Atsushi Miyagi
| Country (sports) |
 Japan |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 19, 1931 Tokyo, Japan |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| US Open | 2R (1954, 1955) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1955) |
Atsushi Miyagi (宮城淳 Miyagi Atsushi) (October 19, 1931) is a Japanese former tennis player. In 1955 he and Kosei Kamo became the first Japanese players to win a Grand Slam tournament.
Career
In 1955 Miyagi won the U.S. National Championships men's doubles title at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston with compatriot Kosei Kamo after a five-set victory over Americans Gerald Moss and Bill Quillian.[1] Hurricane Diane roared through New England in August 1955, flooding the tennis courts and delaying the tournament for a week. When the tournament resumed many of the leading players such as Ken Rosewall, Tony Trabert, Lew Hoad and Vic Seixas had already left which devalued the men's doubles draw.[2]
Miyagi won the Japanese tennis championships in 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1960.
Between 1952 and 1963 he played in 16 ties for the Japanese Davis Cup team.[3]
At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia he won a gold medal in the men's doubles competition with Michio Fujii and a silver medal in the men's singles competition.
Grand Slam doubles finals
Titles
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1955 | U.S. Championships | Kosei Kamo |  Gerald Moss Bill Quillian | 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "Earl Flops, Tournament Moves On". September 3, 2010. Bud Collins Tennis. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Davis Cup - Player Profile". ITF. Retrieved 29 May 2012.