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Kimiko Date was born on 28 September, 1970 in Kyoto, Japan, is a Japanese tennis player. Discover Kimiko Date's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
28 September 1970 |
| Birthday |
28 September |
| Birthplace |
Kyoto, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 53 years old group. She one of the Richest Player who was born in Japan.
Kimiko Date Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Kimiko Date height is 1.63 m .
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1.63 m |
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Who Is Kimiko Date's Husband?
Her husband is Michael Krumm (m. 2001–2016)
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Michael Krumm (m. 2001–2016) |
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Kimiko Date Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kimiko Date worth at the age of 53 years old? Kimiko Date’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from Japan. We have estimated Kimiko Date's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$3,988,378 |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Player |
Kimiko Date Social Network
Timeline
Kimiko Date (伊達 公子) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
Date began 1990 by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, where she was defeated by fourth seed Helena Suková.
The following year, ranked world No. 112, she was runner-up in Los Angeles, defeating world No. 3, Gabriela Sabatini, before losing to Monica Seles in the final.
In 1992, Date defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the Pan Pacific Open and reached the semifinals.
She also won the Japan Open, reached the semifinals in the Mizuno World Ladies Open and reached the fourth round at Roland Garros.
Date participated in the Barcelona Olympics, losing in the second round.
At the end of the year, she received the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year award.
Date won the Japan Open again in 1993.
She was runner-up in the Asia Women's Open and the Nichiray Ladies Cup.
She reached the semifinals in the Lipton Championships defeating Mary Joe Fernández.
In the US Open, she reached the quarterfinals beating Jana Novotná in the fourth round.
She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times.
In 1994, Date won the Sydney International in January, defeating world No. 4, Conchita Martínez, and Mary Joe Fernández on her way to the title, after which she entered the world's top 10 for the first time.
She beat Martinez again the following week at the Australian Open on the way to her first Grand Slam semifinal.
Date won her third consecutive Japan Open.
At the 1994 Asian Games, she won gold in the women's singles.
At the end-of-year WTA Finals, she defeated Martinez again, before losing to eventual champion Sabatini in the semifinals, in three sets.
She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in 1995, and retired from professional tennis in November 1996.
Date won her first, and only, Tier I tournament at the Pan Pacific Open in 1995, defeating Martinez and Lindsay Davenport to the title.
She was also runner-up in the tier one Miami Open, defeating Sabatini before losing to Graf in straight sets.
Date defeated Davenport again on her way to the semifinals of the French Open, reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, and was runner-up in Tokyo and Strasbourg, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 4 in November 1995.
In 1996, Date won both singles and doubles in the Japan Open.
In the Fed Cup, she defeated world No. 1 Graf for the first and only time, winning 7–6, 3–6, 12–10.
At Wimbledon, she beat world No. 2, Conchita Martínez, in the fourth round and Mary Pierce in the quarterfinal, before losing to eventual champion Graf in the semifinals in three sets.
Date defeated Martinez in the semifinals and world No. 2, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, in the finals of San Diego.
and reached the quarterfinals in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Date announced her retirement – aged 25 – in September, and played her final match at the WTA Finals, losing to Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals.
She returned to tennis nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008.
On 6 April 2008, nearly 12 years after retiring, Date announced she would return to the professional tour at the age of 37.
She qualified for the $50k Kangaroo Cup in Gifu, Japan.
In the first round, she played compatriot and world No. 183 Rika Fujiwara.
In only her fourth match on the tour for eleven years, Date won in three sets.
At the quarterfinal stage, Date came up against world No. 80 and fellow Japanese, Aiko Nakamura, whom she beat in three sets.
This marked her first top-100 win of her comeback.
However, in the final, she was defeated by Tamarine Tanasugarn, in three sets.
She then won her eighth WTA title at the 2009 Korea Open, becoming the second-oldest player in the Open era, after Billie Jean King, to win a singles title on the WTA Tour.
In 2013, she won three WTA Tour titles in doubles and at the 2014 US Open, aged 43, she reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam doubles tournament for the first time in her career.
Date announced her final retirement in September 2017.
