H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Naomi Osaka vs Kurumi Nara H2H: 0-1

Kurumi Nara holds a 1–0 lead over Naomi Osaka in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kurumi Nara leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kurumi Nara won the 2017 Japan Women's Open first round 6-3 6-0.

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Naomi Osaka
Japan Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Kurumi Nara
Japan Age 34 Right-Handed 155 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kurumi Nara #108 6-3 6-0 Naomi Osaka #46 Match data Sep 14, 2017* R32 Japan Women's Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Naomi Osaka #87 6-2 6-3 Kurumi Nara #96 Match data Jun 11, 2016 Q1 Q Birmingham Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Naomi Osaka #13 #1 7,985 2,179 251 136 64.9% 4 2 0 1 1 8
Kurumi Nara #246 #32 1,412 1,700 82 118 41.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Naomi Osaka Kurumi Nara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2014 2–2 50.0% #260 1,530 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2015 0–2 0.0% #144 1,508 0 0 2009 1–1 50.0% #181 1,512 0 0
18 2016 20–13 60.6% #48 1,700 0 0 2010 1–7 12.5% #130 1,475 0 0
19 2017 19–22 46.3% #68 1,695 0 0 2011 1–4 20.0% #140 1,457 0 0
20 2018 40–20 66.7% #5 1,902 1 2 2012 1–3 25.0% #148 1,438 0 0
21 2019 40–13 75.5% #3 2,047 2 5 2013 5–6 45.5% #81 1,506 0 0
22 2020 16–3 84.2% #3 2,111 3 6 2014 23–21 52.3% #44 1,651 0 1
23 2021 20–8 71.4% #13 2,040 4 7 2015 19–22 46.3% #81 1,586 0 1
24 2022 15–11 57.7% #42 1,933 4 7 2016 15–18 45.5% #77 1,602 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 2017 10–16 38.5% #102 1,577 0 1
26 2024 21–17 55.3% #57 1,872 4 7 2018 0–14 0.0% #161 1,485 0 1
27 2025 31–14 68.9% #16 1,965 4 8 2019 3–3 50.0% #140 1,565 0 1
28 2026 27–11 71.1% #13 2,052 4 8 2020 0–1 0.0% #160 1,559 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 2021 3–2 60.0% #185 1,512 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Naomi Osaka Kurumi Nara
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 2014 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2015 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2016 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2017 13 13 26 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 4 8 50.0% 2011 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2018 29 13 42 69.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 2012 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2019 30 7 37 81.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 2013 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 16 3 19 84.2% — — — — — — — — 2014 15 13 28 53.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 2021 18 5 23 78.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2015 14 15 29 48.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2022 14 9 23 60.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 8 13 21 38.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2024 13 9 22 59.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2018 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2025 25 8 33 75.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2026 12 6 18 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 190 88 278 68.3% 36 31 67 53.7% 25 17 42 59.5% — 60 83 143 42.0% 15 19 34 44.1% 7 16 23 30.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 350/386 of Naomi Osaka's and 181/200 of Kurumi Nara's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Naomi Osaka Kurumi Nara
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2014 4/4 4.3 1.8 55.4% 65.3% 44.8% 33.6% 49.2% 55.5% 41.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 2/2 0.0 6.0 64.4% 53.1% 26.3% 39.6% 57.1% 43.8% 40.1%
18 2016 33/33 4.8 2.5 55.2% 69.6% 48.3% 54.8% 51.5% 59.9% 43.8% 2010 6/8 0.2 5.2 59.3% 45.6% 37.8% 40.2% 43.8% 42.2% 40.5%
19 2017 40/41 4.2 2.5 55.9% 67.2% 45.7% 45.6% 46.3% 57.5% 40.2% 2011 5/5 0.0 3.8 67.2% 51.3% 33.4% 46.3% 53.8% 46.8% 37.5%
20 2018 55/60 4.7 2.1 59.7% 71.1% 48.8% 55.8% 55.7% 61.9% 45.3% 2012 4/4 1.0 1.3 69.4% 54.6% 40.3% 44.0% 63.8% 50.0% 43.3%
21 2019 50/53 7.0 1.9 60.2% 73.1% 47.9% 56.3% 51.0% 63.1% 44.4% 2013 11/11 0.8 1.6 73.5% 56.2% 50.9% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 45.9%
