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Residence | West Windsor Township, New Jersey, United States |
Born | (1962-06-13) 13 June 1962 (age 62) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 1993 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $ 1,081,207 |
Singles | |
Career record | 72β115 (ATP Tour, Grand Prix and Grand Slam |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 48 (7 April 1986) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
French Open | 2R (1989 |
Wimbledon | 2R (1984, 1988, 1991) |
US Open | 2R (1988, 1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 249β207 (ATP Tour, Grand Prix and Grand Slam |
Career titles | 4 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (8 July 1991) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1990) |
French Open | SF (1991) |
Wimbledon | SF (1991) |
US Open | 3R (1990, 1992) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1988) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1993) |
French Open | QF (1992) |
Wimbledon | QF (1991) |
US Open | SF (1992) |
Last updated on: 17 June 2022. |
Glenn Michibata (born 13 June 1962) is a former professional tennis player and former head coach of the Princeton University Tigers tennis team.
Playing careerβ»
Collegiate careerβ»
Before turning pro, Michibata was an All-American player at Pepperdine University in the "1981," 1982 and "1983 seasons."
Professional career β singlesβ»
In 1982, Michibata won the Canadian National Tennis Championships (closed) defeating RΓ©jean Genois in the final.
An ATP touring professional from 1983ββto 1993, "Michibata earned a career-high singles ranking of World No." 48 in April 1986. His best results were the semifinals at the 1985 outdoor Tokyo, "1989 Wellington." And 1989 Schenectady Grand Prix events.
Michibata reached the second round in all four Grand Slam tournaments, but never further. His first Grand Slam appearance was at the 1983 US Open, when he lost in the second round to Pat Cash. His last was also at the US Open in 1991, when he lost in the first round to Nuno Marques. Michibata only played all four Grand Slams in the same year in 1989, reaching the second round at the French Open and US Open and losing in the first round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Professional career β doublesβ»
Michibata had more success as a doubles player. Much of this success came with fellow Canadian Grant Connell, including four titles. In 1990, Michibata and Connell were finalists at the Australian Open. Michibata's highest doubles ranking was #5 on 8 July 1991 after he and Connell reached the semifinals of both the French Open and Wimbledon. Coincidentally, they lost both of these semifinals to John Fitzgerald and Anders JΓ€rryd.
Davis Cup and Olympicsβ»
Michibata competed for 14 Canadian Davis Cup teams between 1982 and 1992. He went 4 and 10 in singles and 7 and 8 in doubles. The Connell-Michibata pair won a crucial match in a 1990 tie against the Dutchmen Paul Haarhuis and Mark Koevermans 7β6, 7β6, 6β2, as Canada defeated the Netherlands 3β2 in the qualifying round for the 1991 World Group. Unfortunately the Canadian team as well as the Connell-Michibata pairing lost in the first round of the World Group in 1991 as well as the following year, two of the only three times Canada has competed in the World Group since its inception in 1981.
Michibata also competed in Men's Doubles with Grant Connell at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. They were seeded 6th. But lost in the first round to Moreten Christensen and Michael Tauson of Denmark.
Coaching careerβ»
After retiring as a player, Michibata became the director of tennis at Whistler Racquet and Golf Resort in Whistler, British Columbia. Also, Michibata coached the doubles team of fellow Canadian Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles for two years (1995β1997).
In 1997, Michibata became an assistant tennis coach at the University of Southern California, staying there until 2000, when he moved to Princeton University to become the head coach of its tennis program. He remained at Princeton for 12 years during which time he had a 145β121 record, including winning records in seven Ivy League seasons, and three Ivy League Players of the Year.
Michibata has remained in the Princeton area, and he is currently director of elite and tournament training for the Princeton Tennis Program, where he coaches many nationally ranked players.
Personal lifeβ»
Michibata is married and has a son and a daughter. In 1999, he was inducted into both the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999. and the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. Michibata and Grant Connell were inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame in 2010.
