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Kimiko Date

JPN Age 56 163 cm / 5'4" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1989–2017

Kimiko Date represented Japan on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 4. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 245–190 and 8 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

4 (Nov 13, 1995)

Elo peak

2093 (96th percentile)

Singles record

245–190 (56.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$3,988,378

Racquet

ASTREL 105

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Kimiko Date's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Aleksandra Krunic #67	0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 2017*	R32	Japan Women's Open	International → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Sloane Stephens #32	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2015*	R16	Korea Open	International → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Ajla Tomljanovic #53	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 24, 2015*	R32	Korea Open	International → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Ajla Tomljanovic #61	6-7(5) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 18, 2015*	R16	Japan Women's Open	International → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Misaki Doi #83	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 2015*	R32	Japan Women's Open	International → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard

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Kimiko Date's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	2	7	9	Aug 25, 1996	H2H
Conchita Martínez	6	2	8	Aug 24, 1996	H2H
Naoko Sawamatsu	5	3	8	Feb 2, 1996	H2H
Gabriela Sabatini	3	4	7	Aug 24, 1996	H2H
Steffi Graf	0	7	7	Jul 7, 1996	H2H

Singles Titles (8)

Kimiko Date singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1992	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Tokyo Japan Open
1993	22	1	—	—	—	1	—	Tokyo Japan Open
1994	23	2	—	—	1	1	—	Tokyo Japan Open, Sydney International
1995	24	1	—	1	—	—	—	Pan Pacific Open
1996	25	2	—	—	1	1	—	Japan Women's Open, San Diego
2009	38	1	—	—	—	1	—	Korea Open
Total		8	—	1	2	5	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Kimiko Date Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1992	Barcelona Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Magdalena Maleeva #28 def. Kimiko Date #18 6-2 6-4	H2H	Match data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	Quarterfinal	3	1	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario #3 def. Kimiko Date #9 4-6 6-3 10-8	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Kimiko Date career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1989	18	6	5	11	54.6%	328	119
1990	19	10	7	17	58.8%	119	79
1991	20	12	11	23	52.2%	117	32
1992	21	27	14	41	65.9%	34	21
1993	22	25	11	36	69.4%	21	13
1994	23	32	12	44	72.7%	13	9
1995	24	39	12	51	76.5%	8	4
1996	25	34	14	48	70.8%	5	8
2008	37	0	1	1	0.0%	425	189
2009	38	6	11	17	35.3%	189	69
2010	39	19	18	37	51.4%	69	51
2011	40	7	24	31	22.6%	51	87
2012	41	2	14	16	12.5%	87	99
2013	42	12	15	27	44.4%	99	75
2014	43	11	14	25	44.0%	69	90
2015	44	3	6	9	33.3%	102	182
2017	46	0	1	1	0.0%	1,228	1,191
Career		245	190	435	56.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Kimiko Date career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	18	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	6	5	11	54.5%
1990	19	9	5	14	64.3%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	7	17	58.8%
1991	20	9	8	17	52.9%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	12	11	23	52.2%
1992	21	15	6	21	71.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	27	14	41	65.9%
1993	22	18	6	24	75.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	2	6	66.7%	25	11	36	69.4%
1994	23	26	5	31	83.9%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	32	12	44	72.7%
1995	24	16	6	22	72.7%	11	3	14	78.6%	6	2	8	75.0%	6	1	7	85.7%	39	12	51	76.5%
1996	25	25	8	33	75.8%	3	2	5	60.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	1	2	3	33.3%	34	14	48	70.8%
2008	37	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2009	38	6	9	15	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	11	17	35.3%
2010	39	17	15	32	53.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	19	18	37	51.4%
2011	40	4	16	20	20.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	7	24	31	22.6%
2012	41	2	11	13	15.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	14	16	12.5%
2013	42	10	12	22	45.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	12	15	27	44.4%
2014	43	8	11	19	42.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	11	14	25	44.0%
2015	44	3	5	8	37.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
