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Shuko Aoyama

JPN Age 38 154 cm / 5'1" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2011–2017

Shuko Aoyama represented Japan on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 182. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–4 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

182 (Feb 9, 2015)

Elo peak

1516 (10th percentile)

Singles record

1–4 (20.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$3,224,996

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 →

Shuko Aoyama's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #69	1-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 2020	Q1 Q	Adelaide International	Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #159	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2019	Q1 Q	Zhengzhou	Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #96	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2019	Q1 Q	Bronx	WTA 250	Hard
Priscilla Hon #133	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2019	Q1 Q	San Jose	Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Astra Sharma #143	4-6 6-3 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 31, 2019	Q2 Q	Charleston Open	Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500	Clay

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

Rivals all rivalries →

Shuko Aoyama's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Lizette Cabrera	0	1	1	Oct 12, 2017	H2H
Lauren Davis	0	1	1	Oct 10, 2014	H2H
Renata Voracova	1	0	1	Oct 9, 2014	H2H
Yaroslava Shvedova	0	1	1	Oct 13, 2011	H2H
Coco Vandeweghe	0	1	1	Jun 8, 2011	H2H

Career Results

Shuko Aoyama career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2011	23	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	334	393
2014	26	WTA	1	1	2	50.0%	272	184
2016	28	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
2017	29	Qualifying Q	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—
2017	29	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	225	352
2018	30	Qualifying Q	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—
2019	31	Qualifying Q	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
2020	32	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Shuko Aoyama 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 %
2011	23	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2014	26	WTA	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2016	28	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
2017	29	Qualifying Q	6	6	12	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	8	14	42.9%
2017	29	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2018	30	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
2019	31	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
2020	32	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Shuko Aoyama 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 %
2011	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2014	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2017	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%

Performance Stats

Shuko Aoyama 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%
2011	23	2/2	0.5	4.0	58.7%	48.9%	30.6%	41.5%	33.3%	41.3%	34.5%
2014	26	2/2	0.0	2.0	66.4%	68.1%	46.4%	27.3%	27.8%	60.9%	41.8%
2017	29	1/1	0.0	5.0	68.3%	46.5%	20.0%	11.1%	60.0%	38.1%	51.4%
Career		5/5	0.2	3.4	63.7%	56.1%	34.8%	29.7%	36.4%	48.5%	40.8%

Advanced Stats

Shuko Aoyama 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
2011	23	1474	90.2	-4.32	-1.90	0.587	37.9%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.75	—	—	—	+0.04
2014	26	1480	98.5	-0.65	-1.65	1.069	50.1%	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	—	—	+0.13
2016	28	1482	101.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	29	1482	97.9	+0.88	-2.42	0.831	45.1%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.13
2018	30	1427	90.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	31	1416	105.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	32	1410	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1516	96.6	-1.81	-1.90	0.792	44.3%	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.60	—	—	—	+6.00

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 1000

Shuko Aoyama WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	MAD	WUH	W-L Win %
2017	29	Q1	—	Q1	0–2 (0%)
2018	30	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

WTA 500

Shuko Aoyama WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	DOH	DUB	BIR	CHA	NEW	SAN	SYD	PAN	ZHE	W-L Win %
2016	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q3	—	1–1 (50%)
2017	29	—	—	—	Q1	—	Q2	—	—	Q2	—	2–3 (40%)
2018	30	—	—	Q1	—	Q1	—	—	Q2	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2019	31	—	Q2	—	—	Q2	—	Q1	—	—	Q1	2–4 (33%)
2020	32	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	6–12 (33%)

WTA 250

Shuko Aoyama WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	HKG	WAS	BIR	BRO	JAP	JAP	PRA	STR	W-L Win %
2011	23	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2014	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2016	28	—	Q1	Q1	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2017	29	Q2	R32	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	4–4 (50%)
2018	30	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	Q1	Q1	0–3 (0%)
2019	31	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	7–13 (35%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

182

Career-high date

Feb 9, 2015

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

Shuko Aoyama ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2008	20	—	—	—	—	941	923	903	921	932	934	946	921
2009	21	916	776	773	705	761	522	540	548	469	460	469	466
2010	22	468	457	457	492	472	422	430	364	368	343	330	334
2011	23	329	317	314	317	316	367	381	406	425	393	389	393
2012	24	391	394	388	354	352	356	347	354	321	342	304	295
2013	25	292	273	276	292	273	274	273	258	280	275	270	273
2014	26	267	279	277	281	281	264	265	275	259	217	186	184
2015	27	187	199	201	199	218	221	206	201	204	244	311	315
2016	28	312	305	304	283	246	248	244	232	208	215	221	224
2017	29	217	216	216	227	272	271	317	294	330	388	352	—
2018	30	348	332	338	331	332	348	363	427	443	520	670	557
2019	31	635	635	631	565	588	584	605	731	736	735	747	740
2020	32	737	903	906	—	—	—	—	911	921	922	928	935
2021	33	939	953	964	1322	1336	1361	1377	1440	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Shuko Aoyama's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Ling Zhang	HKG	#184	1,500	12	2	10	16.7%	$264,514	2009–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Chia-Jung Chuang	TPE	#177	1,514	8	2	6	25.0%	$1,636,548	2004–2017	Rivalries	Match log
Pemra Ozgen	TUR	#182	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$476,740	2005–2022	Rivalries	Match log
Varatchaya Wongteanchai	THA	#200	1,536	6	1	5	16.7%	$299,061	2010–2017	Rivalries	Match log
Yuxuan Zhang	CHN	#166	1,500	10	2	8	20.0%	$245,141	2013–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Nastja Kolar	SLO	#178	1,510	4	1	3	25.0%	$175,837	2009–2015	Rivalries	Match log
Catherine Harrison	USA	#214	1,505	6	1	5	16.7%	$524,034	2011–2022	Rivalries	Match log
Jing-Jing Lu	CHN	#159	1,549	17	4	13	23.5%	$413,926	2008–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Tetyana Arefyeva	UKR	#241	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$95,893	2011–2013	Rivalries	Match log
Ani Mijacika	CRO	#193	1,521	3	1	2	33.3%	$90,964	2011–2016	Rivalries	Match log
Peangtarn Plipuech	THA	#175	1,539	9	2	7	22.2%	$463,384	2014–2020	Rivalries	Match log
Basak Eraydin	TUR	#156	1,534	7	2	5	28.6%	$302,939	2010–2019	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Shuko Aoyama?: Shuko Aoyama is 38 years old, born on December 19, 1987.
Which country does Shuko Aoyama represent?: Shuko Aoyama represents Japan in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Shuko Aoyama?: Shuko Aoyama is 154 cm / 5'1".
Does Shuko Aoyama use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Shuko Aoyama uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Shuko Aoyama left-handed or right-handed?: Shuko Aoyama plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Shuko Aoyama won?: Shuko Aoyama has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Shuko Aoyama won?: TennisDB does not group any of Shuko Aoyama's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Shuko Aoyama's highest WTA ranking?: Shuko Aoyama's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 182, first achieved on February 9, 2015.
What is Shuko Aoyama's career win-loss record?: Shuko Aoyama has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Shuko Aoyama earned?: Shuko Aoyama has earned at least $3,224,996 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Shuko Aoyama's career appear in TennisDB?: Shuko Aoyama appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2011 through 2017.
Who has Shuko Aoyama faced most often?: Shuko Aoyama's most frequent opponent is Lizette Cabrera, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.