Nao Hibino: Difference between revisions

| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

| coach = [[Eiji Takeuchi]]

| singlestitles = 3

| highestsinglesranking = No. 56 (18 January 2016)

| AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([[2020 Australian Open – Women's singles|2020]], [[2021 Australian Open – Women's singles|2021]])

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([[2020 French Open – Women's singles|2020]], [[2021 French Open – Women's singles|2021]])

| Othertournaments = yes

| Olympicsresult = 2R ([[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2016]])

| doublestitles = 3

| highestdoublesranking = No. 43 (31 July 2017)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2019 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2019]])

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2017 French Open – Women's doubles|2017]])

| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2016 US Open – Women's doubles|2016]], [[2018 US Open – Women's doubles|2018]])

| Team = yes

| FedCupresult = 6–5

|native_name=日比野 菜緒}}

 

 

 

Hibino made her breakthrough in 2015, when she won her first WTA Tour title in singles at the [[2015 Tashkent Open – Singles|Tashkent Open]]. As a result, she debuted in the top 100. Since then she has spent several years in the top 100, and has been in the top 150 constantly except for a period between February 2022 and September 2022 after a layoff from October 2021 to late April 2022.

Hibino then was really close to making her Grand Slam main-draw debut, reaching the final stage of qualifying of the [[2015 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|US Open]] but did not manage to qualify losing to [[Kateryna Bondarenko]], while she won only two games. Two weeks later, she made her singles WTA Tour debut, playing at the [[2015 Japan Women's Open|Japan Women's Open]]. She entered the main draw as a wildcard player and also won her first WTA match, after defeating her compatriot [[Hiroko Kuwata]]. This helped her to enter qualifying of the Premier-level [[2015 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Pan Pacific Open]] but she was stopped again by Bondarenko in the final stage of qualification.<ref name=":7" /> Nonetheless, the following week she made big progress, winning her first WTA singles title at the [[2015 Tashkent Open – Singles|Tashkent Open]]. In the final, she defeated [[Donna Vekić]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lorenzo Ciotti|date=October 2, 2015|title=WTA Tashkent: Donna Vekic and Nao Hibino will meet in the Final!|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/26659/wta-tashkent-donna-vekic-and-nao-hibino-will-meet-in-the-final/|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=tennis world}}</ref> The victory helped her debut inside the top 100 of the WTA singles rankings, rising up to No. 76.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chris Oddo|date=October 3, 2015|title=Nao Hibino Wins Maiden Title in Tashkent|url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2015/October/Nao-Hibino-Wins-Maiden-Title-in-Tashkent.aspx|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=tennis now}}</ref> By the end of the year, she advanced to the semifinal of the [[2015 Hua Hin Championships – Women's singles|WTA 125 Hua Hin Championships]],<ref name=":7" /> followed up with the final of the $100k [[2015 Ando Securities Open – Singles|Tokyo Open]]<ref name=":8" /> that made her move to No. 66 in the singles rankings.<ref name=":6" />

 

[[File:Hibino WM17 (23) (35347413124).jpg|thumb|left|180px|Hibino at the [[2017 Wimbledon Championships]]]]

Having made it to relatively few WTA main draws in previous years, Hibino mostly played tour-level events in 2016 as a result of being in the top 100. She began the year with a quarterfinal at the [[2016 ASB Classic – Women's singles|Auckland Open]],<ref name=":7" /> after defeating two top 100 players but then lost to top 50 player [[Julia Görges]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Claus-Dieter Wotruba|date=7 January 2016|title=Neues Görges-Team feiert Topstart (in German)|trans-title=New Görges team celebrates top start|url=https://www.mittelbayerische.de/sport/regional/regensburg-nachrichten/neues-goerges-team-feiert-topstart-21524-art1327065.html|access-date=28 April 2021|website=mittelbayerische.de}}</ref> The following week, she advanced to the second round of the [[2016 Hobart International – Singles|Hobart International]].<ref name=":7" /> Right after that, she reached her highest singles ranking and did not have to play in qualifying for the [[2016 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]].<ref name=":6" /> In her Grand Slam debut she lost to former world No. 1, [[Maria Sharapova]], in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jim Caple|date=18 January 2016|title=Maria Sharapova coasts past Nao Hibino at Australian Open|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/maria-sharapova-coasts-past-nao-hibino-australian-open/story?id=36353945|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=abc News}}</ref> Her improvement continued with her WTA 1000 debut at the [[2016 Qatar Total Open – Singles|Qatar Open]], where she defeated [[Yaroslava Shvedova]] before losing to world No. 5, [[Garbiñe Muguruza]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brad Kallet|date=February 23, 2016|title=Muguruza: 'I think the WTA Tour is getting a little bit crazy'|url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/02/muguruza-i-think-wta-tour-getting-little-bit-crazy/57708/|access-date=28 April 2021|website=tennis.com}}</ref> She then suffered first-round losses at the WTA 1000 [[2016 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|Indian Wells]] and [[2016 Miami Open – Women's singles|Miami Open]].<ref name=":7" />

After losing in qualifying at the [[2020 ASB Classic – Women's singles|Auckland Open]] in the opening week of 2020, Hibino then reached the main draw of the [[2020 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] after three wins in qualifying. In the opening main-draw round, she defeated Peng Shuai in a three-set match. The victory over Peng was her second Grand Slam singles match win.<ref name=":7" /> This brought her back to the top 100.<ref>{{Cite web|last=WTA Staff|date=February 3, 2020|title=Ranking movers: Kenin makes Top 10 debut, Muguruza flies up to 16|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1601009/ranking-movers-kenin-makes-top-10-debut-muguruza-flies-up-to-16|access-date=28 April 2021|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> Next, she advanced to the semifinal of the [[2020 Thailand Open – Singles|Hua Hin Championships]], after recording her first top-10 win over Svitolina.<ref>{{Cite web|last=WTA Staff|date=February 17, 2020|title=Ranking movers: Rybakina into Top 20, Kung jumps 127 spots|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1612712/ranking-movers-rybakina-into-top-20-kung-jumps-127-spots|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> However, she could not build on this success in the following round, losing to qualifier [[Leonie Küng]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 15, 2020|title=2020 Hua Hin highlights: Teenager Kung storms into final with Hibino victory (video)|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/1610932/2020-hua-hin-highlights-teenager-kung-storms-into-final-with-hibino-victory|access-date=28 April 2021|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> After tennis resumed in August due to COVID-19, she suffered three consecutive losses at the [[2020 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles|Cincinnati Open]], [[2020 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], and [[2020 Italian Open – Women's singles|Italian Open]]. However, she made it her second semifinal of the year at the [[2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles|Internationaux de Strasbourg]].<ref name=":7" /> On her road to the semifinal, she defeated three top-100 players, including two former Grand Slam champions: [[Sloane Stephens]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=WTA Staff|date=September 21, 2020|title=Hibino handles Stephens in Strasbourg opener|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1837628/hibino-handles-stephens-in-strasbourg-opener|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> and [[Jeļena Ostapenko]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robin Bairner|date=September 24, 2020|title=Hibino edges Ostapenko to make Strasbourg semis|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1840371/hibino-edges-ostapenko-to-make-strasbourg-semis|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> She then lost to [[Elena Rybakina]] to miss the final.<ref>{{Cite web|last=WTA Staff|date=September 25, 2020|title=Svitolina surges to Strasbourg semifinal win over Sabalenka|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1841593/svitolina-surges-to-strasbourg-semifinal-win-over-sabalenka|access-date=December 25, 2020|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> Hibino closed out the year with her first win at the [[2020 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]], a victory over qualifier [[Marta Kostyuk]] in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abbey Johnson|date=September 29, 2020|title=2020 Roland Garros: Karolina Pliskova survives; Kristina Mladenovic denied|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/On_the_WTA_results_with/91798/2020-roland-garros-karolina-pliskova-survives-kristina-mladenovic-denied/|access-date=28 April 2021|website=tennis world}}</ref> [[Ons Jabeur]] knocked her out in the following round.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greg Garber|date=April 16, 2021|title=Semifinals preview: Big opportunity on the line for final four in Charleston|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2107541/semifinals-preview-big-opportunity-on-the-line-for-final-four-in-charleston|access-date=2 May 2021|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref>

 

