Ichizo Konishi

Ichizo Konishi
Native name
小西一三
Country (sports) Japan
Born(1939-03-15)15 March 1939
Osaka, Japan
Died20 August 2025(2025-08-20) (aged 86)
PlaysLeft-handed[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1965)
French Open3R (1965)
Wimbledon2R (1966)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1966 BangkokMen's team
Silver medal – second place1966 BangkokMen's singles

Ichizo Konishi (小西一三, Konishi Ichizō; 15 March 1939 – 20 August 2025) was a tennis player from Japan.

A left-handed player, Konishi was born in Osaka and grew up in Mie Prefecture. He attended Tokyo's Rikkyo University and in 1961 became their first student athlete to win the intercollegiate championships.[2]

Konishi, who reached the singles third round of the 1965 French Championships, debuted for the Japan Davis Cup team in 1965 and featured in 12 singles rubbers across four campaigns during his career.[3]

In 1966 he was All Japan champion for the only time (over Koji Watanabe in the final) and finished runner-up to Davis Cup teammate Osamu Ishiguro at the Asian Games in Bangkok.[4]

He died on 20 August 2025 at the age of 86.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sekai Tennis Hyakka 世界テニス百科 [Tennis Pictorial Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Vol. 4. World Tennis Player Directory. Tokyo: Gakushu Kenkyusha. p. 177. NDLBibID:000001189263.
  2. ↑ "小西 一三さん：思い出に残るあの試合」｜日本テニス協会公式サイト[JTA]". jta-tennis.or.jp.
  3. ↑ "Richey Bows in French Net Tourney". Los Angeles Times. 21 May 1965.
  4. ↑ "Japanese Win Asian Games". New York Daily News. 21 December 1966.
  5. ↑ "Obituary" 訃報 (pdf). Nagoya Lawn Tennis Club (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-05-09.
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