Shinichi Sakamoto
Shinichi Sakamoto (born 16 April 1954) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Sakamoto competed in the doubles main draw of the 1979 Wimbledon Championships and 1980 French Open, both times with Shigeyuki Nishio as his partner. During the early 1980s, Sakamoto played in six Davis Cup ties for Japan. This included a 1981 tie against France, in which he lost a match to Thierry Tulasne by a scoreline of 0–6, 0–6, 0–6. In 1985 he played in a World Group fixture against the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori .... See also * List of Japan Davis Cup team representatives References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakamoto, Shinichi 1954 births Living people Japanese male tennis players 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1981 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1981 Australian Open The 1981 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 70th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 30 November through 6 December 1981 fo .... Seeds Qualifiers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier External links 1981 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1981 Australian Open - Men's Singles Qualifying Men's Singles Qualifying Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese Male Tennis Players
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Living People
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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]   |
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Sun-Sentinel
The ''Sun Sentinel'' (also known as the ''South Florida Sun Sentinel'', known until 2008 as the ''Sun-Sentinel'', and stylized on its masthead as ''SunSentinel'') is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as well as surrounding Broward County and southern Palm Beach County. It circulates all throughout the three counties that comprise South Florida. It is the largest-circulation newspaper in the area. Paul Pham has held the position of general manager since November 2020, and Julie Anderson has held the position of editor-in-chief since February 2018. The newspaper was for many years branded as the ''Sun-Sentinel'', with a hyphen, until a redesign and rebranding on August 17, 2008. The new look also removed the space between "Sun" and "Sentinel" in the newspaper's flag, but its name retained the space. The ''Sun Sentinel'' is owned by parent company, '' Tribune Publishing''. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United States Davis Cup Team
The United States men's national tennis team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association. The U.S. competed in the first Davis Cup in 1900, when a group of Harvard University students challenged the British. They are the most successful Davis Cup team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted Davis Cup title on 32 separate occasions closely followed by Australia on 28. History The U.S. Davis Cup Team won the very first Davis Cup title in 1900. Their most recent win was in 2007, defeating Russia in the final. The United States played in the World Group in all but one year (1988) since it was created in 1981, sharing this record with the Czech Republic, and holds the record for ongoing consecutive years in the World Group at 30 as of 2018. Current squad ''Win–loss records are as of 29 November, rankings are as of 22 November 2021.'' Recent performances Here is the list of all match-ups s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thierry Tulasne
Thierry Tulasne (born 12 July 1963) is a former tennis player from France, who won five singles titles during his professional career. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 10 in August 1986. Since his retirement, he has coached players such as Sébastien Grosjean, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Gilles Simon Gilles Simon (; born 27 December 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. He had a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 6 attained on 5 January 2009. He turned professional in 2002 and won 14 singles titles on the ATP Tour. .... Career finals Singles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) References External links * * * 1963 births Living people French male tennis players Hopman Cup competitors People from Aix-les-Bains Wimbledon junior champions Sportspeople from Savoie Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles {{France-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shigeyuki Nishio
Shigeyuki Nishio (born 23 May 1954) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Kobe, Nishio was an aggressive serve and volley player whose Davis Cup career for Japan spanned nine years and a total of 13 ties. At the 1978 Asian Games he finished with a silver medal in the men's singles, behind Indonesia's Atet Wijono. He also won bronze medals in the mixed doubles and team events. All of his main draw appearances on the Grand Prix circuit came in his home country, which included making the round of 16 at the 1979 Japan Open Tennis Championships. He played in two grand slam main draws, in the men's doubles at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships and 1980 French Open, both times partnering Shinichi Sakamoto. 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 national tennis team represents Japan in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Japan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky loser A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injury ...s. Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier Ninth qualifier Tenth qualifier Eleventh qualifier Twelfth qualifier Thirteenth qualifier Fourteenth qualifier Fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1980 French Open
The 1980 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 26 May until 8 June. It was the 84th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1980. Finals Men's singles Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 *It was Borg's 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 5th French Open title. Women's singles Chris Evert defeated Virginia Ruzici, 6–0, 6–3 *It was Evert's 10th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th French Open title. Men's doubles Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 Women's doubles Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Ivanna Madruga / Adriana Villagrán, 6–1, 6–0 Mixed doubles Anne Smith / Billy Martin Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |