A No. 4 career high
Date-Krumm reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 4 on November 13, 1995.
TennisWTARight-handed
Kimiko Date-Krumm
JapanAge, ranking and resultsKimiko Date-Krumm played on the WTA Tour, turned pro in 1989 and retired in 2017.
163WTA Tour matches since 20071title since 2007
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About Kimiko Date-Krumm
Kimiko Date-Krumm, a tennis player on the WTA Tour, was born on September 28, 1970, in Kyoto, Japan, and played right-handed with a two-handed backhand. She turned pro in 1989, and in 2009 she won 1 title, the Hansol Korea Open. Date-Krumm retired in 2017, and her honors include the BBC 100 Women in 2017.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Match history163
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2017: 0-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis | Round 1 | Aleksandra Krunic | L | 0-6, 0-6 | Hard |
2015: 3-6
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | WTA Korea Open | Round 2 | Sloane Stephens | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Korea Open | Round 1 | Ajla Tomljanovic | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 16 | WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis | Round 2 | Ajla Tomljanovic | L | 6-7(5), 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 14 | WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis | Round 1 | Misaki Doi | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 6 | WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic | Round 2 | Karolina Pliskova | L | 5-7, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 4 | WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic | Round 1 | Sabine Lisicki | W | 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 | Hard |
| Apr 13 | WTA Copa Claro Colsanitas | Round 1 | Dinah Pfizenmaier | L | 2-6, 5-7 | Clay |
| Feb 10 | WTA PTT Pattaya Women's Open | Round 1 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | L | 7-5, 6-7(6), 2-6 | Hard |
| Jan 20 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Anna Tatishvili | L | 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
2014: 10-13
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Victoria Azarenka | L | 6-3, 0-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 10 | WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Round 2 | Francesca Schiavone | L | 3-6, 0-4 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Sep 9 | WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Round 1 | Johanna Larsson | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 25 | US Open | Round 1 | Venus Williams | L | 6-2, 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jul 28 | WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic | Round 1 | Karolina Pliskova | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jun 23 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Ekaterina Makarova | L | 6-3, 4-6, 5-7 | Grass |
| Jun 13 | WTA AEGON Classic | Quarterfinal | Casey Dellacqua | L | 1-6, 0-6 | Grass |
| Jun 12 | WTA AEGON Classic | Round 3 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 6-4, 6-0 | Grass |
| Jun 11 | WTA AEGON Classic | Round 2 | Monica Puig | W | 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) | Grass |
| Jun 9 | WTA AEGON Classic | Round 1 | Paula Ormaechea | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Grass |
| May 27 | French Open | Round 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | L | 3-6, 6-0, 2-6 | Clay |
| Apr 15 | WTA BMW Malaysian Open | Round 1 | Cagla Buyukakcay | L | 3-5 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
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| Apr 5 | WTA Monterrey Open | Semifinal | Jovana Jovic | L | 7-6(5), 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Apr 4 | WTA Monterrey Open | Quarterfinal | Monica Puig | W | 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4 | Hard |
| Apr 2 | WTA Monterrey Open | Round 2 | Timea Babos | W | 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-4 | Hard |
| Mar 31 | WTA Monterrey Open | Round 1 | Flavia Pennetta | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Mar 19 | WTA Sony Open Tennis | Round 1 | Donna Vekic | L | 6-7(2), 2-6 | Hard |
| Feb 26 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC | Round 2 | Christina McHale | L | 5-7, 1-4 | Hard |
| Feb 24 | WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC | Round 1 | Stefanie Voegele | W | 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 | Hard |
| Jan 31 | WTA PTT Pattaya Women's Open | Quarterfinal | Ekaterina Makarova | L | 2-6, 6-4, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jan 30 | WTA PTT Pattaya Women's Open | Round 2 | Tadeja Majeric | W | 7-6(4), 6-3 | Hard |
| Jan 28 | WTA PTT Pattaya Women's Open | Round 1 | Garbine Muguruza | W | 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Jan 12 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Belinda Bencic | L | 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 | Hard |
2013: 13-15
