Hiroko Kuwata

Hiroko Kuwata (; born 18 December 1990) is a Japanese tennis player.

Kuwata has won one WTA 125 doubles title, as well as seven singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 9 May 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 150. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 112 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Career Kuwata made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Washington Open, having entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Sanaz Marand and Stéphanie Dubois for a spot in the main draw. She was thereby pitted against world No. 45, Alison Riske, and defeated the American in straight sets, losing five games in the process. It was Kuwata's first main-draw win at the WTA Tour-level. She also competed in the doubles event, partnering with Kurumi Nara to defeat Nicola Slater and Emily Webley-Smith in the first round. The Japanese advanced to the final of the event, losing to Shuko Aoyama and Gabriela Dabrowski.

Partnering with Jessica Failla, Kuwata won the doubles title at the WTA 125 2024 Barranquilla Open, defeating Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins in the final, in three sets.

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Washington Open, United States International Hard Kurumi Nara Shuko Aoyama Gabriela Dabrowski 1–6, 2–6

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Barranquilla Open, ColombiaHard Jessica Failla Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]Loss1–1Apr 2026Huzhou Open, China Clay Li Yu-yunSofya Lansere Anastasia Zolotareva4–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups) LegendW75 tournaments (1–1)W50 tournaments (0–1)W25 tournaments (1–2)W10/15 tournaments (5–7)Finals by surfaceHard (6–10)Carpet (1–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 2012ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal10,000 Hard Estelle Guisard 2–6, 1–6Win 1–1 Mar 2012Kōfu International, Japan10,000 Hard Liu Fangzhou 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7)Loss 1–2 Mar 2013Kōfu International, Japan10,000 Hard Yuuki Tanaka 3–6, 1–6Win 2–2 Aug 2013ITF Uşak, Turkey10,000 Hard Michaela Frlicka 7–6(3), 6–2Win 3–2 Sep 2013ITF Kyoto, Japan10,000 Carpet (i) Akiko Yonemura 6–1, 6–2Loss 3–3 Nov 2013Toyota World Challenge, Japan75,000 Carpet (i) Luksika Kumkhum 6–3, 1–6, 3–6Loss 3–4 Mar 2014ITF Port Pirie, Australia15,000 Hard Misa Eguchi 1–6, 2–6Loss 3–5 Oct 2014ITF Perth, Australia25,000 Hard Rebecca Peterson 3–6, 0–6Win 4–5 Sep 2015ITF Bangkok, Thailand15,000 Hard Bunyawi Thamchaiwat 6–3, 7–6(4)Win 5–5 Oct 2015ITF Bangkok, Thailand15,000 Hard Valeriya Strakhova 7–5, 6–4Loss 5–6 Nov 2015Bendigo International, Australia50,000 Hard Misa Eguchi 6–7(5), 3–6Win 6–6 May 2016Kangaroo Cup, Japan75,000 Hard Wang Qiang 6–2, 2–6, 6–4Loss 6–7 Dec 2017ITF Hong Kong, China SAR15,000 Hard Haruka Kaja 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4)Loss 6–8 Jan 2018ITF Hong Kong15,000 Hard Lee Ya-hsuan 4–6, 4–6Win 7–8 Jun 2018ITF Singapore25,000 Hard Jovana Jakšić 7–6, 6–0Loss 7–9 May 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Katarina Kužmová 6–3, 6–7(4) 3–6Loss 7–10 Jul 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Caroline Roméo 3–6, 4–6Loss 7–11 