Seiichiro Kashio (柏尾 誠一郎, Kashio Seiichirō, January 2, 1892 – September 6, 1962) was a tennis player from Japan, and with Ichiya Kumagae was one of the first Japanese Olympic medalists. He won the Canadian Open by defeating United States player Walter Wesbrook 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 11–9.[1]
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| Country (sports) | Japan |
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| Born | January 2, 1892 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | September 6, 1962 (aged 70) Palo Alto, California, US |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 1 ATP |
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| Men's tennis | ||
Representing  Japan
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1920 Antwerp | Doubles |
Biography edit
A native of Osaka, Kashio graduated from Tokyo Higher Commercial School (now Hitotsubashi University), and was subsequently employed by the trading company Mitsui & Co. and stationed at that company’s New York City branch office. He competed in the 1918 US Open, finishing in the third round. He also participated in the 1919 US Open, finishing in the second round.
At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, Kashio was defeated in the third round of the singles competition. However, paired with Ichiya Kumagae, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event. In the doubles final, Kashio and Kumagae lost to Oswald Turnbull and Max Woosnam of Great Britain: 2–6, 7–5, 5–7, and 5–7.
Kashio was a member of the first Japan Davis Cup team, which finished as runner-up in the 1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.[2] He subsequently partnered with Zenzo Shimizu in the 1923 Davis Cup, reaching the semi-finals. He appears to have retired from competition soon thereafter, and little is known of his subsequent career.
References edit
- ^ "Seiichiro Kashio". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Japan Is To Send Lawn Tennis Team" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 Dec 1922. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links edit
- Seiichiro Kashio at the International Tennis Federation
- Seiichiro Kashio at the Davis Cup
- Seiichiro Kashio at Olympics.com
- Seiichiro Kashio at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- HickokSports Olympic Tennis Records at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2002-02-22)
