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Masako Yanagi

b. 1959

Japanese tennis player

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Born 1959. Masako Yanagi is a Japanese tennis player.

is a Japanese former women's singles tennis and doubles tennis player.

She was the top-ranked player in Japan in 1979 and was ranked as high as No. 89 in the world. She reached the third round of the 1988 French Open She lived in Tokyo. Yanagi reached 4 singles and 6 doubles finals. She has won 1 singles title and 2 doubles titles on the ITF.

Masako Yanagi played in one singles and two doubles ITF Independent Tour finals in 1982.

ITF finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–3) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. 11 October 1992 Tokyo, Japan Hard Miki Mizokuchi 5–7, 6–1, 1–6Loss 2. 18 October 1992 Tokyo, Japan Hard Mami Donoshiro 5–7, 4–6Win 3. 25 October 1992 Kyoto, Japan Hard Miki Mizokuchi 6–2, 6–4Loss 4. 24 January 1993 McAllen, United States Hard Louise Allen 4-6, 6-7

Doubles (2–4) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. 10 July 1983 Landskrona, Sweden Clay Emiko Okagawa Lucy Gordon Mimmi Wikstedt 5-7, 3-6Win 2. 12 October 1992 Tokyo, Japan Hard Hiroko Mochizuki Yoshiko Sasano Yoshiko Wauke 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Loss 3. 19 October 1992 Kyoto, Japan Hard Sandy Sureephong Yuko Hosoki Naoko Kijimuta 3–6, 3–6Winner 4. 26 October 1992 Saga, Japan Clay Ayako Hirose Katarína Studeníková Eva Martincová 6–2, 6–0Loss 5. 18 October 1993 Kugayama, Japan Hard Mana Endo Mami Donoshiro Yuka Tanaka 3–6, 3–6Loss 6. 31 October 1993 Kyoto, Japan Hard Mana Endo Maija Avotins Lisa McShea 6–7(5), 5–7

ITF Independent Tour Singles Legend (0-1) Win Loss

ResultNo.DateTournamentLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. May 1982 Cumberland Tournament Hampstead, UK Clay Kate Brasher 1–6, 1–6

Doubles Legend (2-0) Win Loss

ResultNo.DateTournamentLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. May 1982 Cumberland Tournament Hampstead, UK Clay Linda Stewart Lesley Charles Sara Gomer 6–3, 6–1Win 2. May 1982 Paddington Tournament London, UK Hard Linda Stewart Mary-Ann Colville Wendy Gilchrist 6–3, 6–4

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Japanese tennis player

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Masako Yanagi was born on 11 November 1959 in Osaka.

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· Wikipedia: Masako Yanagi

· Wikidata: Q16193239

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