Kaoru Shibata

Kaoru Shibata (born 25 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Kaoru Shibata
Full nameKaoru Shibata
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1973-06-25) 25 June 1973
Tokyo, Japan
Prize money$52,885
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 252 (30 September 1996)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 117 (22 September 1997)

Biography

Shibata was born in Tokyo, but grew up in the United States, where she moved to as a child in 1975. She attended Libertyville High School in Chicago.[1]

During the 1990s she competed on the professional tour, reaching career best rankings of 252 in singles and 117 in doubles.

At the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka she won a gold medal in the singles competition.[2]

References

  1. "Libertyville Gets Best of Both Worlds". Chicago Tribune. 28 September 1987. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. "Sabrina Santamaria takes silver in World University Games tennis". Daily Breeze. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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