Sep 2023ITF Kyoto, JapanW25 Hard (i) Sofya Lansere 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 50 (25 titles, 25 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (0–2)75,000 tournaments (0–2)W50/60/75 tournaments (5–7)W40/50 tournaments (1–4)W25/35 tournaments (13–7)W10/15 tournaments (6–3)Finals by surfaceHard (20–22)Clay (0–3)Grass (3–0)Carpet (2–0) ResultW-LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Mar 2012ITF Miyazaki, Japan10,000 Grass Akari Inoue Kanae Hisami Yumi Miyazaki 6–3, 6–0Loss 1–1 Jun 2012ITF Tokyo, Japan10,000 Hard Akari Inoue Maiko Inoue Kaori Onishi 7–5, 5–7, [7–10]Win 2–1 Jun 2012ITF Mie, Japan10,000 Grass Yuuki Tanaka Akari Inoue Kaori Onishi 6–3, 3–6, [10–5]Win 3–1 Mar 2013Kōfu International, Japan10,000 Hard Akari Inoue Han Na-lae Yang Zi 3–6, 7–5, [10–7]Loss 3–2 Aug 2013ITF Vienna, Austria10,000 Clay Hirono Watanabe Michaela Pochabová Rebecca Šramková 5–7, 2–6Win 4–2 Sep 2013ITF Kyoto, Japan10,000 Carpet (i) Miyu Kato Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi 6–4, 6–2Loss 4–3 Mar 2014ITF Port Pirie, Australia15,000 Hard Miyabi Inoue Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova 4–6, 3–6Win 5–3 Jun 2014Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard Mari Tanaka Nao Hibino Prarthana Thombare 6–1, 6–4Win 6–3 Jul 2014ITF Gatineau, Canada25,000 Hard Chiaki Okadaue Mana Ayukawa Justyna Jegiołka 6–1, 6–4Win 7–3 Jul 2014Challenger de Granby, Canada25,000 Hard Riko Sawayanagi Erin Routliffe Carol Zhao w/oWin 8–3 Feb 2015Open de l'Isère, France25,000 Hard (i) Demi Schuurs Manon Arcangioli Cindy Burger 6–1, 6–3Win 9–3 Mar 2015ITF Mildura, Australia15,000 Grass Yuuki Tanaka Tian Ran Wang Yan 6–2, 6–0Loss 9–4 Mar 2015Blossom Cup, China50,000 Hard Junri Namigata Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya 3–6, 7–6(2), [2–10]Win 10–4 Jun 2015ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard Nigina Abduraimova Veronika Kudermetova Ksenia Lykina 4–6, 7–6(5), [11–9]Win 11–4 Sep 2015ITF Bangkok, Thailand15,000 Hard Ayaka Okuno Mana Ayukawa Yuuki Tanaka 2–6, 6–1, [10–6]Loss 11–5 Nov 2015Bendigo International, Australia50,000 Hard Natela Dzalamidze Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad 5–7, 3–6Loss 11–6 May 2016Kangaroo Cup, Japan75,000 Hard Ayaka Okuno Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato 1–6, 2–6Win 12–6 Jul 2016Lexington Challenger, United States50,000 Hard Zhu Lin Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller 6–0, 7–5Win 13–6 Oct 2016Suzhou Ladies Open, China50,000 Hard Akiko Omae Jacqueline Cako Sabina Sharipova 6–1, 6–3Win 14–6 Jan 2017ITF Hong Kong, China SAR25,000 Hard Akiko Omae Ksenia Lykina Riko Sawayanagi 6–1, 6–0Loss 14–7 Mar 2017Blossom Cup, China60,000 Hard Zhu Lin Han Xinyun Ye Qiuyu 3–6, 3–6Loss 14–8 Jun 2017Kōfu International, Japan25,000 Hard Riko Sawayanagi Rika Fujiwara Kyōka Okamura 6–7(4), 3–6Win 15–8 Jul 2017ITF Winnipeg, Canada25,000 Hard Valeria Savinykh Kimberly Birrell Caroline Dolehide 6–4, 7–6(4)Win 16–8 Jul 2017ITF Gatineau, Canada25,000 Hard Valeria Savinykh Kimberly Birrell Emily Webley-Smith 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]Loss 16–9 Aug 2017Lexington Challenger, US60,000 Hard Valeria Savinykh Priscilla Hon Vera Lapko 3–6, 4–6Loss 16–10 Aug 