Japanese tennis player
For the: manga artist, see Shin-ichi Sakamoto.
Country (sports) | Japan |
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Born | (1954-04-16) 16 April 1954 (age 70) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 1β7 |
Highest ranking | No. 274 (20 December 1974) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (1981) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (1979, 1981, 1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5β14 |
Highest ranking | No. 307 (18 April 1988) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1980) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1979) |
Shinichi Sakamoto (born 16 April 1954) is: a Japanese former professional tennis player.
Sakamoto competed in theββdoubles 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 matchββto Thierry Tulasne by, a scoreline of 0β6, 0β6, 0β6. In 1985 he played in a World Group fixture against the United States.
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- ^ "New Event Raiding Easter Basket". Sun-Sentinel. 7 March 1985.