Haruka Kaji Explained

Haruka Kaji
Birth Date:1994 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan[1]
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$184,387
Singlestitles:6 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 213 (25 September 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 300 (5 August 2024)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2023)
Doublestitles:6 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 131 (3 February 2020)
Updated:5 August 2024

is a Japanese professional tennis player.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 213 in singles, achieved on 25 September 2023, and 131 in doubles, set on 3 February 2020.

Kaji won her biggest ITF title to date at the 2019 Challenger de Granby, in the doubles tournament, partnering Ingrid Neel.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0Dec 2015ITF Hong KongW10Hard Tori Kinard6–1, 3–6, 2–2 ret.
Loss1–1Oct 2016ITF Tarakan, IndonesiaW10Hard (i) Kaitlyn Christian7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win2–1Jun 2017Kofu Women's Cup, JapanW25Hard Olivia Tjandramulia6–1, 6–3
Loss2–2Jun 2017ITF Taipei, TaiwanW15Hard Lee Pei-chi6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win3–2Aug 2017ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW15Hard Lee Hua-chen6–4, 6–1
Win4–2Dec 2017ITF Hong KongW15Hard Hiroko Kuwata4–6, 6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss4–3Aug 2019ITF Tsukuba, JapanW25Hard (i) Akiko Omae6–3, 6–7(5), 3–6
Loss4–4Sep 2019ITF Kyoto, JapanW25Hard (i) Lee Ya-hsuan3–6, 4–6
Win5–4Oct 2022Noto International, Japan W25Carpet Momoko Kobori3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win6–4Oct 2022ITF Hamamatsu, JapanW25Carpet Ikumi Yamazaki1–1 ret.
Loss6–5May 2023ITF Karuizawa, JapanW25Grass Wang Yafan0–6, 1–6
Loss6–6Aug 2024ITF Roehampton, United KingdomW35Hard Sonay Kartal3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W80 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10 tournaments
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0Mar 2015ITF Kofu, JapanW10Hard Aiko Yoshitomi Rika Fujiwara
Akari Inoue
6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1Dec 2015ITF Hong KongW10Hard Mana Ayukawa Emma Laine
Yukina Saigo
w/o
Win2–1Jun 2016ITF Kaohsiung, TaiwanW10Hard Erina Hayashi Chen Pei-hsuan
Wu Fang-hsien
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win3–1Jun 2018ITF SingaporeW25Hard Akiko Omae Han Na-lae
Lee So-ra
7–5, 6–2
Win4–1Feb 2019ITF Jodhpur, IndiaW25Hard Mana Ayukawa Eri Hozumi
Miyabi Inoue
7–6(4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss4–2May 2019ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW25Hard Risa Ozaki Aleksandrina Naydenova
İpek Soylu
1–6, 3–6
Win5–2Jun 2019ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaW25Hard Junri Namigata Beatrice Gumulya
Jessy Rompies
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss5–3Jul 2019ITF Saskatoon, CanadaW25Hard Momoko Kobori Hsu Chieh-yu
Marcela Zacarías
3–6, 2–6
Win6–3Jul 2019Challenger de Granby, CanadaW80Hard Junri Namigata Quinn Gleason
Ingrid Neel
7–6(5), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss6–4Nov 2019ITF Tokyo Open, JapanW100Hard Junri Namigata Choi Ji-hee
Han Na-lae
3–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 加治遥. Japan Tennis Association. 2023-03-07.