is a former professional

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player from Japan.

Tennis career

Tsujino twice made the second round of the

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tournament, in 1990 when he defeated

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and 1993 when he had a win over

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.ATP Tour profile
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, his only

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appearance, Tsujino lost in the opening round to

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. Also that year he was a mixed doubles silver medalist at the

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, partnering

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. In 1996 Tsujino and his partner Tommy Shinada won the professional USTA Capital Eye Center Masters Classic men's doubles title at Forest Meadows. Tsujino played in five

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ties for

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between 1992 and 1995. His two wins were both in doubles, with

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, against the

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and

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pairings.

Personal life

Tsujino is married to Japanese actress and singer

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsujino, Ryuso 1969 births Living people Japanese male tennis players Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Osaka 20th-century Japanese people