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Career

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, in the first round, before falling to

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Sponsorship

Hontama wears Lacoste 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)

Notes

References

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* * * 1999 births Living people People from Machida, Tokyo Japanese female tennis players 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub