Ann Kiyomura
Full name | Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | San Mateo, California, USA | August 22, 1955
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Highest ranking | No. 15 (December 31, 1979) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1974) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1974, 1977, 1984) |
US Open | 4R (1978) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–7 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1980) |
French Open | 3R (1983) |
Wimbledon | W (1975) |
US Open | SF (1976) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1977, 1980) |
US Open | QF (1976, 1980) |
Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi (born August 22, 1955) is a retired American professional tennis player. She is from San Mateo, California.[1]
Early years
[edit]Born in San Mateo, California, Kiyomura was the youngest of four children. Her father Harry was a tennis instructor, while her American born mother Hisayo had become Japan's number ranked player during her two year residency in Japan.[2] At age nine, Kiyomura won the San Mateo County Recreation Department's tennis tournament. She continued to excel at tennis while attending Aragon High School in San Mateo.[2]
Tennis career
[edit]Kiyomura won a total of 17 national junior tennis titles, and in 1973, she won the Wimbledon junior singles title, beating Martina Navratilova.[2]
Kiyomura played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1984. She played in 11 US Opens, reaching the fourth round in 1978. In 1975, she won the Wimbledon women's doubles title, playing with Kazuko Sawamatsu. She reached the final of the Australian Open women's doubles in 1980. Kiyomura was also a member of the winning team of the Wightman Cup competition in 1976 and 1979.[2]
Kiyomura played in 1981 for the short-lived Oakland Breakers of World Team Tennis (WTT).[3] Other WTT teams of hers included the San Francisco Golden Gaters (1975), Los Angeles Strings (1978 WTT Champions), Hawaii Leis (1974) and Indiana Loves (1976–1977). In 1976, she teamed with Ray Ruffels of the Loves to lead WTT in game-winning percentage in mixed doubles.[4]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1975 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 1980 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gaters Ink Ann, Kate". Times. San Mateo, California. April 28, 1975. p. 20.
- ^ a b c d Barrows, Kathleen (Fall 2002). "Wimbeldon Champion Ann Kiyomura Hayashi". Nikkei Family. 2 (2). Japanese Community Youth Council: 6–8.
- ^ Crossley, Andy (6 March 2014). "1981–1982 Oakland Breakers". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Steve Dimitry's Extinct Sports Leagues: World Team Tennis (1974–1978)". Steve Dimitry. 1998. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
External links
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- Wimbledon junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Sportspeople from San Mateo, California
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
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