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Ena Shibahara (柴原 瑛菜, Shibahara Ena?, born 12 February 1998) is a Japanese-American professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.[1]
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.
College career
In 2016, she graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and attended UCLA before turning pro after her sophomore season.[2]
Professional career
2016: Grand Slam tournament debut
Shibahara made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 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.
2019-2021: WTA 1000 title, Olympics, Grand Slam & WTA Finals semifinals
Partnering Shuko Aoyama she won her maiden WTA 1000 title at the 2021 Miami Open, reached the semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, 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.
2022: Doubles world No. 4, Mixed doubles title
At the 2022 Australian Open she reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the second time in her career partnering Shuko Aoyama. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the World on 21 March 2022 after making the 2022 BNP Paribas Open final where she partnered Asia Muhammad.
At the 2022 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]
Performance timeline
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
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.
Doubles
Current through the 2022 Miami.
Significant finals
Grand slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (title)
WTA 1000 tournaments
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
WTA career finals
Doubles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Finals by surface |
| Hard (7–2) |
| Grass (1–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Loss |
0–1 |
Apr 2019 |
Copa Colsanitas, Colombia |
International |
Clay |
 Hayley Carter |
 Zoe Hives
Astra Sharma |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss |
0–2 |
Aug 2019 |
Silicon Valley Classic, United States |
Premier |
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) |
WTA 125 tournament finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner–up)
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
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| Finals by surface |
| Hard (6–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
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| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| 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 |
ITF Lexington, United States |
60,000 |
Hard |
Hayley Carter |
Sanaz Marand
 Victoria Rodríguez |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win |
3–1 |
Oct 2018 |
ITF Stockton, 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 |
ITF Kurume, Japan |
60,000 |
Carpet |
Hiroko Kuwata |
Erina Hayashi
Moyuka Uchijima |
0–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles: 1 title
Notes
- ↑ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
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External links
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