Kaoru Shibata
| Full name | Kaoru Shibata |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
| Born | 25 June 1973 Tokyo, Japan |
| Prize money | $52,885 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 252 (30 September 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (22 September 1997) |
Kaoru Shibata (born 25 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
Doubles (3–2)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 4 May 1997 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Saori Obata | Shinobu Asagoe Yasuko Nishimata | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1 | 19 May 1997 | Sochi, Russia | Hard |  Nino Louarsabishvili |  Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 July 1997 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard |  Sonya Jeyaseelan |  Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 August 1997 | Lexington, United States | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik |  Elly Hakami  Danielle Jones | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 8 June 1998 | Sochi, Russia | Hard | Saori Obata | Nino Louarsabishvili  Elena Tatarkova | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Libertyville Gets Best of Both Worlds". Chicago Tribune. 28 September 1987. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Sabrina Santamaria takes silver in World University Games tennis". Daily Breeze. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
