How old is Naoko Kijimuta?

Naoko Kijimuta is 54 years old, born on March 26, 1972.

How tall is Naoko Kijimuta?

Naoko Kijimuta is 164 cm / 5'5".

Is Naoko Kijimuta left-handed or right-handed?

Naoko Kijimuta plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Naoko Kijimuta won?

Naoko Kijimuta has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Naoko Kijimuta won?

Naoko Kijimuta has not won a WTA 1000 title.

What is Naoko Kijimuta's highest WTA ranking?

Naoko Kijimuta's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 44, first achieved on March 3, 1997.

What is Naoko Kijimuta's career win-loss record?

Naoko Kijimuta has a career WTA singles record of 37 wins and 57 losses (39.4%).

How much career prize money has Naoko Kijimuta earned?

Naoko Kijimuta has earned at least $499,278 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Naoko Kijimuta play professional tennis?

Naoko Kijimuta turned professional in 1989 and was active through 1998.

What is Naoko Kijimuta's best surface?

Naoko Kijimuta's best surface is hard court with a 39.4% win rate (26W-40L).

Who is Naoko Kijimuta's biggest rival?

Naoko Kijimuta's most frequent opponent is Ai Sugiyama, with a head-to-head record of 2–2 across 4 meetings.

Naoko Kijimuta

JPN Age 54 164 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1989–1998

Peak ranking

44 (Mar 3, 1997)

Elo peak

1697 (57.7%ile)

Career record

37–57 (39.4%)

Career titles

Prize money

$499,278

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Sep 24, 1998*	Tokyo	WTA 500	R32	Hard	Anke Huber #21	3-6 6-3 0-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1998*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R64	Grass	Maria Vento-Kabchi #31	0-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1998*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R128	Grass	Karin Miller #115	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 27, 1998*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R128	Clay	Julie Halard-Decugis #63	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Apr 16, 1998*	Tokyo	WTA 500	R32	Hard	Yuka Yoshida #64	1-6 6-4 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ai Sugiyama	2	2	4	May 23, 1997	H2H
Shi-Ting Wang	1	2	3	Sep 18, 1997	H2H
Yayuk Basuki	0	3	3	Aug 14, 1997	H2H
Amy Frazier	0	3	3	Jul 24, 1997	H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	0	3	3	Mar 22, 1997	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1989	17	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1992	20	0	1	1	0.0%	441	315
1993	21	0	1	1	0.0%	315	303
1994	22	2	7	9	22.2%	188	156
1995	23	6	6	12	50.0%	155	87
1996	24	17	18	35	48.6%	80	45
1997	25	10	17	27	37.0%	47	74
1998	26	1	6	7	14.3%	71	279
Career		37	57	94	39.4%	—	—

Career Results by 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	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1992	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	22	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
1995	23	6	5	11	54.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	6	6	12	50.0%
1996	24	14	11	25	56.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	17	18	35	48.6%
1997	25	4	12	16	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	17	27	37.0%
1998	26	0	4	4	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%
Career	—	26	40	66	39.4%	6	6	12	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	37	57	94	39.4%

Career Results by 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	17	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1992	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%
1995	23	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	6	5	11	54.5%
1996	24	0	2	2	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	8	7	15	53.3%	6	0	6	100.0%	16	16	32	50.0%
1997	25	0	2	2	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	2	6	8	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	9	15	24	37.5%
1998	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
Career		0	7	7	0.0%	6	15	21	28.6%	16	19	35	45.7%	13	8	21	61.9%	35	49	84	41.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 84/94 (89.4%) of Naoko Kijimuta's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1989	17	1513	49	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	64	0	—	0	0	—
1992	20	1497	37	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	1	0	—	0	0	—
1993	21	1490	34	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	67	0	—	0	0	—
1994	22	1480	18	20	—	—	25.0%	-1.52	74	0	—	1	2	33
1995	23	1557	63	61	—	—	48.3%	+0.18	52	20	60	0	2	—
1996	24	1682	77	77	54	16	50.0%	+0.25	60	25	42	3	4	43
1997	25	1669	77	61	65	64	40.9%	-0.80	66	7	42	1	3	25
1998	26	1595	68	48	—	—	27.8%	-2.38	32	0	25	0	0	—
Career		1619	64	60	60	50	42.7%	-0.63	59	12	41	5	11	31

