Inoue played professional racquetball on the International Racquetball Tour, winning two tournaments, and finishing in the top 10 ranked players four times: 1986–87 to 1988–89 and 1990–91.
ɪnˈaʊ plˈeɪd pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɹˈækɪtbˌɔːl ɔnðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹˈækɪtbˌɔːl tˈʊɹ, wˈɪnɪŋ tˈuː tˈʊɹnəmənts, ænd fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪnðə tˈɑːp tˈɛn ɹˈæŋkt plˈeɪɚz fˈoːɹ tˈaɪmz: nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.