Mari Osaka

Mari Osaka
大坂 まり
Full name Mari Osaka
Country (sports)  Japan
Born (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996
Osaka, Japan
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 43,386
Singles
Career record 143–113 (55.86%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 289 (30 April 2018)
Current ranking 289 (30 April 2018)
Doubles
Career record 4–16
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 907 (18 April 2017)
Last updated on: 30 April 2018.

Mari Osaka (大坂 まり, Ōsaka Mari, born 3 April 1996) is a Japanese tennis player.[1] She is the older sister of Naomi Osaka, who is also a professional tennis player.

Biography

Osaka was born in Japan to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother.[2] She speaks both English and Japanese, and grew up in Fort Lauderdale.

Osaka made her WTA tour debut at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic, in the doubles event partnering with Marina Shamayko, losing in the first round to Varvara Lepchenko and Ajla Tomljanović.

ITF Circuit Finals (0–3)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles Finals: 3 (0–3)

Outcome No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 September 2012 $10,000 Amelia Island, USA Clay United States Jamie Loeb 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 28 May 2017 $25,000 Goyang, South Korea Hard Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech 6–7(7–9), 0–6
Runner-up 3. 9 July 2017 $25,000 Denain, France Clay Republic of Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8)

References

  1. "GETTING TO KNOW... NAOMI OSAKA". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. "Naomi Osaka Biography", WTA.


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