Country (sports) | Japan |
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Residence | Kawanishi, Japan |
Born | Hamamatsu, Japan | 17 November 1989
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $78,813 |
Singles | |
Career record | 145–137 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 562 (25 October 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 219–125 |
Career titles | 2 WTA Challenger, 25 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 108 (10 October 2016) |
Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥, Takahata Kotomi, born 17 November 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
On 25 October 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 562. She achieved her best doubles ranking of No. 108 on 10 October 2016.
Takahata made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2011 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard for the doubles tournament with Shuko Aoyama. Aoyama and Takahata lost to the fourth seeds Kimiko Date-Krumm and Zhang Shuai in a tight three-setter.
At the 2014 Japan Women's Open, she also received a wildcard into the main draw with Kyōka Okamura. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals.
At the 2015 Taipei Challenger, she won the doubles title, alongside Kanae Hisami. In the final, they defeated Marina Melnikova and Elise Mertens in straight sets.