Lily Miyazaki

Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (born 11 November 1995) is a Japanese-born British tennis player. She has career-high rankings by the WTA of world No. 133 in singles and No. 223 in doubles.[2] She has won seven singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Lily Miyazaki
Miyazaki at the 2023 French Open
Full nameYuriko Lily Miyazaki
Country (sports) Japan (2013–2022)
 Great Britain (2022–)
ResidenceLondon, England
Born (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeOklahoma (2014–2018)
Prize money$533,957
Singles
Career record246–160 (60.6%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 145 (10 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record94–86 (52.2%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 223 (13 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 259 (10 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2022)
Last updated on: 15 June 2024.

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.[3][4]

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.[3] She played 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.[5]

Professional career

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.[6] Miyazaki switched from representing Japan to Great Britain in March 2022.[4]

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.[7][8]

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.[9]

In September 2023, she made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open and recorded her first win at this major as a qualifier. She made 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.[10] 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,[11] and rose to a career-high ranking of No. 154 on 11 September 2023, after the event.[12]

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open Q1 Q3 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q2 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard Anastasiya Saitova 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Anastasia Kulikova 6–7(6), 4–6
Win 1–2 Dec 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Yana Karpovich 6–0, 6–3
Win 2–2 Mar 2020 Yokohama Challenger, Japan W25 Hard Mai Hontama 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Win 3–2 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Momoko Kobori 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 4–2 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Matilda Mutavdzic 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Aug 2021 ITF Vigo, Spain W25 Hard Olivia Gadecki 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Oct 2021 Las Vegas Open, United States W60 Hard Emina Bektas 1–6, 1–6
Win 5–4 Oct 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK W60 Hard (i) Heather Watson 5–7, 7–6(6), 6–2
Loss 5–5 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships Kyoto, Japan W60 Hard (i) Miyu Kato 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 6–5 Jan 2024 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France W75 Hard (i) Jessika Ponchet 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 7–5 Mar 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France W75 Hard (i) Mona Barthel 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2017 ITF Guimarães, Portugal W15 Hard Arianne Hartono Maria Masini
Olga Parres Azcoitia		 7–5, 6–0
Loss 1–1 Apr 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico W15 Hard Mathilde Armitano Victoria Rodríguez
Marcela Zacarías		 2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 2019 ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France W15 Hard (i) Emily Appleton Valentina Losciale
Carla Touly		 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2020 Lousada Indoor Open, Portugal W15 Hard (i) Arianne Hartono Riya Bhatia
Inês Murta		 6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 2–3 Feb 2021 Open de l'Isère, France W25 Hard (i) Arianne Hartono Ioana Loredana Roșca
Kimberley Zimmermann		 1–6, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Alicia Barnett Momoko Kobori
Ayano Shimizu		 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–4 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Alicia Barnett Ku Yeon-woo
Raphaëlle Lacasse		 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–4 Jun 2021 ITF Porto, Portugal W25 Hard Arianne Hartono Mana Ayukawa
Akiko Omae		 7–5, 6–2
Win 5–4 Oct 2021 ITF Florence, United States W25 Hard Emily Appleton Robin Anderson
Elysia Bolton		 6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Win 6–4 Feb 2022 Open de l'Isère, France W60 Hard (i) Prarthana Thombare Alicia Barnett
Olivia Nicholls		 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–4 Aug 2023 ITF Roehampton, UK W25 Hard Mariam Bolkvadze Talia Gibson
Petra Hule		 7–5, 6–3
Win 8–4 Oct 2023 Open Nantes Atlantique, France W60 Hard (i) Ali Collins Emily Appleton
Isabelle Haverlag		 7–6(4), 6–2
Loss 8–5 Feb 2024 ITF Edgbaston, UK W50 Hard (i) Ali Collins Magali Kempen
Lara Salden		 6–7(6), 2–6

References
  1. "Yuriko Miyazaki". Tennisexplorer.com.
  2. "Yuriko Miyazaki | Player Stats & More". Wtatennis.com.
  3. "Wimbledon 2022: Britwatch - which British players are competing?". LTA. Lawn Tennis Association. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. "Miyazaki to represent Great Britain". BBC Sport.
  5. "Lily Miyazaki – 2017-18 – Women's Tennis". University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2022". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. "Wimbledon 2022's Grand Slam debuts: Hontama, Chwalinska, Kartal and more". Wtatennis.com.
  9. "W60 Glasgow 2022 ITF". International Tennis Federation. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. "Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers".
  11. "US Open 2023 results: Lily Miyazaki loses to Belinda Bencic in New York". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. "Djokovic and Swiatek through at US Open as Tsitsipas and Miyazaki depart".
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