Aoi Ito

The native form of this personal name is Itō Aoi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Aoi Itō
Native name伊藤 あおい
Country (sports) Japan
Born (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$444,997
Singles
Career record176–90
Career titles1 WTA 125, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (18 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 82 (18 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2025)
French OpenQ1 (2025)
Wimbledon1R (2025)
US OpenQ3 (2025)
Doubles
Career record89–47
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 268 (18 August 2025)
Last updated on: 18 August 2025.

Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi; born 21 May 2004)[1] is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 82, by the WTA, achieved on 18 August 2025, and also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 180, achieved on 16 September 2024.[2] Ito has won one WTA 125 singles title.

Career

2024: Semifinal on WTA debut

In September 2024, Ito won her third singles and eighth doubles ITF titles at the W50 in Nanao, Japan.

On her WTA Tour debut at the Japan Women's Open,[3] where she qualified for the main draw, Ito reached the semifinals defeating Sofia Kenin[4] and eighth seed Elisabetta Cocciaretto, for her first top 50 career win,[5] and lucky loser Eva Lys,[6] before losing in the last four to Kimberly Birrell.[7]

2025: First WTA 125 title and major debut

Ito won her first WTA 125 title at the Canberra Tennis International, defeating defending champion and top seed Nuria Párrizas Díaz in the semifinals[8] and Wei Sijia in the final.[9] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of 109, on 6 January 2025.[10]

She qualified for her first WTA 1000 tournament at the Qatar Ladies Open losing to Jeļena Ostapenko in the first round.[11] The following week, Ito qualified for the Dubai Open, but again fell in the first round, this time to Belinda Bencic.[12]

In March 2025, she qualified for the Miami Open, but lost in the first round to Lauren Davis in three sets.[13] She made her major debut at Wimbledon,[14] losing to Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round.[15]

Ito qualified for the Canadian Open and got her first WTA 1000 win by defeating Katie Volynets.[16] She followed this up by fighting back from a set and a break of serve down against seventh seed Jasmine Paolini in the second round to register her maiden win against a top-10 ranked opponent.[17] Ito lost in the third round to Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro in three sets.[18]

Ranked at a new career-high of world No. 94,[19] she qualified for the Cincinnati Open and defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse[20] and 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the third round,[21] at which point her run was ended by sixth seed Madison Keys.[22] Despite her loss, Ito moved a further 12 places up the rankings to world No. 82 on 18 August 2024.[23]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2025 Canberra International, Australia Hard China Sijia Wei 6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2023 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W15 Hard Japan Kisa Yoshioka 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Feb 2024 Burnie International, Australia W75 Hard Australia Maya Joint 6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Mar 2024 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard United States Maegan Manasse 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 May 2024 ITF Goyang, South Korea W50 Hard United States Hanna Chang 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2024 ITF Kawaguchi, Japan W15 Hard Japan Mao Mushika 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–4 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–5 Nov 2024 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W35 Carpet Japan Mei Yamaguchi 6–4, 3–5 ret.
Win 4–5 Nov 2024 Takasaki Open, Japan W100 Hard China Wei Sijia 7–5, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Jul 2025 ITF Corroios, Portugal W50 Hard Russia Vitalia Diatchenko 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, Australia W15 Hard Japan Nanari Katsumi New Zealand Monique Barry
New Zealand Vivian Yang 		2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 1–1 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, Australia W15 Hard Japan Nanari Katsumi New Zealand Monique Barry
Australia Stefani Webb 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 2022 ITF Nanao, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Rinon Okuwaki Japan Funa Kozaki
Japan Ikumi Yamazaki 		6–3, 6–7(5), [5–10]
Win 2–2 Oct 2022 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Haruna Arakawa Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Kanako Morisaki 		6–1, 7–6(6)
Win 3–2 Apr 2023 ITF Osaka, Japan W15 Hard Japan Mio Mushika South Korea Choi Ji-hee
Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan 		6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6]
Win 4–2 Jun 2023 ITF Kawaguchi, Japan W15 Hard Japan Miyu Nakashima Japan Ayumi Miyamoto
Japan Lisa-Marie Rioux 		6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W25 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu 		5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 5–3 Aug 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR W40 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu 		6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 6–3 Sep 2023 ITF Kyoto, Japan W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi Japan Hiromi Abe
Japan Anri Nagata 		6–2, 6–1
Win 7–3 Oct 2023 ITF Nanao, Japan W40 Carpet Japan Erika Sema Japan Miho Kuramochi
Japan Kanako Morisaki 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 7–4 Oct 2023 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Haruna Arakawa Japan Hiromi Abe
Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi 		6–3, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 7–5 Nov 2023 ITF Yokohama, Japan W40 Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
China Tang Qianhui 		walkover
Loss 7–6 Mar 2024 ITF Swan Hill, Australia W35 Grass Australia Alana Parnaby Japan Sakura Hosogi
Japan Misaki Matsuda 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 7–7 May 2024 Fukuoka International, Japan W75 Carpet Japan Haruna Arakawa India Rutuja Bhosale
New Zealand Paige Hourigan 		6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 7–8 Sep 2024 Incheon Open, South Korea W100 Hard China Feng Shuo China Tang Qianhui
China Zheng Wushuang 		2–6, 3–6
Win 8–8 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet Japan Naho Sato Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu 		6–1, 6–3
Win 9–8 Jun 2025 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia W75 Clay China Feng Shuo Arina Bulatova
Greece Martha Matoula 		7–5, 6–3

Wins over top 10 players

# Opponent Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk
2025
1. Italy Jasmine Paolini 9 National Bank Open, Montreal, Canada Hard 2R 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) 110

References

  1. ^ "Players Guide: 伊藤あおい" (PDF). Japan Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Aoi Ito | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Photos: Aoi Ito and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". WTATennis. 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Osaka Open: Ito downs Kenin in first round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ "WTA roundup: Unheralded Aoi Ito upsets Italian at Japan Open". Reuters. 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Inspired by Hsieh, Aoi Ito takes her 'unique game' into Osaka semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualifier Birrell stops Ito to make first WTA final in Osaka". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Canberra Open: Ito upsets top seed Diaz to move into final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Ito defeats Wei in Canberra to capture first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Rankings Watch: Kudermetova's rise highlights first-week shakeups". WTATennis. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Ostapenko passes Ito test in straight sets to make Doha second round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Dubai Open: Bencic thrashes qualifier Ito to make second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Miami Open: Davis through to second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Wimbledon 2025's Grand Slam debuts: Xu, Branstine, Ito and more". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Kamilla Rakhimova vs Aoi Ito". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Ito shows off full repertoire in Montreal for first WTA 1000 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  17. ^ "From a set and 4-1 down, Ito saves match point to stun Paolini in Montreal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Bouzas Maneiro takes down Ito in Montreal third round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Rankings Watch: A 61-spot surge sends Mboko into the Top 25". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Ito saves four set points, comes from 5-2 down vs. Ruse in Cincinnati". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Ito upsets Pavlyuchenkova in Cincinnati for fourth Top 50 win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Keys navigates tricky Ito with ease in Cincinnati". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Rankings Watch: Swiatek's summer surge carries her back to No. 2". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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