Lily Miyazaki
{{short description|British tennis player (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Lily Miyazaki
| image = Miyazaki RGQ23.jpg
| caption = Miyazaki at the 2023 French Open
| itf_name = Yuriko Lily Miyazaki
| country_represented = {{JPN}} (2013–2022)
{{GBR2}} (2022–)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|11|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisexplorer.com/player/miyazaki-666f6/|title=Yuriko Miyazaki|website=Tennisexplorer.com}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
| residence = London, England
| height = {{convert|1.65|m|abbr=on}}
| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)
| college = Oklahoma (2014–2018)
| coach = Matt James
| retired =
| careerprizemoney = $785,849
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=270|lost=186}}
| singlestitles = 7 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 132 (22 July 2024)
| currentsinglesranking = No. 233 (7 April 2025)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q3 (2023)
| FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (2022)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (2024)
| USOpenresult = 2R (2023)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=102|lost=96}}
| doublestitles = 8 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 184 (22 July 2024)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 311 (31 March 2025)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2024)
| updated = 31 March 2025
}}
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (born 11 November 1995) is a Japanese-born British tennis player.
Miyazaki has career-high rankings by the WTA of 132 in singles and 184 in doubles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/321495/yuriko-miyazaki|title = Yuriko Miyazaki | Player Stats & More |website=Wtatennis.com}} She has won seven singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Early life, junior and college career
Miyazaki settled in London aged 10, having previously lived in Tokyo and then Switzerland. She trained at Sutton Tennis Academy up until the age of 18. She switched to British nationality in March 2022, as Japanese citizens are not allowed to hold dual citizenship.{{cite web |title=Wimbledon 2022: Britwatch - which British players are competing? |url=https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/wimbledon-championships/news/2022-britwatch-which-british-players-are-competing/ |website=LTA |publisher=Lawn Tennis Association |access-date=10 November 2022 |date=8 July 2022}}
Miyazaki attended the University of Oklahoma (2014–2019), where she completed an undergraduate degree in mathematics followed by a master's degree in information technology management. She played {{nowrap|No. 1}} singles all four years at Oklahoma, recording an overall record of 96–35, and was named to the All-Big 12 first team three times.{{cite web|url=https://soonersports.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/lily-miyazaki/1530|title=Lily Miyazaki – 2017-18 – Women's Tennis|publisher=University of Oklahoma Athletics|access-date=2023-11-07}}
Professional
Miyazaki made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Transylvania Open, partnering Anastasia Gasanova in the doubles tournament. She made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2022 Lyon Open, after qualifying for the main draw.{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/2573429/welcome-to-the-tour-all-of-2022-s-wta-debutantes|access-date=24 October 2022 |website=WTA Tennis}} Miyazaki switched from representing Japan to Great Britain in March 2022.{{cite news |title=Miyazaki to represent Great Britain |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60621966 |work=BBC Sport}}
In June 2022, it was announced that Miyazaki had been awarded a main-draw wildcard for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, where she made her Grand Slam debut.{{cite web|url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2022-06-14/initial_wild_cards_for_the_championships_2022.html|title=Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2022|website=Wimbledon.com|access-date=4 July 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2655368/wimbledon-2022-s-grand-slam-debuts-hontama-chwalinska-kartal-and-more | title=Wimbledon 2022's Grand Slam debuts: Hontama, Chwalinska, Kartal and more|website=Wtatennis.com}}
In October 2022, Miyazaki won her first $60k title in Glasgow beating former top 40 player, compatriot Heather Watson, in the final, coming back from a set and a double break down.{{Cite web |date=24 October 2022 |title=W60 Glasgow 2022 ITF |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/w60-glasgow/gbr/2022/w-itf-gbr-19a-2022/draws-and-results/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=International Tennis Federation}}
In September 2023, she made her debut at the US Open and recorded her first win at this major as a qualifier.
She had her breakthrough by coming through three rounds of qualifying defeating 23rd seed Daria Snigur, and Valeria Savinykh in straight sets, and ninth seed Viktória Hrunčáková in the final round.{{cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_womens_qualifiers.html|title= Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers }} In the first round of the main draw, she drew former top-50 player Margarita Betova, who had entered on a protected ranking following injuries and a maternity break. Miyazaki won in straight sets, achieving her first ever Grand Slam singles win. She subsequently lost in the second round to 15th seed Belinda Bencic winning three games in each set,{{cite news |title=US Open 2023 results: Lily Miyazaki loses to Belinda Bencic in New York |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66664933 |access-date=31 August 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport}} and rose to a career-high ranking of No. 154 on 11 September 2023, after the event.{{cite news |title=Djokovic and Swiatek through at US Open as Tsitsipas and Miyazaki depart |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/30/novak-djokovic-iga-swiatek-through-us-open-stefanos-tsitsipas-lily-miyazaki-depart-tennis}}
Given a wildcard entry into the main draw at Wimbledon, Miyazaki won her first-round match against Tamara Korpatsch 6–2, 6–1,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/british-germany-lta-wimbledon-tokyo-b2572136.html|title=Lily Miyazaki in the money after ‘one of the best wins’ in her career|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=4 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/01/stan-wawrinka-wimbledon-charles-broom-heather-watson-tennis|title=Kartal and Miyazaki pull off Wimbledon wins but Broom and Watson go out|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=4 July 2024}} before being double-bagelled by 12th seed Daria Kasatkina in round two.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2024/07/04/wild-card-lily-miyazaki-beaten-6-0-6-0-at-start-of-big-day-for-british-tennis/|title=Wild card Lily Miyazaki beaten 6-0 6-0 at start of big day for British tennis|publisher=Express and Star|accessdate=4 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c0w4nr6lvzno|title=Briton Miyazaki beaten by Kasatkina in 50 minutes|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 July 2024}} Partnering with Emily Appleton, she was also given a wildcard entry into the women's doubles, reaching the second round with a win over Wang Xiyu and Zhu Lin in a deciding set tie-break,{{cite web|url=https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/sport/05072024-lily-miyazaki-shrugs-off-singles-defeat-with-doubles-victory|title=Lily Miyazaki shrugs off singles defeat with doubles victory|publisher=SW Londoner|accessdate=23 October 2024}} before losing to top seeds Elise Mertens and Hsieh Su-wei in round two.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c849gen2pdgo|title=Skupski through in men's doubles but Salisbury out|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=23 October 2024}}
