Japanese tennis player
Kaoru Shibata| Full name | Kaoru Shibata |
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| Country (sports) |  Japan |
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| Born | (1973-06-25) 25 June 1973 (age 51)
Tokyo, Japan |
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| Prize money | $52,885 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 252 (30 September 1996) |
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| Highest ranking | No. 117 (22 September 1997) |
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Kaoru Shibata (born 25 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
Biography
Shibata was born in Tokyo, but grew up in the United States, where she moved to as a child in 1975. She attended Libertyville High School in Chicago.[1]
During the 1990s she competed on the professional tour, reaching career best rankings of 252 in singles and 117 in doubles.
At the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka she won a gold medal in the singles competition.[2]
ITF finals
| $50,000 tournaments
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| $25,000 tournaments
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Doubles (3–2)
| Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Winner
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1.
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4 May 1997
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Gifu, Japan
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Hard
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Saori Obata
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Shinobu Asagoe
Yasuko Nishimata
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6–3, 7–5
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| Runner-up
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1
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19 May 1997
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Sochi, Russia
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Hard
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 Nino Louarsabishvili
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 Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ekaterina Sysoeva
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6–3, 3–6, 0–6
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| Winner
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2.
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27 July 1997
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Peachtree City, United States
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Hard
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 Sonya Jeyaseelan
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 Julie Pullin
Amanda Wainwright
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6–4, 6–1
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| Runner-up
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2.
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3 August 1997
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Lexington, United States
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Hard
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 Katarina Srebotnik
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 Elly Hakami
 Danielle Jones
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2–6, 5–7
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| Winner
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3.
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8 June 1998
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Sochi, Russia
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Hard
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Saori Obata
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Nino Louarsabishvili
 Elena Tatarkova
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3–6, 6–4, 6–2
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