Nana Smith Rogers, previously Nana Miyagi (宮城ナナ^?, April 10, 1971 -) is a Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right-handed, and hits both forehand and backhand double-handed. She turned pro in March, 1988, and retired in 2006. She played for Japan, where she spent much of her childhood, and used her mother's surname, Miyagi, for the entirety of her career.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Earnings 4 References

[edit] Career

Miyagi played at all the grand slams in both singles and doubles - the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. She scored her first and only top 10 win in singles in 1994, over then World No. 8 Lindsay Davenport and also scored wins over many top 20 ranked players, including Martina Hingis. Her highest ranking in singles was 51, which she reached in February 1995. She won four titles on the ITF circuit. She never won a title on the main tour but reached the final in Surabaya in 1996

She had an arguably more successful doubles career, reaching a career-high ranking of 12 in 1997, winning 10 tour-level titles and an additional 31 on the ITF circuit. Also, she reached the semi-finals of the 1993 US Open with Yayuk Basuki, and scored a notable win over Serena and Venus Williams at the 1998 Australian Open, with Naoko Kijimuta.

[edit] Personal life

Nana Miyagi Smith married James Rogers, great-grandson of actor and comedian Will Rogers, at the Will Rogers State Park in 2007. They currently live in San Diego. She also has a successful website making her own line of jewelry and has items in a few boutiques around the country.

[edit] Earnings

Smith amassed over one million dollars in prize money.

[edit] References

• http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1971/april_10_1971_140408.html
• http://www.usatoday.com/sports/other/sotnfo00.htm
• Nana Miyagi profile on the WTA Tour's official website