Four Grand Slams and the athlete who sparked the global conversation about mental health in sport.
Naomi Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan in 1997 to a Japanese mother and Haitian-American father. She grew up in the United States. She won four Grand Slam titles by age 24. She withdrew from the French Open in 2021 citing the mental health impact of mandatory press conferences — a decision that generated the most significant individual sports-mental health conversation in modern media. She was subsequently absent from competition for extended periods. She lit the Olympic torch at Tokyo 2021. She is the highest-earning female athlete in history by annual income — her endorsement earnings exceeding $50 million annually. She returned from a year-long break following the birth of her daughter in 2024.
US Open 2x (2018,2020)
Career Honours
- US Open 2x (2018,2020)
- Australian Open 2x (2019,2021)
- World No.1 2019