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

References

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