Kaoru_Shibata
Kaoru Shibata
Japanese tennis player
Kaoru Shibata (born 25 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
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]
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
Doubles (3–2)
More information Outcome, No. ...
| 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 |
Close
- "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.
