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Shuzo Matsuoka

Matsuoka in 2014
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Born	(1967-11-06)6 November 1967 (age 58) Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,117,112
Official website	http://www.shuzo.co.jp/
Singles
Career record	145–163
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 46 (6 July 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	2R (1992,1993)
Wimbledon	QF (1995)
US Open	2R (1988,1990,1993)
Doubles
Career record	28–44
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 95 (16 January 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1989)
US Open	1R (1988)

Shuzo Matsuoka (松岡 修造,Matsuoka Shūzō; born 6 November 1967) is a retired Japanese professional tennis player, sports commentator, entertainer, and motivational speaker. A formerWimbledon quarter-finalist, Matsuoka won one singles title during his career, inSeoul in 1992. In the same year, he reached a career-high ranking of world No. 46.After his tennis career, he became known online for a series of short motivational videos, some edited by fans.

Matsuoka turned professional in 1986. In 1989, he finished runner-up in the top-level tournament atWellington, and captured the doubles title inAuckland. 1991 saw Matsuoka achieve his career-best Masters result, when he reached the quarter-finals of the1991 Canada Masters in Montreal, beatingMichael Chang in a dramatic 3-set battle en route.

In 1992, Matsuoka became the first Japanese player to win a singles event on theATP Tour when he captured the title inSeoul. He was also runner-up at the prestigious grass court tournament atQueen's Club that year, beatingGoran Ivanisevic and world no. 2Stefan Edberg in earlier rounds before losing toWayne Ferreira in the final.

Unsurprisingly, as a skilled grass-court player, Matsuoka's best performance at aGrand Slam event came atWimbledon in1995, where he reached the quarter-finals, beatingKarel Nováček,Mark Knowles,Javier Frana andMichael Joyce before being knocked out byPete Sampras. Matsuoka won the first set tie-break but Sampras came back to win in four sets.

Throughout the1995 Tour, Matsuoka suffered from chronic muscle cramps. In February, during a match againstJoseph Lizardo at theDavis Cup, he sustained an injury that required him to withdraw.

At theUS Open of 1995, during the fourth set of his first round match againstPetr Korda, Matsuoka collapsed from severe cramping in his thighs which left him writhing in pain on the court for several minutes. The rules at the time meant that Matsuoka would have forfeited the match if he had gotten medical attention, so he was left to suffer until he was defaulted for delaying the match. The incident led to a change in the rules of professional tennis to allow players to receive medical treatment during matches.^[1][2]

Matsuoka's career-high rankings were world No. 46 in singles (in 1992) and World No. 95 in doubles (in 1989). His career prize-money earnings totaled$1,117,112. He retired from the professional tour in April 1998.

Since his retirement from tennis Matsuoka has become a popular television sports commentator in Japan. He is a sportscaster forHodo Station, hosting interviews and segments that focus on talented athletes. He also hosts the "Shuzo Challenge", an annual tennis camp for young children created by theJTA.Kei Nishikori, former World No. 4 and Japanese No. 1, attended the camp when he was 12 years old.

Known for his passionate and energetic character, Matsuoka has also appeared in numerous variety programs, as well as in a cameo role for a television drama series. Since 2000, he has been the host of a weekly cookingmini-program,Kuishinbo! Bansai, onFuji TV. In 2008 Matsuoka was featured in ten television commercials, tying him withTakuya Kimura for the celebrity to be featured in the greatest number of Japanese television commercials that year.

Since 2006, Matsuoka has been releasing a web series of motivational videos calledFor you (こんなあなたに･･･,Konna Anata ni...), shot at locations he visits for work. They feature Matsuoka shouting phrases of encouragement at the camera, sometimes in ridiculous or bizarre scenarios. These videos have become popular with both Japanese and Western internet users, accumulating millions of views and being edited in the form ofMADs or having uplifting music added to them. In one of his most well-known videos, Matsuoka is harvestingAsian clams in the water at −10 °C and he shouts "Never give up" in English. In 2009, Matsuoka expressed excitement at the popularity of hisFor you series and the MADs, the latter numbering in the thousands by 2011.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Matsuoka married formerTV Tokyo announcer Emiko Taguchi in 1998, and has three children. His father,Isao Matsuoka, was chairman ofToho Co., Ltd., the Japanese film studio known for itsGodzilla movies as well as numerousAkira Kurosawa films. He has a daughter, who debuted inTakarazuka Revue in 2019 as part of the 105th class (her stage name is Kishou Kazuto).^[9]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 1989	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Kelly Evernden	5–7, 6–1, 4–6
Win	1–1	Apr 1992	Seoul, Korea	Hard	Todd Woodbridge	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Jun 1992	Queen's Club, UK	Grass	Wayne Ferreira	3–6, 4–6

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 1989	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Steve Guy	John Letts Bruce Man-Son-Hing	7–6, 7–6
Loss	1–1	Jan 1995	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Ronald Agénor	David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy	2–6, 4–6

• Crayon Shin-chan (2015), himself (voice)
• Rikuoh (2017), Jōji Misono

• Shuzo Matsuoka at theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
• Shuzo Matsuoka at theInternational Tennis Federation
• Shuzo Matsuoka at theDavis Cup (archived)
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