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A look at the career of new Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka.

NAOMI OSAKA: 2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION

Age: 21

Born: Osaka, Japan

Lives: Boco Raton, USA

Height: 180cm

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Ranking: 1* (when new rankings are released)

Career prize money: $A14,800,329

Career titles: 3

Career win-loss record: 186-120

Grand slam titles: 2 (US Open 2018, Australian Open 2019)

Grand slam win-loss record: 32-10

Australian Open win-loss record: 13-3

Best Australian Open result: 2019 champion

Coach: Sasha Bajin

ROAD TO TITLE:

1st rd: bt Magda Linette (POL) 6-4 6-2

2nd rd: bt Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 6-2 6-4

3rd rd: bt 28-Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 5-7 6-4 6-1

4th rd: bt 13-Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 4-6 6-3 6-4

QF: bt 6-Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-4 6-1

SF: bt 7-Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6-2 4-6 6-4

F: bt 8-Petra Kvitova (CZE) 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4

PAST 10 AUSTRALIAN OPEN WINNERS:

2010: Serena Williams (USA)

2011: Kim Clijsters (BEL)

2012: Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

2013: Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

2014: Li Na (CHN)

2015: Serena Williams (USA)

2016: Angelique Kerber (GER)

2017: Serena Williams (USA)

2018: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

2019: Naomi Osaka (JPN)