Lily Miyazaki

Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (born 11 November 1995) is a Japanese-born British tennis player. Miyazaki has career-high rankings by the WTA of 132 in singles and 184 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
ITF name	Yuriko Lily Miyazaki
Country (sports)	Japan (2013–2022)  Great Britain (2022–)
Residence	London, England
Born	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 29)[1] Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
College	Oklahoma (2014–2018)
Prize money	$748,203
Singles
Career record	254–176
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 132 (22 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 169 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2023)
French Open	Q2 (2022)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	97–91
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 184 (22 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 316 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
Last updated on: 4 November 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

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 debut at the US Open and recorded her first win at this major as a qualifier. She had 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]

Given a wildcard entry into the main draw at Wimbledon, Miyazaki won her first-round match against Tamara Korpatsch 6–2, 6–1,^[13][14] before being double-bagelled by 12th seed Daria Kasatkina in round two.^[15][16] Partnering with Emily Appleton, she was also given a wildcard entry into the women's doubles, reaching the second round with a win over Wang Xiyu and Zhu Lin in a deciding set tie-break,^[17] before losing to top seeds Elise Mertens and Hsieh Su-wei in round two.^[18]

At the 2024 Jasmin Open in Monastir, Tunisia, Miyazaki defeated Alycia Parks,^[19] in the first round before losing to Antonia Ružić.^[20]

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	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	Q1	2R	Q3	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	1–1	0 / 3	2–3	40%

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.
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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".
13. "Lily Miyazaki in the money after 'one of the best wins' in her career". The Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
14. "Kartal and Miyazaki pull off Wimbledon wins but Broom and Watson go out". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
15. "Wild card Lily Miyazaki beaten 6-0 6-0 at start of big day for British tennis". Express and Star. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
16. "Briton Miyazaki beaten by Kasatkina in 50 minutes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
17. "Lily Miyazaki shrugs off singles defeat with doubles victory". SW Londoner. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
18. "Skupski through in men's doubles but Salisbury out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
19. "Jasmin Open: Miyazaki through to second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
20. "GB's Miyazaki misses out on Jasmin Open quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

External links

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