Lily Miyazaki

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Lily Miyazaki
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Miyazaki at the 2023 French Open
Full nameYuriko Lily Miyazaki
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (2013–2022)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (2022–)
Residence London, England
Born (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 28) [1]
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
College Oklahoma (2014–2018)
Prize money$533,957
Singles
Career record246–160 (60.6%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 138 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 138 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2023)
French Open Q2 (2022)
Wimbledon 1R (2022)
US Open 2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record94–86 (52.2%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 223 (13 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 250 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2022)
Last updated on: 1 April 2024.

Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (born 11 November 1995) is a Japanese-born British tennis player.

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Miyazaki has career-high rankings by the WTA of 138 in singles and 223 in doubles. [2] She has won seven singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Early life, junior and college career

Miyazaki settled in London aged 10, having previously lived in Tokyo and then Switzerland. She trained at Sutton Tennis Academy up until the age of 18. She switched to British nationality in March 2022, as Japanese citizens are not allowed to hold dual citizenship. [3] [4]

Miyazaki attended the University of Oklahoma (2014–2019), where she completed an undergraduate degree in mathematics followed by a master's degree in information technology management. [3] She played No. 1 singles all four years at Oklahoma, recording an overall record of 96–35, and was named to the All-Big 12 first team three times. [5]

Professional career

Miyazaki made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Transylvania Open, partnering Anastasia Gasanova in the doubles tournament. She made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2022 Lyon Open, after qualifying for the main draw. [6] Miyazaki switched from representing Japan to Great Britain in March 2022. [4]

In June 2022, it was announced that Miyazaki had been awarded a main-draw wildcard for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, where she made her Grand Slam debut. [7] [8]

In October 2022, Miyazaki won her first $60k title in Glasgow beating former top 40 player, compatriot Heather Watson, in the final, coming back from a set and a double break down. [9]

In September 2023, she made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open and recorded her first win at this major as a qualifier. She made her breakthrough by coming through three rounds of qualifying defeating 23rd seed Daria Snigur, and Valeria Savinykh in straight sets, and ninth seed Viktória Hrunčáková in the final round. [10] In the first round of the main draw, she drew former top-50 player Margarita Betova, who had entered on a protected ranking following injuries and a maternity break. Miyazaki won in straight sets, achieving her first ever Grand Slam singles win. She subsequently lost in the second round to 15th seed Belinda Bencic winning three games in each set, [11] and rose to a career-high ranking of No. 154 on 11 September 2023, after the event. [12]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2022 2023 2023 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open Q1 Q3 Q1 0 / 00–0  
French Open Q2 Q1 0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon 1R Q2 0 / 10–10%
US Open Q1 2R 0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–11–10 / 21–233%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10Hard Flag of Russia.svg Anastasiya Saitova3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Dec 2019ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Finland.svg Anastasia Kulikova 6–7(6), 4–6
Win1–2Dec 2019ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Russia.svg Yana Karpovich6–0, 6–3
Win2–2Mar 2020 Yokohama Challenger, JapanW25Hard Flag of Japan.svg Mai Hontama 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Win3–2Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Kobori 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win4–2Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matilda Mutavdzic6–3, 6–3
Loss4–3Aug 2021ITF Vigo, SpainW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki 2–6, 4–6
Loss4–4 Oct 2021 Las Vegas Open, United StatesW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas 1–6, 1–6
Win5–4 Oct 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson 5–7, 7–6(6), 6–2
Loss5–5 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships Kyoto, JapanW60Hard (i) Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win6–5Jan 2024 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FranceW75Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Jessika Ponchet 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win7–5 Mar 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne, FranceW75Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2017ITF Guimarães, PortugalW15Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono Flag of Italy.svg Maria Masini
Flag of Spain.svg Olga Parres Azcoitia
7–5, 6–0
Loss1–1Apr 2019ITF Cancún, MexicoW15Hard Flag of France.svg Mathilde Armitano Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodríguez
Flag of Mexico.svg Marcela Zacarías
2–6, 0–6
Loss1–2Oct 2019ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FranceW15Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Losciale
Flag of France.svg Carla Touly
5–7, 3–6
Win2–2Nov 2020Lousada Indoor Open, PortugalW15Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono Flag of India.svg Riya Bhatia
Flag of Portugal.svg Inês Murta
6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss2–3Feb 2021 Open de l'Isère, FranceW25Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Loredana Roșca
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimberley Zimmermann
1–6, 5–7
Loss2–4Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Kobori
Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu
4–6, 1–6
Win3–4Mar 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett Flag of South Korea.svg Ku Yeon-woo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raphaëlle Lacasse
6–4, 6–1
Win4–4Jun 2021ITF Porto, PortugalW25Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono Flag of Japan.svg Mana Ayukawa
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Omae
7–5, 6–2
Win5–4Oct 2021ITF Florence, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton Flag of the United States.svg Robin Anderson
Flag of the United States.svg Elysia Bolton
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Win6–4 Feb 2022 Open de l'Isère, FranceW60Hard (i) Flag of India.svg Prarthana Thombare Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
6–3, 6–3
Win7–4Aug 2023ITF Roehampton, UKW25Hard Flag of Georgia.svg Mariam Bolkvadze Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule
7–5, 6–3
Win8–4 Oct 2023 Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ali Collins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isabelle Haverlag
7–6(4), 6–2
Loss8–5Feb 2024ITF Edgbaston, UKW50Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ali Collins Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden
6–7(6), 2–6

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