Masanosuke Fukuda (福田 雅之助, Fukuda Masanosuke, 4 May 1897 – 22 December 1974) was a Japanese male tennis player who represented Japan in the Davis Cup and Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics,[1] reaching the fourth round in which he lost to Henri Cochet. With compatriot Asaji Honda he competed in the men's doubles event and reached the second round.[2] In 1923 he won the Orange Invitation tournament against Frank Anderson.

Masanosuke Fukuda
Country (sports)Japan
Born(1897-05-04)4 May 1897
Tokyo, Japan
Died22 December 1974(1974-12-22) (aged 77)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon3R (1924)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games4R (1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1924)
Olympic Games2R (1924)

He competed in the 1924 Wimbledon Championships and reached the third round in the singles event and the second round in the doubles.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Masanosuke Fukuda". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympic Sports – Athletes – Masanosuke Fukuda". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Masanosuke Fukuda". AELTC.
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