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Asagoe meets press for her retirement from competitive tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (R) receives flowers from her mother after a news conference in connection with her retirement from competitive tennis in Tokyo on Oct. 6. Asagoe officially retired from competition last month when she and partner Akiko Morigami were eliminated from the U.S. Open women's doubles.

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Asagoe, Morigami advance to U.S. Open doubles 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Akiko Morigami hug each other after beating the No. 14 seed pair in three sets in the second round of the U.S. Open women's doubles at the National Tennis Center on Sept. 3. The unseeded Japanese pair rallied to win 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 over France's Marion Bartoli and Shahar Peer of Israel.

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Asagoe, Morigami advance to U.S. Open doubles 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Akiko Morigami respond to the spectators after beating the No. 14 seed pair in three sets in the second round of the U.S. Open women's doubles at the National Tennis Center on Sept. 3. The unseeded Japanese pair rallied to win 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 over France's Marion Bartoli and Shahar Peer of Israel.

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Japan's Asagoe-Morigami pair advances to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese pair Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Akiko Morigami downed Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia and Hana Sromova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 in the women's doubles at the U.S. Open on Aug. 30 to advance to the second round.

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Asagoe to call it quits after U.S. Open

TOKYO, Japan - Shinobu Asagoe (file photo), one of the top Japanese women's tennis players, will retire from competition after the U.S. Open beginning Aug. 28.

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Asagoe reaches Australian Open women's doubles semifinals

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) and her Slovenian partner Katarina Srebotnik celebrate their victory over second-seeded Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Australian Rennae Stubbs 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne on Jan. 24.

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Japan's Asagoe bows out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe is about to leaves the court after suffering a 6-1, 6-3 defeat to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the third round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open on Sept. 3.

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Asagoe advances to U.S. Open 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe celebrates after beating Evgenia Linetskaya of Russia 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open women's singles on Sept. 1.

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Asagoe through to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe smiles after brushing aside Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open on Aug. 30.

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Asagoe, Srebotnik also into doubles 3rd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - The Japan-Slovakia duo of Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Katarina Srebotnik came from behind to beat Evie Dominikovic of Austria and Aiko Nakamura of Japan 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to clinch a spot in the third round of the women's doubles at Wimbledon on June 25.

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(2)Sharapova beats Asagoe at Toray open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe was defeated by No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Feb. 5.

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(1)Sharapova beats Asagoe at Toray open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova beats Japan's Shinobu Asagoe in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Feb. 5. Sharapova will face top seed Lindsay Davenport in the final.

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Asagoe-Srebotnik pair wins women's doubles final

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded pair Katarina Srebotnik (L) of Slovenia and Shinobu Asagoe of Japan smile with their cups in hands after defeating American fifth-seeded duo Mashona Washington and Jennifer Hopkins 6-1, 6-4 to win the women's doubles final at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 10.

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Local favorite Asagoe crashes out of Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe crashes out of the women's singles competition after being condemned to a first-round defeat by Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 5. World No. 43 Asagoe, who reached the last eight of last month's U.S. Open, was defeated by her 76th-ranked Thai opponent 0-6, 4-6.

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Asagoe advances to quarterfinals in U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Shinobu Asagoe of Japan reacts to the audience on Sept. 6 after defeating Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in the fourth round of the U.S. Open women's singles. She defeated Daniilidou 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.

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Asagoe advances to 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe reacts after defeating Paola Suarez of Argentina at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4. Asagoe advanced to the fourth round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open.

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Asagoe into U.S. Open 3rd rd, Sugiyama claims doubles win

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe moved into the third round of the women's singles after a straight-sets win over Jill Craybas at the U.S Open at National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows on Sept. 2.

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Sugiyama, Asagoe miss bronze medal in doubles tennis

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Ai Sugiyama (R) and Shinobu Asagoe lose in straight sets to Paola Suarez and Patricia Tarabini of Argentina in the women's doubles bronze medal match in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 21.

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Spanish pair beat Sugiyama-Asagoe pair in Olympic tennis

ATHENS, Greece - Spain's Conchita Martinez and Virginia Ruano Pascual (L) greet Japan's Ai Sugiyama and Shinobu Asagoe after winning a place in the women's doubles final after a straight-sets victory in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 20.

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Asagoe-Fujiwara pair wins 1st round of women's doubles

WIMBLEDON, England - Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Rika Fujiwara rejoice after defeating the Czech Republican duo of Olga Blahotova and Gabriela Navratilova 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the women's doubles at the Wimbledon Championships on June 24.

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(2)Japan secures World Group spot in 2004 Fed Cup

GIFU, Japan - Ai Sugiyama (L) and Shinobu Asagoe (R) celebrate after securing Japan a berth in 2004 Fed Cup at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu Prefecture on July 20. Sugiyama lost to her Swedish opponent in the day's first Fed Cup singles match, but Shinobu Asagoe prevailed for Japan's third win in the World Group playoff against Sweden.

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(1)Japan secures World Group spot in 2004 Fed Cup

GIFU, Japan - Shinobu Asagoe of Japan throws up arms in joy after defeating Hanna Nooni of Sweden 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in the World Group playoff at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu Prefecture on July 20. Her victory secured Japan a berth in 2004 Fed Cup.

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(2)Japan beats Sweden in playoff for Fed Cup World Group

GIFU, Japan - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe downs Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 7-5 in the first match of a Fed Cup World Group playoff in Gifu, central Japan, on July 19.

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Asagoe defeated by Davenport

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) congratulates Lindsay Davenport of the United States after being defeated by Davenport in the fourth round of the Wimbledon championships women's singles on June 30.

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Asagoe-Miyagi duo advances to next round

WIMBLEDON, England - Japanese duo Nana Miyagi (L) and Shinobu Asagoe celebrate after defeating Slovenian duo Tina Krizan and Katarina Srebotnik 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) to advance to the next round of the women's doubles at Wimbledon championships on June 28.

