Shingo Kunieda
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Kunieda at the 2011 US Open, New York.
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| Country (sports) |
 Japan |
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| Residence | Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
February 21, 1984 Tokyo |
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| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 493–62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (9 October 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No.1 (7 December 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Masters | W (2012, 2013,2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |
 Gold Medal (2008, 2012) |
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| Career record | 340–82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (21 May 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No.5 (7 December 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2006, 2013, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2007, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Masters Doubles | W (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games |
Gold Medal (2004) |
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| World Team Cup | 2003, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shingo Kunieda (国枝 慎吾 Kunieda Shingo?, born February 21, 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. Kunieda is a right-hander whose favorite surface is hard court and is coached by Hiromichi Maruyama. He is a former world number one and was the ITF World Champion from 2007 until 2010. He was also the Year End Number One in doubles in 2007. In 2009 and 2010 Kunieda achieved the Grand Slam in singles. From 2007 and 2008 Kunieda won three of the four Masters series events. Kunieda is the only player to retain the men's singles title at the Paralympic Games. In addition Kunieda won the Gold medal in the doubles of the Paralympics in 2004 and has been part of two World Team Cup wins.
Kunieda had a three-year, 106-match consecutive win streak. The streak began after his loss at the 2007 Masters and it was ended by Stéphane Houdet in the semifinals of the 2010 Masters. Between January 2014 and December 2015 Kunieda was on another big winning streak of 77 matches until it was broken by Joachim Gerard during the round-robin phase of the 2015 NEC Masters tournament. Despite losing a match in the round-robin phase Kunieda qualified for the semi's and went on to reach the final where he was again beaten by Gerard.
Due to a tumor in his spinal cord from when he was 9, he is paralyzed in the lower half of his body. Kunieda uses an Ox Engineering wheelchair. He graduated from Reitaku University Japan and now works for Reitaku University.
Won Prostějov, Daegu, Seoul, First Super Series title in Fukuoka Lost in the semi finals of the US Open despite having three match points. Lost final of USD Open doubles. Won in Atlanta, San Diego and Hiroshima. Runner up at the masters. Loss San Diego with Houdet. Won Hiroshima with Fujimoto. At the Masters lost in the semis with Ammerlaan but went on to claim third. runner up in Nottingham Won Wimbledon. Won Paris Deagu Seoul
Kunieda started 2007 by returning to number one in the world as he won the Australian Open in a three set match. He won the other Masters events at the Grand Slams with titles in Paris and New York. Won in Boca Raton, Fukuoka, Notiingham, Utrecht, San Diego, He also made finals in Sydney, Prostějov, Paris, However he could only reach the semi finals in Atlanta and the Masters. Kunieda finished the year as the World Champion. With Ammerlaan he won Australian Open, their first Masters title as a team. At the other Masters, Kunieda lost in the final of Roland Garros and Wimbledon but won in New York with Saida. With Jeremiasz he won the doubles in Sydney. He also partnered with Saida as they won in Boca Raton, Fukuoka, Paris, Nottingham and Atlanta. Lost in Utrecht and San Diego finals as a team. As a team they could only reach the semi finals at the masters. Kunieda was part of the Japanese team that won the World Team Cup.
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