Natsumi Kawaguchi

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$67,809
Singles
Career record127–82
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 346 (9 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 578 (27 October 2025)
Doubles
Career record88–62
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 232 (4 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 326 (27 October 2025)
Last updated on: 27 October 2025.

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 Emily Appleton 7–6(2), 6–7(2), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Oct 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Tamira Paszek 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2023 ITF Hinode, Japan W15 Hard Aoi Ito 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–1 Apr 2023 ITF Osaka, Japan W15 Hard Miho Kuramochi 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–1 May 2023 Fukuoka International, Japan W60 Carpet Katie Boulter w/o
Loss 4–2 Oct 2025 ITF Brisbane, Australia W35 Hard Taylah Preston 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W40 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 Maya Tahan Emily Appleton
María Portillo Ramírez
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Dec 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Nika Kukharchuk Madison Appel
Elle Christensen
w/o
Loss 1–2 Jun 2023 ITF Tokyo, Japan W25 Hard Talia Gibson Luksika Kumkhum
Kanako Morisaki
6–1, 2–6, [3–10]
Loss 1–3 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong W40 Hard Kanako Morisaki Eudice Chong
Cody Wong
5–7, 4–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2023 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan W25 Carpet Hiromi Abe Haruna Arakawa
Aoi Ito
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 2–4 Nov 2023 ITF Yokohama, Japan W40 Hard Aoi Ito Liang En-shuo
Tang Qianhui
w/o
Win 3–4 Aug 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W15 Hard Momoko Kobori Honoka Kobayashi
Yukina Saigo
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Aug 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W35 Hard Momoko Kobori Kanako Morisaki
Hikaru Sato
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–6 Jul 2025 ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand W15 Hard Haruna Arakawa Kim Na-ri
Ye Qiuyu
3–6, 2–6
Win 4–6 Oct 2025 ITF Brisbane, Australia W35 Hard Monique Barry Tenika McGiffin
Naho Sato
7–5, 6–3

Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Girls' doubles

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 Australian Open Hard Adrienn Nagy Emma Navarro
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.