Junri Namigata

Namigata at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Native name	波形純理
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Saitama, Japan
Born	(1982-07-05) 5 July 1982 (age 41) Koshigaya, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2005
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
College	Waseda University
Coach	Toshihisa Tsuchihashi[1]
Prize money	US$639,251
Singles
Career record	495–411 (54.6%)
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 105 (28 February 2011)
Current ranking	No. 739 (25 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2011)
French Open	1R (2011)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2010, 2011)
US Open	Q3 (2006, 2010)
Doubles
Career record	336–231 (59.3%)
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger, 25 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 101 (25 May 2015)
Current ranking	No. 387 (25 September 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2017)
Wimbledon	1R (2008)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	5–0
Last updated on: 26 September 2023.

Junri Namigata (波形 純理, Namigata Junri, born 5 July 1982) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached in February 2011.^[2] Her career-high doubles ranking is 101, achieved May 2015.^[2]

Early life and amateur career

Namigata was born in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture and started playing tennis when she was six years old. She completed elementary school at a school in Koshigaya and won a regional tournament when in the third grade.^[3] She attended Fujimura Girls' Junior High School and Horikoshi High School in Tokyo.^[1] In September 1997, when still in junior high school, she made her first appearance in an ITF doubles tournament.^[4] In her first year of high school,^[3] she reached the round of 16 at the All Japan Tennis Championship^[5] and won the All Japan Junior Championship title in her final year of high school.^[3] She enrolled in the School of Social Sciences at Waseda University and in 2001 won the intercollegiate doubles title, was runner-up in the singles title, and was a member of the Waseda team that took out the team event.^[3] In 2004, she won the intercollegiate singles title^[3] and also won her first ITF doubles titles in October.^[4]

Professional career

Namigata turned professional in August 2005,^[1] after graduating from Waseda in April of the same year. Her goal was to finish her first year as a professional ranked in the top 200;^[3] she finished 2006 ranked 162 in singles.^[2] The first of her six singles titles came in July 2007.

In July 2014, Namigata won her first WTA event, the doubles tournament of the inaugural Jiangxi International Open, partnering with Chuang Chia-jung.^[6] 2014 was the most successful year of her career thus far, winning three doubles titles and her first singles title on the ITF Circuit since 2010.^[2] She finished the year ranked 196 in singles and 145 in doubles, returning to the top 200 in each category for the first time since 2011.^[2]

Grand Slam appearances

In singles, Namigata has qualified for two major tournaments so far. At the 2011 Australian Open, she lost to Canadian Rebecca Marino in the first round.^[7] Later in the year, at the French Open, she lost in the first round to Aleksandra Wozniak.^[8]

In doubles, she qualified for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships with fellow Japanese player Ayumi Morita, losing in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova and Selima Sfar.^[4]

In 2017, Namigata and Chan Chin-wei received wildcard entry into the Australian Open, losing in the first round to Tatjana Maria and Pauline Parmentier.^[9]

Fed Cup

Namigata represented Japan in the Asia/Oceania group of the 2011 Fed Cup.^[10]

WTA Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2007	Bangkok Open, Thailand	Tier III[a]	Hard	Ayumi Morita	Sun Tiantian Yan Zi	w/o

