Naomi Osaka's Best Hairstyles Over the Years

INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 08: Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates while playing Camila Osorio of Colombia during Day 5 of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 08, 2026 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Naomi Osaka of Japan walks out ahead of the Women's Singles First Round match against Antonia Ruzic of Croatia on day three of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 26: Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates after winning match point against Greet Minnen of Belgium during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day Three of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 30: Naomi Osaka of Japan prepares to warm up prior to their Women's Singles Third Round match against Daria Kasatkina of Australia on Day Seven of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Braided buns, bouncy coils and bouffant ponies — Naomi Osaka‘s revolving hair agenda has served her well over the years, aiding her performance on and off the court.

A four-time Grand Slam champion, Osaka’s busy training schedule has her taming her curls more often than not, braiding the top of her head and leaving the tails untouched. Sometimes, she’ll spice up her on-court style up with space buns, colorful adornments and floral embellishments that match her two-piece sets. When she’s not in match mode, she’ll really loosen the reins, collaborating with stylist Martin-Christopher Harper to embrace avant-garde artistry over function.

With the 2026 French Open well underway, WWD is taking a look back at Osaka’s most memorable hair moments, from the 2021 Met Gala to present day.

2026

At the Gael and Friends exhibition on May 21, ahead of the 2026 French Open, Osaka took the court with a half-up, half-down hairdo, featuring cornrows on the top of her head and long, inky coils down her back. The tight braids trailed over the left of her head before forming a double loop and running back toward the forest of curls behind her.

2025

Competing against Paula Badosa of Spain during Day Two of the 2025 French Open, Osaka added a playful touch to her game-ready hairdo with hot pink extensions fashioned in the shape of flower heads. The eye-catching details were clipped on both sides of her space buns, while a third of her hair was pulled into a low ponytail.

2024

On the set of a 2024 Maybelline commercial in New York City, Osaka sat on the hood of a yellow cab, sporting frizzy ringlets. Here, with the help of artist Naivasha Johnson, a small section of her multicolored texture was separated and tied in a loose bun on top of her head.

2024

Where she usually dons braids, Osaka instead opted for smoothed and matted-down curls at the 2024 French Open. With the texture flattened on top, Osaka attached a voluminous ponytail extension at the crown of her head, gathering the ends in a second hair tie at the bottom.

2021

The 2021 Met Gala, celebrating “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” called for out-of-the-box thinking. Under Harper’s creative direction, the athlete donned a camp-y hairdo à la Pippi Longstocking. Three braided loops were pinned on top of her head, while the ends of her hair were glued in stationary sections like eagle wings behind her ears.