WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane and Australian Open qualifying.

2006 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Japan.

2007 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit in Japan.

2008 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Played first WTA qualifying at Osaka; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Played first three WTA main draws, falling 1r at all three (incl. Roland Garros); fell in qualifying eight times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r four times; fell 1r six times (incl. US Open - ret. vs. Pous-Tio w/cramping) and in qualifying nine times (incl. other two majors).

SINGLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Toyota-JPN; 2009 - ITF/Kofu-JPN, ITF/Tokyo 2-JPN.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Fukuoka-JPN (w/Takahata); 2008 - ITF/Miyazaki-JPN (w/Nara).

Coached by Natsuki Harada; has trained at National Training Center in Tokyo since 2008 ... Father is a businessman; mother is a housewife; older brother, Ryota, is a tennis coach ... Introduced to tennis at age 6 by parents ... All-court player who likes being aggressive and coming to net ... Also enjoys shopping and watching Japanese movies ... Idol growing up was Justine Henin "because she's small in stature but had a very aggressive game".