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2014	Jiangxi International, China	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan	7–6(7–4), 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 23 (7 titles, 16 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2004	ITF Inchon, South Korea	10,000	Hard	Lee Eun-jeong	0–6, 6–3, 0–6
Loss	0–2	May 2006	ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	25,000	Hard	Katarína Kachlíková	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Jul 2007	ITF Miyazaki, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Zhang Shuai	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1–3	Oct 2007	ITF Hamanako, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Yanina Wickmayer	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1–4	Apr 2009	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Elena Baltacha	3–6, 1–6
Win	2–4	May 2009	ITF Gunma, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Hsu Wen-hsin	6–1, 6–1
Win	3–4	Jul 2009	ITF Miyazaki, Japan	10,000	Carpet	Shiho Akita	7–6(6), 6–2
Loss	3–5	Aug 2009	ITF Obihiro, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Kurumi Nara	6–7(4), 6–4, 4–6
Win	4–5	May 2010	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Nikola Hofmanova	6–1, 6–2
Loss	4–6	May 2010	ITF Kusatsu, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Akiko Yonemura	4–6, 6–7(4)
Win	5–6	Aug 2010	Beijing Challenger, China	75,000	Hard	Zhang Shuai	7–6(3), 6–2
Loss	5–6	Nov 2010	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	75,000	Carpet (i)	Misaki Doi	7–5, 6–2
Loss	5–8	Oct 2011	ITF Hamanako, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Karolína Plíšková	2–6, 6–7(4)
Loss	5–9	May 2012	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	Marta Sirotkina	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	5–10	May 2013	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	Eri Hozumi	6–7(5), 3–6
Loss	5–11	Jun 2014	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Hong Hyun-hui	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	5–12	Jun 2014	ITF Kashiwa, Japan	10,000	Hard	Riko Sawayanagi	4–6, 6–7(5)
Win	6–12	Aug 2014	ITF Tsukuba, Japan	25,000	Hard	Chang Kai-chen	6–0, 7–6(3)
Loss	6–13	Oct 2014	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Riko Sawayanagi	6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	6–14	May 2017	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Ayano Shimizu	6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	6–15	Sep 2017	ITF Nanao, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Carol Zhao	3–6, 2–6
Loss	6–16	Oct 2018	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Momoko Kobori	2–6, 3–6
Win	7–16	Sep 2019	ITF Nanao, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Ayano Shimizu	7–6(5), 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 52 (25 titles, 27 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2004	ITF Tokyo, Japan	10,000	Hard	Kumiko Iijima	Maki Arai Akiko Yonemura	6–3, 6–1
Win	2–0	Jul 2005	ITF Hamilton, Canada	25,000	Clay	Kumiko Iijima	Lauren Barnikow Lauren Breadmore	6–7(4), 6–2, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Jul 2005	Lexington Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	Kumiko Iijima	Vilmarie Castellvi Samantha Reeves	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2–2	Feb 2006	ITF Sydney, Australia	25,000	Hard	Ayumi Morita	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	2–6, 1–6
Win	3–2	May 2006	ITF Nagano, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Kumiko Iijima	Remi Tezuka Tomoko Yonemura	6–3, 7–6(3)
Win	4–2	Aug 2006	ITF Tokachi, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Kumiko Iijima	Shiho Hisamatsu Remi Tezuka	7–5, 6–4
Win	5–2	Sep 2006	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	25,000	Hard	Kumiko Iijima	Natsumi Hamamura Ayaka Maekawa	6–7(4), 6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–3	Apr 2007	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Yurika Sema	Eva Hrdinová Michaela Paštíková	6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Loss	5–4	May 2007	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Rika Fujiwara	Ayumi Morita Akiko Yonemura	2–6, 2–6
Win	6–4	Jul 2007	ITF Nagoya, Japan	25,000	Hard	Akiko Yonemura	Chang Kyung-mi Kim Jin-hee	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win	7–4	Aug 2007	ITF Obihiro, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Kumiko Iijima	Ayumi Morita Akiko Yonemura	7–6(3), 6–0
Win	8–4	Sep 2007	ITF Tokyo, Japan	50,000	Hard	Rika Fujiwara	Kumiko Iijima Akiko Yonemura	3–6, 7–6(4), [10–5]
Loss	8–5	Aug 2008	Vancouver Open, Canada	50,000	Hard	Christina Fusano	Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz	7–6(4), 1–6, [5–10]
Win	9–5	Oct 2008	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Natsumi Hamamura	Chae Kyung-yee Han Xinyun	7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss	9–6	Oct 2008	ITF Hamanako, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Akiko Yonemura	Kanae Hisami Yurina Koshino	5–7, 4–6
Loss	9–7	May 2009	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Ayaka Maekawa	Akiko Yonemura Tomoko Yonemura	2–6, 7–6(3), [3–10]
