Eri Hozumi

Eri Hozumi is the kind of player who quietly earns your respect without making a big noise about it. Growing up in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa — that laid-back, coastal Shonan vibe — and then stepping into the brutally individual world of professional tennis takes a certain kind of spine. At 168cm she has the frame for the game, but it's the mental side that I always think about with tennis: every loss lands squarely on you, no teammate to share the weight, no excuses. She competed on the WTA circuit and was part of Japan's Fed Cup squad, so she's been in rooms where the pressure is very real. That quiet, self-directed energy is exactly what it takes to grind through a tennis career. Low-key but genuinely tough, and that's the kind of athlete I find myself rooting for.

Eri Hozumi is a Japanese professional tennis player born on February 17, 1994, in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Standing 168 cm tall, she has competed on the professional circuit representing Japan. She attended Shonan Institute of Technology Affiliated High School and is active on social media including Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Eri Hozumi

Name (Japanese)

穂積絵莉

Reading

ほづみ えり

Born

February 17, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

168cm

Occupation

Tennis Player

High school

Shonan Institute of Technology Affiliated High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hozumieri/
• Xhttps://x.com/hozumieri
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A9%82%E7%A9%8D%E7%B5%B5%E8%8E%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14626025

Tags

• From Kanagawa Prefecture
• Tennis Player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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