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Hyotaro Sato
Hyotaro Sato (1 June 1904 – 12 April 2006) was a Japanese tennis player. Born in Yokkaichi, Sato was an elder brother of tennis player Jiro Sato and studied at Kwansei Gakuin University. In 1930 and 1931 he toured with the Japan Davis Cup team, giving him the opportunity to feature in overseas tournaments. This included two appearances at the Wimbledon Championships. He won the Swiss and Düsseldorf international championships in 1930, beating Harry Hopman in the final of the latter. In 1931 he reached the fourth round of the French Championships, which included wins over René de Buzelet and Béla von Kehrling, before losing in five sets to the third seeded Christian Boussus. He was victorious in six of his eight Davis Cup singles rubbers. Sato became the first Japanese player to join the professional ranks in 1937. See also *List of Japan Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Japan Davis Cup team The Japan men's nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokkaichi
is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokkaichi is located in north-central of Mie Prefecture, part of the northeastern Kii Peninsula. It stretches the width of Mie Prefecture, and is bordered by Ise Bay on the Pacific Ocean to the east, and Shiga Prefecture to the northwest. Neighboring municipalities Mie Prefecture * Kuwana * Suzuka * Inabe * Komono * Asahi * Kawagoe * Tōin Shiga Prefecture * Kōka Climate Yokkaichi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yokkaichi is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René De Buzelet
René de Buzelet (24 May 1907 – 8 April 1995) was a French tennis player who was active during the 1920s and 30s. Career De Buzelet was a runner-up at the men's doubles event at the 1928 French Championships. Partnering Henri Cochet they lost the final in five sets to Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon. In 1928 De Buzelet won the singles title at the French Covered Court Championships, played at the Tennis Club de Paris, after a five-sets victory in the final against Pierre Henri Landry. He was a runner-up to Jean Borotra at the same event in 1933. At the Coupe de Noël indoor tournament in January 1929 De Buzelet and Cochet defeated the brothers Jean and Édouard Borotra to win the doubles title. De Buzelet and compatriot Christian Boussus were runners-up at the 1931 German Open Tennis Championships after losing the final in fives sets to Walter Dessart and Eberhard Nourney. He competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1928 and 1929. In 1928 he reached the fourth round i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Yokkaichi
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Sportspeople From Mie Prefecture
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Japanese Male Tennis Players
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2006 Deaths
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1904 Births
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List Of Japan Davis Cup Team Representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Japan Davis Cup team The Japan men's national tennis team represents Japan in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Japan Tennis Association. Japan first competed at the Davis Cup in 1921, where they finished as runners-up. They were an inaugural me ... in an official Davis Cup match. Japan have taken part in the competition since 1921. Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Japan Davis Cup Lists of Davis Cup tennis players Davis Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tribune
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Christian Boussus
Christian Boussus (5 March 1908 – August 2003) was a left-handed French tennis player who found success in the 1920s and 1930s. Tennis career He started playing amateur tennis in the late 1920s by entering one of his first tournaments at the age of 17 in the 1926 edition of The French Covered Courts tournament in doubles, which he won by teaming up with French veteran René Lacoste. He was the runner-up at the Pacific South-west Championship in 1928(lost to fellow Frenchman Henri Cochet) although he won the mixed title trophy alongside American Anne Harper. The same year he won his first outdoor doubles title in Düsseldorf pairing Davis Cup teammate Jean Borotra. He won his first singles championships in 1929. He was on the victorious French team at the Davis Cup four times, in 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, although he never played. The members of the team became known as the " Four Musketeers" and Boussus was the "Fifth Musketeer". He finally got his chance to play at the Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla Von Kehrling
Béla von Kehrling ( hu, Kehrling Béla ; 25 January 1891 – 26 April 1937) was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics. Career Kehrling like Fred Perry, he played both tennis and table tennis professionally. In 1926 he played in the first table tennis World Championships final in London with Zoltán Mechlovits in doubles but lost to Roland Jacobi (who won the singles title) and Dániel Pécsi. He was also featured in the Hungarian team that won gold in team competition. Originally he wasn't part of the national team. While the Hungarians unanimously swept all of the medals after Roland Jacobi's singles and doubles success he suddenly been reported of the death of his father thus he decided to travel home. The substitute player was Béla von Kehrling who had to beat Munio Pillinger of Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 French Championships (tennis)
The 1931 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 22 May until 31 May. It was the 36th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Jean Borotra and Cilly Aussem won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Jean Borotra defeated Christian Boussus 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 Women's singles Cilly Aussem defeated Betty Nuthall 8–6, 6–1 Men's doubles George Lott / John Van Ryn defeated Vernon Kirby / Norman Farquharson 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Betty Nuthall defeated Cilly Aussem / Elizabeth Ryan 9–7, 6–2 Mixed doubles Betty Nuthall / Patrick Spence defeated Dorothy Shepherd Barron / Bunny Austin 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 References External links French Open official website {{1931 in tennis French Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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