Lily Miyazaki

Yuriko Miyazaki

Miyazaki at the 2022 French Open
Full name	Yuriko Lily Miyazaki
Country (sports)	Japan (2013–2022) Great Britain (2022–)
Residence	London, England
Born	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Oklahoma
Prize money	US$ 237,450
Singles
Career record	191–121 (61.2%)
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 199 (7 March 2022)
Current ranking	No. 215 (24 October 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2022)
French Open	Q2 (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2022)
US Open	Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	72–64 (52.9%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 223 (13 June 2022)
Current ranking	No. 351 (24 October 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2022)
Last updated on: 24 October 2022.

Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (born 11 November 1995) is a Japanese-born British tennis player.

Miyazaki has career-high rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 199 in singles and 223 in doubles. She has won four singles titles and six doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.

Personal life

Miyazaki settled in London aged 10, having previously resided 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.

Miyazaki attended the University of Oklahoma (2014–2019), where she completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematics followed by a Masters in Information Technology Management.

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. Miyazaki switched from representing Japan to Great Britain in March 2022.

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.

In October 2022, Miyazaki won her first $60K title in Glasgow beating former top 40 player, and compatriot, Heather Watson 5–7, 7–6(5), 6–2 in the finals, coming back from a set and a double break down.

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	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–1	0 / 1	0–1	0%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (5–4) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2014	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	10,000	Hard	Anastasiya Saitova	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Dec 2019	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Anastasia Kulikova	6–7(6), 4–6
Win	1–2	Dec 2019	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Yana Karpovich	6–0, 6–3
Win	2–2	Mar 2020	ITF Yokohama, Japan	25,000	Hard	Mai Hontama	7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Win	3–2	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Momoko Kobori	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win	4–2	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Matilda Mutavdzic	6–3, 6–3
Loss	4–3	Aug 2021	ITF Vigo, Spain	25,000	Hard	Olivia Gadecki	2–6, 4–6
Loss	4–4	Oct 2021	Henderson Open, U.S.	60,000	Hard	Emina Bektas	1–6, 1–6
Win	5–4	Oct 2022	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK	60,000	Hard (i)	Heather Watson	6-3, 7-6

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–4) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2017	ITF Guimarães, Portugal	15,000	Hard	Arianne Hartono	Maria Masini Olga Parres Azcoitia	7–5, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Apr 2019	ITF Cancún, Mexico	15,000	Hard	Mathilde Armitano	Victoria Rodríguez Marcela Zacarías	2–6, 0–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 2019	ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	15,000	Hard	Emily Appleton	Valentina Losciale Carla Touly	5–7, 3–6
Win	2–2	Nov 2020	ITF Lousada, Portugal	15,000	Hard	Arianne Hartono	Riya Bhatia Inês Murta	6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	2–3	Feb 2021	Open de l'Isère, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Arianne Hartono	Ioana Loredana Roșca Kimberley Zimmermann	1–6, 5–7
Loss	2–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu	4–6, 1–6
Win	3–4	Mar 2021	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Alicia Barnett	Ku Yeon-woo Raphaëlle Lacasse	6–4, 6–1
Win	4–4	Jun 2021	ITF Porto, Portugal	25,000	Hard	Arianne Hartono	Mana Ayukawa Akiko Omae	7–5, 6–2
Win	5–4	Oct 2021	ITF Florence, United States	25,000	Hard	Emily Appleton	Robin Anderson Elysia Bolton	6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Win	6–4	Feb 2022	Open de l'Isère, France	60,000	Hard (i)	Prarthana Thombare	Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls	6–3, 6–3

External links

• Lily Miyazaki at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lily Miyazaki at the International Tennis Federation