Gouichi Motomura
| Native name | 本村 剛一 |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Japan
|
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Born |
25 December 1973 Chiba, Japan |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1992 |
| Retired | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$ 477,077 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 29–45 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (6 March 2000) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2000, 2003) |
| French Open | Q1 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2003) |
| US Open | Q3 (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–19 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (19 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1999) |
| US Open | Q2 (1998) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | PO (1998, 2004) |
Gouichi Motomura (本村 剛一 Motomura Gōichi?) (born 25 December 1973 in Chiba) is a retired Challenger tour and Japan Davis Cup team tennis player. Over a 16-year period, Motomura captured four Challenger titles, all in doubles, and is tied for the most Davis Cup ties played by a Japanese player, with 23. His career high singles ranking is World No. 134 and doubles ranking is World No. 159.
Motomura played both singles and doubles throughout his tour career. His best singles results were reaching 10 Challenger finals – Bangkok, March 1998 (l./ Leander Paes); Kyoto, March 1999 (l./ Julian Knowle); Córdoba, July 1999 (l./ Oleg Ogorodov); Madrid, August, 1999 (l./ Ota Fukárek); Hong Kong, October 1999 (l./ Stéphane Huet); Hamilton, New Zealand, March 2000 (l./ Michael Joyce); Seoul, October 2001 (l./ Hyung-Taik Lee); Yokohama, October, 2001 (l./ Takao Suzuki); Campos do Jordao, July, 2003 (l./ Giovanni Lapentti); and Burnie, February, 2005 (l./ Chris Guccione). He won nine Futures tournaments. He appeared in the singles main draw of Grand Slam event twice, both times as a wild card entrant at the Australian Open, in 2000 and 2003, and both times he lost to a world top-50 French opponent. In 2000, he lost to World No. 26 Sébastien Grosjean 3–6, 3–6, 2–6, while three years later he fell to World No. 37 Nicolas Escudé 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6. Two other times, in 2007 and 2008, he attempted to qualify for the tournament but failed, while in 2007 he lost in the first round of qualifying for the Wimbledon Championships.
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