Ayano Shimizu

Ayano Shimizu
清水綾乃
	Shimizu at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	11 April 1998 (age 26); Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$235,910
Singles
Career record	227–148 (60.5%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 175 (13 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 316 (5 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2019)
French Open	Q2 (2019)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2018)
US Open	Q2 (2018, 2019)
Doubles
Career record	120–89 (57.4%)
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 145 (8 October 2018)
Current ranking	No. 200 (5 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2016)
French Open Junior	1R (2016)
	Last updated on: 5 February 2024.

Ayano Shimizu (清水綾乃, Shimizu Ayano, born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player.

Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved in May 2019, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 145, set in October 2018. Shimizu has won six singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (4–3)
W10 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Carpet (5–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2016	ITF Hong Kong	W10	Hard	Tang Haochen	1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Sep 2016	ITF Noto, Japan	W25	Carpet	Shiho Akita	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	May 2017	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	W25	Carpet	Junri Namigata	0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	3–1	Oct 2017	ITF Makinohara, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–1	May 2018	Kurume Cup, Japan	W60	Carpet	Abbie Myers	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–1	Sep 2018	ITF Nanao, Japan	W25	Carpet	Mai Hontama	6–3, 6–1
Win	6–1	Oct 2018	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	W25	Carpet	Mana Ayukawa	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–2	Sep 2019	ITF Nanao, Japan	W25	Carpet	Junri Namigata	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	6–3	Oct 2023	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	W25	Carpet	Joanna Garland	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	6–4	Nov 2023	Yokohama Challenger, Japan	W40	Hard	Aliona Falei	3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (0–2)
W40 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (6–3)
W10/15 tournaments (3–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (3–0)
Carpet (1–3)
Grass (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2016	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	W10	Hard	Jessy Rompies	Hong Seung-yeon Kang Seo-kyung	6–2, 7–5
Win	2–0	Jun 2017	Open Montpellier, France	W25+H	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Laura Pigossi Victoria Rodriguez	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	3–0	Jul 2017	Open Denain, France	W25	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–0	Oct 2017	ITF Toowoomba, Australia	W25	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Naiktha Bains Abigail Tere-Apisah	7–5, 7–5
Loss	4–1	Oct 2017	ITF Makinohara, Japan	W25	Carpet	Yukina Saigo	Miyabi Inoue Kotomi Takahata	3–6, 5–7
Win	5–1	May 2018	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Chisa Hosonuma Kanako Morisaki	6–0, 6–3
Win	6–1	Jul 2018	Open Denain, France	W25	Clay	Momoko Kobori	Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno	0–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss	6–2	Sep 2018	ITF Nanao, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Kanako Morisaki Megumi Nishimoto	2–6, 3–6
Loss	6–3	Oct 2018	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	W25	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	Erina Hayashi Miharu Imanishi	5–7, 4–6
Loss	6–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Mana Ayukawa	Erika Sema Anna Sisková	6–1, 4–6, ret.
Win	7–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Barbora Matúšová Anastasia Zolotareva	6–1, 6–2
Win	8–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Alicia Barnett Yuriko Miyazaki	6–4, 6–1
Win	9–4	May 2023	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	W25	Grass	Momoko Kobori	Talia Gibson Akari Inoue	3–6, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, [10–5]
Win	10–4	Aug 2023	ITF Hong Kong	W40	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Erika Sema Aoi Ito	3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss	10–5	Oct 2023	Sydney Challenger, Australia	W60	Hard	Kyōka Okamura	Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis	0–6, 0–6
Loss	10–6	Nov 2023	Takasaki Open, Japan	W100	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss	10–7	Jan 2024	Burnie International, Australia	W60	Hard	Kyōka Okamura	Paige Hourigan Erin Routliffe	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6