Osamu Ishiguro
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| Bio | He was a tennis player from Japan. After graduating from Keio University, he turned professional for the first time after the war in 1971. The All Japan Championship won the singles and doubles three times each. In the four major tournaments, he teamed up with Koji Watanabe in the men's doubles at the Australian Open in 1965 and entered the top eight. The singles advanced to the third round at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championship, the second round at the French Open and the US Open. He also played as the Davis Cup representative of the national competition and served as the director in 1965. He founded the Japan Professional Tennis Association in 1972 and became the first deputy director. At the 1962 Asian Games, in Jakarta, Ishiguro won a singles bronze medal. Ishiguro had wins over Ingo Buding and Keith Carpenter in the 1963 Wimbledon Championships, to make the third round, where he lost to Jaidip Mukerjea in straight sets. He was a quarter-finalist at the Queen's Club Championships in 1964. En route he managed a surprise win over American Frank Froehling, who had been a finalist in the previous year's US Championships. In 1965, Ishiguro became the first post-war Japanese player to win a match at the Australian Championships, defeating Colin Stubs in the first round. He then beat Jean-Noel Grinda to progress to the third round, but his run would end there, losing to second seed Fred Stolle. Ishiguro was a gold medalist at the 1966 Asian Games, beating countryman Ichizo Konishi in the final. He took part in 17 Davis Cup ties for Japan, from 1958 to 1966. He won 19 of his 38 matches, 15 of those in singles rubbers. He died on November 9, 2016 at the age of 80. In 1972 he founded the Japan Professional Tennis Association and served as its first board chairman. |
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