Natsumi Kawaguchi

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Natsumi Kawaguchi
川口夏実
Country (sports)Japan
Born (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$88,433
Singles
Career record154–97
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 346 (9 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 362 (22 June 2026)
Doubles
Career record104–76
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 232 (4 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 238 (22 June 2026)
Last updated on: 25 June 2026.

Natsumi Kawaguchi (川口夏実, Kawaguchi Natsumi; born 28 June 2002) is a Japanese tennis player.[3]

On 9 October 2023, she has achieved career-high rankings of 346 in singles, and on 4 December 2023 of 232 in doubles.

Kawaguchi and her partner Adrienn Nagy won the 2019 Australian girls' doubles title, beating Emma Navarro and Chloe Beck in the final.[4][5]

She qualified for the main draw of the WTA 500 2023 Pan Pacific Open at home in Tokyo but had to withdraw shortly after.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard United Kingdom Emily Appleton 7–6(2), 6–7(2), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Austria Tamira Paszek 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2023 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard Japan Aoi Ito 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–1 Apr 2023 ITF Osaka, Japan W15 Hard Japan Miho Kuramochi 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–1 May 2023 Fukuoka International, Japan W60 Carpet United Kingdom Katie Boulter w/o
Loss 4–2 Oct 2025 Brisbane QTC International, Australia W35 Hard Australia Taylah Preston 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Israel Maya Tahan United Kingdom Emily Appleton
Mexico María Portillo Ramírez
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Dec 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Russia Nika Kukharchuk United States Madison Appel
United States Elle Christensen
w/o
Loss 1–2 Jun 2023 ITF Tokyo, Japan W25 Hard Australia Talia Gibson Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
Japan Kanako Morisaki
6–1, 2–6, [3–10]
Loss 1–3 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China W40 Hard Japan Kanako Morisaki Hong Kong Eudice Chong
Hong Kong Cody Wong
5–7, 4–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2023 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet Japan Hiromi Abe Japan Haruna Arakawa
Japan Aoi Ito
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 2–4 Nov 2023 ITF Yokohama, Japan W40 Hard Japan Aoi Ito Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
China Tang Qianhui
w/o
Win 3–4 Aug 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W15 Hard Japan Momoko Kobori Japan Honoka Kobayashi
Japan Yukina Saigo
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Aug 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W35 Hard Japan Momoko Kobori Japan Kanako Morisaki
Japan Hikaru Sato
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–6 Jul 2025 ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand W15 Hard Japan Haruna Arakawa South Korea Kim Na-ri
China Ye Qiuyu
3–6, 2–6
Win 4–6 Aug 2025 ITF Singapore W15 Hard Japan Haruna Arakawa Japan Natsuho Arakawa
Japan Anri Nagata
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–7 Sep 2025 ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand W35 Hard Japan Erika Sema Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Eri Shimizu
2–6, 7–6(5), [8–10]
Win 5–7 Sep 2025 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea W15 Hard South Korea Kim Da-bin South Korea Ha Sun-min
Hong Kong Shek Cheuk-ying
6–4, 6–2
Win 6–7 Oct 2025 Brisbane QTC International, Australia W35 Hard New Zealand Monique Barry Australia Tenika McGiffin
Japan Naho Sato
7–5, 6–3
Loss 6–8 Nov 2025 Keio Challenger, Japan W50 Clay Japan Hayu Kinoshita China Dang Yiming
China You Xiaodi
2–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Win 7–8 Feb 2026 Queensland International, Australia W75 Hard Japan Sara Saito Australia Gabriella Da Silva-Fick
Australia Tenika McGiffin
6–2, 6–4
Loss 7–9 Jun 2026 ITF Taipei, Chinese Taipei W35 Hard Japan Ayano Shimizu South Korea Back Da-yeon
Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi
5–7, 1–6

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Girls' doubles

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 Australian Open Hard Hungary Adrienn Nagy United States Emma Navarro
United States Chloe Beck
6–4, 6–4

References

  1. "NATSUMI KAWAGUCHI (川口夏実)". IMG Japan. 7 March 2023.
  2. "川口夏実". TennisTribe.JP. 7 March 2023.
  3. "Natsumi Kawaguchi - ITF Profile".
  4. "Amazing! Adrienn Nagy makes Hungarian tennis history during the Australian Open". Daily News Hungary. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. "Kawaguchi takes inspiration from Japan's leading lights". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2024.