Sara Saito (斎藤咲良, Saitō Sara; born 3 October 2006) is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking…Sara Saito (斎藤咲良, Saitō Sara; born 3 October 2006) is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of 159 WTA, achieved on 16 December 2024. On 20 April 2026, she peaked at No. 215 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Sayaka Ishii (石井さやか, Ishii Sayaka; born 31 August 2005) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has career-high…Sayaka Ishii (石井さやか, Ishii Sayaka; born 31 August 2005) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 188 in singles, achieved on 17 March 2025, and No. 285 in doubles, achieved on 19 May 2025.
Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi; born 21 May 2004) is a Japanese tennis player. She has been ranked by the…Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi; born 21 May 2004) is a Japanese tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 82 in singles, achieved on 18 August 2025, and No. 180 in doubles, reached on 16 September 2024. Ito has won one WTA 125 singles title.
Shintaro Mochizuki (Japanese: 望月 慎太郎, Mochizuki Shintarō, born 2 June 2003) is a Japanese professional tennis player.…Shintaro Mochizuki (Japanese: 望月 慎太郎, Mochizuki Shintarō, born 2 June 2003) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has an ATP career-high singles ranking of world No. 92 on 10 November 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 371 achieved on 18 October 2021. He is currently the No. 2 Japanese player. Mochizuki became the first Japanese male player in history to win a Grand Slam boys’ singles title at 2019 Wimbledon. Mochizuki achieved a career-high Junior ITF combined ranking of No. 1 on 15 July 2019.
Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka; born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has a…Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka; born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 47, achieved on 5 May 2025, and a best doubles ranking of 86, reached on 21 July 2025. She has won one WTA Tour doubles title and two WTA 125 singles titles along with 13 titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Circuit.
Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached a career-high…Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 115 by the WTA on 14 September 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 341 on 6 October 2025.
Yuki Naito (内藤 祐希, Naitō Yūki; born 16 February 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as…Yuki Naito (内藤 祐希, Naitō Yūki; born 16 February 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as world No. 169 in singles and No. 224 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). On the ITF Junior Circuit, Naito's career-high ranking was world No. 15.
Naoki Tajima (田島 尚輝, Tajima Naoki; born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. Tajima has a career high ATP…Naoki Tajima (田島 尚輝, Tajima Naoki; born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. Tajima has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 603 achieved on 20 January 2021 and a doubles rankings of No. 245 achieved on 16 February 2026. Tajima won the 2018 French Open – Boys' doubles title.
Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking of…Mai Hontama (本玉真唯) (born 30 August 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. Hontama has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 105 by the WTA, achieved on 5 August 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 109, set on 6 November 2023.
Takeru Yuzuki (柚木 武, Yuzuki Takeru; born 22 September 1998) is a Japanese tennis player who specializes in doubles. He…Takeru Yuzuki (柚木 武, Yuzuki Takeru; born 22 September 1998) is a Japanese tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 85 achieved on 13 October 2025.
Momoko Kobori (小堀 桃子, Kobori Momoko; born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings…Momoko Kobori (小堀 桃子, Kobori Momoko; born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 226 in singles, achieved on 22 April 2019, and No. 89 in doubles, achieved on 30 March 2026. She has won four singles titles and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Misaki Matsuda (松田 美咲, Matsuda Misaki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Matsuda has a career-high…Misaki Matsuda (松田 美咲, Matsuda Misaki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Matsuda has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 254, achieved on 3 April 2023, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 210, reached on 21 November 2022. Matsuda won her first bigger title at the W75 Perth Tennis International, Australia in the doubles draw.
Toshiki Uematsu (上松俊貴, Uematsu Toshiki; born 11 June 1998) is a Japanese soft tennis player. He is the gold medalist at…Toshiki Uematsu (上松俊貴, Uematsu Toshiki; born 11 June 1998) is a Japanese soft tennis player. He is the gold medalist at the 2022 Asian Games in men's singles, men's team, and mixed doubles events. With three gold medals, he is the most successful Japanese athlete at the games.
Yosuke Watanuki (綿貫 陽介, Watanuki Yōsuke; born 12 April 1998) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has a…Yosuke Watanuki (綿貫 陽介, Watanuki Yōsuke; born 12 April 1998) 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.
Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano; born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Shimizu has a career-high singles…Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano; born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the WTA, reached on 13 May 2019, and a best doubles ranking of 106, achieved on 20 October 2025. Shimizu has won eight singles titles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.
Takafumi Uchimoto (Japanese: 内本 隆文, born 19 February 1998) is a Japanese soft tennis player. A right-handed back…Takafumi Uchimoto (Japanese: 内本 隆文, born 19 February 1998) is a Japanese soft tennis player. A right-handed back player, he represents Japan internationally and plays for NTT West. He is a two-time Asian champion in men's singles and men's doubles, having won the singles title at the 2016 Asian Soft Tennis Championships and the doubles title at the 2025 Asian Soft Tennis Championships. He has also won gold medals in the men's team event at the 2022 Asian Games and 2026 Asian Games.
