Rinko Matsuda

Matsuda Rinko | country = | birth_date = | birth_place = Hiroshima, Japan | height = 1.73 m | turnedpro = November 2022 | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = US$ 59,735 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = 2 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 445 (28 Sep 2026) | currentsinglesranking = No. 445 (28 Sep 2026) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = 2 ITF | currentdoublesranking = No. 527 | highestdoublesranking = No. 453 (27 Jul 2026) | updated = 3 October 2026 }}

is a Japanese professional tennis player. 最新情報 DUNLOP TENNIS NAVI |url=https://sports.dunlop.co.jp/tennis/updates/detail/20230131101909.html |access-date=2026-10-03 |website=DUNLOP TENNIS NAVI ダンロップテニスナビ |language=ja}} She has career-high WTA rankings of 445 in singles, achieved on 28 September 2026, and No. 453 in doubles, achieved on 27 July 2026. Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331696/rinko-matsuda |access-date=2026-10-03 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}

Career

Matsuda primarily plays tournaments on the Women's World Tennis Tour, where she has won two singles titles and two doubles titles so far.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Lisa-Marie Rioux | 6–7^(8–10), 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–2 | May 2024 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Toyama, Japan | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | Sera Nishimoto | Hiromi Abe
Anri Nagata | 2–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Mohammedia, Morocco | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Clay | Sofia Rocchetti | Anastasia Tikhonova
Lisa Zaar | 2–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard | Eri Shimizu | Alicia Dudeney
Amelia Rajecki | 1–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–5 | Nov 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Phan Thiết, Vietnam | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | Reina Goto | Im Hee-rae
Kim Eun-chae | 3–6, 6–7^(1–7) |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–6 | Nov 2025 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Phan Thiết, Vietnam | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | Reina Goto | Im Hee-rae
Kim Eun-chae | 6–7^(3–7), 1–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–6 | Apr 2026 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Singapore | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard (i) | Marie Weckerle | Erika Sema
Tsao Chia-yi | 7–6^(8–6), 6–2 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2–6 | Jul 2026 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | Sera Nishimoto | Asylzhan Arystanbekova
Ingkar Dyussebay | 6–3, 6–1 |- |}

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