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Nao
Hibino

JPN
31 yrs
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Current Ranking
174
Singles Titles
0
Won / Lost
26 / 26
Prize Money
$346,736
  • Coached by Eiji Takeuchi
  • Named after former Top 20 player Naoko Sawamatsu; brother is named after Shuzo Matsuoka; says family is tennis crazy
  • Started playing tennis at age 10

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

56

Height

5' 4" (1.63 m)

Birthday

Nov 28, 1994 November 28, 1994

Birthplace

Aichi, Japan

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (3): 2023 - Prague
2019 - Hiroshima
2015 - Tashkent

Finalist (3): 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Nanchang
2016 - Tashkent

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2023 - Prague (w/Kalashnikova)
2019 - Hiroshima (w/Doi)
2017 - Monterrey (w/Rosolska)

Finalist (4): 2021 - Istanbul (w/Ninomiya)
2019 - Tianjin (w/Kato)
2018 - Taipei City (w/Kalashnikova)
2017 - Tashkent (w/Kalashnikova)


WTA 125 TITLES AND FINALS
DOUBLES
Finalist (2): 2024 - Hong Kong (w/Ninomiya), Makarska (w/Kalashnikova)

Career in Review

Top 2025 results include 2r at Roland Garros (as qualifier, d. Uchijima in 1r for first Grand Slam main draw win since 2021) and Auckland R16 (as qualifier); also won ITF/W100 title at Incheon-KOR

Highlight of 2024 season was reaching 2r at Dubai, Hua Hin, Indian Wells, and Hong Kong. Also made three QF runs at WTA 125s at Hong Kong, Makarska, and Canberra, and made two WTA 125 doubles finals (R-Up at both)

In 2023, lifted the singles and doubles (w/Kalashnikova) titles at Prague, her first WTA Tour titles since 2019 (in both singles and doubles)

Reached 2r at three of the four Grand Slams in 2021 (Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon)

Advanced to her sixth and seventh career Tour-level SFs in 2020, at Hua Hin (l. Kung) and Strasbourg (l. Rybakina). Prior to 2020, was 5-0 in SF stage at Tour-level

Reached 2r at the Grand Slams for her second and third time in her career in 2020, at Australian Open (as qualifier, l. Sakkari) and Roland Garros (l. Jabeur)

Season highlight in 2019 was sweeping singles and doubles titles at Hiroshima (w/Doi, whom she beat in singles final). Also reached 2r at Monterrey (l. Vickery) and fell 1r four times

In 2018, won one singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit

Posted third Top 100 finish in 2017, after reaching WTA Tour singles finals at Kuala Lumpur (l. Barty in F) and Nanchang (l. Peng in F); also earned first career Grand Slam main draw win at 2017 US Open (d. Bellis in 1r)

Standout results in 2016 included reaching second WTA singles final at Tashkent (as defending champion, l. Kr.Pliskova) and advancing to QF at Auckland (l. Goerges), Istanbul (l. Buyukakcay) and Florianopolis (l. Begu); reached career-high ranking of No.56 on January 18, 2016

Made Top 100 debut on October 5, 2015, jumping from No.117 to No.76 after winning first WTA Tour singles title at Tashkent (d. Vekic in F) in what was her second Tour-level main draw

Made WTA Tour main draw debut in September 2015 at Tokyo [Japan Open], reaching 2r (d. Kuwata, l. Brengle); nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2015 (media vote; won by Gavrilova)

Made professional debut on ITF Circuit at $25K/Karuizawa-JPN in 2012 (fell in qualifying), however won next tournament played at $10K ITF/Tokyo-JPN

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