Yusuke Takahashi (高橋 悠介, Takahashi Yūsuke; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese tennis player. Takahashi has a career…Yusuke Takahashi (高橋 悠介, Takahashi Yūsuke; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese tennis player. Takahashi has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 238 achieved on 7 August 2017 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 375 achieved on 5 February 2018. Takahashi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships after defeating Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras and Vasek Pospisil in qualifying.
Sho Shimabukuro (島袋 将, Shimabukuro Shō, born 30 July 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Shimabukuro has a…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. 87 achieved on 24 August 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 16 September 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Japanese player. Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.
Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, Nishioka Yoshihito; born 27 September 1995) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has…Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, Nishioka Yoshihito; born 27 September 1995) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 24 on 19 June 2023. He is currently the No. 4 Japanese player.
Momoko Ohtani (大谷 桃子, Ōtani Momoko; born August 24, 1995) is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. Ohtani has been…Momoko Ohtani (大谷 桃子, Ōtani Momoko; born August 24, 1995) is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. Ohtani has been active in international competitions since 2016.
Kaichi Uchida (内田 海智, Uchida Kaichi; born 23 August 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Uchida has a career…Kaichi Uchida (内田 海智, Uchida Kaichi; born 23 August 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Uchida has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 147 achieved on 8 May 2023 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 156 achieved on 16 June 2025.
Taro Daniel (ダニエル 太郎, Danieru Tarō; born 27 January 1993) is an American-Japanese professional tennis player. He…Taro Daniel (ダニエル 太郎, Danieru Tarō; born 27 January 1993) is an American-Japanese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58 on 15 January 2024. He has won one ATP Tour singles title at the 2018 Istanbul Open, as well as nine ATP Challenger Tour singles titles. He is currently the No. 5 Japanese singles player.
Yasutaka Uchiyama (内山 靖崇, Uchiyama Yasutaka; born 5 August 1992) is a Japanese tennis player who competes on the ATP…Yasutaka Uchiyama (内山 靖崇, Uchiyama Yasutaka; born 5 August 1992) is a Japanese tennis player who competes 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.
Hiroki Moriya (Japanese: 守屋 宏紀, Hepburn: Moriya Hiroki; born 16 October 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese tennis player. He…Hiroki Moriya (Japanese: 守屋 宏紀, Hepburn: Moriya Hiroki; born 16 October 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 143 on 5 January 2015 and a doubles ranking of No. 224 achieved on 15 July 2019. Moriya has won three ATP Challenger Tour singles titles.
Ayumi Morita (森田 あゆみ, Morita Ayumi; born 11 March 1990) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached a…Ayumi Morita (森田 あゆみ, Morita Ayumi; born 11 March 1990) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 40 in the world in October 2011. At junior level, she reached a combined career-high ranking of No. 3. Morita is recognized for her two‑handed groundstrokes, which she strikes with a characteristically flat trajectory. A small, quick athlete, Morita possesses good footwork and court coverage, allowing her to neutralize opponents and dictate play through movement and precision. Morita is one of the most successful Fed Cup players of recent times with a 23–14 match win-loss record for Japan.
Shiho Akita (秋田 史帆, Akita Shiho; born 18 January 1990) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Akita has a…Shiho Akita (秋田 史帆, Akita Shiho; born 18 January 1990) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Akita has a career-high WTA rankings of 221 in singles and 369 in doubles. She has won six singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2012, she made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour in the doubles event of Pattaya Open, partnering Nicole Rottmann. The pair reached the quarterfinals, losing to second seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Tamarine Tanasugarn. Akita announced her retirement in March 2026.
Kei Nishikori (錦織 圭, Nishikori Kei; [ɲiɕi̥koꜜɾi keꜜː]; born 29 December 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis…Kei Nishikori (錦織 圭, Nishikori Kei; [ɲiɕi̥koꜜɾi keꜜː]; born 29 December 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, making him the highest-ranked Japanese man in the Open Era and the second-highest-ranked of all time (after Jiro Sato). Nishikori won twelve singles titles on the ATP Tour and was runner-up at the 2014 US Open (upsetting world No. 1 Novak Djokovic en route), making him the only man representing an Asian country to contest a major singles final. In addition, Nishikori defeated Rafael Nadal to win the bronze medal in singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, bringing Japan its first Olympic tennis medal in 96 years. He holds the third best percentage of deciding-set wins in the Open Era at 72.4%, and has the third-highest win percentage in matches extending to five sets, with a record of 29–8 and a win percentage of 78.4%.
Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥, Takahata Kotomi; born 17 November 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 25…Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥, Takahata Kotomi; born 17 November 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 25 October 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 562. She achieved her best doubles ranking of world No. 108 on 10 October 2016. Takahata made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2011 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard for the doubles tournament with Shuko Aoyama. Aoyama and Takahata lost to the fourth seeds Kimiko Date-Krumm and Zhang Shuai in a tight three-setter. At the 2014 Japan Women's Open, she also received a wildcard into the main draw with Kyōka Okamura. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals. At the 2015 Taipei Challenger, she won the doubles title, alongside Kanae Hisami. In the final, they defeated Marina Melnikova and Elise Mertens in straight sets.
Erika Sema (瀬間 詠里花, Sema Erika; born 24 November 1988) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She reached…Erika Sema (瀬間 詠里花, Sema Erika; born 24 November 1988) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of 114 in singles and 120 in doubles. In her career, Sema has won 56 titles (45 in doubles) on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.
Yūichi Sugita (杉田 祐一, Sugita Yūichi; born 18 September 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has…Yūichi Sugita (杉田 祐一, Sugita Yūichi; born 18 September 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36 on 9 October 2017.
Tatsuma Ito (伊藤 竜馬, Itō Tatsuma; born 18 May 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has won 7…Tatsuma Ito (伊藤 竜馬, Itō Tatsuma; born 18 May 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has won 7 Challenger tournaments and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 60 in October 2012. Ito reached the quarterfinals of 's-Hertogenbosch and Moscow in 2012 and Newport and Bogota in 2015.
Erika Takao (高雄恵利加, Takao Erika; born 12 October 1987) is a retired Japanese tennis player. On 6 November 2006, she…Erika Takao (高雄恵利加, Takao Erika; born 12 October 1987) is a retired Japanese tennis player. On 6 November 2006, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 128. On 31 October 2011, she also reached her highest doubles ranking of No. 270. In 2013, after Japanese national championships, and after ten years playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, Takao announced her retirement.
Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in…Ryōko Fuda (不田涼子, Fuda Ryōko) (born 25 October 1986) is a retired Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in December 2003.
Go Soeda (添田 豪, Soeda Gō; born September 5, 1984) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He started playing…Go Soeda (添田 豪, Soeda Gō; born September 5, 1984) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in April 2003. He has won 18 singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 47 on 23 July 2012.
Tomoyo Takagishi (高岸知代, Takagishi Tomoyo born July 16, 1984) is a former Japanese female professional tennis player…Tomoyo Takagishi (高岸知代, Takagishi Tomoyo born July 16, 1984) is a former Japanese female professional tennis player from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. She won 2 ITF Women circuit tournaments, was runner-up at All Japan indoor championships and in November 2009 she retired from tennis. Her highest WTA ranking was 396th in singles, and 307th in doubles.
Junri Namigata (波形 純理, Namigata Junri; born 5 July 1982) is a Japanese tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles…Junri Namigata (波形 純理, Namigata Junri; born 5 July 1982) is a Japanese tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached in February 2011. Her career-high doubles ranking is 101, achieved May 2015.
Tomoko Yonemura (米村知子, Yonemura Tomoko; born 7 January 1982) is a Japanese former tennis player. On 4 May 2009, she…Tomoko Yonemura (米村知子, Yonemura Tomoko; born 7 January 1982) is a Japanese former tennis player. On 4 May 2009, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 148. On 11 April 2005, she peaked at No. 144 in the doubles rankings. Tomoko, the sister of Akiko Yonemura, won seven singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Last match played in 2011, Yonemura retired from professional tennis 2015.
Saori Obata (Japanese: 小畑沙織, Obata Saori; born 23 April 1978) is a former tennis player from Japan. She turned…Saori Obata (Japanese: 小畑沙織, Obata Saori; born 23 April 1978) is a former tennis player from Japan. She turned professional in April 1996, and in February 2004, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day, she reached her best doubles ranking of 98.
Seiko Okamoto (岡本 聖子, Okamoto Seiko) (born 14 March 1978) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Okamoto took…Seiko Okamoto (岡本 聖子, Okamoto Seiko) (born 14 March 1978) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Okamoto took part in the 2006 Bangalore Open but lost in the first round of singles qualifying, and the first round of doubles, alongside Ryōko Fuda. She has stated that her favorite surface to play on is hardcourt. In her career, Okamoto won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as two singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Miho Saeki (佐伯美穂, Saeki Miho) (born 18 March 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player, winner of professional…Miho Saeki (佐伯美穂, Saeki Miho) (born 18 March 1976) is a Japanese former tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.
