Chikako Murakami (tennis)

Chikako Murakami
Native name村上 智佳子
Country (sports) Japan
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (1970)
Wimbledon2R (1970)
US Open1R (1970)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1970)
US Open2R (1970)
The native form of this personal name is Murakami Chikako. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Chikako Murakami (村上 智佳子) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Career

Murakami made her grand slam singles main draw debut as a qualifier at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships,[1] where she advanced to the second round before being defeated by Christina Sandberg.[2] Her only other main draw grand slam appearance was at the 1970 US Open, where she lost in the first round to Trish Faulkner.[3] In 1971, Murakami was Japanese No. 2.[4]

Partnering with Kimiyo Yagahara, Murakami made her grand slam doubles debut at the 1970 French Open.[5] The pair lost in the second round to eventual champions Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr.[6] Murakami also entered the qualifying tournament for that year's singles competition, but lost in the second round and failed to make the main draw.[7] Her final grand slam doubles appearance came at the 1970 US Open, where she partnered with Jane O'Hara and made it to the second round.[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Championships 1970 – Qualifying Ladies' Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  2. ^ "The Championships 1970 – Ladies' Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  3. ^ "US Open 1970 Tennis Tournament". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  4. ^ "過去の全日本ランキング｜日本テニス協会公式サイト[JTA]". Japan Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  5. ^ "Draws and Results". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  6. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  7. ^ "Draws and Results". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  8. ^ "Draws and Results". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

Chikako Murakami at the International Tennis Federation

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.