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Naomi Osaka (Japanese: 大坂 なおみ, Hepburn: Ōsaka Naomi, Japanese pronunciation: [oːsaka naomi], born October 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles.
Find out the latest information on Naomi Osaka, the Japanese tennis star who plays right-handed and is coached by Wim Fissette. See her height, age, ranking, videos, highlights and more at the official WTA website.
May 12, 2024 · Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, with two Australian & US Open titles. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association.
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Jun 19, 2024 · Naomi Osaka is a Japanese tennis player and activist who, with her victory at the 2018 U.S. Open, became the first player from Japan to win a Grand Slam singles title. She also was the first Asian player to ascend (2019) to the top of the WTA world rankings.
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- Naomi Osaka is a Japanese tennis player and social justice advocate who, in 2019, became the first Asian player to reach the top of the Women’s Ten...
- Naomi Osaka was born in Ōsaka, Japan, in 1997 and raised in Japan until the age of three, when she moved to the United States. She lived in Long Is...
- Naomi Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is from Haiti, and her mother, Tamaki Osaka, is from Japan.
Jul 16, 2021 · Naomi Osaka tells a story. It is from Florida, where the world's best young tennis players congregate and compete. Osaka, aged about 10, was getting ready for a match at the...
Sep 14, 2020 · The softly spoken Naomi Osaka is finding her voice to become a leader on and off the tennis court, after her second US Open title.
May 25, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — The big news in Naomi Osaka’s life has nothing to do with the French Open or clay-court tennis: Her 10-month-old daughter, Shai, is taking her first steps.
