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Takao Suzuki (鈴木 貴男, Suzuki Takao, born 20 September 1976) is a professional tennis player and a former Japanese No. 1.

Takao Suzuki
鈴木貴男
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
Born (1976-09-20) 20 September 1976 (age 45)
Sapporo, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2018
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$729,355
Singles
Career record50-46
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 102 (23 November 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2005)
French OpenQ3 (1998, 2002)
Wimbledon2R (2003)
US Open1R (1999, 2004)
Doubles
Career record31-37
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 119 (7 November 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2005)
WimbledonQ1 (1998)
US OpenQ1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Medal record
Tennis
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2002 BusanTeam Event
2006 DohaTeam Event
2002 BusanMen's Singles
2010 GuangzhouTeam Event
Last updated on: 25 October 2021.

Tennis career


Suzuki reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 102 in 1998 and has earned nearly three quarters of a million dollars in prize winnings on the ATP Tour. He is well known for his outstanding performances against Roger Federer at the Australian Open in 2005 and the 2006 Tokyo Open.

In 2006, Suzuki injured his shoulder at the Australian Open qualifying tournament in a match against Paul Capdeville and sat out most of the season as a result. He briefly returned to competitive tennis in May in a challenger tournament in South Korea and lost in the quarter finals. In October 2006, Suzuki played in his first International Series event of the year, the Japan Open Tennis Championships held in Tokyo, having received a wildcard into the main draw. Suzuki, ranked World No. 1078 at the time, won surprise victories over 8th seed Paradorn Srichaphan and World No. 126 Alexander Waske en route to his quarter finals berth against Federer. Suzuki once again lost to Federer in three sets, 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3).[1]


ATP career finals



Doubles: 1 (1 title)


Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP International Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0-0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2005 Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold Hard Satoshi Iwabuchi Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
5–4(7–3), 5–4(15–13)



Performance timelines


Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles


Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 A Q2 1R Q1 1R Q1 Q2 Q2 2R Q1 A Q1 A Q3 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A Q3 Q2 A A Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R A Q2 Q1 2R Q3 Q1 A Q2 A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A Q2 1R Q3 Q1 Q2 Q3 1R Q1 A Q1 A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 7 2–7 22%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A Q1 A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Miami A A A Q1 A A A A A Q2 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Rome A A A Q1 A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Canada Q1 A A A A A A A A Q2 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0   



ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals



Singles: 22 (17–5)


Legend
ATP Challenger (16–3)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–1)


Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1997 Bombay, India Challenger Hard Barry Cowan 6–1, 6–0
Win 2–0 Jul 1998 Denver, United States Challenger Hard Justin Bower 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jul 1998 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard David Caldwell 7–6, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Jul 1998 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard Cecil Mamiit 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–1 Aug 1998 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard Diego Nargiso 5–2 ret.
Win 5–1 Jul 2000 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Cecil Mamiit 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–1 Jul 2000 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard Yoon Yong-il 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–1 Aug 2000 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard Justin Gimelstob 2–1 ret.
Win 8–1 Aug 2000 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard Yoon Yong-il 6–1, 6–4
Win 9–1 Nov 2001 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Carpet Gouichi Motomura 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)
Win 10–1 Mar 2002 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard Mario Ancic 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–1 Mar 2002 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Mario Ancic 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win 12–1 Mar 2002 Osaka, Japan Challenger Hard Bjorn Phau 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 13–1 Jul 2004 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 6–3
Win 14–1 Mar 2007 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Dieter Kindlmann 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win 15–1 Jul 2007 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Lu Yen-hsun 6–4, 6–4
Loss 15–2 Nov 2007 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard Dudi Sela 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 2–6
Loss 15–3 Mar 2009 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Sergei Bubka 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 16–3 Nov 2009 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard Martin Fischer 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 16–4 Jul 2013 Japan F8, Kashiwa Futures Hard Hiroki Kondo 3–6, 5–7
Win 17–4 May 2015 Guam F1, Tumon Futures Hard Gengo Kikuchi 6–3, 6–3
Loss 17–5 Jun 2017 Guam F1, Tumon Futures Hard Hiroyasu Ehara 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 3–6



Doubles: 24 (18–6)


