Shuzo Matsuoka
| Country (sports) |
 Japan
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Born |
6 November 1967 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,117,112 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 145–163 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 46 (6 July 1992) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1989) |
| French Open | 2R (1992, 1993) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1995) |
| US Open | 2R (1988, 1990, 1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 28–44 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 95 (16 January 1989) |
Shuzo Matsuoka (松岡 修造 Matsuoka Shūzō?, born 6 November 1967 in Tokyo) is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. A former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, Matsuoka won one singles title during his career, in Seoul in 1992. In the same year, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 46.
Matsuoka turned professional in 1986. In 1989, he finished runner-up in the top-level tournament at Wellington, and captured the doubles title in Auckland. 1991 saw Matsuoka achieve his career-best Masters result, when he reached the quarter-finals of the 1991 Canada Masters in Montreal, beating Pete Sampras in a dramatic 3-set match en route.
In 1992, Matsuoka became the first Japanese player to win a singles event on the ATP Tour when he captured the title in Seoul. He was also runner-up at the prestigious grass court tournament at Queen's Club that year.
Matsuoka's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1995, where he reached the quarter-finals, beating Karel Nováček, Mark Knowles, Javier Frana and Michael Joyce before being knocked out by Pete Sampras. Matsuoka won the first set but Sampras came back to win 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.
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