Shuzo Matsuoka

Insights

Only one Grand Slam quarterfinal, and it came at Wimbledon in 1995

Matsuoka’s best result is a single quarterfinal, with all other finishes at R64 or earlier. That peak came in 1995 at Wimbledon, when he was 27.

His strongest stretch was 1990-1993, when he repeatedly reached the third round

Across those four seasons he produced six R64 results: 1990 US Open and Wimbledon, 1992 Wimbledon and French Open, plus 1993 US Open and French Open. That run stands out against his overall 13-25 Grand Slam record.

Wimbledon was his most productive major

He reached at least the R64 stage at Wimbledon five times, including the 1995 quarterfinal and two additional R64 finishes in 1990 and 1992. By contrast, his Australian Open and US Open results were more often R128.

His Grand Slam career was concentrated in his mid-to-late 20s

Every listed result came between ages 20 and 28, with the final season in 1996 at age 28. The data show no Grand Slam appearances before age 20 or after age 28.

He was highly ranked among Japanese men in this dataset

In the “Compared with other men” table, he is #2 of 27 from Japan. That places him near the top of the Japanese cohort in the supplied data, even though his overall Open Era rank is #385 of 2307.