2017	46	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	170	127	297	57.2%	24	27	51	47.1%	31	24	55	56.4%	20	12	32	62.5%	245	190	435	56.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Kimiko Date career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	18	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	0	2	100.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	6	3	9	66.7%
1990	19	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	9	7	16	56.2%
1991	20	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	3	2	5	60.0%	9	11	20	45.0%
1992	21	1	6	7	14.3%	3	6	9	33.3%	12	1	13	92.3%	8	0	8	100.0%	24	13	37	64.9%
1993	22	3	4	7	42.9%	4	3	7	57.1%	11	3	14	78.6%	6	0	6	100.0%	24	10	34	70.6%
1994	23	4	6	10	40.0%	6	1	7	85.7%	12	4	16	75.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	27	12	39	69.2%
1995	24	4	6	10	40.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	18	1	19	94.7%	6	0	6	100.0%	35	12	47	74.5%
1996	25	4	6	10	40.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	17	2	19	89.5%	1	0	1	100.0%	31	12	43	72.1%
2008	37	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2009	38	0	1	1	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	0	1	100.0%	6	11	17	35.3%
2010	39	2	4	6	33.3%	7	6	13	53.8%	7	6	13	53.8%	2	2	4	50.0%	18	18	36	50.0%
2011	40	0	1	1	0.0%	1	9	10	10.0%	5	11	16	31.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	7	24	31	22.6%
2012	41	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	8	9	11.1%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	14	16	12.5%
2013	42	0	3	3	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	7	7	14	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	12	15	27	44.4%
2014	43	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%	7	5	12	58.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	11	14	25	44.0%
2015	44	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
2017	46	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		19	44	63	30.2%	49	56	105	46.7%	108	63	171	63.2%	48	21	69	69.6%	224	184	408	54.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 408/435 (93.8%) of Kimiko Date's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Kimiko Date performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2008	37	1/1	0.0	2.0	59.2%	51.7%	35.0%	44.4%	33.3%	44.9%	36.5%
2009	38	13/17	0.8	4.3	67.1%	59.1%	41.4%	54.1%	46.2%	53.0%	43.8%
2010	39	33/37	0.9	3.4	63.8%	59.3%	47.5%	49.2%	52.3%	54.8%	45.1%
2011	40	30/31	0.6	3.6	63.3%	56.5%	42.0%	46.1%	41.4%	51.2%	42.7%
2012	41	15/16	0.8	3.3	61.9%	58.2%	43.5%	48.8%	55.9%	52.0%	42.0%
2013	42	27/27	0.7	2.1	69.1%	57.3%	44.5%	47.7%	51.0%	53.3%	46.6%
2014	43	24/25	1.1	3.4	67.2%	57.3%	48.2%	43.4%	49.8%	54.3%	43.1%
2015	44	5/9	1.0	5.4	65.2%	53.7%	48.1%	42.2%	47.4%	51.7%	39.4%
2017	46	1/1	0.0	3.0	51.5%	23.5%	18.8%	0.0%	0.0%	21.2%	19.4%
Career		149/435	0.8	3.3	65.2%	57.4%	44.8%	47.1%	48.6%	52.9%	43.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 149/435 (34.3%) of Kimiko Date's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Kimiko Date advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1989	18	1563	118.2	—	—	—	—	-9	—	+54	48.0%	+0.24	3–0 (100%)	1–1	—	+1.20
1990	19	1665	128.3	—	—	—	—	-16	—	—	57.1%	+0.40	1–0	3–2 (60%)	—	-0.03
1991	20	1725	132.8	—	—	—	—	-22	—	-81	52.7%	+0.15	4–5 (44%)	3–1 (75%)	100.6	+0.73
1992	21	1854	155.6	—	—	—	—	+54	-237	-209	60.9%	+0.92	8–2 (80%)	1–5 (17%)	104.6	-0.72
1993	22	1948	158.1	—	—	—	—	+75	-344	—	62.8%	+1.00	7–1 (88%)	4–3 (57%)	105.3	-0.46
1994	23	1985	161.3	—	—	—	—	+87	-347	-333	67.0%	+1.34	10–7 (59%)	3–1 (75%)	99.4	-0.33
1995	24	2030	160.3	—	—	—	—	+41	-192	-291	71.6%	+1.43	11–5 (69%)	6–1 (86%)	104.6	-2.22
1996	25	2077	165.2	—	—	—	—	+20	-248	-187	65.8%	+1.32	11–9 (55%)	1–5 (17%)	97.0	-0.42
2008	37	2049	101.3	+0.44	-0.26	0.663	40.6%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.05
2009	38	1846	123.3	-0.97	+0.28	0.931	48.6%	+24	—	—	44.4%	-0.38	3–8 (27%)	2–3 (40%)	87.7	-0.83
2010	39	1823	145.4	-0.25	+1.83	0.998	49.9%	+18	-46	—	51.8%	-0.11	11–8 (58%)	9–2 (82%)	107.5	-3.09
2011	40	1571	117.7	-2.22	+0.23	0.876	46.9%	+28	+117	+226	27.3%	-1.21	0–4 (0%)	3–10 (23%)	88.8	-2.48
2012	41	1457	113.8	-2.85	-1.69	0.875	47.1%	+35	—	—	20.0%	-1.63	0–3 (0%)	0–1	—	-0.10
2013	42	1577	135.2	-1.65	+2.04	0.997	50.0%	+6	—	+183	46.4%	+0.04	2–4 (33%)	0–7 (0%)	93.6	-0.50
2014	43	1598	125.2	-1.57	-0.21	0.942	48.7%	-19	—	+178	50.8%	-0.15	5–8 (38%)	5–4 (56%)	97.7	-0.26
2015	44	1574	113.0	-2.60	-0.62	0.817	46.3%	-2	—	—	35.0%	-0.65	1–1	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.05
2017	46	1565	90.3	+0.60	+0.07	0.246	20.3%	—	—	—	0.0%	-6.00	—	—	—	-0.16
Career		2093	154.4	-1.51	+0.62	0.928	48.3%	+30	-185	-61	55.2%	+0.45	77–65 (54%)	42–48 (47%)	95.3	-2.23

