Naomi was born in Chūō-ku, Japan, which is one of the 24 states of Osaka, a district in Japan that’s home to the area’s financial district. Naomi’s parents are Tamaki Osaka and Leonard Francais.
Now, Naomi’s parents are her mother, Tamaki Osaka, and Leonard Francais. Leonard is from Haiti, and under Japanese law that if one parent is foreign, then the children must take the name of the Japanese native parent, in this case, from her mother. This gives her the last name Osaka.
Naomi Osaka | Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com For more on Naomi Osaka’s background and her success in tennis, read on. Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka was born in Osaka City, Japan on . Her parents were Leonard Maxime Francois, from Haiti, and Tamaki Osaka, from Japan.
Yahoo: Who Are Naomi Osaka's Parents? All About Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka
Naomi Osaka's parents, Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka, introduced her to tennis. The couple first met in the '90s when Leonard was visiting Japan as a college student and Tamaki was finishing high ...
Who Are Naomi Osaka's Parents? All About Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka
From her parents Leonard François and Tamaki Osaka to her daughter Shai, here’s what to know about the tennis player’s family. Last year at the U.S. Open, former champion Naomi Osaka made her return ...
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How did she get there though? Naomi Osaka got her start playing tennis after her father, Leonard François, was inspired by the Williams sisters, she was three-years-old. Her father wanted Naomi and her sister Mari to be just like Venus and Serena and similar to their father, François had little experience playing tennis.