Naomi Osaka

DuanCulo · Sep 9, 2018

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Naomi is the first Japanese player to ever win a major

Ethnicity: Japanese (mother) & Haitian (father)

Naomi Osaka (大坂なおみ Ōsaka Naomi, born 16 October 1997)[4] is a Japanese professional tennis player. On July 23, 2018, Osaka reached the ranking of world No. 17; currently being the world No. 19. She was the first Japanese woman to reach and win a final of a Grand Slam, defeating Serena Williams at the 2018 US Open.[5]

Full name Naomi Osaka
Country (sports) Japan
Residence Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Born 16 October 1997 (age 20)
Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro September 2013
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Patrick Tauma (2013)[1]
Harold Solomon (2014)[2]
David Taylor (2016–2017)[3]
Sascha Bajin (2018–)
Prize money US$3,232,734 (As of August 25, 2018)
Official website naomiosaka.com
Singles
Career record 154–107 (59%)
Career titles 1 WTA
Highest ranking No. 17 (23 July 2018)
Current ranking No. 19 (20 August 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (2018)
French Open 3R (2016, 2018)
Wimbledon 3R (2017, 2018)
US Open W (2018)
Other tournaments
Doubles
Career record 2–14
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 324 (3 April 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2017)
French Open 2R (2016)
Wimbledon 1R (2017)
US Open 1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup PO (2018)
Hopman Cup RR (2018)
Last updated on: 28 May 2018.

Early life
Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, to a Japanese mother, Tamaki Osaka, and a Haitian father, Leonard "San" François. Naomi and her older sister Mari were given their mother's maiden name for practical reasons when the family lived in Japan.[6][7] Her father was born in Haiti and went to New York University before moving to Japan, where he met and married her mother.[2] Naomi and Mari, who is also a professional tennis player, have played together in doubles tennis.[8] Osaka moved to the United States at the age of three with her family and currently resides in Florida.[7] She graduated from Elmont Alden Terrace Primary and Broward Virtual High School. Her tennis club was the Harold Solomon Institute (Florida Tennis SBT Academy), ProWorld Tennis Academy.[9]