1. Ryosuke Nunoi was the youngest member of the Japanese squad that toured Australia in 1932 and played in a series of "Test matches" against the home side.
10 Facts About Ryosuke Nunoi
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Ryosuke Nunoi did however have a win over Jack Crawford in Perth.
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At the 1932 Australian Championships, Ryosuke Nunoi was a quarter-finalist in the singles, along with teammate Jiro Sato.
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Ryosuke Nunoi won singles matches over Emil Gabori, Bela von Kehrling, George Lyttleton-Rogers, Edward McGuire, Gustav Jaenecke and Vivian McGrath.
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Ryosuke Nunoi partnered Sato in all four doubles rubbers and they were beaten only once, by the Australian pairing of Jack Crawford and Adrian Quist, in another five set match.
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Ryosuke Nunoi was then eliminated from the tournament by Marcel Bernard.
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Ryosuke Nunoi competed in the 1933 US National Championships, as the 10th seed.
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En route to the fourth round, where he was beaten by Frank Shields, Ryosuke Nunoi had wins over Americans Edward Jacobs, Samuel Gilpin and George Lott.
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Ryosuke Nunoi served as a paymaster captain with the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
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Ryosuke Nunoi fought in the Burma campaign and took his own life on 21 July 1945.