		 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–1 Aug 2014 Washington Open, U.S. (3) International Hard Gabriela Dabrowski Hiroko Kuwata
Kurumi Nara		 6–1, 6–2
Win 5–1 Oct 2014 Japan Open, Japan International Hard Renata Voráčová Lara Arruabarrena
Tatjana Maria		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Jan 2015 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Renata Voráčová Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 5–3 Feb 2015 Pattaya Open, Thailand International Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan		 6–2, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss 5–4 May 2016 Nuremberg Cup, Germany International Clay Renata Voráčová Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–5 Jul 2016 Washington Open, U.S. International Hard Risa Ozaki Monica Niculescu
Yanina Wickmayer		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–6 Aug 2016 Jiangxi Open, China International Hard Makoto Ninomiya Liang Chen
Lu Jingjing		 6–3, 6–7(2), [11–13]
Win 6–6 Sep 2016 Japan Open, Japan (2) International Hard Makoto Ninomiya Jocelyn Rae
Anna Smith		 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–6 Aug 2017 Washington Open, U.S. (4) International Hard Renata Voráčová Eugenie Bouchard
Sloane Stephens		 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–6 Sep 2017 Japan Open, Japan (3) International Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders		 6–0, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 8–7 Sep 2017 Wuhan Open, China Premier 5 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis		 6–7(5), 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 8–8 Oct 2018 Hong Kong Open, China S.A.R. International Hard Lidziya Marozava Samantha Stosur
Zhang Shuai		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–9 Nov 2018 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Hard (i) Lidziya Marozava Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok		 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 9–9 Jun 2019 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands International Grass Aleksandra Krunić Lesley Kerkhove
Bibiane Schoofs		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 9–10 Aug 2019 Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. Premier Hard Ena Shibahara Nicole Melichar
Květa Peschke		 4–6, 4–6
Win 10–10 Oct 2019 Tianjin Open, China International Hard Ena Shibahara Nao Hibino
Miyu Kato		 6–3, 7–5
Win 11–10 Oct 2019 Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier Hard (i) Ena Shibahara Kirsten Flipkens
Bethanie Mattek-Sands		 6–2, 6–1
Win 12–10 Feb 2020 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia Premier Hard (i) Ena Shibahara Kaitlyn Christian
Alexa Guarachi		 4–6, 6–0, [10–3]
Win 13–10 Jan 2021 Abu Dhabi Open, UAE WTA 500 Hard Ena Shibahara Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani		 7–6(5), 6–4
Win 14–10 Feb 2021 Yarra Valley Classic, Australia WTA 500 Hard Ena Shibahara Anna Kalinskaya
Viktória Kužmová		 6–3, 6–4
Win 15–10 Apr 2021 Miami Open, U.S. WTA 1000 Hard Ena Shibahara Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani		 6–2, 7–5
Win 16–10 Jun 2021 Eastbourne International, U.K. WTA 500 Grass Ena Shibahara Nicole Melichar
Demi Schuurs		 6–1, 6–4
Win 17–10 Aug 2021 Cleveland Open, U.S. WTA 250 Hard Ena Shibahara Christina McHale
Sania Mirza		 7–5, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2010 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Erika Takao 7–6(3), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Apr 2012 ITF Bundaberg, Australia 25,000 Clay Sandra Zaniewska 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 2013 ITF Launceston, Australia 25,000 Hard Storm Sanders 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2013 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Eri Hozumi 7–6(7), 6–1
Loss 2–3 Feb 2014 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard Tamira Paszek 1–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 2014 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass Tatjana Maria 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2014 ITF Toyota, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) An-Sophie Mestach 1–6, 1–6
Win 3–5 Oct 2015 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Miyu Kato 6–2, 6–1
Win 4–5 Oct 2016 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Ksenia Lykina 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 39 (30 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (19–6)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (5–0)
Carpet (4–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2009 ITF Kofu, Japan 10,000 Hard Akari Inoue Maki Arai
Miki Miyamura		 7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 2–0 Jun 2010 ITF Komoro, Japan 10,000 Clay Maya Kato Kim Kun-hee
Yu Min-hwa		 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 3–0 Jun 2010 ITF Tokyo, Japan 10,000 Hard Akari Inoue Chang Kyung-mi
Yoo Mi		 7–6(3), 6–0
