| Full name | Kaoru Shibata |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
| Born | 25 June 1973 Tokyo, Japan |
| Prize money | $52,885 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 252 (30 September 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (22 September 1997) |
Kaoru Shibata (born 25 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
Shibata was born in Tokyo, but grew up in the United States, where she moved to as a child in 1975. She attended Libertyville High School in Chicago. [1]
During the 1990s she competed on the professional tour, reaching career best rankings of 252 in singles and 117 in doubles.
At the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka she won a gold medal in the singles competition. [2]
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 4 May 1997 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Saori Obata | Shinobu Asagoe Yasuko Nishimata | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1 | 19 May 1997 | Sochi, Russia | Hard |  Nino Louarsabishvili |  Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2. | 27 July 1997 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard |  Sonya Jeyaseelan |  Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 3 August 1997 | Lexington, United States | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik |  Elly Hakami  Danielle Jones | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | 8 June 1998 | Sochi, Russia | Hard | Saori Obata | Nino Louarsabishvili  Elena Tatarkova | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