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Kimiko Date Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1989	18	—	R64	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
1990	19	R16	—	R64	R64	5–3 (62%)
1991	20	R64	—	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
1992	21	R64	R16	R64	R64	6–4 (60%)
1993	22	R64	R64	—	QF	6–3 (67%)
1994	23	SF	R128	R32	QF	11–4 (73%)
1995	24	R32	SF	QF	R16	14–4 (78%)
1996	25	R64	R16	SF	R128	9–4 (69%)
2009	38	R128	—	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
2010	39	R128	R64	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2011	40	R128	R128	R64	R128	1–4 (20%)
2012	41	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
2013	42	R32	R128	R32	R128	4–4 (50%)
2014	43	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
2015	44	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		16–14 (53%)	14–11 (56%)	16–13 (55%)	14–13 (52%)	60–51 (54%)

WTA 1000

Kimiko Date WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	PAN	BER	BOC	CAN	BER	KEY	PAN	W-L Win %
1991	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1992	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	4–2 (67%)
1993	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	SF	—	4–3 (57%)
1994	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	SF	—	QF	—	6–4 (60%)
1995	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	F	W	12–2 (86%)
1996	25	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	6–3 (67%)
2009	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2010	39	R32	R64	—	R64	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
2011	40	R64	—	R64	R64	R64	R64	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–7 (22%)
2012	41	R64	—	—	R64	—	R128	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2013	42	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
2014	43	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	7–5 (58%)	0–1 (0%)	3–5 (38%)	0–1 (0%)	3–7 (30%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	5–3 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	17–6 (74%)	5–1 (83%)	45–38 (54%)

WTA 500

Kimiko Date WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	DLB	EAS	IW	SDG	PAN	BAN	BIR	CHA	LOS	MAN	STA	SYD	TOY	W-L Win %
1989	18	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1990	19	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	20	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	7–3 (70%)
1992	21	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1993	22	—	R64	R16	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	6–4 (60%)
1994	23	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	6–2 (75%)
1995	24	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	4–3 (57%)
1996	25	—	—	R32	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	SF	10–4 (71%)
2009	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2010	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	2–2 (50%)
2011	40	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2012	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2013	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
2014	43	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	4–4 (50%)
2015	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–5 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	11–7 (61%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	7–2 (78%)	0–2 (0%)	11–5 (69%)	2–2 (50%)	48–32 (60%)

WTA 250

Kimiko Date WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	ASB	BAR	BRI	EST	HER	HKG	SDG	KOR	JAP	BIR	BOG	COP	FLO	GUA	HOB	JAP	JAP	KUA	LUX	MON	JAP	PAT	SCH	SHE	STR	SYD	W-L Win %
1989	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1990	19	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
1991	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1992	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	R16	10–4 (71%)
1993	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	9–1 (90%)
1994	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	7–1 (88%)
1995	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	8–2 (80%)
1996	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	5–1 (83%)
2008	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2009	38	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	5–5 (50%)
2010	39	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	—	9–5 (64%)
2011	40	—	R32	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	—	3–11 (21%)
2012	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	1–5 (17%)
2013	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	R16	—	R32	—	—	4–7 (36%)
2014	43	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	7–5 (58%)
2015	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2017	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	10–5 (67%)	26–4 (87%)	5–4 (56%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	11–7 (61%)	5–7 (42%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	2–1 (67%)	80–59 (58%)