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 | WTA Brisbane International | Round 2 | Dominika Cibulkova | L | 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 | Hard |
| Dec 28 | WTA Brisbane International | Round 1 | Olivia Rogowska | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis | Round 2 | Misaki Doi | L | 6-7(3), 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis | Round 1 | Laura Robson | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Samantha Stosur | L | 3-6, 6-7(2) | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Anastasia Rodionova | W | 6-2, 4-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Sep 20 | WTA Korea KDB Open | Quarterfinal | Francesca Schiavone | L | 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 19 | WTA Korea KDB Open | Round 2 | Maria Kirilenko | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 16 | WTA Korea KDB Open | Round 1 | Heather Watson | W | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 26 | US Open | Round 1 | Paula Ormaechea | L | 3-6, 6-7(7) | Hard |
| Jun 29 | Wimbledon | Round 3 | Serena Williams | L | 2-6, 0-6 | Grass |
| Jun 27 | Wimbledon | Round 2 | Alexandra Ignatik | W | 6-4, 7-5 | Grass |
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2012: 2-15
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 | WTA Shenzen Open | Round 1 | Duan Yingying | L | 6-7(5), 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis 2012 | Round 1 | Casey Dellacqua | L | 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 30 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Laura Robson | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Marion Bartoli | L | 1-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 18 | WTA KDB Korea Open | Round 1 | Magdalena Rybarikova | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | Sofia Arvidsson | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jun 27 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Kateryna Volodko | L | 7-5, 3-6, 3-6 | Grass |
| May 29 | French Open | Round 1 | Francesca Schiavone | L | 3-6, 1-6 | Clay |
| Apr 9 | WTA e-BoksOpen 2012 | Round 1 | Timea Babos | L | 6-1, 6-7(4), 5-7 | Hard |
| Apr 2 | WTA Tour Family Circle Cup | Round 1 | Polona Hercog | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| Mar 21 | WTA Sony Ericsson Open | Round 1 | Venus Williams | L | 0-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 9 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Vera Zvonareva | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
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| Mar 7 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Pauline Parmentier | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Feb 21 | WTA Whirlpool Monterrey Open | Round 1 | Valeria Savinykh | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Feb 9 | WTA PTT Pattaya Open | Round 2 | Su-Wei Hsieh | L | 5-7, 0-6 | Hard |
| Feb 7 | WTA PTT Pattaya Open | Round 1 | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Jan 15 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Eleni Daniilidou | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
2011: 7-24
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Round 1 | Simona Halep | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis 2011 | Round 1 | Petra Cetkovska | L | 2-6, 6-7(2) | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Ana Ivanovic | L | 1-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 25 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Mandy Minella | L | 6-1, 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 19 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Vania King | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Silvia Soler-Espinosa | L | 6-7(5), 6-7(2) | Hard |
| Aug 3 | WTA Mercury Insurance Open | Round 2 | Sabine Lisicki | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 2 | WTA Mercury Insurance Open | Round 1 | Gisela Dulko | W | 7-5, 6-0 | Hard |
| Jul 25 | WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic | Round 1 | Dominika Cibulkova | L | 2-6, 6-7(7) | Hard |
| Jun 22 | Wimbledon | Round 2 | Venus Williams | L | 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-8 | Grass |
| Jun 20 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Katie O'Brien | W | 6-0, 7-5 | Grass |
| Jun 16 | WTA UNICEF Open | Quarterfinal | Romina Oprandi | L | 6-7(3), 4-6 | Grass |
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2010: 19-17
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Semifinal | Ana Ivanovic | L | 5-7, 7-6(5), 2-6 | Hard |
