Saki Imamura
今村 咲
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 21)
Kyoto, Japan
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand & forehand)
Prize money$41,410
Singles
Career record94–70 (57.3%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 456 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 475 (1 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record68–35 (66.0%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 262 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 277 (1 January 2024)
Last updated on: 1 January 2024.

Saki Imamura (今村 咲, Imamura Saki, born 06 April 2002) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]

Imamura has a career-high singles ranking of 456 by the WTA, achieved on 26 June 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 262, achieved on 22 May 2023.[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

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Zimbabwe Valeria Bhunu 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Canada Stacey Fung 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Canada Stacey Fung 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho 0–6, 3–6
Win 1–4 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard India Jennifer Luikham 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–2)
$15,000 tournaments (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard South Korea Shin Ji-ho Croatia Mariana Dražić
Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova
7–6(1), 4–6, [0–10]
Loss 0–2 Mar 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Japan Mei Hasegawa Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová
Czech Republic Dominika Šalková
1–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi Guatemala Melissa Morales
Guatemala Kirsten-Andrea Weedon
6–3, 6–1
Win 2–2 May 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Indonesia Miho Kuramochi United States Kariann Pierre-Louis
Dominican Republic Kelly Williford
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 3–2 Jun 2022 ITF Gurugram, India 25,000 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Misaki Matsuda
6–4, 7–5
Win 4–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho France Nina Radovanovic
China Yao Xinxin
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho France Yasmine Mansouri
Japan Naho Sato
6–1, 6–3
Win 6–2 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Japan Honoka Kobayashi China Li Zongyu
Australia Mia Repac
3–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Win 7–2 Nov 2022 ITF Yokohama, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Naho Sato South Korea Han Na-lae
Japan Mai Hontama
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 8–2 Jan 2023 ITF Bhopal, India 40,000 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Reyngold
6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss 8–3 Apr 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Naho Sato Netherlands Arianne Hartono
Australia Priscilla Hon
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 8–4 Aug 2023 ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi Australia Destanee Aiava
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 3–6
Win 9–4 Dec 2023 ITF Solapur, India 25,000 Hard Japan Hiromi Abe Japan Funa Kozaki
Japan Misaki Matsuda
6–3, 6–1

References

  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.