WTA Finals

Kimiko Date WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	TOU	WTA	W-L Win %
1994	23	—	SF	2–1 (67%)
1995	24	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
1996	25	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
2009	38	SF	—	1–2 (33%)
2010	39	SF	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	4–3 (57%)	6–6 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Nov 13, 1995

First Top 100

Jan 8, 1990

First Top 50

Aug 19, 1991

First Top 20

Apr 13, 1992

First Top 10

Jan 17, 1994

Ranking History Matrix

Kimiko Date ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1988	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	321	328
1989	18	325	325	318	189	158	104	111	117	121	124	120	119
1990	19	88	65	64	64	65	91	89	83	75	75	78	79
1991	20	141	118	106	135	135	115	119	33	32	31	32	32
1992	21	31	25	25	17	21	19	18	24	22	21	21	21
1993	22	21	24	19	18	19	19	18	18	12	13	13	13
1994	23	7	7	9	8	6	6	5	6	9	8	9	9
1995	24	10	8	8	8	9	6	6	6	6	6	4	4
1996	25	6	8	8	7	9	13	9	6	7	9	8	8
2008	37	—	—	—	—	419	385	302	262	228	201	198	189
2009	38	184	161	148	122	137	142	154	160	100	100	71	69
2010	39	61	63	64	70	72	64	61	51	67	53	51	51
2011	40	55	52	54	56	56	57	52	59	68	116	88	87
2012	41	78	73	78	79	76	82	94	103	107	128	121	99
2013	42	77	76	78	75	83	84	66	62	58	52	65	75
2014	43	105	95	98	84	82	70	88	88	101	116	89	90
2015	44	101	106	122	148	150	203	168	148	145	147	182	182
2016	45	187	197	195	210	215	234	270	397	666	802	804	—
2017	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	1197	1201	1191	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Magdalena Maleeva	BUL	#4	2,069	664	389	275	58.6%	$4,398,582	10	0	2	1989–2005	Rivalries	Match log
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Daniela Hantuchova	SVK	#5	1,968	826	461	365	55.8%	$10,436,407	7	0	2	1999–2017	Rivalries	Match log
Kiki Bertens	NED	#4	2,004	387	215	172	55.6%	$11,653,189	10	0	2	2011–2021	Rivalries	Match log
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Equipment

Equipment summary

Yonex

Model: ASTREL 105
Frame style: Control / Power

The manufacturer listing identifies an endorsed model and its published playing characteristics. It does not necessarily identify the player's exact match-used frame.

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Last source check: Oct 21, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kimiko Date?: Kimiko Date is 56 years old, born on September 28, 1970.
Which country does Kimiko Date represent?: Kimiko Date represents Japan in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Kimiko Date?: Kimiko Date is 163 cm / 5'4".
Does Kimiko Date use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Kimiko Date uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Kimiko Date left-handed or right-handed?: Kimiko Date plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Kimiko Date won?: Kimiko Date has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kimiko Date won?: TennisDB groups 1 of Kimiko Date's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Toray Pan Pacific Open in 1995.
How many WTA titles has Kimiko Date won?: Kimiko Date has won 8 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Seoul in 2009.
What is Kimiko Date's highest WTA ranking?: Kimiko Date's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on November 13, 1995.
What is Kimiko Date's career win-loss record?: Kimiko Date has a career WTA singles record of 245 wins and 190 losses (56.3%).
How much career prize money has Kimiko Date earned?: Kimiko Date has earned at least $3,988,378 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Kimiko Date's career appear in TennisDB?: Kimiko Date appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1989 through 2017.
On which surface does Kimiko Date have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Kimiko Date's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on carpet: 62.5% (20–12).
Who has Kimiko Date faced most often?: Kimiko Date's most frequent opponent is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, with a head-to-head record of 2–7 across 9 meetings.
What racquet does Kimiko Date use?: Kimiko Date is officially associated with the Yonex ASTREL 105. The manufacturer's listing does not necessarily identify the exact match-used frame.