Naomi Osaka
Appearance
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Full name | Naomi Osaka |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Osaka, Japan | 16 October 1997
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $32,171 |
Singles | |
Career record | 47–37 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | 191 (4 May 2015) |
Current ranking | 191 (4 May 2015) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (Rising Stars 2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–7 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | 1269 (1 December 2014) |
Last updated on: 2 January 2015. |
Naomi Osaka (Japanese: 大坂 なおみ; born 16 October 1997 in Osaka[1]) is a Haitian[2]-Japanese tennis player.
On 4 May 2015, Osaka reached her best singles ranking of world number 191. On 1 December 2014, she peaked at world number 1269 in the doubles rankings.
Osaka made her WTA tour debut at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic, having entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Alla Kudryavtseva and Petra Martić for a spot in the main draw. She was thereby 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 win at the WTA level.[3]
ITF finals: 4 (0–4)
Singles: 4 (0–4)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2 June 2013 | El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 March 2014 | Irapuato, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 May 2015 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 14 June 2015 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 0–6 |
References
- ^ "Naomi Osaka". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "GETTING TO KNOW... NAOMI OSAKA". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Bank of the West Classic Main Draw Singles" (PDF). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links
- Naomi Osaka at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.