Koji Watanabe (渡邊康二, Watanabe Kōji, born 19 January 1942) is a Japanese former international tennis player. He won four career singles titles (1966-1969).
Watanabe played his first tournament at the Miami Invitational in 1961.[2] He won his first title on clay at Gruneweld, West Germany in August 1966 beating compatriot Ichizo Konishi in three sets.[2] In 1966 he claimed his second title again on clay at Ostend, Belgium defeating South African player Jackie Saul two sets to one.[2] His third title came in 1968 at the Lowther Hard Court Championships, Barnes, London where he beat New Zealand player Onny Parun two sets to one.[2] His fourth and final tile came in 1969 at the Athens International on clay where he defeated Australian player Geoff Masters three sets to one.[2] He reached the finals of three other tournaments Andhra Pradesh Championships on hard courts in (1966), the Worcestershire Championships, on grass in (1967) and finally Bad Neuenahar on clay in (1969).[2]
In Grand Slam tournaments he competed in the Australian Open two times, in 1965 and 1969.,[3][4] The French Open in 1964 and 1966 and at Wimbledon one time in 1969. He also served as coach for Japan's Davis Cup team (1971–1974) and as vice-chairman of the Japan Tennis Association.[4]
koji, watanabe, 渡邊康二, watanabe, kōji, born, january, 1942, japanese, former, international, tennis, player, four, career, singles, titles, 1966, 1969, country, sports, japanborn, 1942, january, 1942, ashiya, hyogo, japanturned, pro1961, amateur, tour, retired1. Koji Watanabe 渡邊康二 Watanabe Kōji born 19 January 1942 is a Japanese former international tennis player He won four career singles titles 1966 1969 Koji WatanabeCountry sports JapanBorn 1942 01 19 19 January 1942 age 82 Ashiya Hyogo JapanTurned pro1961 amateur tour Retired1971SinglesCareer record165 21 88 7 1 Career titles4 1 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open2R 1965 1969 French Open2R 1964 1966 Wimbledon2R 1969 Team competitionsCareer editWatanabe played his first tournament at the Miami Invitational in 1961 2 He won his first title on clay at Gruneweld West Germany in August 1966 beating compatriot Ichizo Konishi in three sets 2 In 1966 he claimed his second title again on clay at Ostend Belgium defeating South African player Jackie Saul two sets to one 2 His third title came in 1968 at the Lowther Hard Court Championships Barnes London where he beat New Zealand player Onny Parun two sets to one 2 His fourth and final tile came in 1969 at the Athens International on clay where he defeated Australian player Geoff Masters three sets to one 2 He reached the finals of three other tournaments Andhra Pradesh Championships on hard courts in 1966 the Worcestershire Championships on grass in 1967 and finally Bad Neuenahar on clay in 1969 2 In Grand Slam tournaments he competed in the Australian Open two times in 1965 and 1969 3 4 The French Open in 1964 and 1966 and at Wimbledon one time in 1969 He also served as coach for Japan s Davis Cup team 1971 1974 and as vice chairman of the Japan Tennis Association 4 He played his last tournament at the Tokyo Indoor in 1971 losing to Ian Fletcher in the semifinals 2 References edit a b Garcia Gabriel Koji Watanabe Career match record thetennisbase com Madrid Tennismem SL Retrieved 7 November 2017 a b c d e f g Garcia Gabriel Koji Watanabe Tournament results thetennisbase com Tennismem SL Retrieved 7 November 2017 Koji Watanabe at australianopen com a b Watanabe Kōji Intai senshu Japan Tennis Association Archived from the original on 24 April 2012 Retrieved 1 April 2012 External links editKoji Watanabe at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Koji Watanabe at the International Tennis Federation nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Japanese tennis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koji Watanabe amp oldid 1123436117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
