Naomi Osaka

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Naomi Osaka

Osaka at the 2020 US Open

Native name 大坂 なおみ

Country (sports)  Japan

Residence Beverly Hills, California, United States

Born October 16, 1997 (age 23)

Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan

Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Turned pro September 2013

Plays Right-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Coach Wim Fissette (2020–)

Prize money US$ 19,674,032

Official website naomiosaka.com

Singles

Career record 243–133 (64.6%)

Career titles 7

Highest ranking No. 1 (January 28, 2019)

Current ranking No. 2 (February 22, 2021)

Grand Slam Singles results

Australian Open W (2019, 2021)

French Open 3R (2016, 2018, 2019)

Wimbledon 3R (2017, 2018)

US Open W (2018, 2020)

Other tournaments

Tour Finals RR (2018, 2019)

Doubles

Career record 2–14 (12.5%)

Career titles 0

Highest ranking No. 324 (April 3, 2017)

Grand Slam Doubles results

 Australian Open 1R (2017)

French Open 2R (2016)

Wimbledon 1R (2017)

US Open 1R (2016, 2017)

Team competitions

Fed Cup WG II PO (2018)

Hopman Cup RR (2018)

Last updated on: February 22, 2021.

Naomi Osaka ( 大坂 な おみ , Ōsaka Naomi, Japanese pronunciation: [o̞ːsäkä näo̞mi],

born October 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Osaka has
been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian
player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles
champion, and is the reigning champion at the US Open and the Australian Open.
Her seven titles on the WTA Tour also include two at the Premier Mandatory level.
At the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, Osaka won her first two
Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments, and is the first
player to achieve this feat since Jennifer Capriati in 2001.
Born in Japan to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, Osaka has lived and
trained in the United States since she was three years old. She came to
prominence at the age of sixteen when she defeated former US Open
champion Samantha Stosur in her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Stanford Classic.
Two years later, she reached her first WTA final at the 2016 Pan Pacific Open in
Japan to enter the top 50 of the WTA rankings. Osaka made her breakthrough into
the upper echelon of women's tennis in 2018 when she won her first WTA title at
the Indian Wells Open. Later in the year, she defeated 23-time Grand Slam singles
champion Serena Williams in the final of the US Open to become the first Japanese
player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Since 2018, she has won a Grand Slam
singles title in four consecutive years.
Osaka is one of the most marketable athletes in the world, having been ranked
eighth among all athletes in endorsement income in 2020. She was also the
highest-earning female athlete of all time by annual income that year. Osaka has
gained significant recognition as an activist, having showcased support for
the Black Lives Matter movement in conjunction with her matches. She was named
one of the 2020 Sports Illustrated Sportspersons of the Year for her activism largely
as part of her US Open championship run, and was also included on Time's annual
list of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2019 and 2020. On the
court, Osaka has an aggressive playing style with a powerful serve that can reach
201 kilometres per hour (125 mph).
 Contents

 1Early life and background

 2Professional career
o 2.12011–2015: WTA Tour match win at age 16, top 150
o 2.22016: First WTA final, Newcomer of the Year, top 50
o 2.32017: Slight regression, two top 10 victories
o 2.42018: US Open champion, Indian Wells title, world No. 4
o 2.52019: Australian Open champion, world No. 1
o 2.62020: Second US Open title
o 2.72021: Second Australian Open title
 3National representation
o 3.1Fed Cup
o 3.2Hopman Cup
 4Playing style
 5Coaches
 6Endorsements
 7Personal life
o 7.1Background
 8Career statistics
o 8.1Grand Slam singles performance timeline
o 8.2Grand Slam tournament finals
 8.2.1Singles: 4 (4 titles)
 9References
 10External links