Birmingham 1996WTA · Grass · Second round
3-6 7-5 6-4Player
Naoko Kijimuta
JPNBorn: March 26, 1972right-handed
37–5739.4% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 538August 9, 1999
Best rankingNo. 44March 3, 1997
Record37–5739.4% wins
Titles00 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height164 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
WTAno matches recorded in 2026
Naoko Kijimuta has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
0 career titlesNo finals identified in the database.
0best-of-five matches
0reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Ai SugiyamaJPN4 matches2–2Amy FrazierUSA3 matches0–3Arantxa Sanchez VicarioESP3 matches0–3Jolene WatanabeUSA3 matches1–2Shi Ting WangTPE3 matches1–2Yayuk BasukiINA3 matches0–3Amanda CoetzerRSA2 matches0–2Anke HuberGER2 matches0–2Ann GrossmanUSA2 matches2–0Barbara PaulusAUT2 matches1–1Brenda Schultz MccarthyNED2 matches2–0Corina MorariuUSA2 matches1–1
Matches
94 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Roland Garros 1996WTA · Clay · First round
6-4 6-4Strasbourg 1996WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-3 6-2Strasbourg 1996WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 2-6 6-1Cardiff 1996WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal
7-6 7-5Cardiff 1996WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-1 6-2Cardiff 1996WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 3-6 6-4Tokyo 1996WTA · Carpet · Semifinal
6-3 6-7 6-1Tokyo 1996WTA · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-3Tokyo 1996WTA · Carpet · Round of 16
2-6 6-4 6-2Tokyo 1996WTA · Carpet · Third round
6-0 6-2Jakarta 1996WTA · Hard · Semifinal
5-7 6-3 6-4Jakarta 1996WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
3-6 6-2 7-6Jakarta 1996WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 7-5Jakarta 1996WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-4Key Biscayne 1996WTA · Hard · First round
6-3 6-3Indian Wells 1996WTA · Hard · Second round
5-7 6-4 6-3Tokyo 1996WTA · Carpet · Third round
6-7 6-4 6-2Australian Open 1996WTA · Hard · First round
6-3 6-0Pattaya 1995WTA · Hard · Semifinal
7-5 6-3Pattaya 1995WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-4 4-6 6-4Pattaya 1995WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 3-6 6-2Pattaya 1995WTA · Hard · Third round
3-6 6-1 6-2Tokyo 1995WTA · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 7-5Tokyo 1995WTA · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-2Nagoya 1995WTA · Carpet · Third round
1-6 7-6 7-6US Open 1995WTA · Hard · Second round
6-2 6-1US Open 1995WTA · Hard · First round
6-1 6-2Tokyo 1995WTA · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 6-3Tokyo 1995WTA · Carpet · Third round
6-0 6-4Australian Open 1995WTA · Hard · First round
2-6 6-4 6-3Taipei 1994WTA · Hard · Round of 16
7-6 6-1Taipei 1994WTA · Hard · Third round
6-1 6-1Surabaya 1994WTA · Hard · Third round
7-6 6-4Tokyo Nichirei 1994WTA · Hard · Third round
6-0 6-0Jakarta 1994WTA · Hard · Third round
7-5 6-4Singapore 1994WTA · Hard · Third round
6-4 7-5Tokyo Japan Open 1994WTA · Hard · Round of 16
7-5 3-6 6-2Tokyo Japan Open 1994WTA · Hard · Third round
3-6 6-3 7-6Australian Open 1994WTA · Hard · First round
6-1 6-4Tokyo Nichirei 1993WTA · Hard · Third round
3-6 6-2 6-2Osaka 1992WTA · Carpet · Third round
1-6 6-2 7-5Tokyo Pan Pacific 1989WTA · Carpet · Round of 16
6-0 6-2Tokyo Pan Pacific 1989WTA · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-0