Momoko Kobori Explained

Momoko Kobori
小堀 桃子
Birth Date:1998 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Saitama, Japan
Height:1.58 m
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Takahiro Sakuma
Careerprizemoney:$156,637
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 226 (22 April 2019)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 521 (2 December 2024)
Doublestitles:19 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 136 (26 November 2018)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 197 (2 December 2024)
Updated:2 December 2024

is a Japanese female tennis player.[1]

She has career-high WTA rankings of 226 in singles, achieved in April 2019, and 136 in doubles, set in November 2018. She has won two singles titles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Kobori made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2017 Japan Women's Open, after receiving a wildcard alongside Erina Hayashi into the doubles tournament.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Carpet (2–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2017ITF Makinohara, Japan25,000Carpet Ayano Shimizu3–6, 3–6
Win1–1May 2018ITF Karuizawa, Japan25,000Carpet Miyabi Inoue6–0, 6–2
Win2–1Oct 2018ITF Makinohara, Japan25,000Carpet Junri Namigata6–2, 6–3
Loss2–2May 2019ITF Karuizawa, JapanW25Carpet Jovana Jakšić1–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss2–3Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Yuriko Miyazaki2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss2–4Oct 2022ITF Nanao, JapanW25Carpet Haruka Kaji6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win3–4Sep 2024ITF Kyoto, JapanW35Hard (i) Tiphanie Lemaître7–6(1), 6–2

Doubles: 42 (19 titles, 23 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (13–16)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–7)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 2016ITF Nishitama, Japan10,000Hard Chihiro Muramatsu Robu Kajitani
Mihoki Miyahara
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Win1–1Mar 2017ITF Nishitama, Japan15,000Hard Kotomi Takahata Shiho Akita
Erika Sema
6–1, 6–2
Loss1–2Jun 2017ITF Tokyo, Japan25,000Hard Kotomi Takahata Rika Fujiwara
Kyōka Okamura
2–6, 0–6
Win2–2Jun 2017Open de Montpellier, France25,000Clay Ayano Shimizu Laura Pigossi
Victoria Rodríguez
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win3–2Jul 2017Open Denain, France25,000Clay Ayano Shimizu Mathilde Armitano
Elixane Lechemia
6–4, 6–3
Win4–2Oct 2017ITF Toowoomba, Australia25,000Hard Ayano Shimizu Naiktha Bains
Abigail Tere-Apisah
7–5, 7–5
Loss4–3Feb 2018style=background:#addfad;Burnie International, Australiastyle=background:#addfad;60,000Hard Chihiro Muramatsu Vania King
Laura Robson
6–7(3), 1–6
Loss4–4Mar 2018ITF Yokohama, Japan25,000Hard Chihiro Muramatsu Laura Robson
Fanny Stollár
7–5, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss4–5Mar 2018Kōfu International Open, Japan25,000Hard Erina Hayashi Gao Xinyu
Luksika Kumkhum
0–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Win5–5May 2018ITF Karuizawa, Japan25,000Carpet Ayano Shimizu Chisa Hosonuma
Kanako Morisaki
6–0, 6–3
Win6–5Jul 2018Open Denain, France25,000Clay Ayano Shimizu Quirine Lemoine
Eva Wacanno
0–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss6–6Sep 2018ITF Nanao, Japan25,000Carpet Ayano Shimizu Meguni Nishimoto
Kanako Morisaki
2–6, 3–6
Loss6–7Oct 2018ITF Hamamatsu, Japan25,000Carpet Ayano Shimizu Erina Hayashi
Miharu Imanishi
5–7, 4–6
Loss6–8May 2019ITF Karuizawa, JapanW25Carpet Erina Hayashi Ayaka Okuno
Naomi Broady
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss6–9Jun 2019ITF Hong Kong, China SARW25Hard Erina Hayashi Junri Namigata
Abigail Tere-Apisah
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss6–10Jul 2019ITF Saskatoon, CanadaW25Hard Haruka Kaji Hsu Chieh-yu
Marcela Zacarías
3–6, 2–6
Loss6–11Oct 2019ITF Makinohara, JapanW25Carpet Erina Hayashi Eudice Chong
Aldila Sutjiadi
7–6(5), 6–7(5), [4–10]
Loss6–12Jan 2020ITF Hong KongW25Hard Mei Yamaguchi Mana Ayukawa
Eudice Chong
4–6, 3–6
Win7–12Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Ayano Shimizu Barbora Matúšová
Anastasia Zolotareva
6–1, 6–2
Win8–12Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Ayano Shimizu Alicia Barnett
Yuriko Miyazaki
6–4, 6–1
Win9–12Jun 2021ITF Lisbon, PortugalW25Hard Han Na-lae Ingrid Martins
Ma Shuyue
6–3, 6–1
Win10–12Sep 2021style=background:#addfad; Portugal Ladies Openstyle=background:#addfad; W60+HHard Hiroko Kuwata Alicia Barnett
Olivia Nicholls
7–6(5), 7–6(2)
Loss10–13Apr 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW25Hard Luksika Kumkhum Gozal Ainitdinova
Maria Timofeeva
6–2, 5–6, [4–10]
Win11–13Jun 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW25Hard Luksika Kumkhum Misaki Matsuda
Naho Sato
6–3, 6–3
Loss11–14Jun 2022ITF Gurugram, IndiaW25Hard Misaki Matsuda Saki Imamura
Priska Madelyn Nugroho
4–6, 5–7
Loss11–15Jul 2022ITF Gurugram, IndiaW25Hard Misaki Matsuda Ankita Raina
Priska Madelyn Nugroho
6–3, 0–6, [6–10]
Win12–15Jul 2022ITF Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanW25Hard Ankita Raina Choi Ji-hee
Han Na-lae
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss12–16Jul 2022style=background:#addfad; President's Cup, Kazakhstanstyle=background:#addfad; W60Hard Moyuka Uchijima Mariia Tkacheva
Anastasia Zolotareva
6–4, 1–6, [6–10]
Win13–16Sep 2022ITF Darwin, AustraliaW25Hard Luksika Kumkhum Yui Chikaraishi
Nanari Katsumi
6–2, 7–6(3)
Win14–16Oct 2022ITF Makinohara, Japan W25Carpet Mayuka Aikawa Mana Ayukawa
Riko Sawayanagi
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss14–17Dec 2022style=background:#addfad; Indoor Championships, Japanstyle=background:#addfad; W60Hard (i) Luksika Kumkhum Liang En-shuo
Wu Fang-hsien
6–2, 6–7(5), [2–10]
Win15–17May 2023ITF Karuizawa, JapanW25Grass Ayano Shimizu Talia Gibson
Akari Inoue
3–6, 7–6(6), [10–5]
Loss15–18Jul 2023ITF Hong KongW25Hard Ayano Shimizu Erika Sema
Aoi Ito
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]
Win16–18Aug 2023style=background:#ffe4c4;ITF Hong Kongstyle=background:#ffe4c4;W40Hard Ayano Shimizu Erika Sema
Aoi Ito
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss16–19Nov 2023Takasaki Open, JapanW100Hard Ayano Shimizu Guo Hanyu
Jiang Xinyu
6–7(5), 7–5, [5–10]
Loss16–20May 2024Kurume Cup, JapanW75Carpet Ayano Shimizu Madeleine Brooks
Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 0–6
Win17–20Aug 2024ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW15Hard Natsumi Kawaguchi Honoka Kobayashi
Yukina Saigo
6–3, 6–4
Loss17–21Aug 2024ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW35Hard Natsumi Kawaguchi Kanako Morisaki
Hikaru Sato
2–6, 3–6
Loss17–22Sep 2024ITF Nanao, JapanW50Carpet Ayano Shimizu Aoi Ito
Naho Sato
1–6, 3–6
Loss17–23Nov 2024ITF Hamamatsu, JapanW35Carpet Ayano Shimizu Hiromi Abe
Akiko Omae
0–6, 0–6
Win18–23Nov 2024Takasaki Open, JapanW100Hard Ayano Shimizu Liang En-shuo
Tsao Chia-yi
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win19–23Nov 2024Keio Challenger, JapanW50Hard Ayano Shimizu Cho I-hsuan
Cho Yi-tsen
6–4, 7–6(2)

Notes and References

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