About Mitsuru Motoi
Lived 1941 – 2025 (aged 83). Mitsuru Motoi was a tennis player.
Mitsuru Motoi (29 August 1941 – 27 August 2025) was a Japanese professional tennis player.
Biography 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. In 1973 he won the All-Japan championships in mixed doubles.
Motoi previously served as manager of the national team for the Davis Cup, Federation Cup and Seoul Olympics.
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Japanese tennis player
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Mitsuru Motoi was born on 29 August 1941.
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Mitsuru Motoi died on 27 August 2025.
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Mitsuru Motoi was a tennis player.
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