Ena Shibahara

The native form of this personal name is Shibahara Ena. This article uses the Western name order.

Ena Shibahara

File:Shibahara US16 (1) (29569477270).jpg Shibahara at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)	United States (2014 – 7 July 2019) Japan (8 July 2019 – current)
Residence	Rancho Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Born	(1998-02-12) February 12, 1998 Mountain View, California, U.S.
Height	1.70 m
Turned pro	2018
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	UCLA Bruins
Prize money	US$ 966,680
Singles
Career record	58–50 (53.7%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 416 (19 August 2019)
Current ranking	No. 560 (23 May 2022)
Doubles
Career record	139–72 (65.88%)
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 4 (21 March 2022)
Current ranking	No. 8 (23 May 2022)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2022)
French Open	QF (2020)
Wimbledon	SF (2021)
US Open	3R (2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (2021)
Olympic Games	1R (2021)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2022)
French Open	W (2022)
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
US Open	2R (2021)
Last updated on: 23 May 2022.

Ena Shibahara (柴原 瑛菜, Shibahara Ena, born 12 February 1998) is a Japanese-American professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.

She won her first Grand Slam title at the 2022 French Open alongside Wesley Koolhof in mixed doubles, and also reached the women's doubles semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and 2022 Australian Open with Shuko Aoyama. Shibahara reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in March 2022, and has won eight titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2021 Miami Open, also reaching the semifinals at the 2021 WTA Finals.

She made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Japan in 2020, and also participated in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Until July 2019, Shibahara represented her country of birth, the United States.

College career

In 2016, she graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and attended UCLA before turning pro after her sophomore season.

Professional career

2016: Grand Slam tournament debut

Shibahara made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 US Open in the girls' doubles event, partnering with Jada Hart as a wildcard. Shibahara and Hart then won the US Open girls' doubles tournament. The pair also entered as a wildcard the Women’s doubles event where they lost in the first round.

2019-2021: WTA 1000 title, Olympics, Grand Slam & WTA Finals semifinals

Partnering Shuko Aoyama she won her maiden WTA 1000 title at the 2021 Miami Open, reached the semifinals at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, participated in the Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and reached the semifinals of the 2021 WTA Finals. She won seven more titles, five being at the WTA 500 level, during her successful partnership with Aoyma.

2022: Doubles world No. 4, Mixed doubles title

At the 2022 Australian Open she reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the second time in her career partnering Shuko Aoyama. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the World on 21 March 2022 after making the 2022 BNP Paribas Open final where she partnered Asia Muhammad.

At the 2022 French Open she won her first Grand Slam title of her career in mixed doubles partnering with Wesley Koolhof. She became the first Japanese player in 25 years to win the mixed doubles championship in Paris since Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi took home the title in 1997.

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Doubles

Current through the 2022 Miami.

Tournament	2016	...	2019	2020	2021	2022	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A		A	3R	QF	SF	0 / 3	8–3	73%
French Open	A		A	QF	2R		0 / 2	4–2	67%
Wimbledon	A		A	NH	SF		0 / 1	4–1	80%
US Open	1R		1R	2R	3R		0 / 4	3–4	43%
Win–loss	0–1		0–1	5–3	10–4	4–1	0 / 10	19–10	66%
National representation
Summer Olympics	A	NH			1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals	DNQ			NH	SF		0 / 1	2–2	50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open	A		A	1R	2R	QF	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Indian Wells Open	A		A	NH	SF	F	0 / 2	7–2	78%
Miami Open	A		A	NH	W	2R	1 / 2	5–1	83%
Madrid Open	A		A	NH	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Italian Open	A		A	SF	SF	A	0 / 2	5–2	71%
Canadian Open	A		A	NH	2R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Open	A		A	2R	QF		0 / 2	2–2	50%
Wuhan Open	A		1R	NH			0 / 1	0–1	0%
China Open	A		SF	NH			0 / 1	3–1	75%
Career statistics
Tournaments	1		12	11	21	7	Career total: 52
Titles	0		2	1	5	0	Career total: 8
Finals	0		4	1	5	1	Career total: 11
Overall win–loss	0–1		22–10	17–10	39–17	12–7	8 / 52	90–45	67%
Win %	0%		69%	63%	70%	63%	Career total: 67%
Year-end ranking	1061		31	23	5		$820,745

