Makoto Ninomiya

Makoto Ninomiya is a Japanese tennis player born in 1994 in Hiroshima, and honestly there's something quietly compelling about a 5'2" player competing on the professional circuit — tennis rewards reading the court and staying mentally sharp as much as it rewards raw size, so when a smaller player makes it work, you know the technique and footwork have to be genuinely dialed in. Born in the mid-90s puts her squarely in that generation of Japanese players who grew up watching the sport globalize, and Hiroshima's got a grit to it that I think shapes people in ways that don't always show up in a stat sheet. Reaching the 2018 French Open doubles final with Eri Hozumi, the first all-Japanese pair ever in a Grand Slam final, tells you plenty, and I'm rooting for her — this is exactly the kind of player who earns fans slowly and then you realize you've been paying attention for years.

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Makoto Ninomiya is a Japanese tennis player born on May 28, 1994, in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Standing at 157 cm, she is an active professional competitor representing Japan and plays for EDION. A doubles specialist with two WTA titles and a career-high doubles ranking in the top 25, she reached the 2018 French Open women's doubles final with Eri Hozumi, the first all-Japanese pair to reach a Grand Slam final.

Name (English)

Makoto Ninomiya

Name (Japanese)

二宮真琴

Reading

にのみや まこと

Born

May 28, 1994 (age 32)

Origin

Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Height

157 cm

Occupation

Tennis Player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

• Official sitehttps://makotoninomiya.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/makoto_5_tennis/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8C%E5%AE%AE%E7%9C%9F%E7%90%B4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6739952

Tags

• From Hiroshima Prefecture
• Tennis Player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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