Shibahara at the2024 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | United States (2014 – July 2019) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rancho Palos Verdes, California |
| Born | (1998-02-12)February 12, 1998 (age 27) Mountain View, California, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | UCLA |
| Prize money | US$ 2,442,611 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 151–108 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (14 July 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 164 (15 September 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2025) |
| French Open | Q2 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2025) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 217–126 |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (21 March 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 68 (15 September 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2023) |
| French Open | QF (2020) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2021) |
| US Open | 3R (2021,2022) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2021) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024)[2] |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2022) |
| French Open | W (2022) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2024) |
| US Open | SF (2023) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2024)[2] |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 12–2 |
| Last updated on: 21 September 2025. | |
Ena Shibahara (柴原 瑛菜,Shibahara Ena; born 12 February 1998) is an American-born Japanese professionaltennis player.[1]She reached her career-high rankings of world No. 4 in doubles on 21 March 2022 and No. 116 in singles on 14 July 2025.[3] Shibahara has won eleven doubles titles on theWTA Tour, including two WTA 1000, the2021 Miami Open and the2023 National Bank Open.
Shibahara won her firstmajor title at the2022 French Open, alongsideWesley Koolhof in mixed doubles. Partnering withShuko Aoyama, she reached the women's doubles finals at the2023 Australian Open, in addition to the semifinals at the2021 Wimbledon Championships, the2022 Australian Open, and at the2021 WTA Finals.
She made herBillie Jean King Cup debut for Japan in 2020, and also participated in the2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Until July 2019, Shibahara represented her country of birth, the United States.
In 2016, she graduated fromPalos Verdes Peninsula High School and attendedUCLA before turning pro after her sophomore season.[4]

Shibahara made herGrand Slam main-draw debut at theUS Open in the doubles event, partnering withJada Hart as wildcard entrants, where they lost to seventh seedsSania Mirza andBarbora Strýcová in the first round.[5] Later in the tournament, Shibahara and Hart won thegirls' doubles title.[6]
Shibahara played her first five doubles tournaments of the year withHayley Carter winning two titles and reaching another final. This raised her ranking from No. 205 to an entry into the top 100, with a doubles ranking of world No. 98 on May 20.[3]
Shibahara then played tournaments with eight other partners before playing her first tournament withShuko Aoyama in August at theSilicon Valley Classic in San Jose, where they reached the final. Shibahara said, "Our chemistry was spot on from the beginning, where I would set her up from the baseline and she just moves all over the net[7]".
Shibahara and Aoyama played five more tournaments together in 2019, winning their first two titles at theTianjin Open (Shibahara's first WTA Tour-level title) andKremlin Cup in Moscow.[8] By the end of the year, Shibahara's WTA doubles ranking was world No. 31.[3]
In singles, she started the year playing a mixture of ITF and WTA Challenger tournaments. Following a quarterfinal result at the100k Vancouver Open, her singles ranking reached a career-high of world No. 416, on 19 August 2019.[3]
Partnering Aoyama, Shibahara won her maiden WTA 1000 title at the2021 Miami Open and represented Japan at the2020 Summer Olympics, where the pair lost in the first round to eventual silver medalistsBelinda Bencic andViktorija Golubic. She also reached the semifinals atWimbledon and of theWTA Finals, seeded No. 2.[9][10] She won seven more titles, five being at the WTA 500 level, during her successful partnership with Aoyama.Also in 2021 Shibahara made her WTA Tour-level main draw debut in singles inCleveland as a lucky loser but lost toBethanie Mattek-Sands.[8]
At theAustralian Open, she reached the semifinals of a major for the second time in her career, partnering again with Shuko Aoyama. Later, she set a new career-high ranking of No. 4, on 21 March 2022,[3] after making theIndian Wells Open final where she partnered withAsia Muhammad.[8]
At theFrench Open, she won the first major title of her career in mixed doubles, partnering withWesley Koolhof.[11] She became the first Japanese player in 25 years to win the mixed doubles championship in Paris, sinceRika Hiraki andMahesh Bhupathi took home the title in 1997.[12]
At theAustralian Open, she reached the semifinals of a major for the third time in her career, partnering again with Shuko Aoyama. The pair defeated second-seeded pair ofCoco Gauff andJessica Pegula to reach their first Grand Slam final.[13] However, they were defeated in straight sets by defending champions, Krejčíková and Siniaková.[14][15]
She won her ninth title at theRosmalen Open[16] and her first WTA 1000 title at theCanadian Open, partnering Aoyama.[17]
She qualified for the singles main draw of the WTA 1000Guadalajara Open but lost toKarolína Plíšková.[18]In doubles, the pair Shibahara and Aoyama qualified for theWTA Finals for the second time with a seeding of No. 3[19] but lost in the round robin stage.[20][8]
After entering the main draw as a lucky loser, Shibahara won her first WTA Tour singles main-draw match, when she defeatedTamara Korpatsch in three sets in the first round at the WTA 250Prague Open, her second career victory over a top 100 player.[21]She also made her major debut in singles at the2024 US Open, after qualifying into the main draw.[22][23] She recorded her first singles win at a major over AustralianDaria Saville, before losing to world No. 1,Iga Świątek in the second round, in straight sets.[24] She also qualified for the main draw at the WTA 500Guadalajara Open for the second time and defeated another Australian and fellow qualifier,Kimberly Birrell, for her second WTA Tour win.[25][26] She won her 11th doubles title at the2024 Japan Women's Open in Osaka partneringLaura Siegemund.[27] Shibahara and Siegemund ended runners-up at thePan Pacific Open, losing to Shuko Aoyama andEri Hozumi in the final.[28]
At the2025 ATX Open, Shibahara qualified for the main draw and reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal defeatingKaja Juvan and again Kimberly Birrell. As a result, she returned to world No. 134 in the singles rankings on 3 March 2025.[29][30] She also qualified for a consecutive year at the2025 US Open.[31][32]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.
