Ena Shibahara is a tennis player from Japan who specializes in doubles. The 25-year-old represented her birth country, America, till July 2019. She is a right-handed player who is currently ranked No. 14 in the world by the WTA. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 4 in the world in March 2022 after reaching the final of the 2022 Indian Wells Open with Asia Muhammad.
Shibahara has won 10 WTA doubles titles till date, including the 2023 Rosmalen Open and the 2023 Canadian Open with Shuko Aoyama. She has won one grand slam title to date, including the 2022 French Open in mixed doubles with Wesley Koolhof. Shibahara became the first player from Japan in 25 years to win a mixed doubles championship in Paris after Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi in 1997.
Shibahara has reached the semifinals of the 2021 WTA Finals with Aoyama and last qualified for the 2023 WTA Finals for the second time. As per the WTA website, she has won over $1.66 million in prize money to date, including over $2939 so far in 2024.
Name | Ena Shibahara |
Net Worth | $1.5 million |
Age | 25 |
Residence | Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Source of Wealth | Tennis, Endorsements |
Prize Money | $1.66 million |
Endorsements | Yonex and Ellesse |
Ena Shibahara Age
Shibahara is 25 years old. She was born in Mountain View, California, USA on February 12, 1998. She started playing tennis when she was seven and turned professional in 2018.
How tall is Ena Shibahara?
Shibahara stands 170 cm or 5 feet 7 inches tall. She has a body weight of approximately 61 kg. or 134 lbs. Other distinctive features include dark brown eyes and black hair.
Ena Shibahara Social Media
Shibahara's Instagram account is called @enashibs, where 16k people follow her. Besides Instagram, Shibahara is also active on X (Twitter), with the name @EnaShibs, where she has over 1.6k followers.
Ena Shibahara Doubles Partner
Shuko Aoyama is Shibahara's doubles partner. She is a professional tennis player from Japan who achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 on February 28, 2022. Aoyama has won 19 doubles titles on the WTA tour, including the 2023 Canadian Open with Shibahara. Her best grand slam performance was registered at the 2023 Australian Open in the doubles category, where she reached the final. She has reached the semifinals of the 2021 WTA Finals and qualified for the 2023 WTA Finals. Aoyama also won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games.
FAQs
A. Shibahara plays professional tennis for Japan. However, she represented the USA till 2019.
A. Shibahara went to the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.
A. Shibahara likes listening to music, making crafts and cooking for her family in her spare time.
A. Shuhei Shibahara and Mizuki Shibahara are two elder brothers of Ena Shibahara.
A. Ena Shibahara does not have a baby and is currently single.