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Kimiko Date
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Date Kimiko was born in Kyoto, Japan on September 28, 1970 as the second eldest sister in family of Date. She was known as "Genius" and the strongest tennis player in Japan. She is also well known as user of the rising shot which you hit the ball right after it bounces and it is very difficult to do it.
Kimiko Date started playing tennis when she was 7 years old. At the year she become 9 years old, she experienced her first match in tennis and she won the third place in that tournament. When she was 14 years old, she became the best of 4 in All-Japan Junior Under-14 championship. In next year, she won the 3rd place in National Junior high school tennis Championship. Up to here, it seems she is just stronger than the normal tennis player but she grows up from the age of 16.
1986: Entered to Sonoda-Joshi High school which is very famous in tennis. She won the All-Japan Junior Under-16 Championship in doubles.
1987: She became the best of 4 in All-Japan Tennis Championship in her first time playing that tournament.
1988: She won all these tournaments this year.
Invitational All-Japan Junior Indoor championship(both women single and doubles)
Wimbledon Junior Championship (Womens singles)
National High School Athlete Meet. In this championship, she won the women singles, doubles, and as a school. It was historically not seen in 22 years.
All-Japan Junior Tennis Tournament Under-18 (women singles and doubles)
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