Current through the 2023 Indian Wells Open.
| Tournament | 2016 | ... | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | QF | SF | F | 0 / 4 | 13–4 | 76% | |
| French Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 64% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | SF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 0 / 17 | 31–17 | 65% | |
| National representation | ||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | NH | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | NH | SF | DNQ | 0 / 1 | 2–2 | 50% | |||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | SF | F | SF | 0 / 3 | 9–3 | 75% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | W | 2R | 1R | 1 / 3 | 5–2 | 71% | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | SF | SF | A | QF | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | 70% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | W | 1 / 3 | 6–2 | 75% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| 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 | 17 | 16 | Career total: 73 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Career total: 10 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Career total: 15 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 22–10 | 17–10 | 39–17 | 30–16 | 29–23 | 10 / 73 | 137–77 | 64% | |
| Win % | 0% | 69% | 63% | 70% | 65% | 56% | Career total: 64% | |||
| Year-end ranking | 1061 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 22 | $1,134,447 | ||||
| Tournaments | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| French Open | A | W | 1R | 2R | 1 / 3 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| US Open | 2R | QF | SF | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% | |
| Win–loss | 3–3 | 10–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 1 / 14 | 21–13 | 62% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2021 | Miami Open | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 2023 | Canadian Open | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [13–11] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2019 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International[b] | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2019 | Silicon Valley Classic, United States | Premier[c] | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2019 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2019 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2020 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–0, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2021 | Abu Dhabi Open, U.A.E. | WTA 500 | Hard | 7–6(5), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2021 | Yarra Valley Classic, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Apr 2021 | Miami Open, US | WTA 1000 | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2021 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | WTA 500 | Grass | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 8–2 | Aug 2021 | Tennis in Cleveland, US | WTA 250 | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 8–3 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, US | WTA 1000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(4) | ||
| Loss | 8–4 | Jan 2023 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Apr 2023 | Charleston Open, US | WTA 500 | Clay | 6–0, 4–6, [12–14] | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Jun 2023 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | WTA 250 | Grass | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10–5 | Aug 2023 | Canadian Open, Canada | WTA 1000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [13–11] | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | Oct 2023 | Zhengzhou Open, China | WTA 500 | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 11–6 | Oct 2024 | Japan Women's Open | WTA 250 | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, [10–2] | ||
| Loss | 11–7 | Oct 2024 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | WTA 500 | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(4) | ||
| Loss | 11–8 | Jun 2025 | Nottingham Open, UK | WTA 250 | Grass | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2019 | Newport Beach Challenger, US | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(1) | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2019 | Houston Challenger, US | Hard | 6–1, 4–6, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2025 | Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico | Hard | 6–2, 2–6, [7–10] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2024 | ITF Spring, United States | W35 | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | Ando Securities Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2024 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W75 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2025 | Ando Securities Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(1), 3–6 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2025 | Advantage Cars Prague Open, Czechia | W75 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Grass | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2018 | ITF Baton Rouge, US | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2018 | Lexington Challenger, US | W60 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2018 | Stockton Challenger, US | W60 | Hard | 7–5, 5–7, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Lawrence, US | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Norman, US | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–1 | Feb 2019 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, US | W25 | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 7–1 | May 2019 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | 0–6, 6–4, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 7–2 | Feb 2023 | Burnie International, Australia | W60 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 8–2 | Apr 2025 | Ando Securities Open, Japan | W100 | Hard | 5–7, 7–6(1), [10–5] |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2016 | US Open | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, [13–11] |