was an amateur

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from Japan who competed in the 1920s and 1930s, including the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was ranked World No. 7 in 1926 by A. Wallis Myers of ''

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''. Harada was also ranked World No. 10 by Myers and the U.S. No. 3 in 1925. After becoming Japanese National Doubles Tennis Champion in 1923, Harada moved to the United States to continue his studies at the

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. In 1929 he won the All Japan Championship again both in singles and doubles. He was coached by Harry Cowles.

Personal life

Takeichi Harada was married and his first child was born in 1929. He was the head manager of a mall in Tokyo. In 1925 he was awarded the AAF World Trophy by the Amateur Athletic Foundation for his merits in tennis.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harada, Takeichi 1899 births 1978 deaths Olympic tennis players of Japan Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Japanese male tennis players Sportspeople from Osaka 20th-century Japanese people