Zenzo Shimizu

Zenzo Shimizu

Zenzo Shimizu (清水善造, March 25 1891 in Misato, Gunma - April 12 1977 in Osaka) was a tennis player from Japan. He reached the "Challenge Round" final of the Wimbledon Championships in 1920, where he lost to Bill Tilden 4–6, 4–6, 11-13. He also was a member of Japan's Davis Cup team that finished second to the Americans in 1921. He established the earliest period of Japanese tennis together with Ichiya Kumagae.

External links

* [http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/TilTenn.html The Art of Lawn Tennis] (Bill Tilden, see Chapter 14)
* [http://www.estadium.ya.com/daviscup/Big%20Bill%20Tilden%201920s.htm History of 1920's Tennis]


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