Kentaro Masuda | |
Birth Date: | 26 August 1971 |
Birth Place: | Yokohama, Japan |
Careerprizemoney: | $62,434 |
Singlesrecord: | 0–6 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 344 (25 May 1998) |
Australianopenresult: | Q1 (1997) |
Wimbledonresult: | Q2 (1998) |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 260 (22 September 2003) |
is a Japanese tennis coach and former professional player.
Born in Yokohama, Masuda was twice thee national singles champion at the All Japan Tennis Championships, winning back to back titles in 1993 and 1994.[1]
Masuda made all of his ATP Tour main draw appearances in Japan, appearing at the Japan Open on five occasions and once at the Tokyo Indoor. He played in the qualifiers at the 1997 Australian Open and 1998 Wimbledon Championships.[2]
Following his retirement he has coached several Japanese players including Yasutaka Uchiyama and Akiko Omae. He has also been a coach for the Japan Davis Cup team.[3]