ATP career finalsβ»
Doubles: 27 (4 titles, 23 runner-ups)β»
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Result | WβL | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0β1 | Aug 1984 | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() |
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4β6, 4β6 |
Loss | 0β2 | Feb 1985 | Toronto, Canada | Grand Prix | Carpet | ![]() |
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6β7, 2β6 |
Loss | 0β3 | Jan 1988 | Wellington, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() |
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2β6, 3β6 |
Win | 1β3 | Aug 1988 | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() |
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2β6, 6β4, 7β5 |
Loss | 1β4 | Oct 1988 | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() |
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4β6, 3β6 |
Loss | 1β5 | Jan 1989 | Wellington, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() |
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6β3, 2β6, 3β6 |
Loss | 1β6 | Jan 1990 | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β4, 1β6, 4β6 |
Loss | 1β7 | Feb 1990 | Philadelphia, United States | Championship Series | Carpet | ![]() |
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6β3, 4β6, 2β6 |
Win | 2β7 | Apr 1990 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7β6, 6β4 |
Win | 3β7 | Jul 1990 | Washington, United States | Championship Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β7, 6β2 |
Loss | 3β8 | Aug 1990 | Indianapolis, United States | Championship Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β7, 6β7 |
Loss | 3β9 | Jan 1991 | Auckland, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β4, 3β6, 4β6 |
Loss | 3β10 | Mar 1991 | Chicago, United States | World Series | Carpet | ![]() |
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4β6, 7β5, 6β7 |
Loss | 3β11 | Apr 1991 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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2β6, 4β6 |
Win | 4β11 | Apr 1991 | Singapore, Singapore | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β4, 5β7, 7β6 |
Loss | 4β12 | Jun 1991 | Queen's, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β7 |
Loss | 4β13 | Jul 1991 | Montreal, Canada | Masters Series | Hard | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β3, 1β6 |
Loss | 4β14 | Aug 1991 | Los Angeles, United States | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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5β7, 6β2, 4β6 |
Loss | 4β15 | Aug 1991 | Cincinnati, United States | Masters Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7β6, 4β6, 5β7 |
Loss | 4β16 | Sep 1991 | Brisbane, Australia | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β7, 3β6 |
Loss | 4β17 | Jan 1992 | Auckland, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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4β6, 3β6 |
Loss | 4β18 | Apr 1992 | Singapore, Singapore | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7β6, 2β6, 4β6 |
Loss | 4β19 | Aug 1992 | Indianapolis, United States | Championship Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β7, 2β6 |
Loss | 4β20 | Apr 1993 | Osaka, Japan | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β7, 3β6 |
Loss | 4β21 | Apr 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6β2, 3β6, 4β6 |
Loss | 4β22 | Jun 1993 | Manchester, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | ![]() |
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4β6, 1β6 |
Loss | 4β23 | Aug 1993 | Montreal, Canada | Masters Series | Hard | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β7 |
Performance timelinesβ»
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singlesβ»
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | SR | WβL | Win % | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1β3 | 25% | ||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1β4 | 20% | ||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q3 | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 3β5 | 38% | ||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 2β5 | 29% | ||||
Winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β0 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β0 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0 / 17 | 7β17 | 29% | ||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2β3 | 40% | ||||
Canada | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 11 | 4β11 | 27% | ||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2β2 | 50% | ||||
Winβloss | 0β1 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β0 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0 / 16 | 8β16 | 33% |
Doublesβ»
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | WβL | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | F | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 17β7 | 71% | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | SF | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 11β7 | 61% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | SF | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 13β10 | 57% | |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 6β7 | 46% | |
Winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β4 | 5β2 | 3β4 | 12β4 | 11β4 | 6β4 | 5β4 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0 / 31 | 47β31 | 60% | |
National Representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | 0 / 1 | 0β1 | 0% | |||||||||
Year-End Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ATP Finals | Did not qualify | SF | SF | Did not qualify | 0 / 2 | 4β4 | 50% | |||||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4β5 | 44% | |
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 7β9 | 44% | |
Canada | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 1R | F | A | A | 1R | 0 / 14 | 15β14 | 52% | |
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 2R | F | 2R | QF | A | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | 8β6 | 57% | |
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1β4 | 20% | |
Winβloss | 0β1 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 5β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β5 | 7β5 | 4β5 | 6β5 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β3 | 0 / 38 | 35β38 | 48% |
Mixed Doublesβ»
Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | SR | WβL | Win % | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | 0 / 3 | 4β3 | 57% | ||||||||||
French Open | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 4β3 | 57% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 7β7 | 50% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | QF | 0 / 3 | 7β3 | 70% | ||||||||||
Winβloss | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 7β4 | 5β4 | 7β3 | 0 / 16 | 22β16 | 58% |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Glenn Michibata Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Princeton Tigers. Accessed October 26, 2015. "Michibata and his wife Angie live in West Windsor with their daughter Cori and son Matthew."
- ^ "CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports". Archived from the original on 2007-02-22.
- ^ "Glenn Michibata β Overview β ATP World Tour β Tennis". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "College Tennis Online: NCAA results, ITA collegiate tennis rankings, and college tennis news". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Glenn Michibata Resigns As Head Coach Of Princeton Men's Tennis". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ humans.txt. "Staff β Princeton Tennis Program". www.ptp.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Glenn Michibata - GoPrincetonTigers.com - Education Through Athletics ... An Unmatched Tradition of Athletic Success". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Tennis Canada". Tennis Canada.
- ^ "Glenn Michibata Β»". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Rogers Cup". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
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