Kimiko Date-Krumm (クルム伊達公子, Kurumu-Date Kimiko^?, née Date; born 28 September 1970) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and has won the Japan Open four times. In 1994, she was ranked in the top-ten women players in the world and reached a career-high World No. 4. In 1992, the WTA awarded her the "Most Improved Player of the Year". After playing in her second Olympic Games, she announced her retirement on 24 September 1996.

She returned to tennis nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008. She has since won several ITF titles. She won her eighth WTA Tour title at the 2009 Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, becoming the second-oldest player in the Open era, after Billie Jean King, to win a singles title on the WTA Tour. In 2013 she won three WTA International events in doubles and reached the third round at two of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments. At the 2014 US Open, she reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam doubles tournament for the first time in her career.

In her debut year, 1988, Date played mainly on the ITF Circuit. She started playing at the WTA level in 1989. She began 1990 by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, where she was defeated in straight sets by fourth seed Helena Suková. The following year, she was runner-up of Virginia Slims Of Los Angeles Tournament, defeating Sabatini, but losing to Monica Seles in the finals.

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