Kazuko Sawamatsu
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Kazuko Sawamatsu is a retired Japan
ese professional tennis player. Along with Ann Kiyomura
, she is the first person of Asian desent to win a Grand Slam Title, as well as being the first Asian national to do so.
She competed in a number of major LTA tournaments in the 1970s on the world circuit. At the 1975 Australian Open - Women's Singles
she reached the quarter finals and won the 1975 Wimbledon ladies doubles title with partner Ann Kiyomura
the same year.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional tennis player. Along with Ann Kiyomura
Ann Kiyomura
Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi is a former professional tennis player.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 is the first person of Asian desent to win a Grand Slam Title, as well as being the first Asian national to do so.
She competed in a number of major LTA tournaments in the 1970s on the world circuit. At the 1975 Australian Open - Women's Singles
1975 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1975 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:# Margaret Court # Olga Morozova ...
she reached the quarter finals and won the 1975 Wimbledon ladies doubles title with partner Ann Kiyomura
Ann Kiyomura
Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi is a former professional tennis player.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...
the same year.