Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Jiro Sato (佐藤 次郎, Satō Jirō, Japanese pronunciation: [ˈdʒi.ɾo ˈsɑt̪o]; January 5, 1908 – April 5, 1934) was a Japanese tennis player. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1933, but committed suicide in the Strait of Malacca during his trip to the Davis Cup in 1934. French Championships: Singles semifinalist 1931 and 1933 Wimbledon: Singles semifinalist 1932 and 1933, Men's Doubles finalist 1933 (Partner Ryosuke Nunoi, lost to Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon) Australian Championships: Singles semifinalist, Mixed doubles finalist (Partner Meryl O'Hara Wood), both in 1932He received worldwide fame in Wimbledon 1932, when he beat the defending champion Sidney Wood at the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, he lost to Henry Austin. His peak came in 1933, when he beat Fred Perry in the French Open quarterfinal. He was ranked World No. 3 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. (Ranked No. 1: Jack Crawford, No. 2: Fred Perry) However, it got more and more difficult for him to endure the enormous pressure from Japan. It is believed that pressure drove him to throw himself overboard into the Strait of Malacca on April 5, 1934, at 26 years of age.. }
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- Jiro_Sato abstract "Jiro Sato (佐藤 次郎, Satō Jirō, Japanese pronunciation: [ˈdʒi.ɾo ˈsɑt̪o]; January 5, 1908 – April 5, 1934) was a Japanese tennis player. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1933, but committed suicide in the Strait of Malacca during his trip to the Davis Cup in 1934. French Championships: Singles semifinalist 1931 and 1933 Wimbledon: Singles semifinalist 1932 and 1933, Men's Doubles finalist 1933 (Partner Ryosuke Nunoi, lost to Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon) Australian Championships: Singles semifinalist, Mixed doubles finalist (Partner Meryl O'Hara Wood), both in 1932He received worldwide fame in Wimbledon 1932, when he beat the defending champion Sidney Wood at the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, he lost to Henry Austin. His peak came in 1933, when he beat Fred Perry in the French Open quarterfinal. He was ranked World No. 3 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. (Ranked No. 1: Jack Crawford, No. 2: Fred Perry) However, it got more and more difficult for him to endure the enormous pressure from Japan. It is believed that pressure drove him to throw himself overboard into the Strait of Malacca on April 5, 1934, at 26 years of age.".