Legend
ATP Challenger (10–5)
ITF Futures (8–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–3)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (5–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1996 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard Satoshi Iwabuchi Ben Ellwood
Peter Tramacchi
7–6, 7–6
Loss 1–1 Feb 1997 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Satoshi Iwabuchi Mahesh Bhupathi
Wayne Black
4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 1997 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard Gouichi Motomura Michael Sell
Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Win 2–2 Mar 1998 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Kevin Ullyett Oscar Ortiz
Maurice Ruah
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jul 1998 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Gouichi Motomura Bobby Kokavec
Frederic Niemeyer
7–6, 6–1
Win 4–2 Aug 1998 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard Jared Palmer Ota Fukarek
Gabriel Trifu
6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Nov 1998 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard Aleksandar Kitinov Max Mirnyi
Andrei Olhovskiy
4–6, 6–7
Win 5–3 Nov 1999 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Lars Burgsmuller Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
Jairo Velasco
7–6, 6–4
Win 6–3 Apr 2000 Japan F3, Isawa Futures Clay Takahiro Terachi Natsuki Harada
Hiroyasu Sato
6–4, 6–3
Win 7–3 Jun 2000 Italy F4, Pavia Futures Clay Igor Gaudi Filippo Messori
Davide Scala
6–4, 6–4
Win 8–3 Feb 2001 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard Eric Taino Filippo Messori
Vincenzo Santopadre
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
Win 9–3 Sep 2001 Japan F7, Chiba Futures Hard Hiroki Kondo Doug Bohaboy
Toshiharu Kato
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 10–3 Nov 2001 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Carpet Eric Taino Filippo Messori
Vincenzo Santopadre
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
Win 11–3 Nov 2001 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Carpet Mitsuru Takada Marco Chiudinelli
Sebastian Jaeger
6–3, 6–4
Win 12–3 Sep 2002 Japan F7, Saitama Futures Hard Michihisa Onoda Doug Bohaboy
Thomas Blake
6–3, 6–3
Loss 12–4 Nov 2002 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Thomas Shimada Jim Thomas
Tom Vanhoudt
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 13–4 Jul 2003 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Matias Boeker
Travis Parrott
6–4, 6–1
Win 14–4 Nov 2003 Milan, Italy Challenger Carpet Davide Sanguinetti Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
6–4, 7–5
Loss 14–5 Mar 2009 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Tatsuma Ito Aisam Qureshi
Martin Slanar
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Win 15–5 Jul 2009 Japan F7, Sapporo Futures Clay Hiroki Kondo Yuichi Ito
Tatsuma Ito
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 16–5 Oct 2012 Japan F8, Kashiwa Futures Hard Sho Katayama Daniel King-Turner
Jose Statham
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 16–6 Mar 2014 Japan F1, Tokyo Futures Hard Shintaro Imai Toshihide Matsui
Arata Onozawa
4–6, 5–7
Win 17–6 Jun 2014 Japan F8, Sapporo Futures Clay Yasutaka Uchiyama Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 18–6 Aug 2014 Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung Futures Hard Arata Onozawa Chen Ti
Huang Liang-Chi
7–6(7–3), 6–3



References


  1. Mulligan, James (2006). "Suzuki puts scare in Federer", The Japan Times Online, 7 October 2006.



На других языках


[de] Takao Suzuki

Takao Suzuki (jap. 鈴木貴男, Suzuki Takao; * 20. September 1976 in Sapporo, Präfektur Hokkaidō) ist ein japanischer Tennisspieler.
- [en] Takao Suzuki

[es] Takao Suzuki

Takao Suzuki (鈴木貴男, Suzuki Takao?), es jugador profesional de tenis. Nació el 20 de septiembre de 1976 en Sapporo, Japón.

[ru] Судзуки, Такао

Така́о Судзу́ки (яп. 鈴木貴男 Судзуки Такао, ромадзи: Takao Suzuki; род. 20 сентября 1976, Саппоро) — японский профессиональный теннисист. Победитель одного турнира АТР в парном разряде, неоднократный призёр Азиатских игр, рекордсмен сборной Японии в Кубке Дэвиса по продолжительности выступлений и числу побед во всех разрядах.



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