Country (sports) Japan Australian Open QF (1974) Australian Open SF (1973) Name Kazuko Sawamatsu | French Open QF (1975) Role Tennis player US Open QF (1975) Weight 61 kg | |
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Born 5 January 1951 (age 73)
Nishinomiya, Japan ( 1951-01-05 ) Wimbledon 3R (1970, 1971, 1974, 1975) | ||
Kazuko Sawamatsu (Japanese: 沢松和子, born 5 January 1951) is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. Along with Ann Kiyomura, she is the first person of Asian descent to win a Grand Slam title, as well as being the first Asian national to do so.
She competed in a number of major LTA tournaments in the 1970s on the world circuit. At the 1975 Australian Open, she reached the quarter finals, as well as reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open and U.S. Open the same year. She also reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in 1973, and won the 1975 Wimbledon ladies doubles title with partner Ann Kiyomura.
In November 1975 she won the singles title at the Japan Open Tennis Championships, defeating Kiyomura in the final in three sets and together they won the doubles title.
Sawamatsu is the sister of tennis player Junko Sawamatsu and the aunt of Naoko Sawamatsu.