Date gains spot at Kangaroo Cup after 3rd straight prelim win

Date gains spot at Kangaroo Cup after 3rd straight prelim win

GIFU, Japan - Kimiko Krumm Date thanks her fans at Nagaragawa Tennis Plaza in Gifu Prefecture on April 29 after beating Kaori Onishi 6-3, 6-4 to gain a spot in the Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open with three straight victories in the preliminaries. The Kangaroo Cup marks Date's first comeback tournament after she retired in the prime of her career on the WTA Tour in 1996.

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