Satoshi Iwabuchi (岩渕 聡, Iwabuchi Satoshi; born October 7, 1975) is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.…Satoshi Iwabuchi (岩渕 聡, Iwabuchi Satoshi; born October 7, 1975) is a retired professional tennis player from Japan. Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 5–4(3), 5–4(13). As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which he reached on October 20, 2003.
Toshiaki Sakai (born 9 April 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. A left-handed player from Tokyo…Toshiaki Sakai (born 9 April 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. A left-handed player from Tokyo, Sakai made his only ATP Tour main draw appearances at the 1995 Japan Open, but didn't begin competing professionally until 2002. Sakai, who is the son of Universiade champion Toshiro Sakai, was a student at Keio University and represented Japan at the 1995 Summer Universiade. He won the All Japan Student Tennis Championships singles title in 1996. On the professional tour, Sakai reached a best singles ranking of 468 in the world and featured in the qualifying draw for the 2003 Australian Open. He had a best doubles world ranking of 517.
Kyōko Nagatsuka (Japanese: 長塚京子, born February 22, 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She achieved…Kyōko Nagatsuka (Japanese: 長塚京子, born February 22, 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 28 on 14 August 1995. In doubles, she reached as high as No. 31 in June 1995. She won the 12-and-under championships of Japan in 1986, and the under-16 in 1989. Nagatsuka reached three singles finals on the WTA Tour but failed to win the title in any of them. She did, however, win two doubles titles as well as achieving a further three runner-ups in doubles competition. She reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament twice in singles: at the 1995 Australian Open, where she beat a young Martina Hingis and Amy Frazier, and that same year at the French Open. Playing for the Japan Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 2–4. Since her retirement, she has briefly worked as a coach with Akiko Morigami.
Gouichi Motomura (本村 剛一, Motomura Gōichi) (born 25 December 1973) is a retired Challenger tour and Japan Davis Cup team…Gouichi Motomura (本村 剛一, Motomura Gōichi) (born 25 December 1973) 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.
Naoko Sawamatsu (沢松奈生子, Sawamatsu Naoko; born on 23 March 1973) is a former professional tennis player. In her career…Naoko Sawamatsu (沢松奈生子, Sawamatsu Naoko; born on 23 March 1973) is a former professional tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles on the WTA Tour. Sawamatsu reached a career-high ranking of world No. 14, on 6 February 1995. At the time of the 1995 Australian Open, her family survived the Great Hanshin earthquake, and Sawamatsu went on to achieve her best Grand Slam result at Melbourne Park, reaching the quarterfinals by defeating compatriot Ai Sugiyama, Laurence Courtois, Kimiko Date in the third round, Mary Joe Fernandez in the fourth round before losing to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Her most significant title came in 1993 at Strasbourg, when she defeated clay-courter Judith Wiesner in the final. Sawamatsu had much success at Strasbourg reaching the semifinals in 1991, final in 1992 losing to Judith Wiesner. She retired from professional tennis after losing in the second round of the 1998 Japan Open to Monica Seles in a three-set match. Sawamatsu had wins over the following players during her career: Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Kimiko Date, Mary Joe Fernandez, Amanda Coetzer, and Conchita Martínez. She was the first player to be beaten by Venus Williams in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the French Open in 1997. Sawamatsu's has a career win–loss record in singles of 205–143. Since retirement, she has been involved in the development of sport in her native country. Sawamatsu is the daughter of tennis player Junko Sawamatsu and the niece of 1975 Wimbledon ladies doubles champion Kazuko Sawamatsu. Sawamatsu appeared in the 2018 TBS medical drama Black Pean as Yoshie Koyama, the wife of a patient.
Naoko Kijimuta (Japanese: 雉子牟田 直子, Kijimuta Naoko, born March 26, 1972) is a retired tennis player and winner of five…Naoko Kijimuta (Japanese: 雉子牟田 直子, Kijimuta Naoko, born March 26, 1972) is a retired tennis player and winner of five professional doubles tournaments. She has been a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.
Rika Hiraki (Japanese: 平木 理化, born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese tennis player. She won the…Rika Hiraki (Japanese: 平木 理化, born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese tennis player. She won the mixed-doubles title at the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi).
Hidehiko Tanizawa (born 5 December 1971) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Tanizawa, a left-handed…Hidehiko Tanizawa (born 5 December 1971) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Tanizawa, a left-handed player, won a national title as a 17-year old in 1989, when he defeated Tsuyoshi Fukui in the final of the All Japan Tennis Championships. In 1990 he featured in a Davis Cup tie against India in Chandigarh, to become Japan's youngest ever Davis Cup debutant. He lost his two singles rubbers, to Zeeshan Ali and Srinivasan Vasudevan. This was his only Davis Cup appearance and he continued competing in professional tournaments until 1996.
