Naomi Osaka
About
Born in Osaka, Japan on October 16, 1997, to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, Naomi Osaka moved to the United States at age three. She turned professional in 2013. Her breakthrough came in 2018 with the Indian Wells title and US Open victory over Serena Williams. She won the Australian Open in 2019 to reach world No. 1, added US Open 2020 and Australian Open 2021 titles. After maternity leave in 2023 following daughter Shai's birth, she returned in 2024. In April 2026, ranked around No. 15-16 with 2324 points, she reached Indian Wells and Madrid fourth rounds, losing both to Aryna Sabalenka, and Australian Open R32 before injury withdrawal.
Recent form
In the news
“"I take positives from this match. I feel I'm better than I was last year on clay, which is cool for me."”
- Sabalenka defeats Osaka 6-7 6-3 6-2 in Madrid R16 thriller
- Osaka defeats Osorio 6-2 7-5 in Madrid R2 wearing babushka look
- Osaka loses early in Miami to Gibson, hints at retirement thoughts
- Osaka reaches Indian Wells R16, sets Sabalenka clash after beating Osorio
- Sabalenka beats Osaka in Indian Wells fourth round
Playing style
Naomi Osaka is an aggressive baseline power player known for raw power generated from her forehand and serve. Her tactical identity revolves around dominating with flat, penetrating groundstrokes from the baseline, using her first serve effectively to set up short points. What makes her dangerous is her ability to hit 100+ mph forehands and serves up to 125 mph, overwhelming opponents when her big weapons click, though she prefers hard courts over clay.
Surface splits
Career surface splits.
Serve & return fingerprint
3 matches of statistics in the last 7 days. Aces/match: 1.7 · DFs/match: 1
- 1st serve in
- 58.0%
- 1st-serve points won
- 60.3%
- 2nd-serve points won
- 49.3%
- Return on 1st
- 28.0%
- Return on 2nd
- 54.0%
Big-match temperament
Notable rivalries
Rivalry network
Most-played opponents inside our 7-day rolling window.
Career snapshot
| Season | Year-end rank | W–L | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 48 | 34–22 | 0 |
| 2017 | 68 | 27–22 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 44–22 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 40–11 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 18–3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16–6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 42 | 14–9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 57 | 22–18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 35–15 | 1 |
| 2026 | 16 | 1–1 | 0 |
Team and equipment
- Head coach
- Tomasz Wiktorowski
- Height
- 180 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Backhand
- Two-handed
- Coach
- Patrick Mouratoglou
- Racquet
- Yonex EZONE 98
- String
- Yonex Poly Tour Strike
- Apparel
- Nike
- Shoes
- Nike NaomiOsaka
Career highlights
- 2018 US Open champion
- 2019 Australian Open champion
- 2020 US Open champion
- 2021 Australian Open champion
- 2018 Indian Wells champion
- 2019 No. 1 ranking
- 2025 Montreal finalist
- 2025 US Open semifinalist
Where to follow
Live scores when Osaka is on court appear on our tennis today and live streaming pages. The full WTA top-100 sits at our live WTA rankings. Compare Osaka on the player statistical deep dive.
Head-to-head vs Aryna Sabalenka →