Key Biscayne 1998WTA · Hard · First round
6-1 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
51 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Australian Open 1998WTA · Hard · First round
1-6 7-5 6-1US Open 1997WTA · Hard · First round
6-2 6-3Canadian Open 1997WTA · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-2Canadian Open 1997WTA · Hard · Second round
6-4 2-6 6-3Manhattan Beach 1997WTA · Hard · Third round
7-6 7-5Stanford 1997WTA · Hard · Third round
4-6 6-0 6-0Jakarta 1997WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-0 6-4Jakarta 1997WTA · Hard · Third round
6-1 6-3Key Biscayne 1997WTA · Hard · Second round
4-6 6-3 6-2Key Biscayne 1997WTA · Hard · First round
7-5 6-1Indian Wells 1997WTA · Hard · Second round
6-4 6-7 7-6Australian Open 1997WTA · Hard · First round
6-2 6-4Hobart 1997WTA · Hard · Third round
1-6 7-5 6-4Hope Island 1996WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-1Beijing 1996WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-4Beijing 1996WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-1 6-1Beijing 1996WTA · Hard · Third round
6-1 6-4US Open 1996WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-2US Open 1996WTA · Hard · Second round
6-4 7-5US Open 1996WTA · Hard · First round
6-3 6-2San Diego 1996WTA · Hard · Round of 16
1-6 6-4 6-3San Diego 1996WTA · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-1Manhattan Beach 1996WTA · Hard · Second round
6-4 6-2Canadian Open 1996WTA · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 6-0Canadian Open 1996WTA · Hard · Third round
6-7 6-1 6-2Canadian Open 1996WTA · Hard · Second round
6-2 6-4Jakarta 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 6-3Australian 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 6-2US Open 1995WTA · Hard · Second round
6-2 6-1US Open 1995WTA · Hard · First round
6-1 6-2Australian 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
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