Glenn Michibata

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Glenn Michibata (born June 13, 1962 in Toronto) is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.

Contents 1 As a pro singles player 2 As a pro doubles player 2.1 Titles (4) 2.2 Runner-ups (23) 3 As a Davis Cup player 4 Post-playing career 5 References 6 External links

[edit] As a pro singles player

An ATP touring professional from 1983 to 1993, the right-handed Michibata earned a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in April 1986. His best results were semi-finals appearances at the 1985 outdoor Tokyo, 1989 Wellington, and 1989 Schenectady Grand Prix events. He finished his singles career with a 72 and 113 win-loss record.

[edit] As a pro doubles player

The 5'9, 152lbs. Michibata is better remembered for his success as a doubles player. Playing with his long-time partner and fellow Canadian Grant Connell, Michibata reached the ranking of World No. 5 in 1991 as the Connell-Michibata tandem became the world's top ranked pairing. They reached the semi-finals of both the French Open and Wimbledon that year. A year earlier they were finalists at the Australian Open. For his career Michibata won four doubles titles, all as partner to Connell. His total ATP tour prize money earnings topped $1,080,000.

[edit] Titles (4)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (4)

Titles by Surface Hard (4) Clay (0) Grass (0) Carpet (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	22 August 1988	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Grant Connell	Marc Flur Sammy Giammalva Jr.	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
2.	23 April 1990	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Grant Connell	Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge	7–6, 6–4
3.	23 July 1990	Washington D.C., U.S.	Hard	Grant Connell	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	6–3, 6–7, 6–2
4.	29 April 1991	Singapore	Hard	Grant Connell	Stefan Kruger Christo Van Rensburg	6–4, 5–7, 7–6

[edit] Runner-ups (23)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	6 August 1984	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Paul Annacone	Scott Davis Ben Testerman	6–4, 6–4
2.	25 February 1985	Toronto Indoor, Canada	Carpet	Glenn Layendecker	Peter Fleming Anders Järryd	7–6, 6–2
3.	4 January 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Broderick Dyke	Dan Goldie Rick Leach	6–2, 6–3
4.	10 October 1988	Brisbane, Australia	Hard (i)	Grant Connell	Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb	6–4, 6–1
5.	9 January 1989	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Rill Baxter	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
6.	29 January 1990	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Grant Connell	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
7.	26 February 1990	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Grant Connell	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
8.	20 August 1990	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Grant Connell	Scott Davis David Pate	7–6, 7–6
9.	14 January 1991	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Grant Connell	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
10.	4 March 1991	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet	Grant Connell	Scott Davis David Pate	6–4, 5–7, 7–6
11.	8 April 1991	Hong Kong	Hard	Robert Van't Hof	Patrick Galbraith Todd Witsken	6–2, 6–4
12.	17 June 1991	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Grant Connell	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–4, 7–6
13.	29 July 1991	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Grant Connell	Patrick Galbraith Todd Witsken	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
14.	5 August 1991	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Brad Pearce	Javier Frana Jim Pugh	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
15.	12 August 1991	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Grant Connell	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6–7, 6–4, 7–5
16.	30 September 1991	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	John Fitzgerald	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7–6, 6–3
17.	13 January 1992	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Grant Connell	Wayne Ferreira Jim Grabb	6–4, 6–3
18.	6 April 1992	Singapore	Hard	Grant Connell	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–7, 6–2, 6–4
19.	24 August 1992	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Grant Connell	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	7–6, 6–2
20.	5 April 1993	Osaka, Japan	Hard	David Pate	Mark Keil Christo Van Rensburg	7–6, 6–3
21.	12 April 1993	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	David Pate	Ken Flach Rick Leach	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
22.	21 June 1993	Manchester, England	Grass	Stefan Kruger	Ken Flach Rick Leach	6–4, 6–1
23.	2 August 1993	Montreal, Canada	Hard	David Pate	Jim Courier Mark Knowles	6–4, 7–6

[edit] As a Davis Cup player

Michibata competed 18 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 Dutch pair of Paul Haarhuis and Mark Koevermans 7–6(5), 7–6(5), 6–2 as Canada defeated the Netherlands 3–2 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.

[edit] Post-playing career

Prior to turning pro, Michibata was a three-time All American as a college player at Pepperdine University, earning recognition in 1981, 1982, 1983.^[1] Upon retiring from the tour as a player, Michibata became the director of tennis at Whistler Racquet and Golf Resort in Whistler, British Columbia. From 1995 to 1997 he coached the famous doubles tandem of Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Michibata was assistant tennis coach at the University of Southern California from 1997 to 2000. He became Princeton University Head Coach in 2000.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Princeton Athletics Official Site profile page for Coach Michibata
• ATPtennis.com Player Profile for Michibata
• Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame Inductee '99 Video for Michibata