Chihiro Muramatsu (村松千裕, Muramatsu Chihiro, born 22 May 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. On 24 February 2020, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 205. On 2 April 2018, she peaked at No. 303 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Chihiro Muramatsu
村松千裕
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceKashiwa, Japan
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)
Kōfu, Japan
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$221,735
Singles
Career record220–184
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 205 (24 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 552 (25 December 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2020, 2021)
French OpenQ1 (2020)
WimbledonQ1 (2021)
Doubles
Career record82–74
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 303 (2 April 2018)
Last updated on: 25 December 2023.

Muramatsu has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

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She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Japan Open, after receiving a wildcard for the women's doubles tournament, partnering Hiroko Kuwata.

At the 2019 Kunming Open, as a part of the ITF Circuit, Muramatsu recorded one of her biggest victory defeating top 100 Zhu Lin in the second round.[1]

She qualified for the main draw of the 2020 Thailand Open in Hua Hin but lost to Barbara Haas.

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon NH Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10/15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2015 ITF Victoria Park, Hong Kong 10,000 Hard   Emma Laine 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 15,000 Hard   Michaela Haet 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6
Win 1–2 Nov 2019 ITF Bhopal, India 25,000 Hard   Karman Thandi 6–1, 3–1 ret.

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (1–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2016 ITF Nishitama, Japan 10,000 Hard   Momoko Kobori   Robu Kajitani
  Mihoki Miyahara
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 0–2 May 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 15,000 Hard   Fatma Al-Nabhani   Chen Jiahui
  Zhang Ying
4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Aug 2017 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Melis Sezer   Dia Evtimova
  Jasmina Tinjić
4–6, 2–6
Win 1–3 Dec 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Melis Sezer   Pia König
  Alina Silich
6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–4 Feb 2018 Burnie International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Momoko Kobori   Vania King
  Laura Robson
6–7(3), 1–6
Loss 1–5 Mar 2018 Yokohama Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard   Momoko Kobori   Laura Robson
  Fanny Stollár
7–5, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss 1–6 Jul 2019 ITF Biella, Italy 25,000 Clay   Yuki Naito   Elena Bogdan
  Réka Luca Jani
1–6, 3–6
Win 2–6 Jul 2019 ITF Torino, Italy 25,000 Clay   Yuki Naito   Mayar Sherif
  Melanie Stokke
6–0, 6–2
Win 3–6 Nov 2021 ITF Haabneeme, Estonia 25,000 Hard (i)   Jessica Failla   Maja Chwalińska
  Adrienn Nagy
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–7 Jun 2022 ITF Ra'anana, Israel 25,000 Hard   Rebeka Stolmár   Lee Ya-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
3–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ Alex Macpherson (24 April 2019). "Raina dims Stosur's sunshine in Anning marathon upset". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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