Reiko Miyagi

Reiko Miyagi
Country (sports) Japan
Born(1922-05-27)27 May 1922
Ōta, Tokyo
Died1 June 2008(2008-06-01) (aged 86)
Setagaya, Tokyo
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1964)
US Open2R (1964)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1962 Jakarta Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 1962 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Tokyo Women's singles

Reiko Miyagi (27 May 1922 – 1 June 2008) was a Japanese tennis player of the 1950s and 1960s. She was the elder sister of grand slam doubles champion Atsushi Miyagi.[1]

Miyagi was born in Ōta City, near the grounds of the Denen Coliseum where she trained.[2]

A four-time Asian Games gold medalist, Miyagi won a record 30 titles at the All Japan Championships across singles and doubles. Of those national titles she won 10 in singles, including eight in a row from 1956 to 1963.[3]

In 1964 she was a member of Japan's first ever Federation Cup team and made the singles second round of that year's U.S. National Championships, losing to Billie Jean Moffitt.[3]

Miyagi was the Japanese Federation Cup coach from 1978 to 1982.[4]

  1. ^ "Davis Cup Veteran Cops Singles Title". The Missoulian. 3 November 1961.
  2. ^ "テニスとともに生きた宮城黎子さんを悼む". Number Web - ナンバー (in Japanese). 7 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Five Foreign Entries Added To Pacific Tennis". Reno Gazette-Journal. 17 September 1964.
  4. ^ "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.