Pedro Sakamoto

Pedro Sakamoto
Nation:	Brazil
Birthday:	June 29, 1993
Size:	178 cm
Weight:	78 kg
Playing hand:	Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money:	$ 89,491
singles
Career record:	0: 1
Highest ranking:	375 (May 13, 2019)
Current placement:	376
Double
Career record:	0-0
Highest ranking:	433 (April 6, 2015)
Current placement:	645
Last update of the infobox: May 27, 2019
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Pedro Henrique Morio Sakamoto (born June 29, 1993 in Guarulhos ) is a Brazilian tennis player .

Career

Sakamoto started playing tennis tournaments in 2010. In 2011 he was in the top 1000 of the world rankings in singles and doubles . That year he won his first future title in doubles . In 2013 he made it to the final of the third-rate tour in the singles and immediately won the tournament. In São Paulo he played his first tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour . He finished the year at 496th in singles and 698th in doubles, his bests to date. After winning three futures doubles in 2013, he was able to achieve as many titles in 2014, so that the Brazilian reached his top position in the ranking list at the beginning of 2015 with 433rd. In the individual, he also managed his first entry into a Challenger quarter-finals in Santos . Nevertheless, he won no titles in 2015 or 2016 and quickly lost places in the ranking again.

In 2017 Sakamoto got back on the road to success with one future and three futures in doubles. In the individual, he came closer to the top 400 again. In San Luis Potosí , Mexico , he made his first semi-final with a Challenger. He was defeated by Roberto Cid Subervi . 2019 was his best year so far. He made a title out of two future finals. He defended the points in San Luis Potosí and stood for the second time in a Challenger semi-finals. Sakamoto also premiered on the ATP Tour earlier in the year . Through the qualification he fought his way into the main field of the Brasil Open . There he lost Jaume Munar at the beginning . Nevertheless, it rose to rank 375 in the world, its best listing.

Web links

• ATP profile of Pedro Sakamoto (English)
• ITF profile of Pedro Sakamoto (English)
• ITF junior profile Pedro Sakamoto (English)