Glenn Michibata
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Glenn Michibata (born June 13, 1962 in Toronto) is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.
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[edit] As a pro singles player
An ATP touring professional from 1983 to 1993, the right-handed Michibata earned a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in April 1986. His best results were semi-finals appearances at the 1985 outdoor Tokyo, 1989 Wellington, and 1989 Schenectady Grand Prix events. He finished his singles career with a 72 and 113 win-loss record.
[edit] As a pro doubles player
The 5'9, 152lbs. Michibata is better remembered for his success as a doubles player. Playing with his long-time partner and fellow Canadian Grant Connell, Michibata reached the ranking of World No. 5 in 1991 as the Connell-Michibata tandem became the world's top ranked pairing. They reached the semi-finals of both the French Open and Wimbledon that year. A year earlier they were finalists at the Australian Open. For his career Michibata won four doubles titles, all as partner to Connell. His total ATP tour prize money earnings topped $1,080,000.
[edit] As a Davis Cup player
Michibata competed 18 Canadian Davis Cup teams between 1982 and 1992. He went 4 and 10 in singles and 7 and 8 in doubles. The Connell-Michibata pair won a crucial match in a 1990 tie against the Dutch pair of Paul Haarhuis and Mark Koevermans 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-2 as Canada defeated the Netherlands 3-2 in the qualifying round for the 1991 World Group. Unfortunately the Canadian team as well as the Connell-Michibata pairing lost in the first round of the World Group in 1991 as well as the following year, two of the only three times Canada has competed in the World Group since its inception in 1981.
[edit] Post-playing career
Prior to turning pro, Michibata was a three-time All American as a college player at Pepperdine University. Upon retiring from the tour as a player, Michibata became the director of tennis at Whistler Racquet and Golf Resort in Whistler, British Columbia. From 1995 to 1997 he coached the famous doubles tandem of Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Michibata was assistant tennis coach at the University of Southern California from 1997 to 2000. He became Princeton University Head Coach in 2000.
