Nathaly Junko Shimizu Kurata (born 10 February 1993) is a Brazilian former tennis player.

Nathaly Kurata
Full nameNathaly Junko Shimizu Kurata
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$79,592
Singles
Career record282–184
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 399 (16 July 2018)
Doubles
Career record131–136
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 387 (24 November 2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2

She has career-high WTA rankings of 399 in singles, achieved on 16 July 2018, and 387 in doubles, reached on 24 November 2014. Kurata won four singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She made her debut for the Brazil Fed Cup team in 2018. Since then, she has accumulated a win-loss record of 1–2.

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jun 2011 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil Clay   Maria Fernanda Alves 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2. Sep 2013 ITF Curitiba, Brazil Clay   Ana Clara Duarte 1–6, 4–6
Win 3. Oct 2014 ITF Lima, Peru Clay   Fernanda Brito 6–1, 6–1
Win 4. Apr 2017 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil Clay   Julieta Estable 7–6(3), 6–0
Win 5. Jul 2017 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard   Gabriela Cé 7–6(7), 6–4
Loss 6. Nov 2017 ITF Encarnación, Paraguay Clay   Camila Giangreco Campiz 4–6, 2–6
Win 7. Dec 2017 ITF Catanduva, Brazil Clay   Eduarda Piai 6–1, 6–4
Loss 8. Jun 2019 ITF Klosters, Switzerland Clay   Julia Grabher 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 19 (5 titles, 14 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 3 June 2013 Santos, Brazil Clay   Ana Clara Duarte   Andrea Benítez
  Carla Forte
4–6, 1–6
Win 2. 25 November 2013 São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Eduarda Piai   Gabriela Cé
  Lee Pei-chi
6–2, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss 3. 9 June 2014 Villa del Dique, Argentina Clay   Nathália Rossi   Carolina Alves
  Constanza Vega
6–7(4), 2–6
Win 4. 25 July 2014 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard   Giovanna Tomita   Carolina Alves
  Ingrid Martins
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. 25 August 2014 Quito, Ecuador Clay   Eduarda Piai   María Paulina Pérez
  Paula Andrea Pérez
5–7, 6–7(5)
Loss 6. 24 October 2014 Lima, Peru Clay   Cecilia Costa Melgar   Sofía Luini
  Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 10 May 2015 Villa María, Argentina Clay   Eduarda Piai   Ana Gobbi Monllau
  Constanza Vega
2–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 2 August 2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Eduarda Piai   Fernanda Brito
  Daniela Seguel
2–6, 2–6
Loss 9. 9 August 2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Eduarda Piai   Fernanda Brito
  Daniela Seguel
3–6, 2–6
Win 10. 22 April 2016 Bauru, Brazil Clay   Eduarda Piai   Carolina Alves
  Julieta Estable
7–6(4), 7–5
Loss 11. 25 April 2016 Villa del Dique, Argentina Clay   Eduarda Piai   Fernanda Brito
  Camila Giangreco Campiz
3–6, 5–7
Loss 12. 27 March 2017 Campinas, Brazil Clay   Giovanna Tomita   Gabriela Cé
  Thaisa Grana Pedretti
1–6, 3–6
Loss 13. 18 June 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia Clay   Eduarda Piai   María Paulina Pérez
  Paula Andrea Pérez
3–6, 3–6
Loss 14. 16 July 2017 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Clay   Rebeca Pereira   Ingrid Martins
  Camila Giangreco Campiz
3–6, 6–7(1)
Loss 15. 30 July 2017 Campos do Jordão Hard   Eduarda Piai   Gabriela Cé
  Thaisa Grana Pedretti
5–7, 4–6
Loss 16. 4 November 2017 Asunción, Paraguay Clay   Thaisa Grana Pedretti   Fernanda Brito
  Camila Giangreco Campiz
6–7(7), 4–6
Loss 17. 11 November 2017 Encarnación, Paraguay Clay   Thaisa Grana Pedretti   Lara Escauriza
  Bárbara Gatica
4–6, 4–6
Win 18. 3 December 2017 Catanduva, Brazil Clay   Eduarda Piai   Melina Ferrero
  Sofía Luini
6–2, 6–3
Win 19. 28 April 2018 Villa del Dique, Argentina Clay   Eduarda Piai   Fernanda Brito
  Dominique Schaefer
6–0, 6–4
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