Mitsuru Motoi
| Country (sports) | Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 August 1941 Yao City, Japan |
| Died | 27 August 2025 (aged 83) |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 245 (6 Nov 1974) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1965) |
Mitsuru Motoi (29 August 1941 – 27 August 2025) was a Japanese professional tennis player.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Yao City, Motoi was 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]
Motoi died on 27 August 2025, at the age of 83.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Newcombe Defeats Motoi". The Times Record. 10 October 1974.
- ↑ "Japan Wins". The News-Press. 3 May 1965.
- 1 2 "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).
- ↑ テニス 本井満さん死去 元デ杯選手、男女代表監督、晩年はジュニア育成・強化に尽力 (in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Mitsuru Motoi at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mitsuru Motoi at the Davis Cup (archived)
- Mitsuru Motoi at World Tennis
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2025 deaths
- Japanese male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Yao, Osaka
- Tennis players from Osaka Prefecture
- Kwansei Gakuin University alumni
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen