Haruka Kaji

Haruka Kaji
Kaji at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 29)
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$161,060
Singles
Career record221–180 (55.1%)
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 221 (11 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record85–69 (55.2%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 131 (3 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Last updated on: 12 September 2023.

Haruka Kaji (加治 遥, Kaji Haruka, born 25 September 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 221 in singles, achieved on 11 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: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2015 ITF Hong Kong 10,000 Hard United States Tori Kinard 6–1, 3–6, 2–2 ret.
Loss 1–1 Oct 2016 ITF Tarakan, Indonesia 10,000 Hard (i) United States Kaitlyn Christian 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Jun 2017 Kofu Women's Cup, Japan 25,000 Hard Australia Olivia Tjandramulia 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jun 2017 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2017 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 15,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Hua-chen 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–2 Dec 2017 ITF Hong Kong 15,000 Hard Japan Hiroko Kuwata 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss 4–3 Aug 2019 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard (i) Japan Akiko Omae 6–3, 6–7(5), 3–6
Loss 4–4 Sep 2019 ITF Kyoto, Japan 25,000 Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Oct 2022 Noto International, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Momoko Kobori 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–4 Oct 2022 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet Japan Ikumi Yamazaki 1–1 ret.
Loss 6–5 May 2023 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass China Wang Yafan 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Kofu, Japan 10,000 Hard Japan Aiko Yoshitomi Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Akari Inoue 		6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Dec 2015 ITF Hong Kong 10,000 Hard Japan Mana Ayukawa Finland Emma Laine
Japan Yukina Saigo 		w/o
Win 2–1 Jun 2016 ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan 10,000 Hard Japan Erina Hayashi Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 3–1 Jun 2018 ITF Singapore 25,000 Hard Japan Akiko Omae South Korea Han Na-lae
South Korea Lee So-ra 		7–5, 6–2
Win 4–1 Feb 2019 ITF Jodhpur, India 25,000 Hard Japan Mana Ayukawa Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miyabi Inoue 		7–6(4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 4–2 May 2019 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 25,000 Hard Japan Risa Ozaki Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
Turkey İpek Soylu 		1–6, 3–6
Win 5–2 Jun 2019 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia 25,000 Hard Japan Junri Namigata Indonesia Beatrice Gumulya
Indonesia Jessy Rompies 		6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 5–3 Jul 2019 ITF Saskatoon, Canada 25,000 Hard Japan Momoko Kobori Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
Mexico Marcela Zacarías 		3–6, 2–6
Win 6–3 Jul 2019 Challenger de Granby, Canada 80,000 Hard Japan Junri Namigata United States Quinn Gleason
United States Ingrid Neel 		7–6(5), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 6–4 Nov 2019 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 100,000 Hard Japan Junri Namigata South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Han Na-lae 		3–6, 3–6

References

  1. ^ "加治遥". Japan Tennis Association. 7 March 2023.

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