Kamiji in Geneva, 2014 | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 (age 31) |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 551–108 |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (19 May 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 1 (17 March 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2017,2020,2025) |
| French Open | W (2014,2017,2018,2020,2025) |
| Wimbledon | F (2022,2025) |
| US Open | W (2014,2017,2025) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Masters | W (2013) |
| Paralympic Games | W (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 327–90 |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (09 June 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 2 (19 June 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2014,2015,2016,2018,2020) |
| French Open | W (2014,2016,2017,2023,2025) |
| Wimbledon | W (2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2021,2022,2024) |
| US Open | W (2014,2018,2020,2023) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Masters Doubles | W (2013, 2014) |
| Paralympic Games | W (2024) |
Yui Kamiji (上地 結衣,Kamiji Yui; born 24 April 1994 in Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese professionalwheelchair tennis player.[1] She has won 33major titles, as well as aParalympic silver and bronze medal insingles anddoubles, respectively, at the2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1] She would later win gold in both at the2024 Paris Paralympics.[2] She also won a bronze medal insingles at the2016 Rio Paralympics.[3]
PartneringJordanne Whiley, Kamiji achieved theGrand Slam in doubles in 2014, and also won theWheelchair Tennis Masters in doubles.[4][5] Kamiji is currently managed byAvex Group under itsAvex Challenged Athletes program.[6]
Kamiji won singles titles in Iizuka,[7] Daegu,[8] Paris,[9] St Louis,[10] and became the first and so far only non-Dutchwoman to win the tennis Masters title.[11][12]
Kamiji won doubles titles withSharon Walraven in Pensacola,[13]Sabine Ellerbrock in Iizuka.[14] Ju-Yeon Park in Daegu,[15]Jordanne Whiley in Paris and the Masters.[5][16] With Ellerbrock in New York and Whiley at Wimbledon, Kamiji was the runner up.[17][18]
During the 2014 season Kamiji won singles titles in Melbourne,[19] Kobe and Iizuka.[20] At the Australian Open Kamiji reached her first Grand Slam singles final where she lost to Sabine Ellerbrock.[21] Kamiji followed that up by winning the second Grand Slam tournament of the season at Roland Garros.[22] Whilst partnering Jordanne Whiley during the 2014 season the pair won the Grand Slam in doubles. They finished the year by adding the Masters crown after defeatingLouise Hunt andKatharina Krüger in the final. However, despite the absence of van Koot and Griffioen the pair did not go undefeated throughout the tournament as they lost to Marjolein Buis and Michaela Spaanstra during the round robin group stage.[23]
In 2017, Kamiji finished the year as world No 1, and was named ITF Women's Wheelchair World Champion for the second time in her career.[24]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Career SR | W–L | Career Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | QF | A | F | F | SF | W | F | F | W | F | QF | F | F | W | 3 / 13 | 27–10 | 73% |
| French Open | QF | A | W | SF | SF | W | W | F | W | F | F | F | QF | W | 5 / 13 | 28–8 | 78% |
| Wimbledon | Not held | QF | SF | SF | SF | NH | QF | F | SF | SF | F | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | 55% | |||
| US Open | NH | SF | W | F | NH | W | F | F | F | F | F | F | NH | W | 3 / 11 | 27–8 | 77% |
| Win–Loss | 0–2 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 10–1 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–1 | 8–4 | 7–4 | 10–4 | 6–3 | 15–1 | 11 / 46 | 80–35 | |
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Career SR | Career Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | SF | A | W | W | W | F | W | SF | W | SF | F | F | F | SF | 5 / 13 | 45% |
| French Open | F | A | W | F | W | W | F | SF | F | F | F | W | F | W | 5 / 13 | 45% |
| Wimbledon | A | F | W | W | W | W | W | SF | NH | W | W | F | W | QF | 8 / 12 | 66% |
| US Open | NH | F | W | SF | NH | SF | W | SF | W | F | F | W | NH | SF | 4 / 11 | 36% |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2014 | French Open | Clay | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | |
| Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2017 | French Open(2) | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2017 | US Open(2) | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 | |
| Win | 2018 | French Open(3) | Clay | 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2018 | US Open | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2019 | French Open | Clay | 1–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 2019 | US Open | Hard | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2020 | Australian Open(2) | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2020 | French Open(4) | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 2021 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–10) | |
| Loss | 2021 | French Open | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2022 | US Open | Hard | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–0, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2023 | French Open | Clay | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2025 | Australian Open(3) | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 2025 | French Open(5) | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2025 | US Open(3) | Hard | 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | French Open | Clay | 0–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 2013 | Wimbledon | Grass | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| Win | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2014 | French Open | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2015 | Australian Open(2) | Hard | 4–6 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 2015 | French Open | Clay | 6–7(1–7), 6–3 [8–10] | ||
| Win | 2015 | Wimbledon(2) | Grass | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2016 | Australian Open(3) | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2016 | French Open(2) | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 2016 | Wimbledon(3) | Grass | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2017 | French Open(3) | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon(4) | Grass | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 2018 | Australian Open(4) | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2018 | French Open | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2018 | Wimbledon(5) | Grass | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2018 | US Open(2) | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2020 | Australian Open(5) | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2020 | US Open(3) | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2020 | French Open | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 2021 | French Open | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2021 | Wimbledon(6) | Grass | 6–0, 7–6(7–0) | ||
| Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 2022 | Wimbledon(7) | Grass | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 2022 | US Open | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2023 | French Open(4) | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | 1–6, 4-6 | ||
| Win | 2023 | US Open | Hard | walkover | ||
| Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), [4–10] | ||
| Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2025 | French Open(5) | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | ITF Wheelchair Tennis World Champion 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Year End Number 1 – Doubles Award 2014 2016 2023 | Succeeded by Jiske Griffioen Diede de Groot Incumbent |