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2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 47th edition of the Japan Open, and part of the ATP Tour 500 series of the 2022 ATP Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from 3–9 October 2022. It was the first event since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Third-seeded Taylor Fritz won the singles title. Finals Singles * Taylor Fritz def. Frances Tiafoe, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) Doubles * Mackenzie McDonald / Marcelo Melo def. Rafael Matos / David Vega Hernández, 6–4, 3–6, 0–4 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of September 26, 2022. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Kaichi Uchida * Yasutaka Uchiyama * Yosuke Watanuki The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Rio Noguchi * Ramkumar Ramanathan * Sho Shimabukuro * Yuta Shimizu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP World Tour 500 Series
The ATP 500 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 500'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series Gold'', and ''ATP Championship Series'') are the fourth highest tier of annual men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam/major tournaments, ATP Finals, and the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, ATP 1000 events. As of 2025 ATP Tour, 2025, the series includes 16 tournaments, with 500 ranking points awarded for the events' singles champions – which accounts for the name of the series. Tournaments have various draws of 32 and 48 for singles and 16 and 24 for doubles. It is mandatory for leading players to enter at least four 500 events, including at least one after the US Open; if they play fewer than four, or fail to play in one after the US Open they get a "zero" score towards their world ranking for each one short. Roger Federer holds the record for most singles titles at 24, while Daniel Nestor holds the record for most doubles titles won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kyrgios
Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios ( ; ; born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. Kyrgios has been ranked as high as world No. 13 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 24 October 2016. He has won seven ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2019 Citi Open – Men's singles, 2019 and 2022 Citi Open, 2022 Washington Open, and reached eleven finals, most notably a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major final at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2022 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, Kyrgios has a career-high ranking of world No. 11, achieved on 7 November 2022, winning a major doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2022 Australian Open while partnering with Thanasi Kokkinakis. Kyrgios is only the third player, after Dominik Hrbatý and Lleyton Hewitt, to have beaten each one of the Big Three (tennis), Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal) the first time he played against t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenson Brooksby
Jenson Tyler "J. T." Brooksby (born October 26, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33, achieved on 13 June 2022. Brooksby has won one ATP Tour singles title at the 2025 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. Early life Brooksby has autism spectrum disorder and has stated he was nonverbal until the age of four. He is named after racing driver Jenson Button. Collegiate career Brooksby enrolled at Baylor University to play college tennis, but turned pro after he redshirted his freshman season due to injury. Professional career 2018: Grand Slam debut On August 12, 2018, Brooksby defeated Brandon Nakashima to win the USTA Boys' under-18 national championship. This victory earned him a wild card into the main draw of the US Open. He lost in the first round to eventual quarterfinalist John Millman. 2019: US Open second round On August 23, 2019, Brooksby qualified for the main draw of the US Open, where he defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Moriya
is a Japanese tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 143 on 5 January 2015. Tennis career Juniors As a junior, Moriya compiled a singles win–loss record of 76–37, reaching as high as No. 17 in the junior combined world rankings in October 2008. Junior Grand Slam results: Australian Open: 3R (2007, 2008) French Open: Q1 (2007) Wimbledon: 1R (2008) US Open: Q2 (2006) 2008–2011 Moriya had won three ITF Futures events in Japan and Chinese Taipei. He also had participated in a number of ATP Challenger Tour events, winning some matches of those tournaments. He ended 2011 as ranked world no. 327. 2012: Major debut, First ATP win Moriya failed to qualify for French Open and Wimbledon, but he qualified for the 2012 US Open to make his Grand Slam main draw debut, losing to Ivan Dodig in the first round. During the Asian hardcourt swing, he defeated Robin Haase in the Thailand Open to reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuta Shimizu
is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 180 achieved on 24 February 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 143 achieved on 12 June 2023. He won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the 2024 Keio Challenger, defeating Li Tu in the final. Shimizu represents Japan at the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ..., where he has a W/L record of 1–0. ATP Challenger Tour finals Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups) ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups) Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups) Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimizu, Yuta 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho Shimabukuro