Significant finals

Grand slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2022	French Open	Clay	Wesley Koolhof	Ulrikke Eikeri Joran Vliegen	7–6(7–5), 6–2

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2021	Miami Open	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani	6–2, 7–5
Loss	2022	Indian Wells Open	Hard	Asia Muhammad	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan	5–7, 6–7(4–7)

WTA career finals

Doubles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam WTA 1000 (1–1) Premier / WTA 500 (5–1) International / WTA 250 (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (7–2) Grass (1–0) Clay (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2019	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	International	Clay	Hayley Carter	Zoe Hives Astra Sharma	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2019	Silicon Valley Classic, United States	Premier	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Oct 2019	Tianjin Open, China	International	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Nao Hibino Miyu Kato	6–3, 7–5
Win	2–2	Oct 2019	Kremlin Cup, Russia	Premier	Hard (i)	Shuko Aoyama	Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–2	Feb 2020	St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia	Premier	Hard (i)	Shuko Aoyama	Kaitlyn Christian Alexa Guarachi	4–6, 6–0, [10–3]
Win	4–2	Jan 2021	Abu Dhabi Open, UAE	WTA 500	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani	7–6(5), 6–4
Win	5–2	Feb 2021	Yarra Valley Classic, Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová	6–3, 6–4
Win	6–2	Apr 2021	Miami Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani	6–2, 7–5
Win	7–2	Jun 2021	Eastbourne International, UK	WTA 500	Grass	Shuko Aoyama	Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs	6–1, 6–4
Win	8–2	Aug 2021	Cleveland Open, United States	WTA 250	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Christina McHale Sania Mirza	7–5, 6–3
Loss	8–3	Mar 2022	Indian Wells Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Asia Muhammad	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan	5–7, 6–7(4)

WTA 125 tournament finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2019	WTA 125 Newport Beach, United States	Hard	Hayley Carter	Taylor Townsend Yanina Wickmayer	6–3, 7–6(1)
Loss	1–1	Nov 2019	WTA 125 Houston , United States	Hard	Sharon Fichman	Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani	6–1, 4–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2015	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Grass	Yukina Saigo	Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata	4–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2018	ITF Baton Rouge, United States	25,000	Hard	Hayley Carter	Astra Sharma Gabriela Talaba	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–1	Aug 2018	ITF Lexington, United States	60,000	Hard	Hayley Carter	Sanaz Marand Victoria Rodríguez	6–3, 6–1
Win	3–1	Oct 2018	ITF Stockton, United States	60,000	Hard	Hayley Carter	Quinn Gleason Luisa Stefani	7–5, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	4–1	Nov 2018	ITF Lawrence, United States	25,000	Hard (i)	Vladica Babić	Anna Danilina Ksenia Laskutova	6–4, 6–2
Win	5–1	Nov 2018	ITF Norman, United States	25,000	Hard	Vladica Babić	María José Portillo Ramírez Sofia Sewing	6–2, 6–3
Win	6–1	Feb 2019	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States	25,000	Hard	Hayley Carter	Francesca Di Lorenzo Caty McNally	7–5, 6–2
Win	7–1	May 2019	ITF Kurume, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Hiroko Kuwata	Erina Hayashi Moyuka Uchijima	0–6, 6–4, [10–5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 title

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2016	US Open	Hard	Jada Hart	Kayla Day Caroline Dolehide	4–6, 6–2, [13–11]

External links

• Ena Shibahara at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ena Shibahara at the International Tennis Federation