NAOMI OSAKA: 2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION
Age: 21
Born: Osaka, Japan
Lives: Boco Raton, USA
Height: 180cm
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Ranking: 1* (when new rankings are released)
Career prize money: $A14,800,329
Career titles: 3
Career win-loss record: 186-120
Grand slam titles: 2 (US Open 2018, Australian Open 2019)
Grand slam win-loss record: 32-10
Australian Open win-loss record: 13-3
Best Australian Open result: 2019 champion
Coach: Sasha Bajin
ROAD TO TITLE:
1st rd: bt Magda Linette (POL) 6-4 6-2
2nd rd: bt Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 6-2 6-4
3rd rd: bt 28-Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 5-7 6-4 6-1
4th rd: bt 13-Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 4-6 6-3 6-4
QF: bt 6-Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-4 6-1
SF: bt 7-Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6-2 4-6 6-4
F: bt 8-Petra Kvitova (CZE) 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4
PAST 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN WINNERS:
2010: Serena Williams (USA)
2011: Kim Clijsters (BEL)
2012: Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
2013: Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
2014: Li Na (CHN)
2015: Serena Williams (USA)
2016: Angelique Kerber (GER)
2017: Serena Williams (USA)
2018: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
2019: Naomi Osaka (JPN)
