Yui Kamiji

Yui Kamiji

Kamiji in Geneva, 2014
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 30) Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	551–108
Highest ranking	No. 1 (19 May 2014)
Current ranking	No. 2 (19 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (2017, 2020)
French Open	W (2014, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Wimbledon	F (2022)
US Open	W (2014, 2017)
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)
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)
Medal record Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Singles 2014 Incheon Doubles 2014 Incheon Singles Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Singles 2024 Paris Doubles 2020 Tokyo Singles 2020 Tokyo Doubles 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles

Yui Kamiji (上地 結衣, Kamiji Yui, born 24 April 1994 in Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player.^[1] She has won 28 major titles, as well as a Paralympic silver and bronze medal in singles and doubles, respectively, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.^[1] She would later win gold in both at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.^[2] She also won a bronze medal in singles at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.^[3]

Partnering Jordanne Whiley, Kamiji achieved the Grand Slam in doubles in 2014, and also won the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in doubles.^[4][5] Kamiji is currently managed by Avex Group under its Avex Challenged Athletes program.^[6]

2013–present

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 with Sharon 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 defeating Louise Hunt and Katharina 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]

Career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Career SR	W–L	Career Win %
Australian Open	QF	A	F	F	SF	W	F	F	W	F	QF	F	F	2 / 12	23–10	70%
French Open	QF	A	W	SF	SF	W	W	F	W	F	F	F	QF	4 / 12	24–8	75%
Wimbledon	Not held				QF	SF	SF	SF	NH	QF	F	SF	SF	0 / 8	8–8	50%
US Open	NH	SF	W	F	NH	W	F	F	F	F	F	F	NH	2 / 10	23–8	74%
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	8 / 42	68–34

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Career SR	Career Win %
Australian Open	SF	A	W	W	W	F	W	SF	W	SF	F	F	F	5 / 12	45%
French Open	F	A	W	F	W	W	F	SF	F	F	F	W	F	4 / 12	33%
Wimbledon	A	F	W	W	W	W	W	SF	NH	W	W	F	W	8 / 11	70%
US Open	NH	F	W	SF	NH	SF	W	SF	W	F	F	W	NH	4 / 10	40%

Grand Slam tournament finals

Wheelchair singles: 26 finals (8 titles, 18 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2014	Australian Open	Hard	Sabine Ellerbrock	6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win	2014	French Open	Clay	Aniek van Koot	7–6^(9–7), 6–4
Win	2014	US Open	Hard	Aniek van Koot	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2015	Australian Open	Hard	Jiske Griffioen	3–6, 5–7
Win	2017	Australian Open	Hard	Jiske Griffioen	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 6–3
Win	2017	French Open (2)	Clay	Sabine Ellerbrock	7–5, 6–4
Win	2017	US Open (2)	Hard	Diede de Groot	7–5, 6–2
Loss	2018	Australian Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	6–7^(6–8), 4–6
Win	2018	French Open (3)	Clay	Diede de Groot	2–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss	2018	US Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2019	Australian Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	0–6, 2–6
Loss	2019	French Open	Clay	Diede de Groot	1–6, 0–6
Loss	2019	US Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win	2020	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Aniek van Koot	6–2, 6–2
Loss	2020	US Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	3–6, 3–6
Win	2020	French Open (4)	Clay	Momoko Ohtani	6–2, 6–1
Loss	2021	Australian Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(4–10)
Loss	2021	French Open	Clay	Diede de Groot	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2021	US Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2022	French Open	Clay	Diede de Groot	4–6, 1–6
Loss	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Diede de Groot	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2022	US Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Loss	2023	Australian Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	6–0, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	2023	French Open	Clay	Diede de Groot	2–6, 0–6
Loss	2023	US Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2024	Australian Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	5–7, 4–6

Wheelchair doubles: 36 (21 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2012	French Open	Clay	Sabine Ellerbrock	Marjolein Buis Esther Vergeer	0–6, 1–6
Loss	2013	Wimbledon	Grass	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	4–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Win	2014	Australian Open	Hard	Jordanne Whiley	Marjolein Buis Jiske Griffioen	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), 6–2
Win	2014	French Open	Clay	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	7–6^(7–3), 3–6, [10–8]
Win	2014	Wimbledon	Grass	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win	2014	US Open	Hard	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win	2015	Australian Open (2)	Hard	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	4–6 6–4, 7–5
Loss	2015	French Open	Clay	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	6–7^(1–7), 6–3 [8–10]
Win	2015	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Win	2016	Australian Open (3)	Hard	Marjolein Buis	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	6–2, 6–2
Win	2016	French Open (2)	Clay	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Win	2016	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	Jordanne Whiley	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2017	Australian Open	Hard	Diede de Groot	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	3–6, 2–6
Win	2017	French Open	Clay	Marjolein Buis	Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	6–3, 7–5
Win	2017	Wimbledon (4)	Grass	Jordanne Whiley	Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win	2018	Australian Open (4)	Hard	Marjolein Buis	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	6–0, 6–4
Loss	2018	French Open	Clay	Marjolein Buis	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	1–6, 3–6
Win	2018	Wimbledon (5)	Grass	Diede de Groot	Sabine Ellerbrock Lucy Shuker	6–1, 6–1
Win	2018	US Open (2)	Hard	Diede de Groot	Marjolein Buis Aniek van Koot	6–3, 6–4
Win	2020	Australian Open (5)	Hard	Jordanne Whiley	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	6–2, 6–4
Win	2020	US Open (3)	Hard	Jordanne Whiley	Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2020	French Open	Clay	Jordanne Whiley	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, [8–10]
Loss	2021	French Open	Clay	Jordanne Whiley	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	3–6, 4–6
Win	2021	Wimbledon (6)	Grass	Jordanne Whiley	Kgothatso Montjane Lucy Shuker	6–0, 7–6^(7–0)
Loss	2021	US Open	Hard	Jordanne Whiley	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	1–6, 2–6
Loss	2022	Australian Open	Hard	Lucy Shuker	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	5–7, 6–3, [2–10]
Loss	2022	French Open	Clay	Kgothatso Montjane	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	6–7^(5–7), 6–1, [8–10]
Win	2022	Wimbledon (7)	Grass	Dana Mathewson	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	6–1, 7–5
Loss	2022	US Open	Hard	Kgothatso Montjane	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2023	Australian Open	Hard	Zhu Zhenzhen	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	3–6, 2–6
Win	2023	French Open	Clay	Kgothatso Montjane	Diede de Groot María Florencia Moreno	6–2, 6–3
Loss	2023	Wimbledon	Grass	Kgothatso Montjane	Jiske Griffioen Diede de Groot	1–6, 4-6
Win	2023	US Open	Hard	Kgothatso Montjane	Jiske Griffioen Diede de Groot	walkover
Loss	2024	Australian Open	Hard	Kgothatso Montjane	Jiske Griffioen Diede de Groot	3–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Loss	2024	French Open	Clay	Kgothatso Montjane	Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot	7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(2–7), [4–10]
Win	2024	Wimbledon	Grass	Kgothatso Montjane	Diede de Groot Jiske Griffioen	6–4, 6–4

References

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2. "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – 28 August - 8 September". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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External links

• Yui Kamiji at the International Tennis Federation
• Yui Kamiji at the International Paralympic Committee
• Yui Kamiji – profile by Avex Group

Awards
Preceded by Aniek van Koot	ITF Wheelchair Tennis World Champion 2014	Succeeded by Jiske Griffioen
Preceded by Jiske Griffioen Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot	Year End Number 1 – Doubles Award 2014 2016 2023	Succeeded by Jiske Griffioen Diede de Groot Incumbent