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- Naomi Osaka set an earnings record for female athletes with $60 million in the 12 months ending May 1, 2021. She fell just shy of that mark the following year with $59.2 million.
- Along the way to back-to-back Grand Slam wins at the 2020 U.S. Open and 2021 Australian Open, she signed a bevy of blockbuster endorsement deals.
- She is a cofounder of skincare brand Kinlo, talent agency Evolve and production company Hana Kuma and has endorsement deals with more than a dozen partners.
- Born in Japan to a Japanese mother and a Haitian-American father, Osaka was promoted as one of the faces of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
- She was the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam event, and the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles.
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- 28
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- Tennis
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- Los Angeles, California
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- Japan
- Sponsors
- Modern Health, Nike, Workday, Yonex, Zico
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