Kimiko Date Krumm (Kurumu Date Kimiko?, born 28 September 1970) is a Japanese professional tennis player. In her career, she won over 200 tournament matches, including the Japan Open four times. In 1994, she was ranked in the top-ten women players in the world. In 1992, the WTA awarded her the "Most Improved Player of the Year" and the Japan Men's Fashion Association named her "Most Fashionable." After playing in her second Olympic Games, she announced her retirement on 24 September 1996. Yet, she came back on court nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008. After the comeback, she has won several ITF titles before winning her eighth WTA Tour title at the 2009 Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, thus becoming the second-oldest player in the Open era, after Billie Jean King, to win a singles title on the WTA Tour
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Country : Japan
Residence : Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth : 28 September 1970 (1970-09-28)
Place of birth : Kyoto, Japan
Height: 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight : 53.0 kg (117 lb; 8.35 st)
Turned pro : March 1989
Retired : 1996; comeback in 2008
Plays : Right-handed (two-handed backhand) (born left-handed)
