Is Kaoru Okamoto left-handed or right-handed?

Kaoru Okamoto plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Kaoru Okamoto won?

Kaoru Okamoto has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Kaoru Okamoto won?

Kaoru Okamoto has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Kaoru Okamoto won?

Kaoru Okamoto has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent other title was Tokyo in 1989.

What is Kaoru Okamoto's highest WTA ranking?

Kaoru Okamoto's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 75, first achieved on April 24, 1989.

What is Kaoru Okamoto's career win-loss record?

Kaoru Okamoto has a career WTA singles record of 23 wins and 44 losses (34.3%).

When did Kaoru Okamoto play professional tennis?

Kaoru Okamoto turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1992.

What is Kaoru Okamoto's best surface?

Kaoru Okamoto's best surface is hard court with a 50.0% win rate (17W-17L).

Who is Kaoru Okamoto's biggest rival?

Kaoru Okamoto's most frequent opponent is Liz Smylie, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.

Kaoru Okamoto

JPN Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1978–1992

Peak ranking

75 (Apr 24, 1989)

Elo peak

1590 (33.4%ile)

Career record

23–44 (34.3%)

Career titles

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Feb 9, 1992*	Osaka	WTA 250	QF	Carpet	Karina Habsudova #58	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Feb 8, 1992*	Osaka	WTA 250	R16	Carpet	Nana Smith #241	3-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 31, 1992*	Tokyo Pan Pacific	WTA 250	R32	Carpet	Rachel Mcquillan #32	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Apr 13, 1991*	Tokyo Japan Open	WTA 250	QF	Hard	Laura Arraya #30	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 1991*	Tokyo Japan Open	WTA 250	R16	Hard	Catarina Lindqvist Ryan	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Liz Smylie	1	2	3	Apr 15, 1990	H2H
Laura Arraya	0	2	2	Apr 13, 1991	H2H
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan	1	1	2	Apr 12, 1991	H2H
Betsy Nagelsen	1	1	2	Apr 14, 1990	H2H
Belinda Cordwell	1	1	2	Apr 22, 1989	H2H

Titles (1)

Season	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1989	1	—	—	1	—	—	Tokyo
Total	1	—	—	1	—	—

Career Results

Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1980	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1981	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1983	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—
1984	0	1	1	0.0%	164	189
1985	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1986	2	1	3	66.7%	209	151
1987	6	8	14	42.9%	151	107
1988	1	8	9	11.1%	107	208
1989	5	7	12	41.7%	207	115
1990	3	6	9	33.3%	115	165
1991	2	2	4	50.0%	167	183
1992	1	2	3	33.3%	182	225
Career	23	44	67	34.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1981	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1983	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
1984	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1986	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1987	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	8	14	42.9%
1988	0	4	4	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	8	9	11.1%
1989	5	2	7	71.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
1990	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1991	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	17	17	34	50.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%	1	9	10	10.0%	23	44	67	34.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1986	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	6	10	40.0%
1988	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1989	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1990	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%
1991	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1992	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	5	18	23	21.7%	5	5	10	50.0%	11	30	41	26.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 41/67 (61.2%) of Kaoru Okamoto's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1978	1484	33	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	17	0	—	0	0	—
1980	1466	12	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	81	0	—	0	0	—
1981	1441	6	12	—	—	14.3%	-3.11	73	0	—	0	1	—
1983	1474	10	27	—	—	53.3%	0.00	11	50	60	1	1	—
1984	1466	8	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	37	0	—	0	0	—
1985	1450	6	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	3	0	—	0	0	—
1986	1480	17	41	—	—	57.1%	+1.39	26	100	—	0	2	—
1987	1543	61	51	—	62	43.3%	-0.13	71	13	—	0	3	0
1988	1496	39	11	—	54	20.0%	-2.35	65	0	—	0	0	—
1989	1508	47	56	—	15	42.3%	-0.86	29	13	—	0	1	—
1990	1497	35	44	—	—	31.6%	-1.22	23	17	—	0	1	—
1991	1535	58	64	—	—	50.0%	+0.38	81	50	—	0	1	—
1992	1536	54	58	—	—	28.6%	-2.33	45	50	—	1	1	—
2016	1517	68	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	0	0	—
Career	1502	39	42	12	45	36.0%	-1.42	49	16	50	2	11	15

