Kimiko Date

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kimiko Date
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 28, 1970(1970-09-28)
Age	54
Birthplace	Kyoto
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kimiko Date Biography

Kimiko Date is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on September 28, 1970 in Kyoto, Japan. Kimiko Date (伊達 公子 , Date Kimiko, born 28 September 1970) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. For the duration of her marriage, she competed under the name Kimiko Date-Krumm. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and has won the Japan Open four times. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in 1995. In 1992, Date received the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year award. After playing in her second Olympic Games, she announced her retirement on 24 September 1996.

In 1994, Date won her third consecutive Japan Open. She won the gold medal in Hiroshima Asia competition. She reached the semifinals of the Australian Open (first time from Japan in over two decades beating Conchita Martínez in the quarter final, lost to Steffi Graf) and the Virginia Slims Championships (lost to Sabatini).

In February, Date-Krumm played for Japan’s Fed Cup team for the first time since 1996. By winning all of her four matches, she was instrumental in securing her team’s advance to the World Group II play-offs. At the PTT Pattaya Open in Thailand, Date-Krumm was seeded seventh but fell to Anastasia Rodionova in the first round.

In October, she played her first tournament out of Japan since November 1996, in the quarterfinals at the OEC Taipei Ladies Open. In November, she competed at the All-Japan Tennis Championship, her first appearance there in 16 years. Date won both the singles and doubles titles.

In 1992, Date defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the Toray Pan Pacific Open and reached the semifinals. That year, she also won the Japan Open, reached the semifinals in the Mizuno World Ladies Open, and the quarterfinals in the Lipton Championship and the Grand Slam, Roland Garros. She also participated in the Barcelona Olympics. She also had her best Grand Slam doubles result, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open doubles championships, partnering Australian Michelle Jaggard-Lai. In 1993, Date again won the Japan Open. She was runner-up in the Asia Women’s Open and the Nichiray Ladies Cup. She reached the semifinals in the Lipton Championships defeating Mary Joe Fernández. In the US Open, she reached the quarterfinals beating Jana Novotná in the fourth round.

Kimiko Date Net Worth

Kimiko Date is one of the richest Tennis Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kimiko Date 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In her debut year, 1988, Date played mainly on the ITF Circuit. She started playing at the WTA level in 1989. She began 1990 by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, where she was defeated in straight sets by fourth seed Helena Suková. The following year, she was runner-up of Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Tournament, defeating Sabatini but losing to Monica Seles in the finals.

Date played with short backswings on both forehand and backhand sides. Date’s playstyle is representative of those that dominated during her first career in the 1990s using less topspin in favour of a flatter shot. She is considered to possess the most notable “pancake” forehand in the women’s game, with one of the lowest average spin RPM ever. She relies on her opponent’s power to hit sharp angles and catch her opponents off-guard.

In 1995, Date won the Pan Pacific Open, and was runner-up in the Lipton Championships and the Japan Open. In the semifinals of the Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne, she staged a dramatic comeback against Sabatini after Sabatini took a 6–1, 5–1 lead. Bothered by a sore shoulder, Kimiko saved three match points, beating Sabatini 1–6, 7–6, 7–6. Her next opponent in the final was defending champion Steffi Graf, whom she had yet to beat in four previous meetings. Graf prevailed 6–1, 6–4, ending Kimiko’s remarkable run at the title. She reached the semifinals in Roland Garros (lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario), and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon (lost to Jana Novotná). Date also reached her career high of world No. 4 in 1995.

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Her next event was another 50k event in Fukuoka, Japan. She defeated both Nicole Kriz and Rika Fujiwara to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Aiko Nakamura in straight sets, 2–6, 2–6. She then defeated Shiho Hisamatsu and Zhou Yimiao to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Tomoko Yonemura in straight sets, in another tournament in Japan, a 50k event in Kurume. On 15 June 2008, she defeated Shiho Akita 6–3, 6–2 to win the Tokyo Ariake International Ladies Open for her first post-comeback championship. Her second post-comeback championship came over a month after, as on 20 July, she won a 25k event in Miyazaki, Japan, defeating Chae Kyung-yee in the final. On 3 August, she won the 25k event in Obihiro, Japan. In the final, she beat Suchanun Viratprasert.

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Kimiko Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kimiko Date celebrates birthday on September 28 of every year.

She returned to tennis nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008. She has since won several ITF titles. She won her eighth WTA title at the 2009 Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, becoming the second- oldest player in the Open Era, after Billie Jean King, to win a singles title on the WTA Tour. In 2013, she won three WTA International events in doubles and reached the third round at two of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments. At the 2014 US Open, she reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam doubles tournament for the first time in her career. Date announced her final retirement in September 2017.