About Naomi
Naomi Osaka was born on October 16, 1997, in Osaka, Japan to a Haitian-American father and a Japanese mother. She moved to the United States at age three and has lived in Beverly Hills, California. A professional tennis player since 2012, she won her first Grand Slam at the 2018 US Open, followed by Australian Open titles in 2019 and 2021, and a second US Open in 2020. She reached world No. 1 ranking in January 2019 and held that position for 25 weeks, becoming the first Asian player to achieve this ranking. She took maternity leave in 2023 and returned to competition in 2024.
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- Winning four Grand Slam singles titles
- Defeating Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open final
- Being the first Asian player to reach world No. 1 ranking
- Being the first Japanese player to win a major singles title
- Activism and support for Black Lives Matter
- Lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
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