Yūichi Sugita at the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying
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Country (sports) | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Sendai, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Sendai, Japan |
18 September 1988 ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $866,092 | ||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 17–34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 82 (August 29, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 107 (November 7, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q3 (2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 2–6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 363 (August 25, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 630 (October 31, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: November 1, 2016. |
Yūichi Sugita (杉田 祐一 Sugita Yūichi?, born 18 September 1988) is a Japanese tennis player who plays primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has won six challenger singles titles, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 82 on 29 August 2016.
As a junior Sugita compiled a win/loss record of 34–19 (and 26–18 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 73 in the combined world rankings in February 2006. He competed in singles and doubles at the Australian Open in both 2005 and 2006, reaching the singles second round of the latter.
Sugita had won eight ITF Futures titles in Japan and Indonesia. From 2009, he started to play mainly in ATP Challenger Tour. Sugita was received wildcard for the 2008 Japan Open to make his first ATP main draw. He finished 2009 as ranked world no.299.
After reaching semifinal in Bernie Challenger, Sugita claimed his first challenger title in Kyoto. He defeated Australian Matthew Ebden in final, and he break him into world top 200 for the first time as ranked no.186. Sugita advanced to final round of qualifying in the 2010 US Open, losing to Lukáš Rosol in two sets. In November, Sugita won back-to-back Futures titles in Thailand, and reached final in the Toyota Challenger, but lost to fellow Japanese Tatsuma Ito in straight sets.