Wakana Sonobe (born 17 January 2008) is a Japanese tennis player. She won the girls' singles at the 2025 Australian Open and reached the final of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open. [1] Early life. From Saitama Prefecture, she started playing tennis at four years-old, and briefly did ballet as a youngster. She won the Japanese U14 national ...

5 days ago · Wakana Sonobe won her first Junior Grand Slam title, becoming the first Japanese player to capture the girls' singles crown at the Australian Open. The No.4 seed defeated No.6 Kristina Penickova of the United States 6-0, 6-1 on Saturday in just 54 …

5 days ago · Wakana Sonobe has become the first Japanese player to win the Australian Open girls’ singles title. The 17-year-old, in her fastest singles match of the tournament, took just 54 minutes to down American doubles champion Kristina Penickova 6-0, 6-1. The emphatic victory came a day after Sonobe beat ...

4 days ago · It was, in the end, something of a procession, the experienced Wakana Sonobe from Japan easily defeating the USA’s Kristina Penickova in the girls' final at the 2025 Australian Open Junior Championships.. Sonobe, 17 years old and seeded No. 4 is a seriously good player and was playing her second consecutive Junior Grand Slam singles final after last year’s US Open, where she finished ...

4 days ago · Melbourne, Jan 25: Wakana Sonobe etched her name into the history books by becoming the first Japanese player to win the Australian Open girls’ singles title. The 17-year-old delivered a commanding performance in the final, dismantling American doubles champion Kristina Penickova 6-0, 6-1 in just 54 minutes at Rod Laver Arena. Sonobe’s final victory, her […]

5 days ago · Melbourne, Jan 25: Wakana Sonobe etched her name into the history books by becoming the first Japanese player to win the Australian Open girls’ singles title. The 17-year-old delivered a commanding performance in the final, dismantling American doubles champion Kristina Penickova 6-0, 6-1 in just 54 minutes at Rod Laver Arena. ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Chatting to Japan’s Wakana Sonobe just after she reached the Australian Open girls’ semi-finals is very much a learning experience.. Turning up at the appointed time on the interview terrace at Melbourne Park, Sonobe has already been captured by a Japanese television crew and has her country’s print media lined up to follow before we can speak.

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Wakana Sonobe. Wakana Sonobe. Age: 17 (Jan 17 2008) Plays: Left-Handed. Ranking: 834. Started playing tennis at 4 years old; Briefly did ballet as a youngster; Career Highlights. JUNIOR SINGLES Winner (1): 2025 – Australian Open Finalist (1): 2024 – US Open. Ekaterina Alexandrova. Read more. Amanda Anisimova. Read more. Paula Badosa.