Japanese tennis player
Yasutaka Uchiyama![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Uchiyama_WMQ_%2853062168663%29.jpg/220px-Uchiyama_WMQ_%2853062168663%29.jpg) Uchiyama at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships |
Country (sports) | Japan |
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Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
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Born | (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 31) Sapporo, Japan |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Turned pro | April 2011 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $1,450,372 [1] |
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Singles |
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Career record | 11–27 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 78 (4 November 2019) |
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Current ranking | No. 168 (22 April 2024) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (2020, 2021) |
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French Open | 1R (2020, 2021) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2019, 2021) |
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US Open | 1R (2020) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 12–24 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 102 (20 August 2018) |
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Current ranking | No. 208 (15 January 2024) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (2020) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2018) |
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Last updated on: 20 April 2024. |
Yasutaka Uchiyama (内山 靖崇, Uchiyama Yasutaka, born 5 August 1992) is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 78 on 4 November 2019 and doubles ranking of No. 102 on 20 August 2018.[1] He has won eight ITF Futures singles titles and reached the final of the Lexington Challenger in August 2015, losing to John Millman in three sets.
Career
Juniors
As a junior Uchiyama compiled a win–loss record of 99–61 (and 77–56 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 12 in the combined world rankings in March 2010.[2] He reached the final of the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles with Mikhail Biryukov, losing to Francis Casey Alcantara and Hsieh Cheng-peng in the final.
2013
Uchiyama made his Davis Cup debut for Japan in February 2013, in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first round against Indonesia in Tokyo. In the 2014 Davis Cup World Group first round against Canada in Tokyo, he played the doubles rubber with partner Kei Nishikori, winning over Canadian pair Daniel Nestor and Frank Dancevic.[3] Japan defeated Canada 4–1 to advance to the quarterfinals in the World Group for the first time ever.[4]
2019: Best season: Major debut at Wimbledon and Top 100
He qualified on his seventh attempt at the 2019 Japan Open, his home tournament.[5] As a result, he reached the top 100 at world No. 87 on 21 October 2019.
2024: Sixth Challenger, back to top 200
Ranked No. 241, following his sixth Challenger at the 2024 Busan Open he returned to the top 200 climbing more then 70 positions up in the top 170 on 15 April 2024.
Singles performance timeline
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend | Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) | ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0) | ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0) | | Titles by surface | Hard (1–0) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | | Titles by setting | Outdoor (1–0) | Indoor (0–0) | |
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis finals
Singles: 27 (15–12)
Legend (singles) | ATP Challenger Tour (6–4) | ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (9–8) | | Titles by surface | Hard (12–8) | Clay (2–4) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (1–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1-0 | Apr 2010 | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 7-5, 6-1 |
Win | 2-0 | Oct 2011 | Australia F10, Port Pirie | Futures | Hard | Hiroki Moriya | 7-6(8-6), 6-4 |
Win | 3-0 | Mar 2012 | Japan F1, Nishitama District, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | Hiroki Kondo | 6-2, 7-6(7-5) |
Loss | 3-1 | Apr 2012 | Japan F3, Kofu | Futures | Hard | Hiroki Moriya | 1-6, 4-6 |
Win | 4-1 | Apr 2012 | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | 7-5, 6-4 |
Loss | 4-2 | Jul 2012 | Japan F7, Sapporo | Futures | Clay | Nam Hyun-woo | 2-6, 1-6 |
Loss | 4-3 | Jun 2013 | Japan F7, Sapporo | Futures | Clay | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 4-6, 6–2, 5-7 |
Loss | 4-4 | Oct 2013 | Australia F10, Sydney | Futures | Hard | Luke Saville | 6-4, 4–6, 4-6 |
Win | 5-4 | Dec 2013 | Thailand F4, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Luke Saville | 6-1, 3–6, 6-1 |
Loss | 5-5 | Jun 2014 | Japan F8, Sapporo | Futures | Clay | Yoshihito Nishioka | 4-6, 3-6 |
Loss | 5-6 | Mar 2015 | Japan F3, Kofu | Futures | Hard | Yongkyu Lim | 6-7(6-8), 3-6 |
Win | 6-6 | Apr 2015 | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard | Takuto Niki | 6-1, 6-2 |
Loss | 6-7 | May 2015 | Spain F15, Santa Margarida de Montbui | Futures | Hard | Gerard Granollers-Pujol | 7-6(7-1),6-7(4-7), 3-6 |
Win | 7-7 | Jun 2015 | Bulgaria F2, Burgas | Futures | Clay | Dimitar Kuzmanov | 5-7, 6–4, 6-2 |
Win | 8-7 | Jun 2015 | Japan F8, Sapporo | Futures | Clay | Sho Katayama | 6-2, 6-3 |
Loss | 8-8 | Aug 2015 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | John Millman | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 8-9 | Jun 2016 | Japan F6, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Duckhee Lee | 6-7(5-7), 3-6 |
Win | 9-9 | Feb 2017 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Blaž Kavčič | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10-9 | Mar 2018 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Tatsuma Ito | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11-9 | Sep 2018 | Zhangjiagang, China | Challenger | Hard | Jason Jung | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 11-10 | Jul 2019 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Ernesto Escobedo | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 12-10 | Sep 2019 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard | Wu Di | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 13-10 | Oct 2019 | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | Steven Diez | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 13-11 | Nov 2019 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | James Duckworth | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 13-12 | Aug 2021 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Lukáš Lacko | 7-5, 6-7(8-10), 1-6 |
Win | 14-12 | May 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Akira Santillan | 7-6(7-3), 6-7(5-7), 6-3 |
Win | 15–12 | Apr 2024 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Hong Seong-chan | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runners-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2012 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Hard | Brydan Klein | Lee Hsin-han
Peng Hsien-yin | 6–7 (5–7), 6–4, [4–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2013 | Kunming, China | Hard | Go Soeda | Samuel Groth
John-Patrick Smith | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2014 | Maui, United States | Hard | Denis Kudla | Daniel Kosakowski
Nicolas Meister | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | Nov 2014 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | Toshihide Matsui | Bumpei Sato Yang Tsung-hua | 7–6 (8–6), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2015 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Go Soeda | Benjamin Mitchell
Jordan Thompson | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2015 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Hard (i) | Andriej Kapaś | Grégoire Burquier
Alexandre Sidorenko | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2016 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Go Soeda | Gong Maoxin
Yi Chu-huan | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 2–6 | Jun 2016 | Blois, France | Clay | Gong Maoxin | Alexander Satschko
Simon Stadler | 3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 3–6 | Nov 2017 | Kobe, Japan | Hard (i) | Ben McLachlan | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 3–7 | Feb 2018 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Go Soeda | Luke Saville
Jordan Thompson | 3–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
Loss | 3–8 | Jan 2022 | Columbus, USA | Hard (i) | Luca Margaroli | Tennys Sandgren
Mikael Torpegaard | 7-5, 4–6, [5-10] |
Win | 4–8 | Apr 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Max Purcell | Chung Yun-seong
Yuta Shimizu | 6–1, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
References
- ^ a b ATP World Tour Profile
- ^ ITF Juniors profile. ITF Tennis.com Retrieved on 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Canada on the ropes as Japan takes doubles". Davis Cup. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Japan makes history with World Group win". Davis Cup. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/uchiyama-tokyo-2019-feature
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