Reiko Miyagi

Japanese tennis player (1922–2008) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Reiko Miyagi (27 May 1922 – 1 June 2008) was a Japanese tennis player of the 1950s and 1960s. She was the elder sister of grand slam doubles champion Atsushi Miyagi.[1]

Country(sports) Japan
Born(1922-05-27)27 May 1922
Ōta, Tokyo
Died1 June 2008(2008-06-01) (aged 86)
Setagaya, Tokyo
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Reiko Miyagi
Country (sports) Japan
Born(1922-05-27)27 May 1922
Ōta, Tokyo
Died1 June 2008(2008-06-01) (aged 86)
Setagaya, Tokyo
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1964)
US Open2R (1964)
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Miyagi was born in Ōta City, near the grounds of the Denen Coliseum where she trained.[2]

A four-time Asian Games gold medalist, Miyagi won a record thirty titles at the All Japan Championships across singles and doubles. Ten of those national titles were in singles, including eight that Miyagi won consecutively from 1956 to 1963.[3]

In 1964 she was a member of Japan's first ever Federation Cup team and made the singles second round of that year's U.S. National Championships, losing to Billie Jean Moffitt.[3]

Miyagi was the Japanese Federation Cup coach from 1978 to 1982.[4]

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