Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in…
Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in December 2003.
Japanese people database × places of origin
Famous People from Hyogo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture: 8 people
Naoko Sawamatsu (沢松奈生子, Sawamatsu Naoko; born on 23 March 1973) is a former professional tennis player. In her career…
Naoko Sawamatsu (沢松奈生子, Sawamatsu Naoko; born on 23 March 1973) is a former professional tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles on the WTA Tour. Sawamatsu reached a career-high ranking of world No. 14, on 6 February 1995. At the time of the 1995 Australian Open, her family survived the Great Hanshin earthquake, and Sawamatsu went on to achieve her best Grand Slam result at Melbourne Park, reaching the quarterfinals by defeating compatriot Ai Sugiyama, Laurence Courtois, Kimiko Date in the third round, Mary Joe Fernandez in the fourth round before losing to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Her most significant title came in 1993 at Strasbourg, when she defeated clay-courter Judith Wiesner in the final. Sawamatsu had much success at Strasbourg reaching the semifinals in 1991, final in 1992 losing to Judith Wiesner. She retired from professional tennis after losing in the second round of the 1998 Japan Open to Monica Seles in a three-set match. Sawamatsu had wins over the following players during her career: Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Kimiko Date, Mary Joe Fernandez, Amanda Coetzer, and Conchita Martínez. She was the first player to be beaten by Venus Williams in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the French Open in 1997. Sawamatsu's has a career win–loss record in singles of 205–143. Since retirement, she has been involved in the development of sport in her native country. Sawamatsu is the daughter of tennis player Junko Sawamatsu and the niece of 1975 Wimbledon ladies doubles champion Kazuko Sawamatsu. Sawamatsu appeared in the 2018 TBS medical drama Black Pean as Yoshie Koyama, the wife of a patient.
🎓 Doshisha University🏫 夙川学院高等学校📅 Born March 23🎂 Born 1973📍 From Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Tennis
🌐 Wikipedia in other languages:Japanese (ja) ↗Chinese (zh) ↗Portuguese (pt) ↗Italian (it) ↗French (fr) ↗German (de) ↗Ukrainian (uk) ↗
Shigeyuki Nishio (born 23 May 1954) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
Kazuko Sawamatsu (Japanese: 沢松和子, born 5 January 1951) is a retired tennis player from Japan. She competed in a number…
Kazuko Sawamatsu (Japanese: 沢松和子, born 5 January 1951) is a retired tennis player from Japan. She competed in a number of major LTA tournaments in the 1970s on the world circuit. At the 1975 Australian Open, she reached the quarterfinals as well as reached the quarterfinals of the French Open and U.S. Open the same year. She also reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1973, and won the 1975 Wimbledon ladies doubles title with partner Ann Kiyomura. In November 1975, she won the singles title at the Japan Open Tennis Championships, defeating Kiyomura in the final in three sets, and together they won the doubles title. Sawamatsu is the sister of tennis player Junko Sawamatsu and the aunt of Naoko Sawamatsu.
🎓 Kobe Shoin Women's University🏫 Shoin High School📅 Born January 5🎂 Born 1951📍 From Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Tennis
Junko Sawamatsu (沢松 順子, Sawamatsu Junko; born 10 April 1948) is a retired Japanese tennis player.
Ryosuke Nunoi (布井 良助, Nunoi Ryōsuke; 18 January 1909 – 21 July 1945) was a tennis player from Japan.
🌐 Wikipedia in other languages:Japanese (ja) ↗Chinese (zh) ↗Italian (it) ↗French (fr) ↗Ukrainian (uk) ↗
Kurumi Nara (奈良 くるみ, Nara Kurumi; born 30 December 1991) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. In her…
Kurumi Nara (奈良 くるみ, Nara Kurumi; born 30 December 1991) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title on the WTA Tour, with seven singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 August 2014, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On 2 May 2016, she peaked at No. 109 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Nara has a win–loss record of 12–8.
🎓 Osaka Sangyo University🏫 Osaka Sangyo University Affiliated High School📍 From Hyogo Prefecture💼 Tennis
🌐 Wikipedia in other languages:Japanese (ja) ↗Chinese (zh) ↗Spanish (es) ↗Italian (it) ↗French (fr) ↗German (de) ↗Russian (ru) ↗Ukrainian (uk) ↗
Shinobu Asagoe (浅越しのぶ, Asagoe Shinobu; born 28 June 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player. She turned professional…
Shinobu Asagoe (浅越しのぶ, Asagoe Shinobu; born 28 June 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player. She turned professional in 1997, and retired in 2006.