Ann Kiyomura

Ann Kiyomura

Full name	Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1955-08-22) August 22, 1955 (age 70) San Mateo, California, US
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 625,453
Singles
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 15 (December 31, 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1974)
Wimbledon	3R (1974, 1977, 1984)
US Open	4R (1978)
Doubles
Career titles	15
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1980)
French Open	3R (1983)
Wimbledon	W (1975)
US Open	SF (1976)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1977, 1980)
US Open	QF (1976, 1980)

Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi (born August 22, 1955) is a retired American professional tennis player. She is from San Mateo, California. ^[1]

Early years

Born in San Mateo, California, Kiyomura was the youngest of four children. Her father Harry was a tennis instructor, while her American born mother Hisayo had become Japan's number ranked player during her two year residency in Japan. ^[2] At age nine, Kiyomura won the San Mateo County Recreation Department's tennis tournament. She continued to excel at tennis while attending Aragon High School in San Mateo. ^[2]

Tennis career

Kiyomura won a total of 17 national junior tennis titles, and in 1973, she won the Wimbledon junior singles title, beating Martina Navratilova. ^[2]

Kiyomura played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1984. She played in 11 US Opens, reaching the fourth round in 1978. In 1975, she won the Wimbledon women's doubles title, playing with Kazuko Sawamatsu. She reached the final of the Australian Open women's doubles in 1980. Kiyomura was also a member of the winning team of the Wightman Cup competition in 1976 and 1979. ^[2]

Kiyomura played in 1981 for the short-lived Oakland Breakers of World Team Tennis (WTT). ^[3] Other WTT teams of hers included the San Francisco Golden Gaters (1975), Los Angeles Strings (1978 WTT Champions), Hawaii Leis (1974) and Indiana Loves (1976–1977). In 1976, she teamed with Ray Ruffels of the Loves to lead WTT in game-winning percentage in mixed doubles. ^[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1975	Wimbledon	Grass	Kazuko Sawamatsu	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	7–5, 1–6, 7–5
Loss	1980	Australian Open	Grass	Candy Reynolds	Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navratilova	4–6, 4–6

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 33 (16–17)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1976	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Jan 1977	Houston, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	1–2	Feb 1977	San Francisco, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Kerry Reid Greer Stevens	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1–3	Feb 1979	Seattle, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Feb 1979	Detroit, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	1–5	Mar 1979	Boston, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 2–6
Loss	1–6	Mar 1979	Avon Championships	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–7
Loss	1–7	Apr 1979	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	5–7, 6–7
Loss	1–8	Sep 1979	Atlanta, US	Carpet	Anne Smith	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–8	Nov 1979	Brighton	Carpet	Anne Smith	Ilana Kloss Laura duPont	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–8	Feb 1980	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	6–0, 6–4
Loss	3–9	Mar 1980	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	5–7, 3–6
Win	4–9	Jul 1980	San Diego, US	Hard	Tracy Austin	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	5–9	Oct 1980	U.S. Indoors	Carpet (i)	Candy Reynolds	Paula Smith Anne Smith	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	5–10	Oct 1980	Phoenix, US	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Pam Shriver Paula Smith	0–6, 4–6
Loss	5–11	Nov 1980	Australian Open	Grass	Candy Reynolds	Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navratilova	4–6, 4–6
Win	6–11	Feb 1981	Houston, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Regina Maršíková Mary-Lou Piatek	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–12	Feb 1981	Seattle, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 1–6
Win	7–12	Mar 1981	Los Angeles, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Peanut Louie Marita Redondo	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win	8–12	May 1981	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	7–5, 6–2
Win	9–12	Jun 1981	Surbiton, UK	Grass	Sue Barker	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	6–1, 6–7, 6–1
Win	10–12	Aug 1981	Richmond, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	11–12	Nov 1981	Hong Kong	Clay	Sharon Walsh	Anne Hobbs Susan Leo	6–3, 6–4
Win	12–12	Jan 1982	Cincinnati, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	Pam Shriver Anne Smith	6–2, 7–6
Win	13–12	Oct 1982	Tampa, US	Hard	Paula Smith	Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White	6–2, 6–4
Win	14–12	Feb 1983	Palm Springs, US	Hard	Kathy Jordan	Dianne Fromholtz Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–2
Win	15–12	Mar 1983	Boston, US	Carpet (i)	Jo Durie	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–3, 6–1
Loss	15–13	Oct 1983	Brighton, UK	Carpet (i)	Jo Durie	Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver	5–7, 4–6
Loss	15–14	Feb 1984	Livingston, US.	Carpet (i)	Jo Durie	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 3–6
Loss	15–15	Feb 1984	VS Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Jo Durie	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 1–6
Win	16–15	Mar 1984	Doubles Championship, Tokyo	Carpet (i)	Pam Shriver	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
Loss	16–16	Jun 1984	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Jo Durie	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 2–6
Loss	16–17	Aug 1984	Mahwah, US	Hard	Jo Durie	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6

References

1. "Gaters Ink Ann, Kate". Times . San Mateo, California. April 28, 1975. p. 20.
2. Barrows, Kathleen (Fall 2002). "Wimbeldon Champion Ann Kiyomura Hayashi". Nikkei Family. 2 (2). Japanese Community Youth Council: 6–8.
3. Crossley, Andy (March 6, 2014). "1981–1982 Oakland Breakers". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
4. "Steve Dimitry's Extinct Sports Leagues: World Team Tennis (1974–1978)". Steve Dimitry. 1998. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

External links

• Ann Kiyomura at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ann Kiyomura at the International Tennis Federation