Country (sports) | Japan |
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Residence | Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan |
Born |
Hamamatsu, Japan |
November 17, 1989
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Left handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $27,028 |
Singles | |
Career record | 78–64 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 562 (25 October 2010) |
Current ranking | No. 616 (19 January 2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 97–39 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 19 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 301 (10 November 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 303 (19 January 2015) |
Last updated on: 19 January 2015. |
Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥 Takahata Kotomi?, born 17 November 1989) is a professional Japanese tennis player. On 25 October 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 562. On 10 November 2014, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 301.
Takahata was born in Hamamatsu, and made her WTA main draw debut at the 2011 HP Open, where she received a wildcard into the doubles event with Shuko Aoyama. Aoyama and Takahata put up a good fight but lost to the fourth seeds Kimiko Date-Krumm and Zhang Shuai, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), [8–10].
At the 2014 Japan Women's Open she received a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Kyōka Okamura. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]. They lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals.
At the 2015 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger she won the doubles title, along with Kanae Hisami. In the final they defeated Russian Marina Melnikova and Belgian Elise Mertens, 6–1 and 6–2.