Moyuka Uchijima

Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka, born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 52, achieved on 3 March 2025, and a doubles No. 101, reached on 12 June 2023. She has won thirteen titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Circuit. She is the current Japanese No. 1 player.

Moyuka Uchijima
内島 萌夏

Uchijima at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,371,973
Singles
Career record	245–163
Career titles	13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 51 (7 April 2025)
Current ranking	No. 56 (21 April 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2025)
French Open	2R (2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	113–86
Career titles	1 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 101 (12 June 2023)
Current ranking	No. 116 (21 April 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2023)
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–3
Last updated on: 21 April 2025.

Career

2023: Major debut

For her Grand Slam debut, Uchijima received a wildcard from the Australian Open but lost in the first round to Bernarda Pera.^[2]

2024: Major wins and top 60 in singles, first WTA doubles title

In May, Uchijima won three consecutive titles on the ITF Circuit, reaching a career-high of 80 in the world rankings^[2] and making her the Japanese No. 1 female singles player for the first time.^{[citation needed]}

She qualified for the French Open, making her debut at this major^[2][3] and defeated fellow qualifier Irene Burillo Escorihuela in the first round.^[4] She lost in the second round to the No. 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets, ending a run of 19 consecutive professional match wins for Uchijima.^[5]

She qualified for the Canadian Open and recorded her first WTA 1000 win, over Viktoriya Tomova,^[6] before losing to sixth seed Liudmila Samsonova.^[7] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 59 on 12 August 2024.^[8]

Making her debut at the US Open, Uchijima defeated Tamara Korpatsch^[9][10] in the first round, before losing her next match to Jule Niemeier.^[11]

In September at the WTA 250 Thailand Open 2, Uchijima reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with Eudice Chong but lost to top seeds Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva in the championship match.^[12]

Partnering Guo Hanyu, she won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the Jiangxi Open, defeating Katarzyna Piter and Fanny Stollár in the final.^[13]

2025: Australian Open second round

Ranked world No. 63, Uchijima defeated Magda Linette to reach the second round at the Australian Open,^[14] where she lost to 14th seed Mirra Andreeva in a match which went to a deciding set tiebreak.^[15]

In February, at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Uchijima qualified for the main draw and recorded her first win against a top-30 ranked opponent by defeating world No. 26 Jeļena Ostapenko,^[16] before losing in the second round to sixth seed Elena Rybakina.^[17]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

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, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I 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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2025 Australian Open.

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	Q2	2R	0 / 2	1–2	0%
French Open	Q3	Q3	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	Q3	Q3	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	2–3	1–1	0 / 5	3–5	38%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH		1R[18]	NH	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Billie Jean King Cup[a]	PO	PO	QF		0 / 1	6–4	60%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[b]	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Dubai[b]	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Miami Open	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Madrid Open	A	Q1	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	Q1	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Guadalajara Open	A	A	NMS		0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	NH	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wuhan Open	NH		1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	2–3		0 / 3	2–3	40%
Career statistics
	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments	3	6	16	10	Total: 28
Titles	0	0	0	0	Total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	Total: 0
Overall win–loss	6–5	4–7	5–16	8–10	0 / 38	23–38	38%
Year-end ranking[c]	105	181	56		$1,324,654

Doubles

Current through the end of the 2023 season.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	NH	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–2	0 / 3	1–3
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	1	0	0	2	4	Total: 8
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	2–4		0 / 8	4–8
Year-end ranking[d]	850	262	240	312	124	145

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2022	Concord Open, United States	Hard	Peangtarn Plipuech	Varvara Flink CoCo Vandeweghe	3–6, 6–7(3)

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (0–0) WTA 250 (1–0)

