Nana Miyagi
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Nana•Miyagi (-Rogers) |
| Used name | Nana•Miyagi |
| Original name | 宮城•ナナ |
| Other names | Nana Smith |
| Born | 10 April 1971 in Seattle, Washington (USA) |
| Measurements | 164 cm / 52 kg |
| NOC |  Japan |
Biography
Born in Seattle in 1971, Nana Miyagi played tennis for Japan throughout her career. Miyagi achieved a career-best singles ranking of #51 in the world in February 1995 and a doubles ranking of #12 in the world in May 1997. As a doubles specialist she won 10 WTA titles and 31 ITF titles from 1988 to 2004. Miyagi won seven medals at the Asian Games, including three golds, with two in the team event and a mixed doubles gold in 1998 with Satoshi Iwabuchi.
In 2000 Miyagi and Ai Sugiyama played in the doubles at the Sydney Olympics, reaching the second round. While she never progressed further than the second round in singles at Grand Slams she reached the doubles quarter-finals on three occasions at the Australian Open (1997, 1998, 2000) and the semi-finals of the US Open in 1993.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Tennis | JPN |
Nana Miyagi | |||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Ai Sugiyama | =9 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games (3–1–4 1990 Beijing TEN gold: team, bronze: doubles; 1994 Hiroshima TEN gold: team, silver: mixed doubles, bronze: doubles; 1998 Bangkok TEN gold: mixed doubles, bronze: doubles and team)