| Kaoru Shibata | |
| Fullname: | Kaoru Shibata |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Careerprizemoney: | $52,885 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 252 (30 September 1996) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 117 (22 September 1997) |
Kaoru Shibata (born 25 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
Shibata was born in Tokyo, but grew up in the United States, where she moved to as a child in 1975. She attended Libertyville High School in Chicago.[1]
During the 1990s she competed on the professional tour, reaching career best rankings of 252 in singles and 117 in doubles.
At the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka she won a gold medal in the singles competition.[2]
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 4 May 1997 | Gifu, Japan | Hard |  Shinobu Asagoe Yasuko Nishimata | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 1 | Sochi, Russia | Hard |  Nino Louarsabishvili |  Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Winner | 2. | 27 July 1997 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard |  Julie Pullin Amanda Wainwright | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 August 1997 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik |  Elly Hakami  Danielle Jones | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Winner | 3. | Sochi, Russia | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |