Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese

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player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 126, achieved March 2022. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 157, set on 22 May 2023.

Career

Hontama made her

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main-draw debut at the 2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic, after qualifying for the main draw. She reached the quarterfinals, defeating former world No. 4,

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, in the first round, before falling to

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. She made her Grand Slam debut at the

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where she recorded the first major match win in her career over

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Sponsorship

Hontama wears

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clothing, and uses

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racquets.

Performance timeline

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying.''

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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