Mai Hontama

Mai Hontama
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	30 August 1999 (age 22)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 125,867
Singles
Career record	135–88 (60.5%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 126 (7 March 2022)
Current ranking	No. 126 (7 March 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	22–35 (38.6%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 482 (12 July 2021)
Current ranking	No. 595 (7 March 2022)
	Last updated on: 7 December 2021.

Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 126, achieved on 7 March 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 482, set on 12 July 2021.^[2]

Hontama made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic, after qualifying for the main draw. She reached the quarterfinals, defeating former world No. 4, Caroline Garcia, in the first round, before falling to Garbiñe Muguruza.

Hontama wears Lacoste clothing, and uses Tecnifibre racquets.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline[]

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR: strike rate (events won / competed). W–L: win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2022	W–L
Australian Open	Q3	0–0
French Open		0–0
Wimbledon		0–0
US Open		0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2018	ITF Nanao, Japan	25,000	Carpet	Ayano Shimizu	3–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Mar 2020	ITF Yokohama, Japan	25,000	Hard	Yuriko Miyazaki	5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Mar 2021	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Jang Su-jeong	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–4	Mar 2021	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Cristina Dinu	2–6, 3–6
Win	1–4	May 2021	ITF Salinas, Ecuador	25,000	Hard	Carol Zhao	7–5, 6–1
Win	2–4	Jun 2021	ITF Porto, Portugal	25,000	Hard	Anastasia Tikhonova	6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 2016	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Yukina Saigo	Nudnida Luangnam Varunya Wongteanchai	5–7, 3–6

References[]

^ "Mai Hontama". www.tennisexplorer.com.
^ "Nagi Hanatani | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".

External links[]

Mai Hontama at the Women's Tennis Association
Mai Hontama at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Mai Hontama". www.tennisexplorer.com.

[2] "Nagi Hanatani | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".

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