Sho Shimabukuro (島袋 将, ''Shimabukuro Shō'', born 30 July 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Shimabukuro has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135 achieved on 2 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 16 September 2024. Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0. Career 2023: Maiden Challenger title, Major and top 150 debuts Following his first two career Challengers titles, one in January and in May, he reached the top 200 at world No. 178 on 22 May 2023. In June, he defeated Liam Broady in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open. As a result, he reached a new career ranking of No. 172 on 19 June 2023. In the next grass Challenger, the 2023 Ilkley Trophy he reached also the quarterfinals as a lucky loser but retired against Arthur Cazaux. He climbed another 10 positions to world No. 162, one week later, on 26 June 2023. He made his Grand Slam debut after qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramkumar Ramanathan
Ramanathan Ramkumar (born 8 November 1994) is an Indian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 111 in singles by the ATP, which he achieved in July 2018, and in doubles at No. 58, achieved in August 2022. Ramkumar is currently the No. 3 ranked Indian player. He has represented India in the Davis Cup. Personal and early life Ramkumar was born to Ramanathan Chettiar and Alagammai Aachi in a Nattukottai Nagarathar family in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. Both his parents are in the textile business. He has a sister named Uma. He started playing tennis at the age of five, introduced to the sport by his father. He trains at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain. He graduated with a B.A. in economics from Loyola College, Chennai. He speaks Tamil, English and Spanish. Career 2008–2010: Junior career and turning pro Ramanathan began playing tennis at the age of five, turning professional in 2009. 2014–2016: Early career In 2014, Ramanatha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Noguchi
is a Japanese professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 201 achieved on 7 November 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 177 achieved on 5 May 2025. Career 2022: ATP debut, first win and Top 250 Noguchi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships after qualifying for the singles main draw, defeating Tatsuma Ito and Yusuke Takahashi to qualify. He won his first ATP and ATP 500 level match defeating fellow qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan. As a result, he climbed 75 positions up the rankings into the top 250. ATP Challenger Tour finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups) ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals Singles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosuke Watanuki
is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 72 achieved on 30 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 374 achieved on 7 January 2019. He is currently the No. 6 Japanese player. Career 2016: Junior No. 2 On the junior tour, Watanuki has a career high combined ranking of No. 2 achieved on 21 March 2016. Watanuki was the winner of the 2016 Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre, a Grade A event in Porto Alegre, Brazil. 2018–19: ATP & ATP 500 debuts & first win, Maiden Challenger title He made his ATP and ATP 500 debut at the 2018 Citi Open after qualifying. Watanuki first main draw match victory on the ATP Tour came at the 2018 Rakuten Japan Open over Robin Haase as a qualifier. He won his maiden title at the 2019 Kobe Challenger. 2021–22: ATP quarterfinal, Two Challenger titles, Top 150 Watanuki entered the 2021 Winston-Salem Open as a lucky loser and won his first match against Jaume Munar. He lost to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasutaka Uchiyama
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. He is currently the No. 5 player from Japan. 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.ITF Juniors profile ''ITF Tennis.com'' Retrieved on 29 February 2016. He reached the final of the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles with [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaichi Uchida
is a Japanese professional tennis player. Uchida has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 147 achieved on 8 May 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 159 achieved on 28 November 2022. Career 2021: Maiden Challenger title He won his first career ATP Challenger Tour singles title in December 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he defeated Nicolás Álvarez Varona of Spain. 2022: ATP debut and first win He made his ATP debut at the 2022 Los Cabos Open as a qualifier. Having received a wildcard, he recorded his first ATP main-draw match win at the 2022 Korea Open (tennis), Korea Open defeating wildcard Hong Seong-chan. 2023: Top 150 debut He reached the top 150 on 24 April 2023. National Representation Davis Cup In March 2021, Uchida made his debut in the Davis Cup where he represented team Japan Davis Cup team, Japan on grass courts against team Pakistan Davis Cup team, Pakistan. He won the only match that he play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borna Ćorić
Borna Ćorić (; born 14 November 1996) is a Croatian professional tennis player. On 5 November 2018, he reached his best singles ranking of world No. 12. In 2022, Ćorić became the lowest-ranked champion in ATP Tour Masters 1000, Masters 1000 history when he won the 2022 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles, Cincinnati title. He is currently the No. 1 Croatian player. Junior career In 2013, Ćorić reached the semifinals of both the Australian and French Open junior events, before going on to win the 2013 US Open – Boys' singles, boys' singles event at the US Open (tennis), US Open against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in three sets. As a result, Ćorić moved to No. 1 in the junior rankings. That year, he also began playing on the ITF Futures circuit, winning five singles titles. Professional career 2013: First best-of-5 match Ćorić made his debut at the 2013 Davis Cup, after he was selected for Croatia Davis Cup team, Croatia's World Group Play-off tie against Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
