is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
On 25 October 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 562. She achieved her best doubles ranking of No. 108 on 10 October 2016.
Takahata made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2011 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard for the doubles tournament with Shuko Aoyama. Aoyama and Takahata lost to the fourth seeds Kimiko Date-Krumm and Zhang Shuai in a tight three-setter.
At the 2014 Japan Women's Open, she also received a wildcard into the main draw with Kyà Âka Okamura. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals.
At the 2015 Taipei Challenger, she won the doubles title, alongside Kanae Hisami. In the final, they defeated Marina Melnikova and Elise Mertens in straight sets.