is a professional Japanese tennis player. Her career record is 86 wins against 121 losses.

Biography

Minokoshi was born in

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on 16 April 1992.''美濃越　舞''
Japan Tennis Association, website, accessed 28 May 2020 She commenced playing tennis at seven years of age at a public tennis court near her family home with her parents and older sister.''美濃越舞「人生一度きり」''
Tennis Tribe, website accessed 28 May 2020 Her father, who is a school teacher, transferred to a night school so that he could coach Minokishi during the day. During her career Minokishi has also been coached by professional coaches including former player

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. Minokoshi attended Funabashi Junior High School and

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. In 2005 Minokoshi was runner-up in the All-Japan Junior Tennis Tournament, and in both 2009 and 2010 she was runner-up in the singles tournament of the national high school tournament.''女子テニスプレーヤー美濃越舞選手と所属契約を締結しました''
Ando Securities, website accessed 28 May 2020 It was her success at the national tournaments which gave her the confidence to turn professional. After graduating from high school in March 2011, Minokoshi officially turned professional the following month. She soon garnered attention from the Japanese media and signed a contract with entertainment agency

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in June 2011.''“かわい過ぎる”テニスプレーヤー美濃越舞が吉本入り！所属理由は「なんとなく」で会場爆笑！''
Cinema Today, website accessed 28 May 2020 In February 2019 she signed an employment contract with Japanese investment firm Ando Securities, joining the company's stable of female tennis players that includes

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and

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Career

Minokoshi is known for her strong right-handed, one-handed forehand shot. As of March 16, 2020, Minokoshi holds a singles rating of 717, with a career high of 255; and a 448 doubles ranking (including ITF, WTA, and Fed Cup professional level results), with a career high of 334.''Overview: Minokoshi, Mai''
International Tennis Federation, website, accessed May 7, 2020 Her career doubles record is 86 wins to 121 losses, and has a career total winnings of $110,682.''Mai Minokoshi''
WTA tennis, website, accessed May 7, 2020 Her career tournament wins include the 2017 Kashiwa International singles and the 2018 ITF Wuhan doubles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Minokoshi, Mai Japanese female tennis players Living people 1992 births People from Funabashi Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century Japanese women