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Japanese wheelchair tennis player

Yui Kamiji
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Kamiji in Geneva, 2014
Country (sports)  Japan
Born (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 28)
Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career record 483–94
Highest ranking No. 1 (19 May 2014)
Current ranking No. 2 (21 Feb 2021)
Australian Open W (2017, 2020)
French Open W (2014, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Wimbledon F (2022)
US Open W (2014, 2017)
Masters W (2013)
Paralympic Games SF – 3rd (2016)
Career record 285–79
Highest ranking No. 1 (09 June 2014)
Current ranking No. 2 (21 Feb 2021)
Australian Open W (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020)
French Open W (2014, 2016, 2017)
Wimbledon W (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
US Open W (2014, 2018, 2020)
Masters Doubles W (2013, 2014)
Paralympic Games QF (2012)

Yui Kamiji (上地 結衣, Kamiji Yui, born 24 April 1994) is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. She has won 26 major titles, as well as a Paralympic silver and bronze medal in singles and doubles, respectively, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1] She also won a bronze medal in singles at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]

Partnering Jordanne Whiley, Kamiji achieved the Grand Slam in doubles in 2014, and also won the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in doubles.[3][4] Kamiji is the current Wheelchair Tennis Masters champion and is a former junior version.[5][6]
Kamiji is currently managed by Avex Group under its Avex Challenged Athletes program.[citation needed]

2013–present[edit]

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]

Kamiji won doubles titles with Sharon Walraven in Pensacola,[12]Sabine Ellerbrock in Iizuka.[13] Ju-Yeon Park in Daegu,[14]Jordanne Whiley in Paris and the Masters.[4][15] With Ellerbrock in New York and Whiley at Wimbledon, Kamiji was the runner up.[16][17]

During the 2014 season Kamiji won singles titles in Melbourne,[18] Kobe and Iizuka.[19] At the Australian Open Kamiji reached her first Grand Slam singles final where she lost to Sabine Ellerbrock.[20] Kamiji followed that up by winning the second Grand Slam tournament of the season at Roland Garros.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23]

Grand Slam performance timelines[edit]

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[edit]

Wheelchair doubles[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Wheelchair Tennis – KAMIJI Yui – Tokyo 2020 Paralympics”. Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ “Yui Kamiji – Wheelchair Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile”. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ “BBC Sport – Australian Open 2014: Jordanne Whiley wins first Grand Slam title”. BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b “ITF Tennis – WHEELCHAIR – Articles – Top seeds clinch Doubles Masters titles”. itftennis.com. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. ^ “Yui Kamiji breaks Dutch wheelchair tennis winning streak | IPC”. paralympic.org. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ^ “ITF Tennis – WHEELCHAIR – Articles – Kunieda, Kamiji, Wagner win NEC Masters titles”. itftennis.com. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. ^ “Scheffers, Kamiji, Wagner win Japan Open titles”. ITF Tennis. 2 June 2013.
  8. ^ “Kamiji and Sithole win Daegu titles”. ITF tennis. 14 June 2013.
  9. ^ “Kunieda, Kamiji, Wagner win Paris titles”. ITF tennis. 30 June 2013.
  10. ^ “Kunieda and Kamiji seal Japanese double”. ITF tennis. 1 September 2013.
  11. ^ “Kunieda, Kamiji, Wagner win NEC Masters titles”. ITF tennis. 12 November 2013.
  12. ^ “Montjane ends Kamiji’s challenge in Pensacola”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  13. ^ “Wagner clinches seventh Japan Open title”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  14. ^ “Sanada, Kamiji, Sithole win Daegu titles”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  15. ^ “Kamiji beats van Koot in French semis”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  16. ^ “Wagner, Sithole reach quad singles final”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  17. ^ “Top seeds claim Wimbledon titles”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  18. ^ “Kunieda, Kamiji and Sithole win Melbourne Open”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  19. ^ “Kunieda, Kamiji and Sithole win Japan Open titles”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  20. ^ “Kunieda, Ellerbrock, Wagner win Australian Open titles”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  21. ^ “Kunieda, Kamiji earn Japanese double in Paris”. itftennis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  22. ^ “ITF Tennis – WHEELCHAIR – Articles – Top seeds lift UNIQLO Doubles Masters titles”. www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014.
  23. ^ “ITF Tennis – WHEELCHAIR – Articles – Fernandez, Kamiji, Wagner named 2017 World Champions”. www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017.

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