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{{short description|Japanese tennis player}}
{{Short description|Japanese tennis player (1909–1945)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Ryosuke Nunoi
| name = Ryosuke Nunoi
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| birth_place = [[Kobe]], Japan
| birth_place = [[Kobe]], Japan
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1945|7|21|1909|1|18}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1945|7|21|1909|1|18}}
| death_place = [[Burma]]
| death_place = [[State of Burma]]
| plays =
| plays =
| AustralianOpenresult = QF ([[1932 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1932]])
| AustralianOpenresult = QF ([[1932 Australian Championships – Men's singles|1932]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([[1933 French Championships – Men's Singles|1933]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([[1933 French Championships – Men's singles|1933]])
| Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1933 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1933]])
| Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1933 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1933]])
| USOpenresult = 4R ([[1933 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles|1933]])
| USOpenresult = 4R ([[1933 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1933]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = F (1933)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = F (1933)
| Mixed = yes
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Nunoi, who came from an affluent [[Osaka]] merchant family, was a student at [[Kobe University|Kobe Higher Commercial School]] (now called Kobe University).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VBijCPLvWyUC&lpg=PP1&dq=isbn%3A0700714871&pg=PA123#v=onepage&q=nunoi&f=false|last=Itoh|first=Keiko|title=The Japanese Community in Pre-War Britain: From Integration to Disintegration|publisher=Curzon Press|year=2001|isbn=0-7007-1487-1|page=123}}</ref>
Nunoi, who came from an affluent [[Osaka]] merchant family, was a student at [[Kobe University|Kobe Higher Commercial School]] (now called Kobe University).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VBijCPLvWyUC&dq=nunoi&pg=PA123|last=Itoh|first=Keiko|title=The Japanese Community in Pre-War Britain: From Integration to Disintegration|publisher=Curzon Press|year=2001|isbn=0-7007-1487-1|page=123}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Nunoi was the youngest member of the Japanese squad that toured Australia in 1932 and played in a series of "Test matches" against the home side. In one of these matches he came close to upsetting [[Harry Hopman]], but failed to convert set points in each of the two sets.<ref>''[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|Daily News]]'', [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82528063 "Second Tennis Test Against Japan"], 27 January 1932, p.8</ref> He did however have a win over [[Jack Crawford (tennis)|Jack Crawford]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]].<ref>''[[Western Mail (Western Australia)|Western Mail]]'', [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38538406 "How They Fared"], 4 February 1932, p.19</ref> At the [[1932 Australian Championships (tennis)|1932 Australian Championships]], Nunoi was a quarter-finalist in the singles, along with teammate [[Jiro Sato]].<ref name=TennisArchive>[https://archive.is/20130204023942/http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=1075 Tennis Archive Profile]</ref> Nunoi and Sato remained the only Japanese players to reach the quarter-finals at the Championships (later Australian Open) until they were joined by [[Kei Nishikori]] in 2012.<ref>''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', [http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/nishikori-living-up-to-star-billing-in-japan-20120123-1qe1r.html "Nishikori living up to star billing in Japan"], 24 January 2012, [[Peter Hanlon]]</ref>
Nunoi was the youngest member of the Japanese squad that toured Australia in 1932 and played in a series of "Test matches" against the home side. In one of these matches he came close to upsetting [[Harry Hopman]], but failed to convert set points in each of the two sets.<ref>''[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|Daily News]]'', [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82528063 "Second Tennis Test Against Japan"], 27 January 1932, p.8</ref> He did however have a win over [[Jack Crawford (tennis)|Jack Crawford]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]].<ref>''[[Western Mail (Western Australia)|Western Mail]]'', [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38538406 "How They Fared"], 4 February 1932, p.19</ref> At the [[1932 Australian Championships (tennis)|1932 Australian Championships]], Nunoi was a quarter-finalist in the singles, along with teammate [[Jiro Sato]].<ref name=TennisArchive>[https://archive.today/20130204023942/http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=1075 Tennis Archive Profile]</ref> Nunoi and Sato remained the only Japanese players to reach the quarter-finals at the Championships (later Australian Open) until they were joined by [[Kei Nishikori]] in 2012.<ref>''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', [http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/nishikori-living-up-to-star-billing-in-japan-20120123-1qe1r.html "Nishikori living up to star billing in Japan"], 24 January 2012, [[Peter Hanlon (sportswriter)|Peter Hanlon]]</ref>


