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 169 in singles and 223 in doubles.[2] She has won five singles titles and seven doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
Personal life
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 Masters in Information Technology Management.[3]
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.[5] 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.[6][7]
In October 2022, Miyazaki won her first $60k title in Glasgow beating former top 40 player and compatriot, Heather Watson, in the final, coming back from a set and a double break down.[8]
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.