2018ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000 Hard Naiktha Bains Akiko Omae You Xiaodi 0–6, 6–7(4)Win 17–10 Sep 2018Darwin International, Australia 60,000 Hard Rutuja Bhosale Kimberly Birrell Katy Dunne 6–2, 6–4Loss 17–11 Jan 2019ITF Hong Kong, China SARW25 Hard Robu Kajtani Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien 3–6, 3–6Loss 17–12 Mar 2019Pingshan Open, ChinaW60 Hard Sabina Sharipova Liang En-shuo Xun Fangying 4–6, 1–6Win 18–12 May 2019Kurume Cup, JapanW60 Carpet Ena Shibahara Erina Hayashi Moyuka Uchijima 0–6, 6–4, [10–5]Loss 18–13 Aug 2021ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W25 Clay Yuliana Lizarazo Carolina Alves Iryna Shymanovich 1–6, 6–3, [5–10]Win 19–13 Sep 2021Caldas da Rainha Open, PortugalW60+H Hard Momoko Kobori Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls 7–6(5), 7–6(2)Win 20–13 Apr 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25 Hard Nigina Abduraimova Paige Hourigan Valeria Savinykh 6–1, 3–6, [12–10]Loss 20–14 Aug 2022Bronx Open, United StatesW60 Hard Han Na-lae Anna Blinkova Simona Waltert 3–6, 3–6Loss 20–15 Jan 2023ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW40 Hard Kateryna Volodko Liang En-shuo Ma Yexin 0–6, 3–6Loss 20–16 Jun 2023ITF La Marsa, TunisiaW40 Hard Kateryna Volodko Maria Kozyreva Wei Sijia 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] Finalist –NP- Nov 2023ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW25 Hard Rebeca Pereira Anna Hertel Olivia Lincer not playedLoss 20–17 Apr 2024ITF Jackson, United StatesW35 Clay Victoria Flores Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Krywoj 3–6, 6–2, [7–10]Loss 20–18 Jul 2024Evansville Classic, United StatesW75 Hard Sahaja Yamalapalli Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Krywoj 2–6, 0–6Loss 20–19 Jul 2024Dallas Summer Series, United StatesW50 Hard (i) Jéssica Hinojosa Gómez Usue Maitane Arconada Katrina Scott 3–6, 3–6Loss 20–20 Aug 2024Saskatoon Challenger, CanadaW35 Hard Maribella Zamarripa Ariana Arseneault Mia Kupres 4–6, 3–6Loss 20–21 Nov 2024ITF Veracruz, MexicoW50 Hard (i) Jéssica Hinojosa Gómez Hanna Chang Dalayna Hewitt 4–6, 5–7Win 21–21 Nov 2024ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35 Hard Haley Giavara Kolie Allen Yuliana Monroy 5–7, 6–4, [10–6]Win 22–21 Jun 2025ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35 Hard Sahaja Yamalapalli Esther Adeshina Sofía Elena Cabezas Domínguez 6–3, 6–2Win 23–21 Jul 2025ITF Florence, United StatesW35 Hard Haley Giavara Sofía Elena Cabezas Domínguez Kylie Collins 6–0, 6–4Loss 23–22 Aug 2025ITF Southaven, United StatesW35 Hard Kyōka Okamura Catherine Harrison Ashley Lahey 3–6, 2–6Win 24–22 Aug 2025Saskatoon Challenger, CanadaW50 Hard Saki Imamura Raphaëlle Lacasse Alexandra Vagramov 7–6(3), 3–6, [10–1] Loss 24–23 Sep 2025Incheon Open, South KoreaW100 Hard Priska Madelyn Nugroho Saki Imamura Park So-hyun 3–6, 6–4, [7–10]Win 25–23 Dec 2025ITF New Delhi, IndiaW35 Hard Ekaterina Yashina Vaidehi Chaudhari Zeel Desai 6–2, 6–3 Loss 25–24 Jun 2026Cary Tennis Classic, United StatesW100 Hard Ankita Raina Catherine Harrison Dalayna Hewitt 4–6, 2–6 Loss 25–25 Sep 2026ITF Guiyang, ChinaW50 Hard Eri Shimizu Guo Meiqi Yang Yidi 6–4, 3–6, [8–10]

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