Manami Tanaka (tennis)

Manami Tanaka
Born (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996
Kikuyō, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Turned pro2014
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record265-174
Career titles24
Highest rankingNo. 7 (30 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 12 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2023)
French Open1R (2023, 2024)
US OpenQF (2022)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games2R (2020, 2024)
Doubles
Career record234-126
Career titles47
Highest rankingNo. 6 (30 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 8 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2025)
French OpenSF (2023, 2024)
US OpenSF (2022, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Paralympic GamesW (2024)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2024 ParisDoubles

Manami Tanaka (田中 愛美, Tanaka Manami, born 10 June 1996 in Kikuyō, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player, she is world number 12 in singles and world number 8 in doubles. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She is a 2023 Australian Open semifinalist in both singles and doubles, she also reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open in the doubles with partner Dana Mathewson. She would later win a doubles gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics with partner Yui Kamiji.

Tanaka took up wheelchair tennis in high school after she severely injured her spine in a freak accident when she slipped and fell on ice-covered stairs outside of her house which left her paralyzed from the waist down.