22 2020 18/19 7.8 2.5 59.0% 76.0% 53.0% 64.2% 43.2% 66.5% 42.5% 2014 40/44 0.4 2.0 74.4% 54.1% 45.8% 51.6% 49.3% 51.9% 44.6%
23 2021 21/28 6.5 2.8 53.5% 76.2% 52.2% 59.4% 52.6% 64.9% 43.6% 2015 31/41 0.4 2.5 73.2% 57.8% 49.3% 49.8% 50.8% 55.5% 39.5%
24 2022 22/26 5.7 2.5 51.4% 76.9% 47.4% 61.9% 44.1% 62.7% 41.4% 2016 32/33 0.6 2.5 70.0% 56.4% 47.0% 55.2% 50.1% 53.8% 45.3%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 25/26 0.5 2.4 67.5% 55.1% 44.4% 45.2% 50.1% 51.5% 45.8%
26 2024 36/38 6.5 2.7 54.0% 75.1% 51.1% 56.3% 50.1% 64.0% 40.4% 2018 13/14 0.6 3.6 65.3% 57.2% 43.1% 51.9% 39.6% 52.2% 40.9%
27 2025 34/46 6.6 2.9 56.9% 74.7% 49.3% 52.5% 53.6% 63.5% 45.2% 2019 6/6 0.5 3.0 68.3% 51.3% 37.7% 40.9% 47.3% 46.4% 40.8%
28 2026 37/38 5.9 2.5 58.2% 72.9% 49.6% 52.0% 47.3% 63.2% 42.7% 2020 1/1 0.0 3.0 75.6% 44.1% 9.1% 40.0% — 35.6% 30.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 5/5 0.6 1.8 73.5% 58.6% 50.3% 59.8% 61.3% 56.2% 44.6%
Career — 350/388 5.8 2.4 56.9% 72.6% 48.9% 54.7% 50.3% 62.3% 43.1% — 181/200 0.5 2.5 70.6% 55.3% 45.2% 50.0% 49.6% 52.2% 43.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Naomi Osaka Kurumi Nara
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 2014 1531 113.5 +0.17 +0.57 0.923 48.4% +17 — — 45.5% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2015 1509 102.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 — — 0.00 2009 1513 103.3 -1.75 -1.06 0.713 41.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.11
18 2016 1700 128.3 +3.18 +0.66 1.091 51.9% -10 -101 — 60.0% +0.65 4–5 (44%) 5–6 (45%) 101.0 +0.04 2010 1476 98.7 -4.37 -1.09 0.701 41.1% +12 — — 22.2% -2.50 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
19 2017 1696 132.1 +1.30 -2.12 0.947 48.9% +6 -84 -47 45.8% -0.18 5–4 (56%) 2–5 (29%) 97.8 -1.51 2011 1457 101.1 -2.94 -3.05 0.705 42.2% +14 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 0–1 — -0.07
20 2018 1902 160.7 +5.21 +2.94 1.190 53.8% +17 -236 -168 67.5% +1.35 4–3 (57%) 4–4 (50%) 99.8 -2.09 2012 1438 97.8 -2.77 -1.44 0.865 46.7% +5 — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.46
21 2019 2047 154.9 +5.80 +1.63 1.202 53.6% +30 -229 -350 68.4% +1.22 17–2 (89%) 10–4 (71%) 116.1 +0.60 2013 1506 115.4 -0.68 +0.75 1.017 50.5% +3 — — 48.0% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.12
22 2020 2112 156.0 +6.66 +1.24 1.267 54.0% +19 — — 71.7% +1.61 9–1 (90%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -0.42 2014 1651 131.7 -2.79 +0.83 0.929 48.5% -9 -46 -88 47.8% -0.22 6–4 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 103.8 -0.56
23 2021 2040 154.1 +6.00 +1.08 1.240 54.0% +82 -235 — 72.2% +1.43 3–3 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 95.5 -0.04 2015 1586 116.1 -2.70 -1.45 0.888 48.0% +11 +13 -7 46.3% -0.40 7–8 (47%) 8–5 (62%) 101.2 +1.34
24 2022 1934 147.8 +4.77 +0.02 1.112 52.0% +91 -156 — 57.4% +0.81 4–1 (80%) 0–2 — -0.62 2016 1603 118.7 -1.87 +0.71 0.980 49.6% +51 -63 -72 46.3% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 97.2 +1.36
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1577 120.0 -3.47 +1.47 0.945 48.6% +17 — -61 41.0% -0.61 4–5 (44%) 1–2 (33%) 99.0 +0.49
26 2024 1873 146.8 +5.89 -1.17 1.122 52.2% +76 -98 -157 56.3% +0.71 3–5 (38%) 4–8 (33%) 94.1 -2.05 2018 1486 120.2 -1.58 -0.63 0.856 46.7% +12 — +28 17.6% -1.62 0–6 (0%) 1–1 — -0.93
27 2025 1966 153.3 +4.79 +1.97 1.240 54.1% +59 -128 -253 65.4% +1.12 11–9 (55%) 10–6 (63%) 101.6 +0.92 2019 1566 112.7 -4.94 -1.67 0.762 44.4% -3 — — 50.0% +0.17 2–0 0–1 — +0.08
28 2026 2053 158.1 +5.15 +1.24 1.160 53.0% +1 -104 -111 66.7% +1.12 8–2 (80%) 7–3 (70%) 109.0 -0.80 2020 1559 96.2 +1.91 -1.68 0.474 33.3% — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.07
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1513 106.6 -0.17 -2.31 1.020 51.1% — +69 — 58.3% +0.42 1–1 0–1 — +0.54
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1500 104.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2179 157.0 +4.72 +0.85 1.143 52.6% +35 -157 -155 62.7% +0.95 70–37 (65%) 48–45 (52%) 107.0 -1.65 — 1700 121.9 -2.51 -0.03 0.906 47.9% +14 -23 -39 42.2% -0.58 26–33 (44%) 21–21 (50%) 98.6 +1.34

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.