At the 2024 Jasmin Open in Monastir, Tunisia, Miyazaki defeated Alycia Parks,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/jasmin-open-miyazaki-through-to-second-round-784729.html|title=Jasmin Open: Miyazaki through to second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=15 October 2024}} in the first round before losing to Antonia Ružić.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cz737rvr507o|title=GB's Miyazaki misses out on Jasmin Open quarter-finals|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 October 2024}}
Grand Slam performance timelines
{{Performance key}}
=Singles=
| class="wikitable nowrap" style=text-align:center |
| Tournament
!2022 !2023 !2024 !{{Abbr|SR|Strike rate}} !{{Abbr|W–L|Win–loss}} !Win % |
|---|
| align=left| Australian Open
|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q3 |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| align="left" | French Open
|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2 |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1 |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| align="left" | Wimbledon
|bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2 |bgcolor="afeeee"|2R |0 / 2 |1–2 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| align="left" | US Open
|bgcolor="f0f8ff" |Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee |2R |bgcolor="f0f8ff" |Q3 |0 / 1 |1–1 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"
|style="text-align:left" |Win–loss |0–1 |1–1 |1–1 |0 / 3 |2–3 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)=
| valign=top
| {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |
| style="background:#addfad;"
|W60/75 tournaments |
| style="background:lightblue;"
|W25/35 tournaments |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|W10/15 tournaments |
|
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (7–6) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | May 2014 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasiya Saitova | 3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2 | Dec 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|FIN}} Anastasia Kulikova | 6–7(6), 4–6 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 1–2 | Dec 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Yana Karpovich | 6–0, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 2–2 | Mar 2020 | style="background:lightblue"|Yokohama Challenger, Japan | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mai Hontama | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 3–2 | Mar 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Momoko Kobori | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 4–2 | Mar 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matilda Mutavdzic | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–3 | Aug 2021 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Vigo, Spain | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Olivia Gadecki | 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–4 | Oct 2021 | style="background:#addfad;"|Las Vegas Open, United States | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas | 1–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 5–4 | Oct 2022 | style="background:#addfad;"|GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Watson | 5–7, 7–6(6), 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–5 | Dec 2022 | style="background:#addfad;"|Indoor Championships Kyoto, Japan | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Kato | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 6–5 | Jan 2024 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jessika Ponchet | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
| 7–5 | Mar 2024 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Mona Barthel | 6–4, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7–6 | Mar 2025 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Helsinki, Finland | style="background:lightblue;"|W35 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Sofia Costoulas | 3–6, 5–7 |
=Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)=
| valign=top
| {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" !Legend |
| style="background:#addfad;"
|W60 tournaments |
| style="background:#ffe4c4;"
|W40/50 tournaments |
| style="background:lightblue;"
|W25 tournaments |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|W15 tournaments |
|
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (8–6) |
|}
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Jun 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Guimarães, Portugal | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Arianne Hartono | {{flagicon|ITA}} Maria Masini | 7–5, 6–0 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Apr 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Cancún, Mexico | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano | {{flagicon|MEX}} Victoria Rodríguez | 2–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | Oct 2019 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Appleton | {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentina Losciale | 5–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–2 | Nov 2020 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Lousada Indoor Open, Portugal | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Arianne Hartono | {{flagicon|IND}} Riya Bhatia | 6–1, 5–7, [10–7] |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–3 | Feb 2021 | style="background:lightblue"|Open de l'Isère, France | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Arianne Hartono | {{flagicon|ROU}} Ioana Loredana Roșca | 1–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4 | Mar 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett | {{flagicon|JPN}} Momoko Kobori | 4–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–4 | Mar 2021 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ku Yeon-woo | 6–4, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–4 | Jun 2021 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Porto, Portugal | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Arianne Hartono | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mana Ayukawa | 7–5, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–4 | Oct 2021 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Florence, United States | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Appleton | {{flagicon|USA}} Robin Anderson | 6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6–4 | Feb 2022 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open de l'Isère, France | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|IND}} Prarthana Thombare | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7–4 | Aug 2023 | style="background:lightblue"|ITF Roehampton, UK | style="background:lightblue"|W25 | Hard | {{flagicon|GEO}} Mariam Bolkvadze | {{flagicon|AUS}} Talia Gibson | 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8–4 | Oct 2023 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open Nantes Atlantique, France | style="background:#addfad;"|W60 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ali Collins | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Appleton | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8–5 | Feb 2024 | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Edgbaston, UK | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ali Collins | {{flagicon|BEL}} Magali Kempen | 6–7(6), 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8–6 | Mar 2025 | style="background:#addfad;"|Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jessika Ponchet | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Belgraver | 1–6, 4–6 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF|yuriko-lily-miyazaki/800328465/gbr}}
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