Player data updated: 2026-10-19 10:34 UTC

Mai Hontama

JPN Age 27 164 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 2021–2026

Mai Hontama represents Japan on the WTA Tour and is ranked No. 168, having reached a career high of No. 105. She most recently lost to Viktorija Golubic in the Japan Women's Open round of 32 on October 19, 2026.

Singles ranking

168

Career singles high

105 (Aug 5, 2024)

Elo peak

1694 (57th percentile)

Singles record

16–28 (36.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,320,667

YTD W-L

2–4

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Mai Hontama's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Viktorija Golubic #82	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 2026	R32	Japan Women's Open	WTA 250	Hard
Katie Boulter #56	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 2026	R128	China Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Jodie Burrage	2-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 2026	Q2 Q	China Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Alexandra Panova	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2026	Q1 Q	China Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Eunhye Lee #371	0-6 7-5 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 2026	Q1 Q	Korea Open	WTA 250	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Rivals all rivalries →

Mai Hontama's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Viktorija Golubic	0	2	2	Oct 19, 2026	H2H
Diane Parry	1	1	2	Jul 21, 2026	H2H
Alycia Parks	0	2	2	Jul 15, 2026	H2H
Elise Mertens	0	2	2	Oct 17, 2024	H2H
Arianne Hartono	1	1	2	Sep 21, 2024	H2H

Career Results

Mai Hontama career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2016	16	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
2018	18	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2019	19	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2021	21	Qualifying Q	4	0	4	100.0%	—	—
2021	21	WTA	3	2	5	60.0%	332	150
2022	22	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
2022	22	WTA	1	4	5	20.0%	150	203
2023	23	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—
2023	23	WTA	6	4	10	60.0%	204	120
2024	24	Qualifying Q	12	8	20	60.0%	—	—
2024	24	WTA	4	11	15	26.7%	119	157
2025	25	Qualifying Q	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
2025	25	WTA	0	3	3	0.0%	161	240
2026	26	Qualifying Q	8	5	13	61.5%	—	—
2026	26	WTA	2	4	6	33.3%	244	168
Career		—	16	28	44	36.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Mai Hontama career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2016	16	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2018	18	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2019	19	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2021	21	Qualifying Q	4	0	4	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	0	4	100.0%
2021	21	WTA	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
2022	22	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
2022	22	WTA	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
2023	23	Qualifying Q	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%
2023	23	WTA	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	10	60.0%
2024	24	Qualifying Q	12	6	18	66.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	12	8	20	60.0%
2024	24	WTA	4	11	15	26.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	15	26.7%
2025	25	Qualifying Q	3	5	8	37.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
2025	25	WTA	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2026	26	Qualifying Q	6	3	9	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	5	13	61.5%
2026	26	WTA	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
Career	—	—	15	27	42	35.7%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	16	28	44	36.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Mai Hontama career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2021	21	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	0	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
2022	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
2023	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	6	4	10	60.0%
2024	24	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	4	11	15	26.7%
2025	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2026	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	9	14	23	39.1%	6	6	12	50.0%	16	27	43	37.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 43/44 (97.7%) of Mai Hontama's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Mai Hontama performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2021	21	4/5	0.3	4.5	70.5%	60.4%	35.9%	62.6%	55.5%	53.0%	46.9%
2022	22	5/5	0.0	1.6	73.6%	56.7%	46.4%	32.4%	42.5%	53.7%	44.4%
2023	23	10/10	0.3	2.4	66.9%	61.7%	49.9%	35.8%	55.3%	57.4%	46.6%
2024	24	15/15	0.9	2.7	67.1%	54.5%	43.6%	48.0%	48.2%	50.4%	42.0%
2025	25	1/3	4.0	4.0	63.8%	62.2%	42.9%	42.9%	16.7%	55.2%	35.6%
2026	26	6/6	0.7	2.7	68.5%	56.7%	46.1%	40.9%	40.5%	53.4%	43.8%
Career		41/44	0.6	2.7	68.3%	57.6%	45.1%	43.4%	48.0%	53.3%	44.0%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 41/44 (93.2%) of Mai Hontama's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Mai Hontama advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2016	16	1498	96.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	18	1480	95.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	19	1446	97.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	21	1559	121.5	-0.27	+3.46	0.999	49.8%	+25	—	—	50.0%	+0.10	1–1	0–1	—	-0.15
2022	22	1527	102.9	-1.32	+0.65	0.958	48.8%	+6	—	—	20.0%	-2.00	0–2	—	—	+0.02
2023	23	1653	124.3	+0.97	+1.93	1.095	51.9%	+28	—	—	52.2%	+0.35	3–0 (100%)	0–1	—	+0.32
2024	24	1574	114.9	-3.97	-1.40	0.847	46.3%	+16	—	—	31.4%	-1.29	2–3 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	96.7	+0.36
2025	25	1488	115.1	-1.71	-2.21	0.794	45.3%	+7	—	—	25.0%	-2.00	0–2	1–0	—	+0.12
2026	26	1560	112.2	-2.51	+0.39	0.941	48.8%	-3	—	—	38.5%	-0.77	0–1	1–0	—	-0.28
Career		1694	118.5	-1.81	+0.38	0.943	48.7%	+16	—	—	37.4%	-0.83	6–9 (40%)	3–5 (38%)	96.1	+0.91

