Mei Yamaguchi (tennis)

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Mei Yamaguchi
山口 芽生
Yamaguchi in 2026
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999
Saitama, Japan
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$108,637
Singles
Career record174–131
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 242 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 242 (5 May 2025)
Doubles
Career record20–26
Highest rankingNo. 649 (26 July 2021)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Mei Yamaguchi (山口 芽生, Yamaguchi Mei; born 14 June 1999) is a Japanese tennis player.

Yamaguchi has a career-high singles ranking of 242 by the WTA, achieved on 5 May 2025, and a best WTA doubles ranking of 649, set in July 2021.[2]

Yamaguchi made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2024 Toray Pan Pacific Open, losing to Bianca Andreescu in the first round.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2019 ITF Nanchang, China W15 Clay (i) China Lu Jiaxi 6–7(3), 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2021 ITF Amarante, Portugal W15 Hard Italy Federica Rossi 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 Nov 2024 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W35 Carpet Japan Aoi Ito 4–6, 5–3 ret.

Doubles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 ITF Nanchang, China W15 Clay (i) China Ma Yexin China Guo Hanyu
China Zheng Wushuang		 0–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2020 ITF Hong Kong W25 Hard Japan Momoko Kobori Japan Mana Ayukawa
Hong Kong Eudice Chong		 4–6, 3–6

References

  1. "山口芽生" [Yamaguchi Mei] (PDF). Japan Tennis Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. "Mei Yamaguchi | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. "Photos: Mika Stojsavljevic and all of 2024's WTA main-draw debuts". Women's Tennis Association.