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Krumm-Date wins national singles title

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Krumm-Date smiles after winning the national women's singles tennis title for the first time in 16 years at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Nov. 15.

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Krumm-Date out at Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kimiko Krumm-Date waves as she leaves the center court at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 30 after being beaten 6-3, 6-1 by sixth-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel in their first-round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament.

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Krumm-Date fails to qualify for Toray Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese No. 1 tennis player Kimiko Krumm-Date failed in her bid to reach the main draw of a WTA competition for the first time in 12 years on Sept. 15 when she was beaten by Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak on the final day of qualifiers for the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo.

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Krumm-Date gets 1st singles victory after comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Krumm-Date reacts after beating Shiho Akita 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Tokyo Ariake International Ladies Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on June 15. The 37-year-old Krumm-Date won her first women's singles title after coming out of retirement.

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Krumm-Date gets 1st singles victory after comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Krumm-Date holds up the winner's trophy after beating Shiho Akita 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Tokyo Ariake International Ladies Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on June 15. The 37-year-old Krumm-Date won her first women's singles title after coming out of retirement.

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Tennis: Thailand's Tamarine spoils Date's comeback

GIFU, Japan - Kimiko Krumm Date, a 37-year-old former World No. 4, is defeated by Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand in the women's singles final at the Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open in Gifu Prefecture on May 4. Krumm Date, who retired in 1996 in the prime of her career on the top-tier WTA Tour, sprung a surprise when she announced her decision to rejoin the professional circuits in April.

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Date beats Fujiwara, advances to Kangaroo Cup 2nd round

NAGOYA, Japan - Kimiko Krumm Date signs autographs after her first-round, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fifth seed Rika Fujiwara in the Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open in Gifu on April 30. The former world No. 4 made a comeback in professional tennis after retiring in the prime of her career on the WTA Tour in 1996.

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

GIFU, Japan - Kimiko Krumm Date (R) shakes hands with Kaori Onishi after beating her 6-3, 6-4 for her third straight win in the preliminaries of the Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open in Gifu on April 29. Date will play Rika Fujiwara in the first round of the Kangaroo Cup on April 30 in her first comeback tournament after retiring in the prime of her career on the WTA Tour in 1996.

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

GIFU, Japan - Kimiko Krumm Date (R) shakes hands with Kaori Onishi after beating her 6-3, 6-4 for her third straight win in the preliminaries of the Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open in Gifu on April 29. Date will play Rika Fujiwara in the first round of the Kangaroo Cup on April 30 in her first comeback tournament after retiring in the prime of her career on the WTA Tour in 1996. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Krumm-Date gets 1st singles victory after comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Krumm-Date reacts after beating Shiho Akita 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Tokyo Ariake International Ladies Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on June 15. The 37-year-old Krumm-Date won her first women's singles title after coming out of retirement. (Kyodo)

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Krumm-Date gets 1st singles victory after comeback

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Krumm-Date holds up the winner's trophy after beating Shiho Akita 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Tokyo Ariake International Ladies Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on June 15. The 37-year-old Krumm-Date won her first women's singles title after coming out of retirement. (Kyodo)

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Krumm-Date fails to qualify for Toray Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese No. 1 tennis player Kimiko Krumm-Date failed in her bid to reach the main draw of a WTA competition for the first time in 12 years on Sept. 15 when she was beaten by Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak on the final day of qualifiers for the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Krumm-Date out at Japan Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kimiko Krumm-Date waves as she leaves the center court at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 30 after being beaten 6-3, 6-1 by sixth-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel in their first-round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament. (Kyodo)

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Krumm-Date wins national singles title

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Krumm-Date smiles after winning the national women's singles tennis title for the first time in 16 years at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Kyodo)