Kentaro Masuda
{{Short description|Japanese tennis player and coach}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Kentaro Masuda
| image = Tatsuma Ito2010 (cropped).jpg
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{JPN}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|08|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Yokohama, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| plays =
| careerprizemoney = $62,434
| singlesrecord = 0–6
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 344 (25 May 1998)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (1997)
| Wimbledonresult = Q2 (1998)
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 260 (22 September 2003)
}}
{{nihongo|Kentaro Masuda|増田 健太郎|Masuda Kentaro|born 26 August 1971}} is a Japanese tennis coach and former professional player.
Biography
Born in Yokohama, Masuda was twice thee national singles champion at the All Japan Tennis Championships, winning back to back titles in 1993 and 1994.{{cite web |title=増田 健太郎 |trans-title=Kentaro Masuda |url=https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/player/tabid/198/pdid/90/Default.aspx |language=ja |publisher=Japan Tennis Association |access-date=22 May 2021}}
Masuda made all of his ATP Tour main draw appearances in Japan, appearing at the Japan Open on five occasions and once at the Tokyo Indoor. He played in the qualifiers at the 1997 Australian Open and 1998 Wimbledon Championships.{{cite news |title=Wimbledon Qualifying London (AP) Results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/141895574/ |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=20 June 1998 |access-date=22 May 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Following his retirement he has coached several Japanese players including Yasutaka Uchiyama and Akiko Omae. He has also been a coach for the Japan Davis Cup team.{{cite web |last=Patwardhan |first=Deepti |date=8 April 2008 |title=Japanese teen ready for Davis Cup debut |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/apr/09davis.htm |website=Rediff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413015654/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/apr/09davis.htm |archive-date=13 April 2008 |access-date=22 May 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
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Category:Japanese male tennis players
Category:Japanese tennis coaches
Category:Sportspeople from Yokohama