Table of Biography
Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player and athlete. Nozomi Okuhara is the former World’s number 1 in the BWF rankings for women’s singles.
Early Life
Nozomi Okuhara was born on 13 March 1995. Her name is written as 奥原 希望 in Japanese. Presently, she is 28 years old and her sun sign is Pisces. Her birthplace is Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. This player has not shared the details regarding her family background.
Career
Nozomi began playing badminton since the year 2002. Then, 8 years later, precisely in the year 2010, she joined the Japanese national team. Moreover, the 2010 Osaka International Challenge became her international debut.
She is famous for her speed, agility, and endurance. This player won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. Just at the age of 16, she had reached the finale of Lao International.
However, Nozomi was defeated by Nitchaon Jindapol. She became the youngest women’s singles champion ever at the Japanese National Championships in the year 2011. This player was a runner-up at the Asian Junior Championships and helped her team in winning the mixed team title.
Later, she clinched the gold medal at the World Junior Championships. In the year 2014, she won the New Zealand Open beating Kana Ito in the final. Also, she won the Vietnam Open and Korean Grand Prix titles.
This player reached her first Superseries final at the Hong Kong Open at year-end. She won two Grand Prix Gold titles in Malaysia and the United States. On both occasions, Nozomi got the better of her compatriots Sayaka Takahashi and Sayaka Sato respectively.
Also, she won the China International Challenge event. Moreover, at the Malaysian Superseries event, she played the longest-ever Women’s singles match against Wang Shixian in the quarterfinal which lasted for whopping 111 minutes.
However, Nozomi lost that match and was cramping heavily at the end. Likewise, at the end of the 2015 BWF season, she won the Dubai World Superseries final.
Caption: Nozomi Okuhara while playing. Source: Instagram
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Similarly, in the year 2016, she won the prestigious All England Open on her Birthday after defeating Wang Shixian in the final with scores 21–11, 16–21, and 21–19.
And thereby becoming the first Japanese women’s singles player to lift this title in 39 years since Hiroe Yuki’s triumph back in the year 1977. Also, she became Japan’s first-ever Badminton Women’s singles player to win an Olympic medal.
In the year 2017, she claimed her first-ever Australian Open title with a win over Akane Yamaguchi. Likewise, Okuhara participated at the World Championships seeded 7th.
In May, she helped Japan to win the Uber Cup again after 37 years. Therefore, Japan beat Thailand by 3–0 in the final, and she didn’t lose any of her matches. Nozomi won her first-ever World Tour Title, the Thailand Open Super 500.
Nozomi succeeded in occupying Ranking 1 of the world-shifting Tai Tzu-Ying on 29 October 2019. Also, she contested the Denmark Open final, which she lost to Tai Tzu-Ying with 17–21, 14–21 scores.
This player was the runner-up in the 6th straight tournament. Okuhara won the 2020 Denmark Open tournament after surpassing 3rd seed Carolina Marín in 2 games with scores of 21–19, and 21–17.
Moreover, this was the first time in 2 years that she won a World Tour title since her last at Hong Kong Open in the year 2018. Nozomi won her second England Open title after her last in 2016 by beating Pornpawee Chochuwong from Thailand. This player defeated her opponent in two games 21–12, and 21–16.
Caption: Nozomi Okuhara’s picture carrying the trophy. Source: Instagram
Brand Endorsements
Nozomi Okuhara is seen advertising for a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, Mizuno Corporation. Moreover, some of her recent endorsements are @taiyo_holdings, @badmintonphoto_official, @ajinomoto.co.jp, and many more.
Relationship Status
This personality is not dating anyone. At present, Nozomi is single and focusing on herself. Likewise, regarding her past relationships, there has not been any information. Thus, it comes to light that our outstanding champion didn’t engage in any relationships.
Nozomi Okuhara – Body Measurements
This player has a flexible and strong body physique. Her height is 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs around 51 kilos. Likewise, Nozomi has a set of black eyes and dark brown hair.
Caption: Nozomi Okuhara posing for a photo. Source: Instagram
Social Media
Her Instagram account ‘@okuharanozomi’ has earned over 201K followers. Similarly, her Twitter account ‘@nozomi_o11’ has amassed over 171K followers. She has gained more than 16K followers on her Facebook page. Likewise, her YouTube channel has gathered more than 78.2K subscribers.
Nozomi Okuhara – Net Worth 2024
Nozomi Okuhara has been growing significantly in the past years. However, her estimated net worth is around $1 million – $5 million.