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Shinichi Sakamoto (born 16 April 1954) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Shinichi Sakamoto

Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1954-04-16) 16 April 1954 (age 68)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	1–7
Highest ranking	No. 274 (20 December 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1981)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1979, 1981, 1984)
Doubles
Career record	5–14
Highest ranking	No. 307 (18 April 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1980)
Wimbledon	1R (1979)

Sakamoto competed in the doubles main draw of the 1979 Wimbledon Championships and 1980 French Open, both times with Shigeyuki Nishio as his partner.

During the early 1980s, Sakamoto played in six Davis Cup ties for Japan. This included a 1981 tie against France, in which he lost a match to Thierry Tulasne by a scoreline of 0–6, 0–6, 0–6. In 1985 he played in a World Group fixture against the United States.[1]

See also

• List of Japan Davis Cup team representatives

References

External links

• Shinichi Sakamoto at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Shinichi Sakamoto at the Davis Cup
• Shinichi Sakamoto at the International Tennis Federation

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