Ena Shibahara (柴原 瑛菜, Shibahara Ena, born 12 February 1998) is an American-born Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.[1]
Country (sports) | United States (2014 – 7 July 2019) Japan (8 July 2019 – current) |
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Residence | Rancho Palos Verdes, California, U.S. |
Born | (1998-02-12) February 12, 1998 (age 24) Mountain View, California, U.S.[1] |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | UCLA Bruins |
Prize money | US $1,148,856 |
Singles | |
Career record | 68–57 (54.4%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 416 (19 August 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 515 (24 October 2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 152–82 (65.0%) |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (21 March 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 22 (24 October 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2022) |
French Open | QF (2020) |
Wimbledon | SF (2021) |
US Open | 3R (2021, 2022) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2021) |
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2022) |
French Open | W (2022) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2021, 2022) |
US Open | QF (2022) |
Last updated on: 24 October 2022. |
She won her first Grand Slam title at the 2022 French Open alongside Wesley Koolhof in mixed doubles, and also reached the women's doubles semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and 2022 Australian Open with Shuko Aoyama. Shibahara reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in March 2022, and has won eight titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2021 Miami Open, also reaching the semifinals at the 2021 WTA Finals.
She made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Japan in 2020, and also participated in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Until July 2019, Shibahara represented her country of birth, the United States.
In 2016, she graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and attended UCLA before turning pro after her sophomore season.[2]
Shibahara made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open in the girls' doubles event, partnering with Jada Hart as a wildcard. Shibahara and Hart then won the US Open girls' doubles tournament. The pair also entered as a wildcard the Women’s doubles event where they lost in the first round.
Partnering Shuko Aoyama she won her maiden WTA 1000 title at the 2021 Miami Open, reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, participated in the Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and reached the semifinals of the 2021 WTA Finals. She won seven more titles, five being at the WTA 500 level, during her successful partnership with Aoyma.
At the Australian Open, she reached the semifinals of a major for the second time in her career partnering Shuko Aoyama. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 on 21 March 2022, after making the Indian Wells Open final where she partnered Asia Muhammad.
At the French Open, she won her first Grand Slam title of her career in mixed doubles partnering with Wesley Koolhof.[3] She became the first Japanese player in 25 years to win the mixed doubles championship in Paris since Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi took home the title in 1997.[4]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Current through the 2022 Pan Pacific Open.
Tournament | 2016 | ... | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 3R | QF | SF | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 73% | |
French Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | SF | 3R | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% | |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 0 / 13 | 25–13 | 66% | |
National representation | |||||||||
Summer Olympics | A | NH | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Year-end championships | |||||||||
WTA Finals | DNQ | NH | SF | 0 / 1 | 2–2 | 50% | |||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | SF | F | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% | |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | W | 2R | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Italian Open | A | A | SF | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |
Wuhan Open | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
China Open | A | SF | NH | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |||
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 17 | Career total: 62 | |||
Titles | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Career total: 8 | |||
Finals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Career total: 11 | |||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 22–10 | 17–10 | 39–17 | 24–16 | 8 / 62 | 102–54 | 65% | |
Win % | 0% | 69% | 63% | 70% | 60% | Career total: 65% | |||
Year-end ranking | 1061 | 31 | 23 | 5 | $820,745 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Wesley Koolhof | Ulrikke Eikeri Joran Vliegen | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2021 | Miami Open | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani |
6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan |
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2019 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International[lower-alpha 2] | Clay | Hayley Carter | Zoe Hives Astra Sharma |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2019 | Silicon Valley Classic, United States | Premier[lower-alpha 3] | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 2019 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Nao Hibino Miyu Kato |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2019 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Shuko Aoyama | Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2020 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Shuko Aoyama | Kaitlyn Christian Alexa Guarachi |
4–6, 6–0, [10–3] |
Win | 4–2 | Jan 2021 | Abu Dhabi Open, UAE | WTA 500 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | Feb 2021 | Yarra Valley Classic, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6–2 | Apr 2021 | Miami Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 7–2 | Jun 2021 | Eastbourne International, UK | WTA 500 | Grass | Shuko Aoyama | Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 8–2 | Aug 2021 | Cleveland Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Christina McHale Sania Mirza |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 8–3 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, United States | WTA 1000 | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan |
5–7, 6–7(4) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2019 | Newport Beach Challenger, United States | Hard | Hayley Carter | Taylor Townsend Yanina Wickmayer |
6–3, 7–6(1) |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2019 | Houston Challenger , United States | Hard | Sharon Fichman | Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani |
6–1, 4–6, [5–10] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Yukina Saigo | Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jun 2018 | ITF Baton Rouge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Hayley Carter | Astra Sharma Gabriela Talaba |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2018 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Hayley Carter | Sanaz Marand Victoria Rodríguez |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2018 | Stockton Challenger, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Hayley Carter | Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani |
7–5, 5–7, [10–7] |
Win | 4–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Lawrence, United States | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Vladica Babić | Anna Danilina Ksenia Laskutova |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Norman, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Vladica Babić | María José Portillo Ramírez Sofia Sewing |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 6–1 | Feb 2019 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Hayley Carter | Francesca Di Lorenzo Caty McNally |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 7–1 | May 2019 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | Hiroko Kuwata | Erina Hayashi Moyuka Uchijima |
0–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2016 | US Open | Hard | Jada Hart | Kayla Day Caroline Dolehide |
4–6, 6–2, [13–11] |
World Top 10 tennis players as of 14 November 2022[update] | |||||||||
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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female doubles tennis players of countries in the Asian Tennis Federation | |
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as of 17 January 2022 | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Japanese female doubles tennis players | |
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as of 12 September 2022 | |
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