is a Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player. She has won thirteen major titles in singles, as well as a Paralympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics to complete the career Golden Slam. Furthermore, in singles Kamiji won a silver Paralympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games, a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games, and twice won the year-end Wheelchair Tennis Masters. In doubles, Kamiji has won 25 major titles, as well as a Paralympic gold medal in 2024 and a bronze in 2021, completing a quadruple career Grand Slam and the career Golden Slam.
Partnering Jordanne Whiley, Kamiji achieved the Grand Slam in doubles in 2014, and also won the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in doubles. In total, she has won 36 major titles, five Paralympic medals, and five Wheelchair Tennis Masters events. Kamiji is currently managed by Avex Group under its Avex Challenged Athletes program.
2013–present Kamiji won singles titles in Iizuka, Daegu, Paris, St Louis, and became the first and so far only non-Dutchwoman to win the tennis Masters title.
Kamiji won doubles titles with Sharon Walraven in Pensacola, Sabine Ellerbrock in Iizuka. Ju-Yeon Park in Daegu, Jordanne Whiley in Paris and the Masters. With Ellerbrock in New York and Whiley at Wimbledon, Kamiji was the runner up.
During the 2014 season Kamiji won singles titles in Melbourne, Kobe and Iizuka. At the Australian Open Kamiji reached her first Grand Slam singles final where she lost to Sabine Ellerbrock. Kamiji followed that up by winning the second Grand Slam tournament of the season at Roland Garros. 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.
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.
Career statistics
Grand Slam performance timelines
Wheelchair singles Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Career SRW–LCareer Win % Australian Open QF A F F SF W F F W F QF F F W SF3 / 1429–11 French Open QF A W SF SF W W F W F F F QF W SF5 / 1430–9 Wimbledon Not held QF SF SF SF NH QF F SF SF F W1 / 1015–9 US Open NH SF W F NH W F F F F F FNH W W4 / 1231–8Win–Loss0–21–18–15–32–310–18–37–48–18–47–410–46–315–112–213 / 5088–37
Wheelchair doubles Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Career SRCareer Win % Australian Open SF A W W W F W SF W SF F F F SF F5 / 1445% French Open F A W F W W F SF F F F W F W W6 / 1445% Wimbledon A F W W W W W SF NH W W F W QF W9 / 1369% US Open NH F W SF NH SF W SF W F F WNH SF W5 / 1236%
Grand Slam tournament finals
Wheelchair singles: 33 finals (13 titles, 20 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss2014Australian OpenHard Sabine Ellerbrock6–3, 4–6, 2–6Win2014French OpenClay Aniek van Koot7–6(9–7), 6–4Win2014US OpenHard Aniek van Koot6–3, 6–3Loss2015Australian OpenHard Jiske Griffioen3–6, 5–7Loss2015US Open Hard Jordanne Whiley4–6, 6–0, 1–6Win2017Australian OpenHard Jiske Griffioen6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–3Win2017French Open (2)Clay Sabine Ellerbrock7–5, 6–4Win2017US Open (2)Hard Diede de Groot7–5, 6–2Loss2018Australian OpenHard Diede de Groot6–7(6–8), 4–6Win2018French Open (3)Clay Diede de Groot2–6, 6–0, 6–2Loss2018US Open Hard Diede de Groot2–6, 3–6Loss2019Australian Open Hard Diede de Groot0–6, 2–6Loss2019French Open Clay Diede de Groot1–6, 0–6Loss2019US Open Hard Diede de Groot6–4, 1–6, 4–6Win2020Australian Open (2)Hard Aniek van Koot6–2, 6–2Loss2020US Open Hard Diede de Groot3–6, 3–6Win2020French Open (4)Clay Momoko Ohtani6–2, 6–1Loss2021Australian Open Hard Diede de Groot3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–10)Loss2021French OpenClay Diede de Groot4–6, 3–6Loss2021US OpenHard Diede de Groot3–6, 2–6Loss2022French Open Clay Diede de Groot4–6, 1–6Loss2022Wimbledon Grass Diede de Groot4–6, 2–6Loss2022US OpenHard Diede de Groot6–3, 1–6, 1–6Loss2023Australian Open Hard Diede de Groot6–0, 2–6, 2–6Loss2023French Open Clay Diede de Groot2–6, 0–6Loss2023US OpenHard Diede de Groot2–6, 2–6Loss2024Australian Open Hard Diede de Groot 5–7, 4–6Win2025Australian Open (3)Hard Aniek van Koot6–2, 6–2Win2025French Open (5)Clay Aniek van Koot6–2, 6–2Loss2025Wimbledon Grass Wang Ziying3–6, 3–6Win2025US