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Naomi Osaka
Winning major tennis titles and becoming the first Asian singles world number one.
US Open · Australian Open
- Born
- 16 October 1997
- Birthplace
- Osaka, Japan
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Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka is a Japanese tennis player whose powerful serve and baseline game brought her major titles on hard courts.
Early life
Family
Was born to a Japanese mother and Haitian father.
Training
Moved to the United States as a child and trained there.
Career
- 2010s
Tour breakthrough
Progressed through professional events as a teenager.
- 2018–2019
Major champion
Won the US Open and Australian Open, then reached world number one.
- 2020s
Career and family
Added major titles and returned to competition after maternity leave.
Achievements
US Open
Won two women’s singles titles.
Australian Open
Won two women’s singles titles.
World number one
Became the first Asian player to lead the singles rankings.
Beyond tennis
Mental health
Has spoken publicly about depression and the pressures of professional sport.
Family
Became a mother in 2023.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗WTA: rise to world number one ↗Photo: AndrewHenkelman. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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