Mana Ayukawa (鮎川 真奈, Ayukawa Mana ; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese tennis player.

Ayukawa has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 382, achieved on 29 July 2019, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 190, achieved on 4 May 2026. She has won two singles titles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Early life She was born Noda in Japan. Started playing tennis at the age of three. She started playing professional tennis in 2012.

Career

Juniors As a junior, Ayukawa reached her highest ranking of 174 on 31 January 2011.

Professional In October 2018, she played in the finals of the W25 tournament held in Hamamatsu, Japan.

In February 2022, she won her second career singles title at a W15 tournament in Monastir, Tunisia. In May 2022, She won the ITF W25 tournament in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with her Australian partner Alana Parnaby. This was Ayukawa's seventeenth title on the ITF Tour.

In February 2023, she reached the final of the Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, a W60 tournament held in Rome, United States, with her Czech partner Gabriela Knutson. They lost in two sets to Hungarian Fanny Stollár and Swiss Lulu Sun.

In September 2025, she won the ITF W35 tournament held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, with her compatriot Eri Shimizu, beating her compatriots Natsumi Kawaguchi and Erika Sema in the final.

2025: WTA Tour debut Ayukawa WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2025 Jiangxi Open, in the doubles tournament, partnering with Kanako Morisaki. In the first round defeating English Alicia Barnett and French Elixane Lechemia they advanced to the quarterfinals. They advanced to the semifinals by defeating Isabelle Haverlag of the Netherlands and Maia Lumsden of Great Britain in the quarterfinals.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendW25 tournamentsW10/15 tournaments ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 2012ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Andreea Mitu 3–6, 0–6Loss 0–2 Mar 2014ITF Kōfu, JapanW10 Hard Chiaki Okadaue 6–3, 6–7(7), 2–6Win 1–2 Jun 2014ITF Tokyo, JapanW10 Hard Miyabi Inoue 2–6, 6–0, 6–3Loss 1–3 May 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Clay Pia Čuk 3–6, 5–7Loss 1–4 Oct 2018ITF Hamamatsu, JapanW25 Carpet Ayano Shimizu 3–6, 4–6Win 2–4 Feb 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Radka Zelníčková 1–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 48 (19 titles, 29 runner-ups) Legend W60 tournaments (0–2) W50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments (7–15) W10/15 tournaments (12–12)Finals by surfaceHard (12–20)Clay (5–3)Grass (2–3)Carpet (0–3)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jun 2013ITF Istanbul, TurkeyW10 Hard Tomoko Dokei Nicole Hoyanski Abbie Myers 6–4, 7–6(6)Win 2–0 Jul 2013ITF Knokke, BelgiumW10 Clay Monique Zuur Elke Lemmens Sofie Oyen 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]Loss 2–1 Sep 2013ITF Kyoto, JapanW10 Carpet (i) Emi Mutaguchi Miyu Kato Hiroko Kuwata 4–6, 2–6Win 3–1 Mar 2014ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Estelle Cascino Lenka Juríková Janina Toljan 7–5, 7–5Win 4–1 Apr 2014ITF Pula, ItalyW10 Clay Jeļena Ostapenko Alice Balducci Diana Enache 7–5, 3–6, [10–5]Win 5–1 Jun 2014ITF Tokyo, JapanW10 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Yurina Koshino Akiko Omae 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]Loss 5–2 Jul 2014Challenger de Gatineau, CanadaW25 Hard Justyna Jegiołka Hiroko Kuwata Chiaki Okadaue 4–6, 3–6Win 6–2 Jan 2015ITF Hong KongW10 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Tang Haochen Ye Qiuyu 7–6(4), 2–6, [10–7]Loss 6–3 Feb 2015ITF Clare, AustraliaW15 Hard Kotomi Takahata Jessica Moore Jennifer Elie 3–6, 5–7Loss 6–4 Mar 2015ITF Mornington, AustraliaW15 Clay Ayaka Okuno Priscilla Hon Tammi Patterson 4–6, 6–7(4)Loss 6–5 May 2015ITF Karuizawa, JapanW25 Grass Makoto Ninomiya Rika Fujiwara Miyu Kato 2–6, 0–6Loss 6–6 May 2015ITF Changwon, South KoreaW25 Hard (i) Makoto Ninomiya Han Na-lae Yoo Mi 3–6, 1–6Loss 