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Kotomi Takahata

Kotomi Takahata
高畑 寿弥
Country (sports)  Japan
Residence Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan
Born (1989-11-17) November 17, 1989 (age 27)
Hamamatsu, Japan
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.


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