{"id":56208,"date":"2026-07-10T08:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/56208\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:38:26","slug":"all-about-naomi-osakas-family-meet-her-parents-sister-and-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/56208\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Naomi Osaka’s Family: Meet Her Parents, Sister, and Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As Naomi Osaka<\/a> makes her deepest ever run at Wimbledon, her parents, Tamaki Osaka and Leonard Fran\u00e7ois have been supporting her from her player\u2019s box<\/a>. As the tennis star competes in the quarterfinals, get to know her family:<\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka\u2019s mom, Tamaki Osaka\"CelebritiesGotham\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Tamaki Osaka and Naomi Osaka at the 2023 U.S. Open<\/p>\n

Naomi\u2019s mom, Tamaki, is from Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. \u201cGrowing up, I’ve always seen her being so independent and so strong, but now that I’m thinking about it, she must have been really worried all the time,\u201d she said<\/a> in 2023. Per InStyle, \u201cTamaki worked overtime in the import and export industry in New York, sometimes sleeping in her car. Osaka has admitted that she practiced tennis so intensely back then because she wanted her mom to not have to work so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Naomi and her mom at Wimbledon 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just can’t imagine how stressful it was,\u201d Naomi said of what her mom dealt with when Naomi was young. \u201cShe was the type that did everything for me and my sister. I feel like, in that way, she sort of lost, like: What does she like to do? And what does she want to do in the future?\u201d<\/p>\n

When Naomi was a child, her family moved to the U.S. to Long Island, but she still represents Japan internationally. \u201cWe made the decision that Naomi would represent Japan at an early age,\u201d Tamaki said<\/a>. \u201cShe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka\u2019s dad, Leonard Fran\u00e7ois\"USTim Clayton\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Leonard at the 2022 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

Naomi\u2019s dad, Leonard, is from Jacmel, Haiti. Inspired by Richard Williams\u2014father of Venus and Serena\u2014he taught his daughters how to play tennis. He told New York Times<\/a>, \u201cThe blueprint was already there. I just had to follow it.\u201d He briefly worked as Naomi\u2019s coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecently I had a talk with my dad,\u201d Naomi posted on Instagram earlier this summer<\/a>. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a short talk but during that conversation something he said really stuck with me. He had told me how at 59 years old he feels closer to the end of his life than the beginning and its made him want to enjoy and treasure the years he has left. He told me he finds this interesting because he thinks my tennis career is potentially similar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka\u2019s sister, Mari Osaka\"TorayKoji Watanabe\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Naomi, left, and Mari, right, in 2017.<\/p>\n

Mari, Naomi\u2019s older sister, had a brief career as a professional tennis player. She retired from professional tennis in 2021, and now focuses on art and design. That same year, she co-designed Naomi\u2019s Met Gala look in collaboration with Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

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Naomi at the 2021 Met Gala.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking alongside my sister and an iconic designer like Nicholas Ghesqui\u00e8re was inspiring,\u201d Mari told Vogue<\/a> at the time. \u201cThe design we ended up creating speaks to our biracial heritage and in that, I believe it really celebrates who we all are and how we all play a role in the American Dream. It\u2019s a celebration of cultures, like America itself, a melting pot of so many special and unique elements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka\u2019s daughter, Shai<\/p>\n

In July 2023, Naomi and her then-boyfriend American rapper Cordae, welcomed a daughter, Shai.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n