Glenn Michibata was born on 13 June 1962 and is a former professional tennis player and former head coach of the Princeton University Tigers tennis team.
13 Facts About Glenn Michibata
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In 1982, Glenn Michibata won the Canadian National Tennis Championships defeating Rejean Genois in the final.
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An ATP touring professional from 1983 to 1993, Glenn Michibata earned a career-high singles ranking of World No 48 in April 1986.
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Glenn Michibata reached the second round in all four Grand Slam tournaments, but never further.
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Glenn Michibata's last was at the US Open in 1991, when he lost in the first round to Nuno Marques.
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Glenn 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.
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Glenn Michibata competed for 14 Canadian Davis Cup teams between 1982 and 1992.
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Glenn Michibata went 4 and 10 in singles and 7 and 8 in doubles.
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Unfortunately the Canadian team as well as the Connell-Glenn 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.
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Glenn Michibata competed in Men's Doubles with Grant Connell at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
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Also, Glenn Michibata coached the doubles team of fellow Canadian Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles for two years.
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In 1997, Glenn 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.
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Glenn 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.