OHTANI Momoko

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 24 Aug 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Sport Class: WT

Place of birth: TOCHIGI

Birth Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Women's Singles	5
	Women's Doubles JPN Kamiji / Ohtani	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Women's Doubles Quarterfinal JPN Kamiji / Ohtani 6 6 CHN Huang / Huang 0 0	Finished
2nd on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Women's Singles Quarterfinal NED de GROOT Dde GROOT Diede Sport Class: WT 6 6 JPN OHTANI MOHTANI Momoko Sport Class: WT 3 2	Finished
3rd on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Women's Doubles Semifinal NED de Groot / van Koot 6 6 JPN Kamiji / Ohtani 4 2	Finished
2nd on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Women's Doubles Bronze Medal Match JPN Kamiji / Ohtani 6 7 CHN Wang / Zhu 2 6(3)	Finished
2nd on Court 1	Ariake Tennis Park Court 1	Women's Singles First Round RSA VENTER MVENTER Mariska Sport Class: WT 1 2 JPN OHTANI MOHTANI Momoko Sport Class: WT 6 6	Finished
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 6	Women's Singles Second Round RPC LVOVA VLVOVA Viktoriia Sport Class: WT 5 1 JPN OHTANI MOHTANI Momoko Sport Class: WT 7 6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Australian Open
SF	Singles	2021	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
SF	Doubles	2021	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Roland Garros
RU	Singles	2020	Paris, FRA
SF	Doubles	2020	Paris, FRA
Wimbledon
SF	Singles	2021	London, GBR
SF	Doubles	2021	London, GBR
US Open
SF	Doubles	2020	New York, NY, USA
QF	Singles	2020	New York, NY, USA
Asian Para Games
3RD	Singles	2018	Jakarta, INA

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, 3RD - 3rd place, 4TH - 4th place, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Painting her nails. (sagatv.co.jp, 16 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Health and Welfare Studies - Nishikyushu University, Kanzaki, JPN

Languages spoken:

Japan Post Insurance [Japan]

Yoshihiro Nakazawa [national], JPN; Masahiro Koga [personal], JPN, from 2016

Right (genki-nippon.yomiuri.co.jp, 12 Feb 2019)

2016 for Japan (prtimes.jp, 11 Jun 2019)

Her training was disrupted by pain in her abdominal muscles ahead of the 2020 French Open in Paris. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 17 Jan 2021)

In December 2018 she tore a ligament in her right wrist. In May 2020 she underwent surgery on the wrist following the postponement of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sports.nhk.or.jp, 17 Nov 2020; tokyo-np.co.jp, 17 Jan 2021)

She took up the sport competitively in 2016. (parasapo.tokyo, 18 Oct 2019)

She began playing tennis in grade three of primary school after being influenced by her older brother. She was introduced to wheelchair tennis when her father later took her to a workshop event. (sports.nhk.or.jp, 17 Sep 2019; TBS Yeahhh YouTube channel, 22 Aug 2018)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Saga Prefecture national sports and Para sports YouTube channel, 28 Oct 2019; sagatv.co.jp, 16 Jan 2021)

Coach Masahiro Koga. (parasapo.tokyo, 18 Oct 2019)

She received a Special Award at the 2019 Shiga Prefecture Sports Awards in Japan. (nisikyu-u.ac.jp, 13 Feb 2020)

General Interest

Classification
Open (ITF, 01 Jul 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Saga Prefecture national sports and Para sports YouTube channel, 28 Oct 2019)

Impairment Details
She has used a wheelchair since age 18 due to an illness. The condition also affects the strength of her right leg, hip and hand. (TBS Yeahhh YouTube channel, 22 Aug 2018; fnn.jp, 16 Jan 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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