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Kenichi Hirai (born 19 March 1950) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Kenichi Hirai

Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1950-03-19) 19 March 1950 (age 72) Tokyo, Japan
Singles
Career titles	7–31
Highest ranking	No. 180 (29 July 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1974, 1975)
Wimbledon	2R (1976)
US Open	1R (1971)
Doubles
Career record	14–41
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1974)
French Open	QF (1974)
Wimbledon	1R (1973, 1974, 1975)
US Open	1R (1971)

Biography

Hirai, who was born in Tokyo, was a six-time doubles champion at the All Japan Tennis Championships.

Debuting in 1973, Hirai featured in a total 19 Davis Cup ties for Japan and won 21 matches overall, 11 in singles and 10 in doubles.

Hirai won two medals at the 1973 Summer Universiade in Moscow, a bronze in the singles and silver in the mixed doubles.

In 1974 he became the Asian Games doubles champion with Toshiro Sakai and teamed up with the same player to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open that year.

Hirai didn't turn professional until the late 1970s.[1]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1974	Düsseldorf, West Germany	Clay	Toshiro Sakai	Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš	1–6, 4–6

See also

• List of Japan Davis Cup team representatives

References

External links

• Kenichi Hirai at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Kenichi Hirai at the Davis Cup
• Kenichi Hirai at the International Tennis Federation

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