Education
Keio University.
山岸二郎
Keio University.
He competed in the Wimbledon Championships in 1934, 1935 and 1937. In the singles event his best result was reaching the fourth round in 1934, losing to eventual finalist Jack Crawford. In 1937 he made it to the quarterfinal of the doubles competition, partnering Fumiteru Nakano, and the mixed doubles event, with Betty Nuthall.
On 5 April 1934 at 11:30 p.m. he discovered that Sato was missing and had committed suicide by jumping overboard.
In October 1937 he was narrowly defeated in three sets by World northern 1 Don Budge at the Pacific Coast Championships in Berkeley.
He was ranked Number. 8 in the world by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph in 1938.
In a 1934 article Fred Perry compared Yamagishi"s playing style to Sato and stated that his service was superior to Sato"son