Shimizu Zenzō

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Zenzō Shimizu (1920)

Shimizu Zenzō ( Japanese 清水 善 造 ; * March 25, 1891 in Misato , Gunma Prefecture ; † April 12 or August 12, 1977 in Osaka or Amagasaki ) was a Japanese tennis player .

Career

When he made his debut at the Wimbledon Championships in 1920, Shimizu immediately reached the final of the All-Comers competition. There he was defeated by the eventual winner Bill Tilden in three sets. The following year he made it to the semi-finals again, in which he had to admit defeat to the Spaniard Manuel Alonso . In 1921 he won the tournament at the Queen's Club in London . At the US Championships in 1922, he was also able to reach the quarter-finals.

At the Davis Cup in 1921 , he and his compatriot Kumagai Ichiya reached the final, which the Japanese team lost to the USA.

Shimizu died in 1977 at the age of 86.

Single track

No. year competition Final opponent Result
1. 1921 Queen's Club Championships British IndiaBritish India Mohamed Sleem 6: 2, 6: 0

Sources and web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b tennisarchives.com
  2. ↑ a b ITF
  3. ↑ According to the tournament mode at that time, the winner of the All-Comers competition had to compete in the Challenge Round against the previous year's winner in order to win the title.
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Shimizu is the family name, Zenzō the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Shimizu, Zenzō
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 清水 善 造 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Misato , Gunma Prefecture
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 1977 or August 12, 1977
Place of death uncertain: Osaka or Amagasaki