In 1933 he spent a lot of time in Europe, where he played in four [[Davis Cup]] ties, against [[Hungary Davis Cup team|Hungary]], [[Ireland Davis Cup team|Ireland]], [[Germany Davis Cup team|Germany]] and [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]].<ref name=Davis>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004135 Davis Cup Profile]</ref> He won singles matches over Emil Gábori, [[Béla von Kehrling]], [[George Lyttleton-Rogers]], Edward McGuire, [[Gustav Jaenecke]] and [[Vivian McGrath]].<ref name=Davis/> His two singles losses were both in five sets, to Jack Crawford and [[Gottfried Von Cramm]].<ref name=Davis/> Nunoi partnered Sato in all four doubles rubbers and they were beaten only once, by the Australian pairing of Jack Crawford and [[Adrian Quist]], in another five set match.<ref name=Davis/>
In 1933 he spent a lot of time in Europe, where he played in four [[Davis Cup]] ties, against [[Hungary Davis Cup team|Hungary]], [[Ireland Davis Cup team|Ireland]], [[Germany Davis Cup team|Germany]] and [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]].<ref name=Davis>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004135 Davis Cup Profile]</ref> He won singles matches over Emil Gábori, [[Béla von Kehrling]], [[George Lyttleton-Rogers]], Edward McGuire, [[Gustav Jaenecke]] and [[Vivian McGrath]].<ref name=Davis/> His two singles losses were both in five sets, to Jack Crawford and [[Gottfried Von Cramm]].<ref name=Davis/> Nunoi partnered Sato in all four doubles rubbers and they were beaten only once, by the Australian pairing of Jack Crawford and [[Adrian Quist]], in another five set match.<ref name=Davis/>
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==Death==
==Death==
Nunoi served as a paymaster captain with the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] in [[World War II]]. He fought in the [[Burma Campaign]] and took his own life on 21 July 1945.<ref>''[[New York Times]]'', [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B1FF73B5C107A93C0A9178AD95F428485F9 "Ryosuke Nunoi; Former Japanese Davis Cup Tennis Star Dead at 36"], 2 November 1946, Retrieved 10 June 2012. {{subscription required}}</ref>
Nunoi served as a paymaster captain with the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] in [[World War II]]. He fought in the [[Burma campaign]] and took his own life on 21 July 1945.<ref>''[[New York Times]]'', [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B1FF73B5C107A93C0A9178AD95F428485F9 "Ryosuke Nunoi; Former Japanese Davis Cup Tennis Star Dead at 36"], 2 November 1946, Retrieved 10 June 2012. {{subscription required}}</ref>


==Grand Slam finals==
==Grand Slam finals==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 07:00, 4 March 2024

Ryosuke Nunoi
Country (sports)Japan Japan
Born(1909-01-18)18 January 1909
Kobe, Japan
Died21 July 1945(1945-07-21) (aged 36)
State of Burma
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1932)
French Open3R (1933)
Wimbledon2R (1933)
US Open4R (1933)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonF (1933)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1933)

Ryosuke Nunoi (布井良助, Nunoi Ryōsuke, 18 January 1909 – 21 July 1945) was a tennis player from Japan.[1]

Early life[edit]

Nunoi, who came from an affluent Osaka merchant family, was a student at Kobe Higher Commercial School (now called Kobe University).[2]

Career[edit]

Nunoi was the youngest member of the Japanese squad that toured Australia in 1932 and played in a series of "Test matches" against the home side. In one of these matches he came close to upsetting Harry Hopman, but failed to convert set points in each of the two sets.[3] He did however have a win over Jack Crawford in Perth.[4] At the 1932 Australian Championships, Nunoi was a quarter-finalist in the singles, along with teammate Jiro Sato.[5] Nunoi and Sato remained the only Japanese players to reach the quarter-finals at the Championships (later Australian Open) until they were joined by Kei Nishikori in 2012.[6]

In 1933 he spent a lot of time in Europe, where he played in four Davis Cup ties, against Hungary, Ireland, Germany and Australia.[7] He won singles matches over Emil Gábori, Béla von Kehrling, George Lyttleton-Rogers, Edward McGuire, Gustav Jaenecke and Vivian McGrath.[7] His two singles losses were both in five sets, to Jack Crawford and Gottfried Von Cramm.[7] Nunoi partnered Sato in all four doubles rubbers and they were beaten only once, by the Australian pairing of Jack Crawford and Adrian Quist, in another five set match.[7]

While in Europe he appeared at both the 1933 French Championships and 1933 Wimbledon Championships.[5] At the French Championships he was the 12th seed and came from two sets down to defeat Adrian Quist in the second round.[5] He was then eliminated from the tournament by Marcel Bernard.[5] In Wimbledon he lost in the second round to Lester Stoefen but made history with Jiro Sato in the doubles, with the pair becoming the first Japanese players to make a Wimbledon final. They lost in the tournament decider to Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon.

In August 1933 he partnered with compatriot Jiro Sato to win the doubles title at the German Championships in Hamburg.[8]

He also competed in the 1933 U.S. National Championships, as the 10th seed.[5] En route to the fourth round, where he was beaten by Frank Shields, Nunoi had wins over Americans Edward Jacobs, Samuel Gilpin and George Lott. To defeat Lott, Nunoi once again had to come from two sets down.[5]

Death[edit]

Nunoi served as a paymaster captain with the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He fought in the Burma campaign and took his own life on 21 July 1945.[9]

Grand Slam finals[edit]

Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1933 United Kingdom Wimbledon Grass Japan Jiro Sato France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon 		6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 5–7

References[edit]

  1. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ^ Itoh, Keiko (2001). The Japanese Community in Pre-War Britain: From Integration to Disintegration. Curzon Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-7007-1487-1.
  3. ^ Daily News, "Second Tennis Test Against Japan", 27 January 1932, p.8
  4. ^ Western Mail, "How They Fared", 4 February 1932, p.19
  5. ^ a b c d e f Tennis Archive Profile
  6. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, "Nishikori living up to star billing in Japan", 24 January 2012, Peter Hanlon
  7. ^ a b c d Davis Cup Profile
  8. ^ Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1935. pp. 60, 62.
  9. ^ New York Times, "Ryosuke Nunoi; Former Japanese Davis Cup Tennis Star Dead at 36", 2 November 1946, Retrieved 10 June 2012. (subscription required)

External links[edit]

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