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decided to chat with former Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date to hear about her experiences at the All England Club, her career highlights and her thoughts on the country’s two most high-profile players: Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori. 4 says she still loves the travel and the competition. A few months earlier, Date beat the world number one for the first time at the Fed Cup, winning the last set 12-10. In 2013, she made history as the oldest woman to make the third round at Wimbledon before going out to Serena Williams.

Kimiko Date (50) is a tennis player from Japan who has a career-high singles ranking of No. “Back then, there weren’t any other Japanese tennis players making a significant impression internationally. Graf was my toughest ever opponent. “We’d reached a stage where it was hard to see the ball clearly, so it was the right decision. Weight 116 lbs. I needed to adjust my game and the crowd appreciated my effort.

I’m looking forward to seeing how they get on at Wimbledon.”.
A year later, she reached her first-ever Grand Slam Doubles semi-final alongside Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova at the U.S. Open. She is scheduled to play at an ITF event in Japan in a few weeks. I feel she’s hungrier than Kei. Building up to major tournaments, there’s always a lot of talk in Japan about the country’s two highest ranked players: Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori. ITF NEWSLETTER. She then surprised everyone, including Graf, by announcing her retirement. Basically, I’d given everything I could but wasn’t enjoying it.”, Date played with Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova at the 2014 U.S. Open.

When I was 19, and had just turned pro, I got to practice with her. Playing against Venus Williams on Centre Court at Wimbledon was the highlight (Date lost the hard-fought game that lasted 2 hours and 56 minutes, 7-6, 3-6, 8-6). She was a special talent who’d won the tournament five times. “My parents thought it would be healthy for me to try so I did. They’re both great players. He’s more level-headed and better at controlling his emotions. In fact, there were very few in any sport.

Osaka enters Wimbledon this year ranked as world no 2 after Ashleigh Barty. “It was getting dark and Graf wanted to stop,” remembers Date. In 2009, just one day short of her 39th birthday, she became the second oldest player after Billie Jean King to win a singles title on the WTA Tour when she triumphed at the Korea Open. Height 5-4. All rights reserved. They cheered all my shots which was amazing.”. “There was less pressure, I was married, could speak English better and generally enjoyed being part of the tour. She made the U.S. Open quarter finals in consecutive years and reached the semi-finals of the 1994 Australian Open and the 1995 French Open. © 2020 Tennis Channel Network. In 1994, she climbed to number four in the world rankings. It was a time before SNS so you couldn’t respond to criticism. That wasn’t the last we would see of Date on a tennis court. Hometown Kyoto, Japan. Save Japan’s no. Her chances of reaching a Grand Slam final appeared to be growing.

Kimiko Date says she will retire after Japan Women's Open . She was recently studying for a Masters in Sports Management and is a regular as a pundit for WOWOW’s tennis coverage. The next day, [Graf] won the third set 6-3. That also comes with age. The momentum was with the Japanese player before bad light called a halt to proceedings. More than two decades on, she hasn’t veered from that view. “There was a tennis boom in Japan during the 1980s with a huge increase in the number of people playing and watching,” recalls Date. A leftie who played right-handed, Date was often lighter and shorter than her rivals, but her quick feet, intelligence and ability to control the pace of the game made her a formidable opponent.

A knee injury forced Date to retire for a second time in 2017 and she’s been very busy since.

“The pressure was intense,” she says. With Wimbledon beginning today, Metropolis decided to chat with former Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date to hear about her experiences at the All England Club, her career highlights and her thoughts on the country’s two most high-profile players: Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori. At the All England Club she lost the first set but came back strongly to take the second. We started the conversation by asking about her younger days and her reasons for getting into tennis in the first place.

The Japan Women's Open takes place from Sept. 11-17 at Ariake Colloseum in Tokyo. Fans may have been shocked and disappointed, but Date was in no doubt she made the right choice. She was recently studying for a Masters in Sports Management and is a regular as a pundit for WOWOW’s tennis coverage. While it was disappointing, I look back at that game as one of my proudest moments.
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Due to COVID-19 and the current financial crisis, our future has become increasingly uncertain. I was determined not to make any mistakes.”. Birth Date September 28, 1970. Click here for a full player profile. Down the years, Date’s got to know them both well. 29.2k Followers, 213 Following, 898 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Kimiko Date Official (@kimiko.date) The 48-year-old runs the Kimiko Date Sports Studio in Oimachi and is still involved with Frau Krumm, a bakery she opened in Ebisu three years ago. The former world No. It felt like a heavy burden. DOUBLES TITLES. In 2008, the then 37-year-old made a comeback. Now, we’re asking for your help. To have beaten her at the Fed Cup and taken her pretty close at a Wimbledon semi-final was special for me.”.

Kitawaki Noboru: To See the Universe in a Seed, MASTERPIECES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON, Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation Collection x Tomoko Konoike​ ​. “I’ve been aware of Naomi’s potential for a while,” Date says. “The second time around was more fun,” says Date. Thank you for visiting.

It was very nerve-wracking. It was a different generation of players with an emphasis on power. 4. The Grand Slam tournament she most wanted to do well in, however, was Wimbledon. We started the conversation by asking about her younger days and her reasons for getting into tennis in the first place. “It’s difficult to understand why she wants to step back from tennis when you can see she has much more potential than anyone thought,” said the German player. The 48-year-old runs the Kimiko Date Sports Studio in Oimachi and is still involved with Frau Krumm, a bakery she opened in Ebisu three years ago. Her best year came in 1996, when she met Steffi Graf in the semi-final. At 25, she was reaching her peak and had become a regular in the late stages of major tournaments. She had a great poker face.

She can be temperamental which sometimes leads to her choosing the wrong shot, but that’s something that will improve over time. Career. The former Grand Slam semifinalist played her final professional match on September 12. Date went on to represent Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Games, reaching the last eight in her second Olympics. Celebrated former tennis player talks trials, triumphs and Wimbledon. “She’s powerful yet graceful and hates losing. SINGLES TITLES. Since 1994, we have published free, quality content about the communities we love. 1 English magazine by joining our crowdfunding campaign. The Japan Women's Open takes place from Sept. 11-17 at Ariake Colloseum in Tokyo. My first hero was Chris Evert, though, in my late teens I was more interested in Martina Navratilova.

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