Hitoshi Shirato (born 19 October 1958) is a Japanese former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...

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Born in 1958, Shirato was a leading Japanese player of the 1980s. Shirato, a right-handed player, featured in a total of 10

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ...

ties for Japan. He won three Davis Cup singles rubbers, including one against India's

Ramesh Krishnan Ramesh Krishnan (born 5 June 1961) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from India. As a junior player in the late 1970s, he won the singles titles at both, Wimbledon and the French Open. He went on to reach three Grand Sla ...

in 1983. During his career he competed in the doubles main draw at both the

Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. ...

and Wimbledon. His best performance was a third round appearance in the mixed doubles at the

1986 Wimbledon Championships The 1986 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 100th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shirato, Hitoshi 1958 births Living people Japanese male tennis players 20th-century Japanese people

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