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mai Hontama Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2022	22	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
2024	24	R128	Q1	—	Q1	0–3 (0%)
2025	25	—	Q1	—	Q1	0–2 (0%)
2026	26	Q2	Q2	Q2	Q2	4–4 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	5–10 (33%)

WTA 1000

Mai Hontama WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	DOH	IW	MIA	WUH	W-L Win %
2021	21	—	—	R128	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2022	22	—	—	Q2	Q1	—	1–2 (33%)
2024	24	R128	Q1	R64	Q1	R64	5–6 (45%)
2026	26	R128	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	6–3 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	10–10 (50%)

WTA 500

Mai Hontama WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	SDG	KOR	PAN	ABU	CHA	CHI	SAN	PAN	W-L Win %
2016	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	1–1 (50%)
2018	18	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2019	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	5–1 (83%)
2022	22	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2023	23	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
2024	24	Q2	R32	—	R32	Q2	Q1	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
2025	25	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	5–4 (56%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	15–12 (56%)

WTA 250

Mai Hontama WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	CHN	LIB	LYO	MEL	KOR	ATH	HUA	HUA	JIA	MON	JAP	PRA	SIN	W-L Win %
2022	22	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2023	23	—	—	Q2	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	6–4 (60%)
2024	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	R32	R16	R32	—	—	5–5 (50%)
2025	25	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	R32	Q1	3–6 (33%)
2026	26	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	4–4 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	3–4 (43%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	20–23 (47%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Current rank

168

Career high

105

Career-high date

Aug 5, 2024

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Mai Hontama ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2016	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	811	732	733	692
2017	17	688	688	698	694	748	737	716	727	918	923	929	—
2018	18	952	873	856	844	760	613	538	516	399	402	384	367
2019	19	370	367	365	348	355	369	346	365	410	378	385	387
2020	20	380	346	349	—	—	—	—	323	329	330	332	332
2021	21	332	336	345	343	293	280	218	214	200	155	151	150
2022	22	138	130	129	130	136	139	178	194	183	260	206	203
2023	23	208	198	213	180	191	175	183	176	148	121	117	120
2024	24	117	119	106	118	113	109	108	108	116	140	155	157
2025	25	159	159	181	187	197	191	192	180	208	256	241	240
2026	26	244	218	220	215	220	204	189	167	177	168	—	—

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Mai Hontama's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Lucrezia Stefanini (active player)	ITA	#100	1,710	48	16	32	33.3%	$1,540,465	2021–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Laura Pigossi (active player)	BRA	#100	1,592	35	13	22	37.1%	$1,400,982	2014–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Himeno Sakatsume (active player)	JPN	#115	1,697	14	5	9	35.7%	$784,907	2022–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Irina Bara (active player)	ROU	#104	1,620	48	16	32	33.3%	$1,631,763	2017–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Katarzyna Kawa (active player)	POL	#112	1,720	46	20	26	43.5%	$1,608,653	2019–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Jessika Ponchet (active player)	FRA	#104	1,620	30	8	22	26.7%	$1,673,390	2018–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Maddison Inglis (active player)	AUS	#112	1,679	37	11	26	29.7%	$1,944,250	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Marina Stakusic (active player)	CAN	#114	1,711	24	10	14	41.7%	$681,945	2022–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Ena Shibahara (active player)	JPN	#116	1,623	17	5	12	29.4%	$2,610,949	2021–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Tatiana Prozorova (active player)	RUS	#117	1,703	15	5	10	33.3%	$601,183	2023–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Leolia Jeanjean (active player)	FRA	#91	1,751	49	15	34	30.6%	$2,218,005	2022–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Jana Fett (active player)	CRO	#97	1,669	64	25	39	39.1%	$1,343,974	2017–2025	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mai Hontama?: Mai Hontama is 27 years old, born on August 30, 1999.
Which country does Mai Hontama represent?: Mai Hontama represents Japan in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Mai Hontama?: Mai Hontama is 164 cm / 5'5".
Is Mai Hontama left-handed or right-handed?: Mai Hontama plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Mai Hontama won?: Mai Hontama has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Mai Hontama won?: TennisDB does not group any of Mai Hontama's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Mai Hontama's highest WTA ranking?: Mai Hontama's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 105, first achieved on August 5, 2024.
What is Mai Hontama's career win-loss record?: Mai Hontama has a career WTA singles record of 16 wins and 28 losses (36.4%).
How much career prize money has Mai Hontama earned?: Mai Hontama has earned at least $1,320,667 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Mai Hontama's career appear in TennisDB?: Mai Hontama appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2021 through 2026.
On which surface does Mai Hontama have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Mai Hontama's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 35.7% (15–27).
Who has Mai Hontama faced most often?: Mai Hontama's most frequent opponent is Viktorija Golubic, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.