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	AO	RG	W	USO
1987	R128	R128	R32	R128
1988	R128	R128	R64	R128
1989	—	R128	R128	R128
1990	R64	R128	—	—

WTA 500

Season	TKY	SIN
1987	—	R16
1988	—	R32
1989	W	—

WTA 250

Season	EAS	TKY	BIR	KYO	LAN	MAH	NAG	OSA
1978	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—
1981	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—
1986	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—
1989	R64	R32	R64	—	—	R32	—	—
1990	—	QF	R64	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF

Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Apr 24, 1989

First top 100

Jul 6, 1987

First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	—	—	—	—	164	162	167	168	176	247	259	189
1986	211	211	218	214	212	212	203	201	207	160	159	151
1987	152	159	161	136	126	122	90	84	81	106	107	107
1988	109	113	115	142	145	162	182	195	203	207	204	208
1989	208	211	206	75	82	93	112	114	115	119	117	115
1990	113	109	104	168	172	169	166	166	167	165	163	165
1991	185	175	173	173	175	181	174	173	180	184	183	183
1992	186	139	139	216	218	222	228	226	225	225	225	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Nana Smith	JPN	51	1,649	0	0	179	65	114	36.3%	1988-2000	Match log
Rika Hiraki	JPN	72	1,589	0	0	141	48	93	34.0%	1988-2001	Match log
Masako Yanagi	JPN	89	1,623	0	0	119	46	73	38.7%	1980-1993	Match log
Rosie Casals	USA	55	2,203	0	12	916	594	322	64.8%	1968-1991	Match log
Sue Barker	GBR	57	2,257	1	22	598	381	217	63.7%	1970-1984	Match log
Patricia Medrado	BRA	67	1,837	0	10	315	152	163	48.3%	1975-1988	Match log
Lea Antonoplis	USA	66	1,774	0	2	302	126	176	41.7%	1973-1990	Match log
Pilar Vasquez	PER	66	1,786	0	4	229	96	133	41.9%	1980-1993	Match log
Vicki Nelson	USA	60	1,679	0	1	223	87	136	39.0%	1980-1989	Match log
Candy Reynolds	USA	76	1,859	0	0	224	84	140	37.5%	1973-1989	Match log
Petra Langrova	TCH	53	1,701	0	1	198	81	117	40.9%	1988-1998	Match log
Jennifer Mundel	RSA	78	1,748	0	2	186	79	107	42.5%	1977-1990	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country is Kaoru Okamoto from?: Kaoru Okamoto is from Japan.
Is Kaoru Okamoto left-handed or right-handed?: Kaoru Okamoto plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Kaoru Okamoto won?: Kaoru Okamoto has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kaoru Okamoto won?: Kaoru Okamoto has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Kaoru Okamoto won?: Kaoru Okamoto has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent other title was Tokyo in 1989.
What is Kaoru Okamoto's highest WTA ranking?: Kaoru Okamoto's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 75, first achieved on April 24, 1989.
What is Kaoru Okamoto's career win-loss record?: Kaoru Okamoto has a career WTA singles record of 23 wins and 44 losses (34.3%).
When did Kaoru Okamoto play professional tennis?: Kaoru Okamoto turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1992.
What is Kaoru Okamoto's best surface?: Kaoru Okamoto's best surface is hard court with a 50.0% win rate (17W-17L).
Who is Kaoru Okamoto's biggest rival?: Kaoru Okamoto's most frequent opponent is Liz Smylie, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.