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As Naomi Osaka makes a deep run at Wimbledon, supporting her is her team and family.
Getting ready for a Grand Slam, she told T&C last summer, “I try to keep it all the same.” She adds, “I don’t try to deviate too much, but I think for Grand Slams, everyone takes it a little bit more seriously, me included.” That “everyone” includes her coaches and her business team. “I’ve been really fortunate to be surrounded by really good people, like my agent, my manager, everyone around me,” she says. “They’re like my family.” Here, get to know Naomi Osaka’s team—and who sits in her player’s box.
Her mom, Tamaki Osaka
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Naomi Osaka leaves the court with her mother, Tamaki Osaka, at Wimbledon 2024.
Naomi is very close with her mom, Tamaki, who is always in her player’s box cheering her daughter on. Tamaki worked “incredibly hard to support me and my passion for play,” Naomi said. “She always put others first and encouraged me to embrace my diversity. Every role model I’ve had has inspired me to dream big. To level up in every way.”
Tamaki played a part in Naomi’s choice to play for Japan, though she grew up in the United States. “We made the decision that Naomi would represent Japan at an early age,” Tamaki said the Naomi Osaka Netflix show. “She was born in Osaka and was brought up in a household of Japanese and Haitian culture. Quite simply, Naomi and her sister, Mari, have always felt Japanese so that was our only rationale. It was never a financially motivated decision nor were we ever swayed either way by any national federation.”
Her coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski
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Wiktorowski during practice with Naomi Osaka at the 2025 U.S. Open.
”He seemed like such a tough guy to me but actually, when he smiles, he really is like a teddy bear,” Osaka said of her coach. “When we talk after matches, he’s not harsh at all. He’s like always very proud and encouraging. I feel like it kind of creates a safe space for me to be able to express myself and my tennis.”
Her dad, Leonard Francois
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Leonard, center, and Tamaki, right.
Leonard Francois, Osaka’s dad, has been spotted in her box during Wimbledon 2026. “I came from a mom that worked for basically my entire childhood to put me through tennis. My dad, who was with me the entire time. And I knew that they had a really hard time,” she told CBS News in May 2022. “Tennis is an expensive sport. So, just to put two kids through that and just, I guess, believe in them so much is something that — I always call my parents a bit crazy.”
Her hitting partner, Matias Zukas
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Zukas, center, in her box during the French Open.
Zukas, an Argentine tennis player, joined Naomi’s team as a hitting partner for her. He’s still an active men’s player—ranked 1,389 in the world.
Her talent manager and friend, Alexandria “Alex” Boston
Last year, after winning a match at the Canadian Open, Osaka took the mic to wish Alex a happy birthday, saying, it was for “This beautiful girl right here. She’s like my best friend and agent.”
Emily Burack (she/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.