Kosei
Kamo
Male
Japan
1932-05-10
Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
2017-01-06
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In 1954, he reached the final of the Canadian National Championships but lost in straight sets to Bernard Bartzen.
In 1955, Kamo Kosei won the U.S. National Championships men's doubles title at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston with compatriot Atsushi Miyagi after a five-set victory over Americans Gerald Moss and Bill Quillian. Hurricane Diane roared through New England in August 1955, flooding the tennis courts and delaying the tournament for a week. When the tournament resumed many of the leading players such as Ken Rosewall, Tony Trabert, Lew Hoad and Vic Seixas had already left which devalued the men's doubles draw.
With this win, he and Atsushi Miyagi became the first Japanese doubles to win a Grand Slam tournament.
Kamo won the Japanese tennis championships in 1953 and 1956.
From 1953 to 1959, he played in the Japanese Davis Cup team.
The Tokyo native, who served as an adviser to the association, teamed up with Miyagi at the 1955 Davis Cup to defeat the Philippines and give Japan its first-ever victory in the eastern zone final.
1952 - 1963
2
126
74
1956 - Japan International Championships (Amateur)
1953 - Japan International Championships (Amateur)
Final
Osamu Ishiguro 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Rodney (Rod) Susman
6-1
7-5
Quarterfinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Bert Brown
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
John W. (Jack) Frost
6-2
6-2
1-6
7-5
Final
Edward (Eddie) Moylan 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-4
6-4
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Barry MacKay 1 *
Kosei Kamo
7-9
6-2
10-8
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Luc Despiegelaere
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Bill Parks
6-4
8-6
Semifinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-0
6-1
2-6
6-4
Round 4
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Jim Watson
7-5
6-8
6-3
Quarterfinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Donald H. Fontana
6-1
6-8
6-3
4-6
9-7
Semifinals
Whitney Reed 1 *
Kosei Kamo
3-6
7-5
0-6
6-4
10-8
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
George Bocharine Stoesser
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
John M. Cranston
1-6
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Whitney Reed
7-5
7-5
Quarterfinals
Neale Fraser 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-1
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
William Joseph (Bill) Tully
6-4
?-?
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
David (Dave) Harum
6-3
4-6
6-2
Round 3
Ron Holmberg 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Vincent Di Stefano
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
John Norgauer
6-4
6-0
Round 2
Sammy Giammalva sr 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
5-1
ret.
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Tom Freiberg
13-11
6-3
Round 2
Dick Savitt 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Isias S. (Iyo) Pimentel
6-3
6-1
Final
John W. (Jack) Frost 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Forrest Stewart
8-6
4-6
6-1
Round 2
Donald Dell 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Grant Golden 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
7-5
6-1
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Jacques Renavand
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Gardnar Mulloy 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-4
3-6
8-6
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Donald Francis (Don) Platt
?
Round 2
Luis Ayala 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
6-3
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
6-1
7-9
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Vic Seixas 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
6-2
5-7
6-3
Round 1
Mal Anderson 1 *
Kosei Kamo
9-7
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Morris Friedman
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Jim Watson
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Chet Bulwa
6-1
6-3
Round 4
Sven Davidson 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Forrest Stewart
6-3
?-?
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Bobby Siska
6-3
6-3
Round 4
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Charles Maxwell (Max) Brown
5-7
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vic Seixas 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Eduardo P. Argon
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Isias S. (Iyo) Pimentel
9-11
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Ramanathan Krishnan 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
9-7
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Robert Oswell (Bob) Kimbrell
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Budge Patty
2-6
6-3
9-7
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Kurt Nielsen
6-2
7-9
6-3
Quarterfinals
Sammy Giammalva sr 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
6-1
7-5
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Manuel Garcia
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Richard M. (Dick) Leslie
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Johann F. Kupferburger
6-0
8-6
Quarterfinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Arthur (Art) Andrews
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
Whitney Reed 1 *
Kosei Kamo
5-7
6-3
6-8
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Sidney Burr Wood III
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
John M. Cranston
3-6
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Straight Clark
6-1
1-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Sammy Giammalva sr 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Bobby Wilson
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Budge Patty 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Irvin Dorfman 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
4-6
6-3
Final
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Atsushi Miyagi
7-5
6-0
7-5
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Clyde C. Freeman
6-1
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Mal Anderson 1 *
Kosei Kamo
8-6
11-13
4-6
8-6
8-6
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Jules A. Cohen
6-4
9-7
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
4-6
6-2
7-5
Round 3
Straight Clark 1 *
Kosei Kamo
7-5
6-4
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Al Bray
6-4
?-?
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Alex Olmedo
6-4
8-6
Round 3
Ham Richardson 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-0
9-7
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Reynaldo Garrido
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Dr. Edward Geiser (Ed) Dailey
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Barry MacKay
6-4
4-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Edward (Eddie) Moylan 1 *
Kosei Kamo
1-6
6-1
7-5
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
John Barrett
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Ham Richardson
4-6
6-4
10-8
6-1
Semifinals
Kurt Nielsen 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-4
4-6
6-1
Semifinals
Kurt Nielsen 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-4
3-6
6-1
Poule
Lew Hoad 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-1
7-5
Poule
Neale Fraser 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
8-6
Poule
Ken Rosewall 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Jack Arkinstall 1 *
Kosei Kamo
0-6
8-6
6-2
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Renato Gori
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Ashley Cooper 1 *
Kosei Kamo
3-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Arthur (Art) Andrews
7-5
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Donald Dell
7-5
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Billy Talbert 1 *
Kosei Kamo
0-6
2-6
6-4
6-4
6-0
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
John Mitchell
6-2
6-2
Round 4
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Jacques Giguere
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Luis Ayala
6-4
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Andres Hammersley
7-5
6-3
6-4
Final
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Ron Holmberg
8-6
4-6
6-4
Round 2
Ashley Cooper 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-4
9-7
Round 1
Donald Guy (Don) Flye 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks
4-6
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Robert H. (Bobby) Perez 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-3
Final
Atsushi Miyagi 1 *
Kosei Kamo
4-6
6-2
6-3
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Sidney Wood jr.
6-0
6-4
Round 2
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-1
Final
Atsushi Miyagi 1 *
Kosei Kamo
4-6
6-1
6-3
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Henry Rohner
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
James (Jim) Schnaars
?
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
4-6
9-7
7-5
Quarterfinals
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Frederick (Fred) Kovaleski
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Herbert (Herb) Flam 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Calvin (Cal) D. MacCracken
5-7
6-3
6-2
6-3
Round 2
W.Eugene (Gene) Garrett 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
10-8
1-6
6-2
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Val Harit
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Paul A. Willey
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
George Worthington 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-1
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Robin Willner 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Tim Coss
7-5
6-0
Round 2
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Robin Willner
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Gardnar Mulloy 1 *
Kosei Kamo
7-9
6-2
6-3
Final
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Kamo Aya Hitoshi
6-3
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Harold Melville (Hal) Burrows jr 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
7-9
6-2
Poule
Kosei Kamo 1 *
Frank Shields
6-4
6-2
Final
Jiro Kumamaru 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-3
6-4
6-3