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| Name: | SHINOBU ASAGOE |
| Nationality: | Japan |
| Gender: | Female |
| Birthdate: | 6/28/1976 |
| Birthplace: | Hyogo, Japan |
| Residence: | Hyogo, Japan |
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| Play Style: | Right Handed |
| Raquet: | n/a |
| Clothes by: | n/a |
| Shoes by: | n/a |
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About:
Began playing tennis at age 13 at her junior high school...Coached by Yoshio Tanikawa (formerly coached by Natsuo Yamanaka); does off-court training with Koji Kawakami...Favorite surface is hard; best shot is backhand...Nickname is Shii-chan...Father, Shuichi, is a businessman; mother, Chieko, is a housewife; has an older brother, Kazuhiko...Graduated from high school in March 1995 and has attended Sonoda University for two years on a full scholarship studying English and Chinese; is currently on leave from university to play tennis...Went to the same high school as former Top 10 player Kimiko Date, whom she admires for all she achieved...Also admires her parents...Most memorable experience was winning a softball competition among her friends...Favorite city to visit is Kyoto and the Kiyomizu Temple for the beautiful view...Favorite movie is Terminator II; likes the comic book Rokudenashi Blues; enjoys Japanese music.
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Highest Rank:
Career-High Singles No. 21 (April 18, 2005)
Career-High Doubles No. 18 (June 6, 2005)
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