Mana Ayukawa

Mana Ayukawa
鮎川 真奈
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994
Noda, Japan
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$127,220
Singles
Career record259–259
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 382 (29 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1829 (27 October 2025)
Doubles
Career record284–208
Career titles19 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 214 (03 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 274 (03 November 2025)
Last updated on: 3 November 2025.

Mana Ayukawa (鮎川 真奈, Ayukawa Mana ; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese tennis player.

Ayukawa has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 382, achieved on 29 July 2019, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 214, achieved on 03 February 2020. She has won two singles titles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Early life

She was born Noda in Japan. Started playing tennis at the age of three. She started playing professional tennis in 2012.[1]

Career

Junior

As a junior, Ayukawa reached her highest ranking of 174 on 31 January 2011.[2]

Professional

In October 2018, she played in the finals of the ITF W25 tournament held in Hamamatsu, Japan.[3]

In February 2022, she won her second career singles title at the ITF W15 tournament in Monastir, Tunisia.[4] In May 2022, She won the ITF W25 tournament in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with her Australian partner Alana Parnaby. This was Ayukawa's seventeenth title on the ITF Tour.[5]

In February 2023, she reached the final of the Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, an ITF W60 tournament held in Rome, United States, with her Czech partner Gabriela Knutson. They lost in two sets to Hungarian Fanny Stollár and Swiss Lulu Sun.[6]

In September 2025, she won the ITF W35 tournament held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, with her compatriot Eri Shimizu, beating her compatriots Natsumi Kawaguchi and Erika Sema in the final.[7]

2025: WTA Tour debut

Ayukawa WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2025 Jiangxi Open, in the doubles tournament, partnering with Kanako Morisaki.[8] In the first round defeating English Alicia Barnett and French Elixane Lechemia they advanced to the quarterfinals.[9] They advanced to the semi-finals by defeating Isabelle Haverlag of the Netherlands and Maia Lumsden of Great Britain in the quarter-finals.[10]

