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Revision as of 08:09, 26 March 2019
Country (sports) | Japan |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | 19 March 1950
Singles | |
Career titles | 7-31 |
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) |
Kenichi Hirai (born 19 March 1950) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.
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. He won two medals at the 1973 Summer Universiade in Moscow, a bronze in the singles bronze 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. He didn't turn professional until the late 1970s.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Masters to Play Opening Match". The Canberra Times. 20 January 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links
- Kenichi Hirai at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Kenichi Hirai at the Davis Cup
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