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Japanese tennis player
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Female
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Birth:
19 December 1987(Machida City)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Shuko Aoyama (青山 修子, Aoyama Shūko, born December 19, 1987) is a Japanese professional tennis player.
On 9 February 2015, she reached her career high singles WTA ranking of no. 182. On 25 November 2013, she reached her career high doubles WTA ranking of no. 31. She has won 3 ITF singles title and 24 ITF doubles titles. In her career, she has won five WTA Tour doubles titles., and was a semi-finalist in doubles at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships.
Aoyama became a professional tennis player after graduating from Waseda University.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
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| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 17 October 2010 | International | HP Open, Osaka, Japan | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 3 August 2012 | International | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 3 March 2013 | International | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | 6-7(4-7), 7-6(7-4), [14-12] | ||
| Winner | 3 August 2013 | International | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 3 August 2014 | International | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 12 October 2014 | International | Japan Women's Open, Osaka, Japan | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 10 January 2015 | International | ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 15 February 2015 | International | PTT Thailand Open, Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, [3–10] | ||
| Runner-up | 21 May 2016 | International | Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Nürnberg, Germany | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 24 July 2016 | International | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 7 August 2016 | International | Jiangxi Open, Nanchang, China | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), [11–13] | ||
| Winner | 12 September 2016 | International | Japan Women's Open, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 |
ITF finals (33–11)
Singles (5–4)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 13 June 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 April 2012 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 February 2013 | Launceston, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 2. | 27 October 2013 | Hamamatsu, Japan | Grass | 7–6(9–7), 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 February 2014 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 October 2014 | Makinohara, Japan | Grass | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 17 November 2014 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 3. | 24 October 2015 | Hamamatsu, Japan | Grass | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 4. | 23 October 2016 | Hamamatsu, Japan | Carpet | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 36 (28–8)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 29 March 2009 | Kofu, Japan | Hard | 7-5 3-6 [10-8] | ||
| Winner | 2. | 6 June 2010 | Komoro, Japan | Clay | 2-6 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Winner | 3. | 13 June 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 7-6(7–3) 6-0 | ||
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 September 2010 | Noto, Japan | Carpet | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 4. | 28 November 2010 | Toyota, Japan | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 5. | 16 January 2011 | Pingguo, China | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 February 2011 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | ||
| Winner | 6. | 20 February 2011 | Surprise, United States | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Winner | 7. | 27 March 2011 | Kunming, China | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 8. | 3 April 2011 | Wenshan, China | Hard | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Winner | 9. | 8 May 2011 | Fukuoka, Japan | Carpet | 7–6(7–3), 6–0 | ||
| Winner | 10. | 22 May 2011 | Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 11. | 23 October 2011 | Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Winner | 12. | 12 February 2012 | Launceston, Australia | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 March 2012 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 13. | 1 April 2012 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 15 July 2012 | Waterloo, Canada | Clay | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | 22 July 2012 | Granby, Canada | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, [4–10] | ||
| Winner | 14. | 29 July 2012 | Lexington, United States | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), [10–4] | ||
| Winner | 15. | 12 August 2012 | Bronx, United States | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Winner | 16. | 16 September 2012 | Ningbo, China | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Winner | 17. | 28 October 2012 | Hamamatsu, Japan | Grass | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Winner | 18. | 3 February 2013 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | W/O | ||
| Winner | 19. | 27 October 2013 | Hamamatsu, Japan | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 20. | 24 November 2013 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | 7-6(7–1) 2-6 11-9 | ||
| Winner | 21. | 17 February 2014 | Surprise, United States | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Winner | 22. | 5 May 2014 | Fukuoka, Japan | Grass | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 July 2014 | Lexington, United States | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | 22 November 2014 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Winner | 23. | 31 October 2015 | Nanjing, China | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), [10–7] | ||
| Winner | 24. | 21 November 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, [10–7] | ||
| Winner | 25. | 26 March 2016 | Quanzhou, China | Hard | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Winner | 26. | 2 April 2016 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Winner | 27. | 16 April 2016 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 28. | 30 July 2016 | Wuhan, China | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | 30 October 2016 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||
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| Australian Open | Absent | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||
| French Open | Absent | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | SF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% | |||||
| US Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||
| Win–Loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0 / 17 | 10–17 | 37% | |||||