Mitsuru Motoi

Mitsuru Motoi (born 29 August 1941) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.[1]

Mitsuru Motoi
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1941-08-29) 29 August 1941
Yao City, Japan
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 245 (6 Nov 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1965)
Medal record
Universiade
Silver medal – second place1961 SofiaMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1963 Porto AlegreMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1963 Porto AlegreMen's singles

Born in Yao City, Motoi is a graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University and won a singles bronze medal for Japan at the 1963 Summer Universiade. He was beaten in five sets by Koji Watanabe in the singles final of the 1964 All-Japan championships. In 1965 he played in a Davis Cup tie for the only time, against South Korea in Seoul, winning both his singles and doubles rubber.[2] In 1973 he won the All-Japan championships in mixed doubles.[3]

Motoi previously served as manager of the national team for the Davis Cup, Federation Cup and Seoul Olympics.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Newcombe Defeats Motoi". The Times Record. 10 October 1974.
  2. "Japan Wins". The News-Press. 3 May 1965.
  3. "プレーヤー:詳細ページ｜日本テニス協会公式サイト[JTA]". www.jta-tennis.or.jp (in Japanese).
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