Open (3)Hard Li Xiaohui0–6, 6–1, 6–3Win2026Wimbledon Grass Diede de Groot6–0, 6–0Win2026US Open (4)Hard Diede de Groot0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Wheelchair doubles: 41 (25 titles, 16 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2012French OpenClay Sabine Ellerbrock Marjolein Buis Esther Vergeer0–6, 1–6Loss2013WimbledonGrass Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot4–6, 6–7(6–8)Win2014Australian Open Hard Jordanne Whiley Marjolein Buis Jiske Griffioen6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2Win2014French OpenClay Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8]Win2014Wimbledon Grass Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot2–6, 6–2, 7–5Win2014US Open Hard Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–4, 3–6, 6–3Win2015Australian Open (2) Hard Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot4–6 6–4, 7–5Loss2015French OpenClay Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–7(1–7), 6–3 [8–10]Win2015Wimbledon (2)Grass Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–2, 5–7, 6–3Win2016Australian Open (3) Hard Marjolein Buis Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–2, 6–2Win2016French Open (2) Clay Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–4, 4–6, [10–6]Win2016Wimbledon (3)Grass Jordanne Whiley Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–4, 6–2Loss2017Australian OpenHard Diede de Groot Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot3–6, 2–6Win2017French Open (3)Clay Marjolein Buis Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–3, 7–5Win2017Wimbledon (4)Grass Jordanne Whiley Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot2–6, 6–3, 6–0Win2018Australian Open (4) Hard Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot6–0, 6–4Loss2018French OpenClay Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot1–6, 3–6Win2018Wimbledon (5)Grass Diede de Groot Sabine Ellerbrock Lucy Shuker6–1, 6–1Win2018US Open (2)Hard Diede de Groot Marjolein Buis Aniek van Koot6–3, 6–4Win2020Australian Open (5) Hard Jordanne Whiley Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot6–2, 6–4Win2020US Open (3)Hard Jordanne Whiley Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot6–3, 6–3Loss2020French OpenClay Jordanne Whiley Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot6–7(2–7), 6–3, [8–10]Loss2021French OpenClay Jordanne Whiley Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot 3–6, 4–6Win2021Wimbledon (6)Grass Jordanne Whiley Kgothatso Montjane Lucy Shuker6–0, 7–6(7–0)Loss2021US OpenHard Jordanne Whiley Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot1–6, 2–6Loss2022Australian OpenHard Lucy Shuker Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot5–7, 6–3, [2–10]Loss2022French OpenClay Kgothatso Montjane Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot6–7(5–7), 6–1, [8–10]Win2022Wimbledon (7)Grass Dana Mathewson Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot6–1, 7–5Loss2022US OpenHard Kgothatso Montjane Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot2–6, 2–6Loss2023Australian OpenHard Zhu Zhenzhen Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot3–6, 2–6Win2023French Open (4)Clay Kgothatso Montjane Diede de Groot María Florencia Moreno6–2, 6–3Loss2023WimbledonGrass Kgothatso Montjane Jiske Griffioen Diede de Groot1–6, 4-6Win2023US Open (4)Hard Kgothatso Montjane Jiske Griffioen Diede de GrootwalkoverLoss2024Australian OpenHard Kgothatso Montjane Jiske Griffioen Diede de Groot3–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss2024French Open Clay Kgothatso Montjane Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), [4–10]Win2024Wimbledon (8)Grass Kgothatso Montjane Diede de Groot Jiske Griffioen 6–4, 6–4Win2025French Open (5)Clay Kgothatso Montjane Li Xiaohui Wang Ziying 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]Loss2026Australian Open Hard Zhu Zhenzhen Li Xiaohui Wang Ziying4–6, 3–6Won2026French Open (6)Clay Zhu Zhenzhen Jinte Bos Lizzy de Greef6–3, 6–0Win2026Wimbledon (9)Grass Zhu Zhenzhen Li Xiaohui Wang Ziying 6–4, 7–5Win2026US Open (5)Hard Zhu Zhenzhen Guo Luoyao Momoko Ohtani6–1, 6–2
References
External links
Yui Kamiji – profile by Avex Group