Kimiko Date, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kimiko Date

Japanese tennis player

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1970

Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Profession: blogger, tennis player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Kimiko Date (?? ??, Date Kimiko, born 28 September 1970) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
For the duration of her marriage, she competed under the name Kimiko Date-Krumm.
She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and has won the Japan Open four times.
She reached a career-high ranking of world No.
4 in 1995.
In 1992, Date received the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year award.
After playing in her second Olympic Games, she announced her retirement on 24 September 1996. She returned to tennis nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008.
She has since won several ITF titles.
She won her eighth WTA title at the 2009 Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, 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 International events in doubles and reached the third round at two of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments.
At the 2014 US Open, 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.