Mitsuru Motoi

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Mitsuru Motoi
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1941-08-29) 29 August 1941 (age 82)
Yao City, Japan
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 245 (6 Nov 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1965)
Medal record
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1961 Sofia Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1963 Porto Alegre Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 Porto Alegre Men's singles

Mitsuru Motoi (born 29 August 1941) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. [1]

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Born in Yao City, Motoi is a graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University and won a singles bronze medal for Japan at the 1963 Summer Universiade. He was beaten in five sets by Koji Watanabe in the singles final of the 1964 All-Japan championships. In 1965 he played in a Davis Cup tie for the only time, against South Korea in Seoul, winning both his singles and doubles rubber. [2] In 1973 he won the All-Japan championships in mixed doubles. [3]

Motoi previously served as manager of the national team for the Davis Cup, Federation Cup and Seoul Olympics. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Newcombe Defeats Motoi". The Times Record . 10 October 1974.
  2. ↑ "Japan Wins". The News-Press . 3 May 1965.
  3. 1 2 "プレーヤー:詳細ページ｜日本テニス協会公式サイト[JTA]". www.jta-tennis.or.jp (in Japanese).
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