Hibino started year with a Grand Slam match win over wildcard player [[Astra Sharma]] at the [[2021 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]].<ref name=":7" /> She then failed in reaching her first third round there, losing to [[Kristina Mladenovic]] in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Laurent Vergne|date=11 February 2021|title=Open d'Australie 2021 – Kristina Mladenovic qualifiÉe aprÈs son succÈs sur Nao Hibino|trans-title=Australian Open 2021 – Kristina Mladenovic qualified after her success over Nao Hibino|url=https://www.eurosport.fr/tennis/open-d-australie/2021/open-d-australie-2021-kristina-mladenovic-qualifiee-apres-son-succes-sur-nao-hibino_sto8116268/story.shtml|access-date=21 October 2021|website=Eurosport (French)}}</ref> She then had five consecutive first round losses, including one at the WTA 1000 [[2021 Miami Open – Women's singles|Miami Open]]. Despite that, she advanced to her first quarterfinal of the 2021 season at the [[Clay court|green clay]] event, the [[2021 MUSC Health Women's Open|Charleston Open]].<ref name=":7" /> In the quarterfinal, she lost to later finalist Ons Jabeur.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greg Garber|date=April 16, 2021|title=Semifinals preview: Big opportunity on the line for final four in Charleston|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2107541/semifinals-preview-big-opportunity-on-the-line-for-final-four-in-charleston|access-date=21 October 2021|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> She then continued with mostly first-round losses but managed to win one match at each of the [[2021 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] and [[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]]. Her next step was playing at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] in her home country, Japan. She lost in the opening round to Serbian player [[Nina Stojanović]].<ref name=":7" /> During the year, she had success in reaching one WTA final in the doubles event at the [[2021 İstanbul Cup – Doubles|İstanbul Cup]]. Together with her compatriot [[Makoto Ninomiya]], she lost to the Russian–Belgian combination of [[Veronika Kudermetova]] and [[Elise Mertens]] in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 25, 2021|title=Cirstea storms to first title in 13 years in Istanbul|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2118774/cirstea-storms-to-first-title-in-13-years-in-istanbul|access-date=21 October 2021|website=WTA Tennis}}</ref> This final was the first for Hibino since the end of 2019. At the Olympics, she also played in doubles alongside Ninomiya but the lost in the first round to the Australian team of Ashleigh Barty and [[Storm Hunter|Storm Sanders]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chris Robinson|first=AAP|date=24 July 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Ash Barty and Storm Sanders cruise to opening doubles win, but Sam Stosur goes down|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/tokyo-2020/tokyo-olympics-ash-barty-and-storm-sanders-cruise-to-opening-doubles-win-but-sam-stosur-goes-down-c-3495244|access-date=21 October 2021|website=The West Australian}}</ref>

 

===2022: Back to WTA 1000 level===

 

 

 

==National representation==

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===Doubles===

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|{{Tennis win percentage|won=74|lost=90|integer=yes}}

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|125

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===Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)===

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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Quinn Gleason]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Elixane Lechemia]]

| 6–7^(7–9), 7–5, [10–3]

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!Finals by surface

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| <small>7–4</small>

| [[2017 Bank of Liuzhou Cup – Singles|Oct 2017]]

| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000

| Hard

| <small>8–4</small>

| [[2018 Tennis Championships of Honolulu – Singles|Jul 2018]]

| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000

| Hard

|<small>9–5</small>

|Apr 2023

|style="background:lightblue;"|25,000

|Hard

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!Finals by surface

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| <small>3–4</small>

| [[2015 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger|Jul 2015]]

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| Hard

| <small>4–4</small>

| [[2015 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships – Women's doubles|Aug 2015]]

| style="background:#addfad"|50,000

| Hard

| <small>5–4</small>

| [[2016 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Doubles|Oct 2016]]

| style="background:#f88379;"|100,000

| Hard (i)

| <small>9–5</small>

| [[2022 FineMark Women's Pro Tennis Championship – Doubles|May 2022]]

| style="background:#f88379;"|100,000

| Clay

| <small>{{nowrap|10–5}}</small>

| Oct 2022

| style="background:#addfad"|60,000

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sabrina Santamaria]]

| 6–4, 7–6⁽⁴⁾

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| <small>10–6</small>

| Apr 2023

| style="background:#addfad"|60,000

| Hard

| 3–6, 3–6

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