Sonoe Yonezawa (born 29 August 1949) is a Japanese former professional
tennis player.
Born in
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
, Yonezawa was active on tour during the 1970s and 1980s.
Yonezawa, a medalist at the
1978 Asian Games
The 8th Asian Games () were held from 9 to 20 December 1978, in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. Then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, was de ...
, was the 1978 All Japan singles champion and won the national title twice in doubles. She played
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tennis in 1979 and helped Japan win their World Group 1st round tie over Norway, but lost in three sets to
Betty Stöve when they were eliminated in the next round by the Netherlands.
In her only grand slam main draw, Yonezawa fell to
Peanut Harper in the second round of the
1978 US Open.
See also
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List of Japan Fed Cup team representatives
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1949 births
Living people
Japanese female tennis players
Sportspeople from Hiroshima
Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
Tennis players at the 1978 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Asian Games medalists in tennis
20th-century Japanese women
21st-century Japanese women