| Nov 4 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Quarterfinal | Na Li | W | 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 16 | WTA HP Open | Final | Tamarine Tanasugarn | L | 5-7, 7-6(4), 1-6 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | WTA HP Open | Semifinal | Shahar Peer | W | 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 14 | WTA HP Open | Quarterfinal | Samantha Stosur | W | 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA HP Open | Round 2 | Aiko Nakamura | W | 6-2, 6-0 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | WTA HP Open | Round 1 | Laura Robson | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 5 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Elena Dementieva | L | 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | W | 6-0, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Francesca Schiavone | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 2-6, 6-0, 4-0 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Maria Sharapova | W | 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 | Hard |
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2009: 6-11
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Semifinal | Marion Bartoli | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Nov 5 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Anabel Medina Garrigues | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard | |
| Nov 4 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Yanina Wickmayer | L | 6-7(5), 3-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 12 | WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis | Round 1 | Jill Craybas | L | 2-6, 6-2, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Aleksandra Wozniak | L | 7-5, 6-7(2), 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open | Final | Anabel Medina Garrigues | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open | Semifinal | Maria Kirilenko | W | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open | Quarterfinal | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open | Round 2 | Alisa Kleybanova | W | 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Ye-Ra Lee | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 15 | WTA Guangzhou Women's Open 2009 | Round 1 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | L | 1-6, 6-4, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 4 | WTA LA Women's | Round 1 | Sabine Lisicki | L | 6-7(5), 6-2, 5-7 | Hard |
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| Jun 23 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | L | 7-5, 3-6, 1-6 | Grass |
| May 5 | WTA Estoril Open | Round 1 | Sorana Cirstea | L | 2-6, 6-1, 2-6 | Clay |
| Feb 11 | WTA PTT Pattaya Women's Open | Round 1 | Magdalena Rybarikova | L | 2-6, 6-4, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jan 18 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Kaia Kanepi | L | 4-6, 6-4, 6-8 | Hard |
| Jan 5 | WTA ASB Classic | Round 1 | Jill Craybas | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
2008: 0-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | WTA Tour AIG Japan Open | Round 1 | Shahar Peer | L | 3-6, 1-6 | Hard |
How she is doing now
Last 103-7LLWLWLWLLLNewest first. Two losses in a row.
- Sep 12vs Aleksandra KrunicSep 12 - WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis, Round 1L0-6, 0-6
- Sep 24vs Sloane StephensSep 24 - WTA Korea Open, Round 2L3-6, 4-6
- Sep 22vs Ajla TomljanovicSep 22 - WTA Korea Open, Round 1W6-1, 6-2
- Sep 16vs Ajla TomljanovicSep 16 - WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis, Round 2L6-7(5), 3-6
- Sep 14vs Misaki DoiSep 14 - WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis, Round 1W6-4, 6-2
- Aug 6vs Karolina PliskovaAug 6 - WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic, Round 2L5-7, 2-6
Did you know?!
Career
37years1989 to 2017
- 2008First WTA matchLost to Shahar Peer, WTA Tour AIG Japan Open
- 2009First titleWTA Tour Hansol Korea Open
- 1995Career high No. 4Nov 13, 1995
- Sep 12, 2017Latest matchLost to Aleksandra Krunic, WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis
Grand Slam titles
AO0Round 3 (2013)2-7 in our records
RG0Round 2 (2010)1-5 in our records
WIM0Round 3 (2013)3-6 in our records
USO0Round 1 (2014)0-5 in our records
Titles by season
Honors
- BBC 100 Women (2017)
- Nikkei Woman of the Year (2018)
First WTA match
Sep 29, 2008: lost to Shahar Peer 3-6, 1-6WTA Tour AIG Japan Open, on hard
Latest match
Sep 12, 2017: lost to Aleksandra Krunic 0-6, 0-6WTA Japan Women's Open Tennis, Round 1, on hard court
Most often against
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Daniela Hantuchova5 meetings, finals 0-0
3-2Date-Krumm leads
Last: Jun 12, 2014, WTA AEGON Classic Round 3, won
Francesca Schiavone5 meetings, finals 0-0
0-5Date-Krumm trails
Last: Sep 10, 2014, WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open Round 2, lost
Ana Ivanovic4 meetings, finals 0-0
0-4Date-Krumm trails
Last: Oct 2, 2011, WTA Tour China Open Round 1, lost
Anabel Medina Garrigues4 meetings, finals 1-0
3-1Date-Krumm leads
Last: Oct 2, 2010, WTA Tour China Open Round 1, won
Marion Bartoli4 meetings, finals 0-0
0-4Date-Krumm trails
Last: Sep 24, 2012, WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open Round 1, lost
Sabine Lisicki4 meetings, finals 0-0
1-3Date-Krumm trails
Last: Aug 4, 2015, WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic Round 1, won
Sources and updates
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.