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

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–0) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2024	Hua Hin Championships, Thailand	WTA 250	Hard	Eudice Chong	Anna DanilinaIrina Khromacheva	6–4, 7–5
Win	1–1	Nov 2024	Jiangxi Open, China	WTA 250	Hard	Guo Hanyu	Katarzyna Piter Fanny Stollár	7–6(7–5), 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (3–0)
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (3–2)
W40/50 tournaments (2–0)
W25 tournaments (2–1)
W15 tournaments (3–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2018	Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan	W80	Hard	Kurumi Nara	2–6, 6–7(4)
Win	1–1	Oct 2019	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	W15	Hard	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	6–2, 6–4
Win	2–1	Aug 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Jenna DeFalco	7–5, 6–2
Win	3–1	Sep 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Ingrid Martins	6–1, 6–4
Win	4–1	Dec 2021	Pune Tennis Championships, India	W25	Hard	Diāna Marcinkēviča	6–2, 7-5
Win	5–1	Feb 2022	Porto Indoor, Portugal	W25	Hard (i)	Léolia Jeanjean	6–3, 6–1
Win	6–1	Mar 2022	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Olivia Gadecki	6–2, 6–2
Loss	6–2	Jul 2022	ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	W25	Hard	Mariia Tkacheva	6–7(2), 2–6
Win	7–2	Jul 2022	President's Cup, Kazakhstan	W60	Hard	Natalija Stevanović	6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss	7–3	Nov 2022	Tokyo Open, Japan	W60	Hard (i)	Wang Xinyu	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	7–4	Mar 2023	Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan	W60	Hard (i)	Jang Su-jeong	1–6, 4–6
Win	8–4	Dec 2023	ITF Navi Mumbai, India	W40	Hard	Ekaterina Makarova	6–4, 6–1
Win	9–4	Jan 2024	Pune Tennis Championships, India	W50	Hard	Tina Nadine Smith	6–4, 6–0
Win	10–4	Apr 2024	Zaragoza Open, Spain	W100	Clay	Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro	6–1, 6–2
Win	11–4	Apr 2024	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	W100	Hard	Arina Rodionova	6–3, 6–3
Win	12–4	May 2024	Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia	W75	Clay	Mona Barthel	7–6(3), 6–3
Win	13–4	May 2024	Open Villa de Madrid, Spain	W100	Clay	Leyre Romero Gormaz	5–7, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (6–3)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (2–2)
W15 tournaments (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2019	All Japan Indoor Championships	W60	Hard (i)	Eri Hozumi	Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	May 2019	Kurume Cup, Japan	W60	Carpet	Erina Hayashi	Hiroko Kuwata Ena Shibahara	6–0, 4–6, [5–10]
Win	2–1	Jun 2019	Internacional de Barcelona, Spain	W60	Clay	Kyoka Okamura	Marina Bassols Ribera Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	7–6(7), 6–4
Loss	2–2	Jun 2019	ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal	W25	Hard	Laura Pigossi	Francisca Jorge Olga Parres Azcoitia	4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss	2–3	Jan 2020	ITF Hong Kong, China SAR	W25	Hard	Zhang Ying	Eudice Chong Wu Fang-hsien	6–7(2), 1–6
Win	3–3	Feb 2020	All Japan Indoor Championships (2)	W60	Hard (i)	Erina Hayashi	Hsieh Yu-chieh Minori Yonehara	7–5, 5–7, [10–6]
Win	4–3	Sep 2021	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W15	Hard	Ma Yexin	Ingrid Martins Jazmín Ortenzi	6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Win	5–3	Nov 2021	ITF Ortisei, Italy	W25	Hard (i)	Eudice Chong	Susan Bandecchi Ylena In-Albon	6–2, 1–6, [10–5]
Win	6–3	Dec 2021	ITF Selva Gardena, Italy	W25	Hard (i)	Eudice Chong	Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls	6–2, 6-1
Loss	6–4	Mar 2022	Clay Court International, Australia	W60	Clay	Yuki Naito	Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong	6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Loss	6–5	Jul 2022	President's Cup, Kazakhstan	W60	Hard	Momoko Kobori	Mariia Tkacheva Anastasia Zolotareva	6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Win	7–5	Mar 2023	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	W60	Hard	Ma Yexin	Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech	6–0, 6–2
Win	8–5	Jun 2023	Internazionali di Brescia, Italy	W60	Clay	Mai Hontama	Alena Fomina-Klotz Olivia Tjandramulia	6–1, 6–0
Win	9–5	Jun 2023	Internazionali di Caserta, Italy	W60	Clay	Anastasia Tikhonova	Despina Papamichail Camilla Rosatello	6–4, 6–2
Win	10–5	Oct 2023	Shenzhen Longhua Open, China	W100	Hard	Kristina Mladenovic	Tímea Babos Kateryna Volodko	6–2, 7–5
Win	11–5	Mar 2024	Trnava Indoor, Slovakia	W50	Hard (i)	Lulu Sun	Weronika Falkowska Fanny Stollár	6–4, 7–6(3)

Top 10 wins

She has a 1–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10

#	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	MUR
2025
1.	Jessica Pegula	3	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	3R	6–3, 6–2	56

Personal life

She has a Malaysian mother and a Japanese father.^[19]

Notes

1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
2. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
3. 2017: WTA ranking–807, 2018: WTA ranking–394, 2019: WTA ranking–583, 2020: WTA ranking–492, 2021: WTA ranking–499.
4. 2017: WTA ranking–1261.