6–7 Jun 2015ITF Kashiwa, JapanW25 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Kato Akiko Omae 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] Win 7–7 Aug 2015ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW15 Clay Gaia Sanesi Shaline-Doreen Pipa Anastazja Rosnowska 3–6, 7–6(5), [10–4]Loss 7–8 Sep 2015ITF Bangkok, ThailandW15 Hard Yuuki Tanaka Hiroko Kuwata Ayaka Okuno 6–2, 1–6, [6–10]Win 8–8 Oct 2015ITF Hamamatsu, JapanW25 Grass Makoto Ninomiya Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata 0–6, 6–3, [10–4]Loss 8–9 Dec 2015ITF Hong Kong, China SARW10 Hard Haruka Kaji Emma Laine Yukina Saigo w/oLoss 8–10 Mar 2016ITF Mildura, AustraliaW25 Grass Yuuki Tanaka Olivia Tjandramulia Jessica Wacnik 0–6, 3–6Loss 8–11 May 2016ITF Karuizawa, JapanW25 Grass Mana Ayukawa Rika Fujiwara Kotomi Takahata 1–6, 4–6Loss 8–12 Aug 2016Challenger de Gatineau, CanadaW25 Hard Samantha Murray Sharan Bianca Andreescu Charlotte Robillard-Millette 6–4, 4–6, [6–10]Loss 8–13 May 2017Jin'an Open, ChinaW60 Hard Erika Sema Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui 5–7, 4–6Win 9–13 Nov 2017ITF Heraklion, GreeceW15 Clay Ylena In-Albon Franziska Kommer Laura Schaeder 6–4, 6–3Win 10–13 Nov 2017ITF Stellenbosch, South AfricaW15 Hard Chanel Simmonds Alicia Barnett Nina Stadler 6–2, 6–2Win 11–13 Dec 2017ITF Stellenbosch, South AfricaW15 Hard Chanel Simmonds Petra Januskova Madeleine Kobelt 7–6(3), 6–3Loss 11–14 Feb 2028ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Hard Nina Stadler Raluca Șerban Oana Georgeta Simion 2–6, 6–7(5)Loss 11–15 Apr 2028ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Hard Nina Stadler Oana Gavrilă Maria Marfutina 2–6, 2–6Loss 11–16 May 2018ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Clay Alicia Herrero Liñana Cristina Adamescu Ioana Loredana Roșca 4–6, 3–6Loss 11–17 Jun 2018ITF Hua Hin, ThailandW25 Hard Nina Stadler Victoria Rodríguez Erin Routliffe 4–6, 4–6Loss 11–18 Jul 2018ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaW15 Hard Zeel Desai Arianne Hartono Aldila Sutjiadi 1–6, 2–6Win 12–18 Feb 2019ITF Jodhpur, IndiaW25 Hard Haruka Kaji Eri Hozumi Miyabi Inoue 7–6(4), 4–6, [10–5]Win 13–18 Jul 2019ITF Qujing, ChinaW25 Hard Erika Sema Kang Jiaqi Peangtarn Plipuech 6–2, 6–3Win 14–18 Aug 2019ITF Tsukuba, JapanW25 Hard Erika Sema Robu Kajitani Michika Ozeki 6–7(2), 6–1, [10–7]Win 15–18 Jan 2020ITF Hong Kong, China SARW25 Hard Eudice Chong Momoko Kobori Mei Yamaguchi 6–4, 6–3Loss 15–19 Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15 Hard Ayano Shimizu Erika Sema Anna Sisková 6–1, 4–6, 1–2 ret.Loss 15–20 Jun 2021Open Arcadis Osuna, SpainW25 Hard Han Na-lae Destanee Aiava Olivia Gadecki 3–6, 3–6Loss 15–21 Jun 2021Porto Open, PortugalW25 Hard Akiko Omae Arianne Hartono Lily Miyazaki 5–7, 2–6Loss 15–22 Oct 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Tamira Paszek Natsuho Arakawa Luksika Kumkhum 4–6, 2–6Win 16–22 Oct 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Rebeka Stolmár Ma Yexin Zhuoma Ni Ma 6–3, 6–4Win 17–22 May 2022ITF Nottingham, United KingdomW25 Grass Alana Parnaby Eudice Chong Cody Wong 7–5, 6–4 Loss 17–23 Oct 2022ITF Makinohara, JapanW25 Carpet Riko Sawayanagi Mayuka Aikawa Momoko Kobori 4–6, 5–7, [7–10]Loss 17–24 Feb 2023Georgia's Rome Open, United StatesW60 Hard (i) Gabriela Knutson Fanny Stollár Lulu Sun 3–6, 0–6Loss 17–25 Feb 2024ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15 Hard Briana Szabó Karola Bejenaru Andrė Lukošiūtė 4–6, 3–6Loss 17–26 Jul 2024ITF Tianjin, ChinaW35 Hard Mana Kawamura Huang Yujia Zheng Wushuang 3–6, 3–6Win 18–26 Jul 2024ITF Sapporo, JapanW15 Hard Mao Mushika Jeong Bo-young Cody Wong 6–3, 6–4Loss 18–27 ITF Bakersfield, United StatesW35 Hard Huang Yujia Eryn Cayetano India Houghton 6–7(8), 2–6Loss 18–28 Jul 2025ITF Buzău, RomaniaW35 Clay Briana Szabó Elena Ruxandra Bertea Daria Lodikova 6–7(7), 1–6Win 19–28 Sep 2025ITF Nakhon Pathom, ThailandW35 Hard Eri Shimizu Natsumi Kawaguchi Erika Sema 6–2, 6–7(5), [10–8]Loss 19–29 Nov 2025ITF Hamamatsu, JapanW35 Carpet Kanako Morisaki Hikaru Sato Eri Shimizu 3–6, 2–6

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