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Asagoe through to women's singles 4th round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe celebrates after defeating Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-5, 6-2 in the women's singles at the Wimbledon championships on June 27 to advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

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Asagoe advances to third round of Wimbledon tennis championships

WIMBLEDON, England - Shinobu Asagoe of Japan shows her joy after a 0-6, 6-4, 12-10 win over Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in the women's singles second-round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships on June 25.

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Asagoe beaten by Williams

WINBLEDON, England - Venus Williams (R) of the United States walks toward the referee after beating Shinobu Asagoe of Japan 6-2, 6-3 in women's singles first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships June 26.

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Asagoe defeats Sugiyama

TOKYO, Japan - Shinobu Asagoe (L) gets blessing from Ai Sugiyama (R) after edging her 6-3, 7-5 in the second round match of the $535,000 Toyota Princess Cup tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5.

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Asagoe clears 1st round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe, ranked 94th in the world, defeats Rachel McQuillan of Australia 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a first round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships Aug. 29. On the second day of the two-week grand slam event, the 24-year-old wowed hundreds of tennis fans with a tense third set which she ultimately won on her third match point.

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Asagoe doubles up on women's titles at tennis c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Top seed Shinobu Asagoe overcomes a shaky start to defeat Haruka Inoue for the women's singles title and then teams up with Shiho Hisamatsu for the doubles crown at the national tennis championships on Nov. 14. Asagoe, ranked 122nd in the world, scored a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 victory over second-seeded Inoue at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum for her first national title and 2 million yen in first prize money.

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Asagoe into U.S. Open 3rd rd, Sugiyama claims doubles win

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe moved into the third round of the women's singles after a straight-sets win over Jill Craybas at the U.S Open at National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe advances to 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe reacts after defeating Paola Suarez of Argentina at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4. Asagoe advanced to the fourth round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe advances to quarterfinals in U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Shinobu Asagoe of Japan reacts to the audience on Sept. 6 after defeating Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in the fourth round of the U.S. Open women's singles. She defeated Daniilidou 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe-Srebotnik pair wins women's doubles final

TOKYO, Japan - Top-seeded pair Katarina Srebotnik (L) of Slovenia and Shinobu Asagoe of Japan smile with their cups in hands after defeating American fifth-seeded duo Mashona Washington and Jennifer Hopkins 6-1, 6-4 to win the women's doubles final at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

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(2)Sharapova beats Asagoe at Toray open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe was defeated by No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Feb. 5. (Kyodo)

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(1)Sharapova beats Asagoe at Toray open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova beats Japan's Shinobu Asagoe in the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Feb. 5. Sharapova will face top seed Lindsay Davenport in the final. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe, Srebotnik also into doubles 3rd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - The Japan-Slovakia duo of Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Katarina Srebotnik came from behind to beat Evie Dominikovic of Austria and Aiko Nakamura of Japan 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to clinch a spot in the third round of the women's doubles at Wimbledon on June 25. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asagoe-Morigami pair advances to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese pair Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Akiko Morigami downed Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia and Hana Sromova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 in the women's doubles at the U.S. Open on Aug. 30 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe, Morigami advance to U.S. Open doubles 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Akiko Morigami respond to the spectators after beating the No. 14 seed pair in three sets in the second round of the U.S. Open women's doubles at the National Tennis Center on Sept. 3. The unseeded Japanese pair rallied to win 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 over France's Marion Bartoli and Shahar Peer of Israel. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe, Morigami advance to U.S. Open doubles 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Akiko Morigami hug each other after beating the No. 14 seed pair in three sets in the second round of the U.S. Open women's doubles at the National Tennis Center on Sept. 3. The unseeded Japanese pair rallied to win 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 over France's Marion Bartoli and Shahar Peer of Israel. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe meets press for her retirement from competitive tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (R) receives flowers from her mother after a news conference in connection with her retirement from competitive tennis in Tokyo on Oct. 6. Asagoe officially retired from competition last month when she and partner Akiko Morigami were eliminated from the U.S. Open women's doubles. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe reaches Australian Open women's doubles semifinals

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) and her Slovenian partner Katarina Srebotnik celebrate their victory over second-seeded Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Australian Rennae Stubbs 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne on Jan. 24. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe defeated by Davenport

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (L) congratulates Lindsay Davenport of the United States after being defeated by Davenport in the fourth round of the Wimbledon championships women's singles on June 30. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Asagoe bows out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe is about to leaves the court after suffering a 6-1, 6-3 defeat to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the third round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open on Sept. 3. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe advances to U.S. Open 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe celebrates after beating Evgenia Linetskaya of Russia 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open women's singles on Sept. 1. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe through to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe smiles after brushing aside Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open on Aug. 30. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe-Fujiwara pair wins 1st round of women's doubles

WIMBLEDON, England - Shinobu Asagoe (L) and Rika Fujiwara rejoice after defeating the Czech Republican duo of Olga Blahotova and Gabriela Navratilova 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the women's doubles at the Wimbledon Championships on June 24. (Kyodo)

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Local favorite Asagoe crashes out of Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe crashes out of the women's singles competition after being condemned to a first-round defeat by Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 5. World No. 43 Asagoe, who reached the last eight of last month's U.S. Open, was defeated by her 76th-ranked Thai opponent 0-6, 4-6. (Kyodo)

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Asagoe-Miyagi duo advances to next round

WIMBLEDON, England - Japanese duo Nana Miyagi (L) and Shinobu Asagoe celebrate after defeating Slovenian duo Tina Krizan and Katarina Srebotnik 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) to advance to the next round of the women's doubles at Wimbledon championships on June 28. (Kyodo)