Win	10–7	May 2009	ITF Nagano, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Akiko Yonemura	Tomoyo Takagishi Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–1, 6–4
Loss	10–8	Apr 2010	ITF Incheon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Misaki Doi	Irina-Camelia Begu Erika Sema	0–6, 6–7(8)
Loss	10–9	Apr 2010	ITF Gimhae, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Misaki Doi	Chang Kyung-mi Lee Jin-a	6–1, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss	10–10	Apr 2010	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Misaki Doi	Chang Kyung-mi Lee Jin-a	7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	10–11	May 2011	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Aiko Nakamura	Shuko Aoyama Rika Fujiwara	6–7(3), 0–6
Loss	10–12	Oct 2011	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Akiko Yonemura	Shuko Aoyama Kotomi Takahata	2–6, 5–7
Loss	10–13	Mar 2012	ITF Ipswich, Australia	25,000	Clay	Shuko Aoyama	Monique Adamczak Sandra Zaniewska	5–7, 4–6
Win	11–13	Apr 2012	ITF Bundaberg, Australia	25,000	Clay	Shuko Aoyama	Sacha Jones Sally Peers	6–1, 7–5
Win	12–13	Jul 2012	ITF Middelburg, Netherlands	25,000	Clay	Yurika Sema	Bernice van de Velde Angelique van der Meet	6–3, 6–1
Loss	12–14	Apr 2013	ITF Wenshan, China	50,000	Hard	Rika Fujiwara	Miki Miyamura Varatchaya Wongteanchai	5–7, 3–6
Win	13–14	May 2013	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Erika Sema	Rika Fujiwara Akiko Omae	7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	14–14	Oct 2013	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	25,000	Grass	Shuko Aoyama	Belinda Bencic Sofia Shapatava	6–4, 6–3
Win	15–14	Mar 2014	ITF Nishitama, Japan	10,000	Hard	Akiko Yonemura	Choi Ji-hee Akari Inoue	6–2, 6–4
Loss	15–15	May 2014	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Grass	Akiko Yonemura	Jarmila Gajdošová Arina Rodionova	4–6, 2–6
Win	16–15	May 2014	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	Akiko Yonemura	Kanae Hisami Chiaki Okadaue	6–2, 7–5
Win	17–15	May 2014	ITF Changwon, Korea	25,000	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Lee Ye-ra Kim So-jung	7–6(5), 6–0
Loss	17–16	Nov 2014	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	75,000	Carpet (i)	Shuko Aoyama	Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	3–6, 5–7
Loss	17–17	Feb 2015	Burnie International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Han Xinyun	Irina Falconi Petra Martić	2–6, 4–6
Win	18–17	Feb 2015	Launceston International, Australia	50,000	Hard	Han Xinyun	Wang Yafan Yang Zhaoxuan	6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss	18–18	Mar 2015	ITF Quanzhou, China	50,000	Hard	Hiroko Kuwata	Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	3–6, 7–6(2), [2–10]
Loss	18–19	May 2015	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Carpet	Eri Hozumi	Naomi Broady Kristýna Plíšková	3–6, 4–6
Loss	18–20	May 2015	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Grass	Eri Hozumi	Makoto Ninomiya Riko Sawayanagi	6–7(10), 3–6
Win	19–20	Feb 2017	ITF Perth, Australia	25,000	Hard	Riko Sawayanagi	Irina Bara Prarthana Thombare	7–6(5), 4–6, [11–9]
Win	20–20	Feb 2017	ITF Perth, Australia	25,000	Hard	Riko Sawayanagi	Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska	4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	21–20	May 2017	Fukuoka International, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Kotomi Takahata	Erina Hayashi Robu Kajitani	6–0, 6–7(3), [10–7]
Loss	21–21	Nov 2017	ITF Tokyo Open, Japan	100,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Yuki Naito Rika Fujiwara	1–6, 3–6
Win	22–21	Nov 2017	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	60,000	Carpet (i)	Ksenia Lykina	Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech	3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss	22–22	Jan 2018	Playford International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Erika Sema	Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva	6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss	22–23	June 2018	ITF Singapore	25,000	Hard	Miyabi Inoue	Zoe Hives Olivia Tjandramulia	4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win	23–23	Jun 2019	ITF Hong Kong	25,000	Hard	Abigail Tere-Apisah	Erina Hayashi Momoko Kobori	6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Win	24–23	Jun 2019	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	25,000	Hard	Haruka Kaji	Beatrice Gumulya Jessy Rompies	6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	25–23	Jul 2019	Challenger de Granby, Canada	80,000	Hard	Haruka Kaji	Quinn Gleason Ingrid Neel	7–6(5), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss	25–24	Nov 2019	ITF Tokyo Open, Japan	100,000	Hard	Haruka Kaji	Choi Ji-hee Han Na-lae	3–6, 3–6
Loss	25–25	Sep 2022	ITF Yeongwol, South Korea	15,000	Hard	Riko Sawayanagi	Back Da-yeon Lee Eun-hye	5–7, 6–3, [11–13]
Loss	25–26	Nov 2022	ITF Tokyo Open, Japan	60,000	Hard (i)	Mai Hontama	Hsieh Yu-chieh Jessy Rompies	4–6, 3–6
Loss	25–27	May 2023	ITF Kurume, Japan	60,000	Grass	Funa Kozaki	Talia Gibson Yafan Wang	3–6, 3–6