Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi (born August 22, 1955) is a retired American professional tennis player. She is from San Mateo, California. Kiyomura played on the

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from 1973 to 1984. She played in 11 US Opens, reaching the fourth round in 1978. In 1973, she won the Wimbledon junior singles title, beating Martina Navratilova. In 1975, she won the Wimbledon women's doubles title, playing with

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. She reached the final of the Australian Open women's doubles in 1980. Kiyomura played in 1981 for the short-lived

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(WTT). Other WTT teams of hers included the

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(1975), Los Angeles Strings (1978 WTT Champions), Hawaii Leis (1974) and Indiana Loves (1976–1977). In 1976, she teamed with

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of the Loves to lead WTT in game-winning percentage in mixed doubles. Her parents were both involved in tennis, with her mother once a highly ranked player in Japan and her father a tennis instructor.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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* * American female tennis players Tennis people from California Wimbledon champions 1955 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese-American tennis players Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles American sportspeople of Japanese descent People from San Mateo, California Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles 21st-century American women {{US-tennis-bio-stub