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay Romania Andreea Mitu 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2014 ITF Kōfu, Japan W10 Hard Japan Chiaki Okadaue 6–3, 6–7(7), 2–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2014 ITF Tokyo, Japan W10 Hard Japan Miyabi Inoue 2–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss 1–3 May 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Slovenia Pia Čuk 3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Oct 2018 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Ayano Shimizu 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Slovakia Radka Zelníčková 1–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 48 (19 titles, 29 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (0–2)
W25/35 tournaments (7–14)
W10/15 tournaments (12–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–20)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (2–3)
Carpet (0–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W10 Hard Japan Tomoko Dokei Australia Nicole Hoyanski
Australia Abbie Myers
6–4, 7–6(6)
Win 2–0 Jul 2013 ITF Knokke, Belgium W10 Clay Netherlands Monique Zuur Belgium Elke Lemmens
Belgium Sofie Oyen
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 2–1 Sep 2013 ITF Kyoto, Japan W10 Carpet (i) Japan Emi Mutaguchi Japan Miyu Kato
Japan Hiroko Kuwata
4–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Mar 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay France Estelle Cascino Slovakia Lenka Juríková
Austria Janina Toljan
7–5, 7–5
Win 4–1 Apr 2014 ITF Pula, Italy W10 Clay Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko Italy Alice Balducci
Romania Diana Enache
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 5–1 Jun 2014 ITF Tokyo, Japan W10 Hard Japan Makoto Ninomiya Japan Yurina Koshino
Japan Akiko Omae
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 5–2 Jul 2014 Challenger de Gatineau, Canada W25 Hard Poland Justyna Jegiołka Japan Hiroko Kuwata
Japan Chiaki Okadaue
4–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Jan 2015 ITF Hong Kong W10 Hard Japan Makoto Ninomiya China Tang Haochen
China Ye Qiuyu
7–6(4), 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 6–3 Feb 2015 ITF Clare, Australia W15 Hard Japan Kotomi Takahata Australia Jessica Moore
United States Jennifer Elie
3–6, 5–7
Loss 6–4 Mar 2015 ITF Mornington, Australia W15 Clay Japan Ayaka Okuno Australia Priscilla Hon
Australia Tammi Patterson
4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 6–5 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan W25 Grass Japan Makoto Ninomiya Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Miyu Kato
2–6, 0–6
Loss 6–6 May 2015 ITF Changwon, South Korea W25 Hard (i) Japan Makoto Ninomiya South Korea Han Na-lae
South Korea Yoo Mi
3–6, 1–6
Loss 6–7 Jun 2015 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W25 Hard Japan Makoto Ninomiya Japan Miyu Kato
Japan Akiko Omae
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 7–7 Aug 2015 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W15 Clay Italy Gaia Sanesi Germany Shaline-Doreen Pipa
Germany Anastazja Rosnowska
3–6, 7–6(5), [10–4]
Loss 7–8 Sep 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand W15 Hard Japan Yuuki Tanaka Japan Hiroko Kuwata
Japan Ayaka Okuno
6–2, 1–6, [6–10]
Win 8–8 Oct 2015 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Grass Japan Makoto Ninomiya Japan Kanae Hisami
Japan Kotomi Takahata
0–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 8–9 Dec 2015 ITF Hong Kong W10 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji Finland Emma Laine
Japan Yukina Saigo
w/o
Loss 8–10 Mar 2016 ITF Mildura, Australia W25 Grass Japan Yuuki Tanaka Australia Olivia Tjandramulia
United States Jessica Wacnik
0–6, 3–6
Loss 8–11 May 2016 ITF Karuizawa, Japan W25 Grass Japan Mana Ayukawa Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 4–6
Loss 8–12 Aug 2016 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Canada W25 Hard United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan Canada Bianca Andreescu
Canada Charlotte Robillard-Millette
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 8–13 May 2017 Jin'an Open, China W60 Hard Japan Erika Sema China Jiang Xinyu
China Tang Qianhui
5–7, 4–6
Win 9–13 Nov 2017 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay Switzerland Ylena In-Albon Germany Franziska Kommer
Germany Laura Schaeder
6–4, 6–3
Win 10–13 Nov 2017 ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa W15 Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
Switzerland Nina Stadler
6–2, 6–2
Win 11–13 Dec 2017 ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa W15 Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds Canada Petra Januskova
United States Madeleine Kobelt
7–6(3), 6–3
Loss 11–14 Feb 2028 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Switzerland Nina Stadler Cyprus Raluca Șerban
Romania Oana Georgeta Simion
2–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 11–15 Apr 2028 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Hard Switzerland Nina Stadler Romania Oana Gavrilă
Russia Maria Marfutina
2–6, 2–6
Loss 11–16 May 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay Spain Alicia Herrero Liñana Romania Cristina Adamescu
Romania Ioana Loredana Roșca
4–6, 3–6
Loss 11–17 Jun 2018 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W25 Hard Switzerland Nina Stadler Mexico Victoria Rodríguez
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
4–6, 4–6
Loss 11–18 Jul 2018 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W15 Hard India Zeel Desai Netherlands Arianne Hartono
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
1–6, 2–6
Win 12–18 Feb 2019 ITF Jodhpur, India W25 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miyabi Inoue
7–6(4), 4–6, [10–5]
Win 13–18 Jul 2019 ITF Qujing, China W25 Hard Japan Erika Sema China Kang Jiaqi
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
6–2, 6–3
Win 14–18 Aug 2019 ITF Tsukuba, Japan W25 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Robu Kajitani
Japan Michika Ozeki
6–7(2), 6–1, [10–7]
Win 15–18 Jan 2020 ITF Hong Kong W25 Hard Hong Kong Eudice Chong Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Mei Yamaguchi
6–4, 6–3
Loss 15–19 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu Japan Erika Sema
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
6–1, 4–6, 1–2 ret.
Loss 15–20 Jun 2021 Open ITF Arcadis Brezo Osuna, Spain W25 Hard South Korea Han Na-lae Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Olivia Gadecki
3–6, 3–6
Loss 15–21 Jun 2021 Porto Open, Portugal W25 Hard Japan Akiko Omae Netherlands Arianne Hartono
United Kingdom Lily Miyazaki
5–7, 2–6
Loss 15–22 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Austria Tamira Paszek Japan Natsuho Arakawa
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
4–6, 2–6
Win 16–22 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Hungary Rebeka Stolmár China Ma Yexin
China Ni Ma Zhuoma
6–3, 6–4
Win 17–22 May 2022 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W25 Grass Australia Alana Parnaby Hong Kong Eudice Chong
Hong Kong Cody Wong
7–5, 6–4
Loss 17–23 Oct 2022 ITF Makinohara, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Riko Sawayanagi Japan Mayuka Aikawa
Japan Momoko Kobori
4–6, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 17–24 Feb 2023 Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, United States W60 Hard (i) Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson Hungary Fanny Stollár
Switzerland Lulu Sun
3–6, 0–6
Loss 17–25 Feb 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Romania Briana Szabó Romania Karola Bejenaru
Lithuania Andrė Lukošiūtė
4–6, 3–6
Loss 17–26 Jul 2024 ITF Tianjin, China W35 Hard Japan Mana Kawamura China Huang Yujia
China Zheng Wushuang
3–6, 3–6
Win 18–26 Jul 2024 ITF Sapporo, Japan W15 Hard Japan Mao Mushika South Korea Jeong Bo-young
Hong Kong Cody Wong
6–3, 6–4
Loss 18–27 Oct 2024 ITF Bakersfield, United States W35 Hard China Huang Yujia United States Eryn Cayetano
United States India Houghton
6–7(8), 2–6
Loss 18–28 Jul 2025 ITF Buzău, Romania W35 Clay Romania Briana Szabó Romania Elena Ruxandra Bertea
Daria Lodikova
6–7(7), 1–6
Win 19–28 Sep 2025 ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand W35 Hard Japan Eri Shimizu Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi
Japan Erika Sema
6–2, 6–7(5), [10–8]
Loss 19–29 Nov 2025 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W35 Carpet Japan Kanako Morisaki Japan Hikaru Sato
Japan Eri Shimizu
3–6, 2–6

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