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1994	22	R128	—	—	—
1995	23	R128	—	—	R64
1996	24	R128	R128	R128	R32
1997	25	R128	R64	R32	R128
1998	26	R128	R128	R64	—

WTA 1000

Season	Age	BEI	IW	TKY	CAN	KEY
1996	24	QF	R64	R32	R16	R128
1997	25	—	R64	R32	R32	R64
1998	26	—	—	—	—	R128

WTA 500

Season	Age	SDG	TKY	SIN	STR
1994	22	—	—	R32	—
1995	23	—	R16	—	—
1996	24	R16	SF	—	R16
1997	25	—	R16	—	QF
1998	26	—	R32	—	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	TKY	BIR	CAR	HOB	HOP	JAK	MAN	NAG	OSA	PAT	ROS	STA	SUR	TAI
1989	17	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1993	21	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	22	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16
1995	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—
1996	24	—	R64	QF	—	—	SF	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—
1997	25	—	R32	—	R32	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—

Data coverage note: 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.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Mar 3, 1997

First top 100

Nov 20, 1995

First top 50

Sep 9, 1996

First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	433	432	442
1992	20	441	354	359	343	361	329	323	316	325	357	316	315
1993	21	315	324	322	329	338	396	286	298	303	—	—	—
1994	22	188	178	175	161	164	166	151	133	153	144	155	156
1995	23	150	152	150	162	156	164	168	173	122	118	87	87
1996	24	92	87	87	60	55	60	61	51	50	49	50	45
1997	25	46	45	44	61	61	55	49	57	74	75	74	74
1998	26	70	72	79	90	117	136	183	291	253	258	270	279
1999	27	279	279	286	288	303	308	534	538	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Mana Endo	JPN	26	1,819	1	156	77	79	49.4%	1991-1998	Match log
Akiko Kijimuta	JPN	49	1,695	0	154	60	94	39.0%	1983-1993	Match log
Kyoko Nagatsuka	JPN	28	1,725	0	102	42	60	41.2%	1992-1997	Match log
Virginia Ruano Pascual	ESP	28	1,819	3	434	199	235	45.9%	1990-2010	Match log
Florencia Labat	ARG	26	1,875	0	371	190	181	51.2%	1986-2000	Match log
Ann Grossman	USA	29	1,888	0	372	187	185	50.3%	1987-1998	Match log
Camille Benjamin	USA	27	1,834	0	400	177	223	44.3%	1982-1994	Match log
Rachel Mcquillan	AUS	28	1,826	0	358	163	195	45.5%	1988-2003	Match log
Wendy White	USA	28	1,858	1	350	161	189	46.0%	1978-1992	Match log
Nicole Pratt	AUS	35	1,764	1	373	156	217	41.8%	1990-2008	Match log
Ann Henricksson	USA	36	1,756	0	357	147	210	41.2%	1980-1994	Match log
Elna Reinach	RSA	26	1,865	1	315	145	170	46.0%	1984-1995	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Naoko Kijimuta?: Naoko Kijimuta is 54 years old, born on March 26, 1972.
Which country is Naoko Kijimuta from?: Naoko Kijimuta is from Japan.
How tall is Naoko Kijimuta?: Naoko Kijimuta is 164 cm / 5'5".
Is Naoko Kijimuta left-handed or right-handed?: Naoko Kijimuta plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Naoko Kijimuta won?: Naoko Kijimuta has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Naoko Kijimuta won?: Naoko Kijimuta has not won a WTA 1000 title.
What is Naoko Kijimuta's highest WTA ranking?: Naoko Kijimuta's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 44, first achieved on March 3, 1997.
What is Naoko Kijimuta's career win-loss record?: Naoko Kijimuta has a career WTA singles record of 37 wins and 57 losses (39.4%).
How much career prize money has Naoko Kijimuta earned?: Naoko Kijimuta has earned at least $499,278 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Naoko Kijimuta play professional tennis?: Naoko Kijimuta turned professional in 1989 and was active through 1998.
What is Naoko Kijimuta's best surface?: Naoko Kijimuta's best surface is hard court with a 39.4% win rate (26W-40L).
Who is Naoko Kijimuta's biggest rival?: Naoko Kijimuta's most frequent opponent is Ai Sugiyama, with a head-to-head record of 2–2 across 4 meetings.