Naomi Osaka Net Worth: Career Earnings of the Former Tennis World No. 1

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Naomi Osaka’s Personal Life

Naomi Osaka was born October 16, 1997, in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. Osaka moved at the age of three to a town on Long Island, New York, and then to Florida when she was nine years old to focus on her training.

Neither of Osaka’s parents played tennis, but her father, Leonard Francois, was heavily influenced by Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams, and employed Williams’ training styles to his work with his own daughter.

Naomi Osaka’s Professional Career

Osaka notably skipped the ITF Junior Circuit, instead joining the qualifying professional racket at the age of 14 while beginning work with coach Patrick Tauma at the ISP Academy at the age of 15. Osaka officially turned professional shortly before turning 16.

2016 was the year many began hearing about Osaka, as she made it to the third round of the Australian Open and cracked the top 100 in the WTA rankings, earning WTA Newcomer of the Year.

2018 was her breakout year, however, as after hiring coach Sascha Bajin, Osaka climbed into the top 50, won the Indian Wells Open, and took down Serena Williams twice, once in the Miami Open and once in the aforementioned US Open final, ranking as the world No. 4 by season’s end.

In 2019, she won the Australian Open and claimed the world No. 1 spot, becoming the first Asian player ever to do so. 2020 saw her participation taper off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as she only played in four matches though with much success.

Due to mental health struggles, Osaka withdrew from the 2021 French Open and has become one of the central figures in pro sports to spark the conversation around athlete wellbeing and pressure.

With a widespread influence, Osaka has navigated her off-court life extremely well, becoming a co-owner of the North Carolina Courage, an NWSL club, in 2021. Osaka has also launched her own skincare company, KINLÒ, to address a public health gap in skin cancer prevention, along with Hana Kuma, a media and content production company and Evolve, a talent management agency.

All of this has made Osaka one of the highest-earning athletes in the world, and it’s hard to see her influence dimming any time soon.