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Japanese tennis player (1900–1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yoshiro Ota (11 January 1900 – 29 March 1993) was a Japanese tennis player.
Ota was born and raised in Niigata Prefecture. He won the All-Japan singles championship in 1926, then from 1927 to 1930 represented Japan in the Davis Cup, amassing a 12–8 record in singles play. His Davis Cup career included participation in the 1927 Interzone final against France and an upset win over American No. 2 John Van Ryn in 1929.[1]
While based in England, Ota won numerous local tournaments, which included beating Fred Perry in the final of the Surrey Championships.[2][3] He also competed in mainland Europe and made the fourth round of the 1930 French Championships, where he claimed the first two sets in a five set loss to Jean Borotra.[4]
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