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Shinobu Asagoe
Tennis is a sport played between either two players, for Singles or two teams of two players, for doubles. In England, from where it is attributed that the modern game began in the late 19th century, refers to it as lawn tennis as it is used to be played predominantly on grass. The game spread throughout the English-speaking world amongst the upper classes. Now played on three different surfaces of clay, grass and hard courts, the movement of speed and bounce for the ball differs, affecting the level of play of individual players. In 1881 the desire to play tennis competitively led to the establishment of tennis clubs. The first championships at Wimbledon, in London were played in 1877. The U.S. National Women's Singles Championships were first held in 1887.
Shinobu Asagoe was born on the 28th of June 1976, in Hyogo, Japan. She is a 5 foot 7 inch, 128 pound right-handed player with a two-handed backhand. In 1994 she qualified for her first Tour in Japan and International Tennis Federation Circuit. In 1995 she had a 1win and 4 loss record. In 2000, she got her first Top 100 finish and qualified for her first majors by reaching the 2nd round at Wimbledon, and the 3rd round at the US Open defeating a number 22 seed. She reached her Tour quarterfinal debut at Tokyo. In 2001 she reached her Tier I QF debut at Tokyo by defeating the number 10 seed for her first victory over a Top 10 player. She reached her first Tour semifinal at Oklahoma City. In 2003, she reached her first Tour final at Birmingham, the 4th round at Wimbledon, the 3rd round at the US Open and won an ITF circuit tournament. She also reached consecutive doubles finals at Miami, Sarasota.
In 2004, her best season to date, she reached her career-first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the US Open, her first career appearance at the 4th round at the French Open. She is a member of Japanese Federation Cup Team. She won two doubles finals and reached the doubles semifinal at the Olympics. In 2005 she got her second straight Top 40 finish after winning her third career Tour singles final with two victories over Top 10 players including the defeat of the number 6 seed in the 3rd round for her career-best win.
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