Kentaro Masuda

Japanese tennis player and coach

Kentaro Masuda
Singles

Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1971-08-26) 26 August 1971 (age 52) Yokohama, Japan
Prize money	$62,434
Career record	0–6
Highest ranking	No. 344 (25 May 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1997)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1998)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 260 (22 September 2003)

Kentaro Masuda (増田健太郎, Masuda Kentaro, born 26 August 1971) is a Japanese tennis coach and former professional player.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "増田健太郎" [Kentaro Masuda] (in Japanese). Japan Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Wimbledon Qualifying London (AP) Results". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 20 June 1998. Retrieved 22 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Patwardhan, Deepti (8 April 2008). "Japanese teen ready for Davis Cup debut". Rediff. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2021.