Kurumi Nara

Kurumi Nara is one of those players who quietly earns your respect the more you pay attention. Born in Osaka on December 30, 1991 — literally one day before New Year's Eve — she grew up and went to university right there in Osaka and then took that grounding onto the WTA circuit, which is not the typical origin story for a Japanese women's tennis player. She's 155 cm, not the tallest person on any given court, but she's always been a grinder: baseline-heavy, consistent, the kind of opponent who makes you earn every single point. I find players like that more interesting to watch than the big-swing types, honestly. Japan has produced some genuinely exciting tennis talent, and Nara is part of that wave — understated, technically solid, and tougher than her frame suggests.

Kurumi Nara is a Japanese professional tennis player born on December 30, 1991, in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. She stands 155 cm tall and attended Osaka Sangyo University. A rare world-level competitor to emerge from Osaka, she has represented Japan on the international tennis circuit.

Name (English)

Kurumi Nara

Name (Japanese)

奈良くるみ

Reading

なら くるみ

Born

December 30, 1991 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat (未)

Origin

Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

155 cm

Occupation

Tennis player

University

Osaka Sangyo University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A5%88%E8%89%AF%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8B%E3%81%BF

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Tennis player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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