Nao Hibino
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Hibino at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
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| Country (sports) |
 Japan
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| Residence | Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan |
| Born |
November 28, 1994 Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 354,851 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 144-85 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (18 January 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 81 (6 March 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2016, 2017) |
| French Open | 1R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 61–54 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 102 (13 June 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 105 (27 June 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 3R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Nao Hibino (日比野 菜緒 Hibino Nao?, born 28 November 1994) is a professional Japanese tennis player, and currently the women's Japanese number 2. She is currently ranked 70th in singles and 105th in doubles. In 2015, she won her maiden WTA title.
Hibino made her WTA main draw debut at the 2014 Japan Women's Open, in the doubles event where she partnered Riko Sawayanagi. They lost in the first round to Yurika Sema and Erika Sema. Prior to her main draw debut she had won 4 ITF singles titles and 2 ITF doubles titles. She made her grand slam debut at the 2015 US Open where she defeated Anna Tatishvili in the first qualifying round.
In 2015, Hibino reached the final of the 2015 Fukuoka International Women's Cup where she lost to Kristýna Plíšková. The following week she won the 2015 Kurume Best Amenity Cup, defeating Eri Hozumi in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Hibino made her debut at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Ayumi Morita in the first qualifying round before losing to Anna Tatishvili. Her second $50,000 title came at the 2015 Stockton Challenge, defeating Belgian An-Sophie Mestach in the final. This was Hibino's first singles title outside Japan. Her rise continued when she continued her good results at 2015 FSP Gold River Challenge and the 2015 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships, reaching the semifinals and winning the title, respectively. At the 2015 US Open, Hibino reached the final qualifying round, defeating Tereza Martincová and Eri Hozumi in the first two rounds before losing to Kateryna Bondarenko.
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