Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka
大坂 なおみ

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Full name	Naomi Osaka
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 Osaka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 180,180
Singles
Career record	89–58
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	92 (April 18, 2016)
Current ranking	92 (April 18, 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2016)
French Open	3R (2016)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2015)
US Open	Q2 (2015)
Other tournaments
Doubles
Career record	1–7
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	1269 (1 December 2014)
Last updated on: 8 February 2016.

Naomi Osaka (大坂 なおみ, Osaka Naomi, born 16 October 1997) is a Japanese tennis player.

Biography

Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother. On 18 April 2016, Osaka reached her best singles ranking of world number 92. On 1 December 2014, she peaked at world number 1269 in the doubles rankings.

Osaka made her main draw WTA tour debut at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic, having firstly entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Alla Kudryavtseva and Petra Martić for a spot in the main draw. She was then pitted against 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur and came from a set down to defeat the Australian in a match lasting two-and-a-half hours. It was Osaka's first ever main draw match win at the WTA level.

During the 2015 WTA Finals she won the Rising Stars Invitational exhibition tournament, defeating Caroline Garcia in the final.

Career statistics

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament	2015	2016	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	3R	0 / 1	2–1
French Open	A	3R	0 / 1	2–1
Wimbledon	Q1		0 / 1	0–0
US Open	Q2		0 / 1	0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	4–2	0 / 4	4–2

WTA finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 November 2015	Hua Hin, Thailand	Hard	Yaroslava Shvedova	4–6, 7–6(10–8), 4–6

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (0–4)

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Finals by surface Hard (0–3) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	2 June 2013	El Paso, United States	Hard	Sanaz Marand	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	9 March 2014	Irapuato, Mexico	Hard	Indy de Vroome	6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	3 May 2015	Gifu, Japan	Hard	Zheng Saisai	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	14 June 2015	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Grass	Vitalia Diatchenko	6–7(5–7), 0–6

External links

• Naomi Osaka at the Women's Tennis Association