Himeno Sakatsume

Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno, born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.

Himeno Sakatsume

Sakatsume at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$255,071
Singles
Career record	195–130
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 164 (12 June 2023)
Current ranking	No. 270 (17 March 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2024)
French Open	Q1 (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2023)
US Open	Q3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record	55–61
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 355 (3 March 2025)
Current ranking	No. 360 (17 March 2025)
Team competitions
BJK Cup	2–0
Last updated on: 17 March 2025.

Sakatsume has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 164, achieved on 12 June 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 355, set on 3 March 2025.

Career

Sakatsume made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Championnats de Granby, after entering the singles tournament as a lucky loser, but was defeated by Jasmine Paolini in the first round.

She made her debut for the Japan Billie Jean King Cup team on 13 April 2023 in a tie against Uzbekistan. She beat Sabrina Olimjanova and registered her first BJK Cup win.

Having made it through qualifying, Sakatsume reached the second round at the Japan Women's Open with a win over Alexandra Eala, before losing to third seed Wang Xinyu.

She made her WTA 500 debut at the 2023 Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser, suffering a first round defeat to Linda Nosková.

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

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; (NTI) not a Tier I 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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	A	Q3	A	0 / 0	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup	A	PO		0 / 0	2–0
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	2		Career total: 3
Overall win–loss	0–1	3–2	0–0	0 / 3	3–3
Year-end ranking	294	178		$205,961

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend W100 tournaments W80 tournaments W60/75 tournaments W40/50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–7) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2018	ITF Kyoto, Japan	W15	Hard	Haruna Arakawa	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win	2–0	Dec 2019	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	W15	Hard	Nigina Abduraimova	7–6(3), 5–7, 6–1
Win	3–0	May 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Sakura Hosogi	6–4, 7–5
Win	4–0	Jun 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Sakura Hosogi	7–5, 7–5
Loss	4–1	Aug 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Ayumi Koshiishi	3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss	4–2	Jul 2022	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	W100	Clay	Carol Zhao	6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–3	Mar 2023	ITF Toronto, Canada	W25	Hard (i)	Katherine Sebov	4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss	4–4	Mar 2023	ITF Fredericton, Canada	W25	Hard (i)	Gabriela Knutson	4–6, 4–6
Win	5–4	May 2023	Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan	W80	Hard	Katie Boulter	7–5, 6–3
Win	6–4	Jun 2024	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	W35	Hard	Kyoka Okamura	6–4, 6–0
Loss	6–5	Oct 2024	City of Playford Tennis International, Australia	W75	Hard	Maddison Inglis	6–7(7), 7–5, 1–6
Loss	6–6	Nov 2024	ITF Caloundra, Australia	W50	Hard	Priscilla Hon	4–6, 5–7
Loss	6–7	Mar 2025	ITF Kyoto, Japan	W50	Hard (i)	Sara Saito	4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss	6–8	Mar 2025	Kōfu International Open, Japan	W50	Hard	Haruka Kaji	6–7(2), 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)

Legend W100 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2020	Porto Open, Portugal	W15	Hard	Júlia Payola	Carolina Alves Marina Bassols Ribera	3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	1–1	Jun 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Sakura Hosogi	Emma Davis Lauren Proctor	7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	1–2	May 2024	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	W100	Clay	Anita Wagner	Laura Pigossi Samantha Murray Sharan	5–7, 2–6
Loss	1–3	Sep 2024	ITF Redding, United States	W35	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	Ayana Akli Eryn Cayetano	2–6, 2–6

External links

• Himeno Sakatsume at the Women's Tennis Association
• Himeno Sakatsume at the International Tennis Federation
• Himeno Sakatsume at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)