Loss 3–1 Sep 2010 ITF Noto, Japan 25,000 Carpet Akari Inoue Rika Fujiwara
Tamarine Tanasugarn		 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 Nov 2010 ITF Toyota, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Rika Fujiwara Irina-Camelia Begu
Mădălina Gojnea		 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–1 Jan 2011 ITF Pingguo, China 25,000 Hard Rika Fujiwara Liu Wanting
Sun Shengnan		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Feb 2011 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, U.S. 25,000 Hard Remi Tezuka Julie Ditty
Mervana Jugić-Salkić		 0–6, 2–6
Win 6–2 Feb 2011 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard Remi Tezuka Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Tetiana Luzhanska		 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–2 Mar 2011 ITF Kunming, China 25,000 Hard Rika Fujiwara Irina Buryachok
Veronika Kapshay		 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–2 Apr 2011 ITF Wenshan, China 50,000 Hard (i) Rika Fujiwara Liang Chen
Tian Ran		 6–4, 6–0
Win 9–2 May 2011 ITF Fukuoka, Japan 50,000 Grass Rika Fujiwara Aiko Nakamura
Junri Namigata		 7–6(3), 6–0
Win 10–2 May 2011 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Carpet Rika Fujiwara Natsumi Hamamura
Ayumi Oka		 6–4, 6–4
Win 11–2 Oct 2011 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Carpet Kotomi Takahata Junri Namigata
Akiko Yonemura		 6–2, 7–5
Win 12–2 Feb 2012 ITF Launceston, Australia 25,000 Hard Kotomi Takahata Hsieh Shu-ying
Zheng Saisai		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–3 Mar 2012 ITF Ipswich, Australia 25,000 Clay Junri Namigata Monique Adamczak
Sandra Zaniewska		 5–7, 4–6
Win 13–3 Mar 2012 ITF Bundaberg, Australia 25,000 Clay Junri Namigata Sacha Jones
Sally Peers		 6–1, 7–5
Loss 13–4 Jul 2012 ITF Waterloo, Canada 50,000 Clay Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 13–5 Jul 2012 ITF Granby, Canada 25,000 Hard Miki Miyamura Sharon Fichman
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 6–4, 5–7, [4–10]
Win 14–5 Jul 2012 ITF Lexington, United States 50,000 Hard Xu Yifan Julia Glushko
Olivia Rogowska		 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–4]
Win 15–5 Aug 2012 ITF Bronx, United States 50,000 Hard Erika Sema Eri Hozumi
Miki Miyamura		 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 16–5 Sep 2012 ITF Ningbo, China 100,000 Hard Chang Kai-chen Tetiana Luzhanska
Zheng Saisai		 6–2, 7–5
Win 17–5 Oct 2012 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Miki Miyamura Monique Adamczak
Alexa Glatch		 3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 18–5 Feb 2013 ITF Burnie, Australia 25,000 Hard Erika Sema Bojana Bobusic
Jessica Moore		 w/o
Win 19–5 Oct 2013 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Junri Namigata Belinda Bencic
Sofia Shapatava		 6–4, 6–3
Win 20–5 Nov 2013 ITF Toyota, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Misaki Doi Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya		 7–6(1), 2–6, [11–9]
Win 21–5 Feb 2014 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Sanaz Marand
Ashley Weinhold		 6–3, 7–5
Win 22–5 May 2014 ITF Fukuoka, Japan 50,000 Grass Eri Hozumi Naomi Broady
Eleni Daniilidou		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 22–6 Jul 2014 ITF Lexington, United States 50,000 Hard Keri Wong Jocelyn Rae
Anna Smith		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 22–7 Nov 2014 ITF Toyota, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i) Junri Namigata Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya		 3–6, 5–7
Win 23–7 Oct 2015 ITF Nanjing, China 100,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Chan Chin-wei
Zhang Kailin		 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–7]
Win 24–7 Nov 2015 ITF Tokyo, Japan 100,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Eri Hozumi
Kurumi Nara		 3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 25–7 Mar 2016 ITF Quanzhou, China 50,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Lu Jingjing
Zhang Yuxuan		 6–3, 6–0
Win 26–7 Apr 2016 ITF Kōfu, Japan 25,000 Hard Erina Hayashi Kanae Hisami
Kotomi Takahata		 7–5, 7–5
Win 27–7 Apr 2016 ITF Shenzhen, China 50,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Liang Chen
Wang Yafan		 7–6(5), 6–4
Win 28–7 Jul 2016 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Chang Kai-chen
Duan Yingying		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 28–8 Oct 2016 ITF Bendigo, Australia 50,000 Hard Risa Ozaki Asia Muhammad
Arina Rodionova		 4–6, 3–6
Win 29–8 Jul 2017 ITF Southsea, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Yang Zhaoxuan Viktorija Golubic
Lyudmyla Kichenok		 6–7(7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 29–9 Nov 2017 ITF Shenzhen, China 100,000 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Jacqueline Cako
Nina Stojanović		 4–6, 2–6
Win 30–9 Nov 2018 ITF Shenzhen, China 100,000 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Choi Ji-hee
Luksika Kumkhum		 6–2, 6–3

Notes

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