Former WTA number one Naomi Osaka has announced her return to competitive tennis at the WTA 500 in Brisbane. The competition is scheduled for the end of December this year.

Naomi Osaka returns to the WTA tournament after a 15-month break

At the age of 26, Naomi retired from tennis, first due to mental health problems, and then because she became pregnant (she gave birth to a girl in July this year).

The last official competition in which Osaka participated was the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September 2022.

“I always enjoy starting my season in Brisbane and I can’t wait to get back,” Naomi Osaka.

The former world leader, the Japanese woman has collected 4 Grand Slam titles in her career: Australian Open (2019, 2021) and US Open (2018, 2020).

On grass and clay in Japan it is not as good as on hard.

The competition in Brisbane is part of the WTA 500 category and will be held from December 31 to January 7. This is a preparatory tournament for the Australian Open, the first major competition in the world calendar.

The Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne will be held next year from January 14 to 28.

Who is Naomi Osaka?

Born on October 16, 1997 in Osaka, Japan, Naomi reached the top of the WTA rankings on January 28, 2019. During her career, she won 7 titles, 4 of which are Grand Slam tournaments. So far, he has won 265 games and suffered 148 losses. He collected 21,177,252 from tennis prizes alone