Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (born 11 November 1995) is a Japanese-born British

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player. Miyazaki has career-high rankings by the

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(WTA) of 199 in singles and 223 in doubles. She has won four singles titles and six doubles titles on tournaments of the

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Personal life

Miyazaki settled in London aged 10, having previously resided in

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and then

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. She trained at Sutton Tennis Academy up until the age of 18. She switched to British nationality in March 2022, as Japanese citizens are not allowed to hold

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. Miyazaki attended the

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(2014–2019), where she completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematics followed by a Masters in Information Technology Management.

Career

Miyazaki made her

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main-draw debut at the

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, partnering

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in the doubles tournament. She made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2022 Lyon Open, after qualifying for the main draw. Miyazaki switched from representing Japan to Great Britain in March 2022. In June 2022, it was announced that Miyazaki had been awarded a main-draw wildcard for the

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, where she made her Grand Slam debut. In October 2022, Miyazaki won her first $60K title in

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beating former top 40 player, and compatriot,

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5–7, 7–6(5), 6–2 in the finals, coming back from a set and a double break down.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyazaki, Yuriko 1995 births Living people Japanese female tennis players British female tennis players Tennis people from Greater London Sportspeople from Tokyo Oklahoma Sooners women's tennis players British people of Japanese descent Japanese emigrants to the United Kingdom Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom