Osamu Ishiguro

was a tennis player from Japan.

Career
At the 1962 Asian Games, in Jakarta, Ishiguro won a singles bronze medal.

Ishiguro had wins over Ingo Buding and Keith Carpenter in the 1963 Wimbledon Championships, to make the third round, where he lost to Jaidip Mukerjea in straight sets.

He was a quarter-finalist at the Queen's Club Championships in 1964. En route he managed a surprise win over American Frank Froehling, who had been a finalist in the previous year's US Championships.

In 1965, Ishiguro became the first post-war Japanese player to win a match at the Australian Championships, defeating Colin Stubs in the first round. He then beat Jean-Noel Grinda to progress to the third round, but his run would end there, losing to second seed Fred Stolle.

Ishiguro was a gold medalist at the 1966 Asian Games, beating countryman Ichizo Konishi in the final.

He took part in 17 Davis Cup ties for Japan, from 1958 to 1966. He won 19 of his 38 matches, 15 of those in singles rubbers. He died on 9 November 2016 at the age of 80.

In 1972 he founded the Japan Professional Tennis Association and served as its first board chairman.

Personal life
His son is the actor Ken Ishiguro.

References

Category:1936 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Japanese male tennis players
Category:Asian Games medalists in tennis
Category:Tennis players at the 1958 Asian Games
Category:Tennis players at the 1962 Asian Games
Category:Tennis players at the 1966 Asian Games
Category:Sportspeople from Nagasaki Prefecture
Category:People from Nagasaki
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games