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.
Grand Slam Finals
Wheelchair doubles: 1 (1 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScoreLoss2025Australian OpenHard Zhu Zhenzhen Li Xiaohui Wang Ziying2–6, 3–6
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