The incredible life and career of tennis prodigy Naomi Osaka, who just won $2.9 million at the Australian Open

• Tennis star Naomi Osaka just won the women's singles tournament at the 2019 Australian Open.
• The win comes fresh off the dramatic 2018 US open when Osaka defeated Serena Williams.
• With a three-year Nissan endorsement deal, millions of dollars in prize money, and a bright future ahead, Naomi Osaka is one athlete you'll want to keep your eye on in the years to come. 

Naomi Osaka is the 21-year-old tennis star who just won the women's singles tournament at the 2019 Australian Open, earning her $2.9 million and the title of number one female player in the world. Her win comes fresh off the dramatic 2018 US open when Osaka defeated Serena Williams.

Keep reading for a look back at Osaka's life and career that led to this momentous achievement.

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Naomi Osaka was born in Japan on October 16, 1997.

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She was born in Osaka, Japan. Naomi's father Leonard François is Haitian and her mother, Tamaki Osaka, is Japanese. The family moved to the Long Island, New York, when Naomi was three years old.

Despite moving to America, today Osaka plays tennis representing Japan.

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Osaka also has an older sister, Mari, who plays professional tennis. François began training both women to play tennis at a young age.

François told The New York Times he was inspired to teach his daughters to play tennis after seeing Vanessa and Serena Williams in the 1999 French Open.

The Williams' sisters were 17 and 18 years old at the time, and the New York Times reported how François was "transfixed" by the sight of the two prodigies. By 2006, the family moved to Florida so Naomi and Mari could focus full time on tennis.