Naomi Osaka
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Osaka at the 2016 US Open
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| Full name | Naomi Osaka |
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| Country (sports) |
 Japan
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| Born |
16 October 1997 Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | David Taylor |
| Prize money | $525,892 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 106–74 (58.89%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 40 (17 October 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 48 (02 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2016) |
| French Open | 3R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2015) |
| US Open | 3R (2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 379 (11 July 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 382 (29 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | — |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Naomi Osaka (大坂 なおみ Ōsaka Naomi?, born 16 October 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. On 10 October 2016, Osaka reached her best singles ranking of world no. 42. On 11 July 2016, she peaked at world no. 379 in the doubles rankings.
Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother. She has an older sister, Mari, who is also a professional tennis player.
Osaka made her main draw WTA tour debut at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic, having firstly entered the qualifying tournament and defeating Alla Kudryavtseva and Petra Martić for a spot in the main draw. She was then pitted against 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur and came from a set down to defeat the Australian in a match lasting 2 1/2 hours. It was Osaka's first main draw match win at the WTA level.
During the 2015 WTA Finals she won the Rising Stars Invitational exhibition tournament, defeating Caroline Garcia in the final.
In her grand slam debut, Osaka reached the third round of Australian Open as a qualifier defeating Donna Vekic and 18th seeded Elina Svitolina in straight sets. She ended up losing to former champion Victoria Azarenka in straight sets. During the clay season, Osaka reached the third round of the French Open. She defeated 32nd seed Jeļena Ostapenko and Mirjana Lučić-Baroni both in straight sets. She then lost to former finalist and 6th seed Simona Halep in three sets, despite capturing the first set.
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