Go Soeda (添田 豪, Soeda Gō, born September 5, 1984) is a former professional Japanese tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in April 2003. He has won 18 singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 47 on 23 July 2012.[2]

Go Soeda
添田 豪
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo
Born (1984-09-05) 5 September 1984 (age 40)
Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned proApril 2003
RetiredOctober 2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDavide Sanguinetti[1]
Prize money$2,374,772[2]
Singles
Career record56–92
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 47 (23 July 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2013, 2015)
French Open1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Wimbledon2R (2012, 2013)
US Open1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2020)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record7–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 232 (20 May 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2013)
French Open2R (2012)
US Open1R (2012)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2014)
Last updated on: 10 October 2022.
Go Soeda
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Tennis
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team

Career

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Junior career

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As a junior, he compiled a 49–48 win–loss record in singles (and 47–47 in doubles), achieving a singles ranking of No. 20 in December 2002 and doubles ranking of No. 43 in September 2002.[3]

2002–04

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Soeda began playing professional tournaments regularly in 2002 before turning professional in 2003. He played primarily on Asian ITF Futures event. Soeda rose steadily through his ATP ranking over the next three years. He ended 2004 as ranked world No. 493.

2005–07

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In 2005, Soeda won two Futures tournament in Japan and Sri Lanka, and he made his debut in an ATP World Tour event in Ho Chi Minh City, losing to top seed Mariano Puerta in the first round. The following year, Soeda had a very steady year at the Challenger level, reaching the quarterfinals or better seven times, including his first Challenger final in Aptos. He also won the Japan F4 Futures. Soeda entered the world's top 200 in August and finished 2006 ranked No. 182.

Go made his first Grand Slam main-draw appearance at the 2007 Australian Open in January and lost to ninth seed Mario Ančić in the first round. In August 2007, Soeda defeated Eduardo Schwank to win his first Challenger title in Manta, and he reached the Brisbane Challenger final in November.

2008–10

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In 2008, Soeda won four Challenger titles at Kyoto, Busan, New Delhi, and Toyota. He also won the most singles title in the ATP Challenger Series (tied with three players). In September, he beat wildcard Bai Yan in the China Open first round to record his first ATP main-draw win. He lost to third seed Fernando González in three sets. In October 2009, Soeda earned his sixth Challenger title in Tiburon by beating Ilija Bozoljac in the final.

In 2010, Soeda won his second Manta Challenger title in April. In the grass-court swing, he advanced to the Nottingham Challenger final before losing to Ričardas Berankis. He participated in the Wimbledon Championships main draw as a lucky loser, but he fell in the first round to Martin Fischer. Two weeks later, he reached the second round in Newport, beating eighth seed Taylor Dent in three sets.

2011: Reaching the top 100

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Soeda reached the second round of the SA Tennis Open, beating seventh seed Rainer Schüttler. In March, he claimed his eighth Challenger title in Pingguo by beating Matthias Bachinger in the final. This result launched him into the world top 100 for the first time in his career, climbing to No. 91. Soeda took part in the French Open, losing to 12th seed Mikhail Youzhny in the first round. At the Wimbledon Championships, he received entry from a lucky loser spot, but lost to eventual semifinalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

After winning the Wuhai Challenger title, Soeda qualified for the US Open, losing to Kevin Anderson in the first round. In the Asian swing, Soeda reached his first quarterfinal of an ATP World Tour event at the Thailand Open, beating Karol Beck and Tobias Kamke. His run was ended by Donald Young in straight sets. The following week, he received a wildcard and faced world No. 2, Rafael Nadal, in the Japan Open first round, losing in straight sets.[4]

2012: Reaching the top 50

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2012 started for Soeda at the Chennai Open, coming through qualifying. He beat Frederico Gil and fifth seed Ivan Dodig respectively to reach the quarterfinals, and he upset defending champion Stan Wawrinka in straight sets.[5] His first semifinal in an ATP event came to an end, losing to top seed Janko Tipsarević in straight sets. Following the tournament, Soeda moved up in rankings to world No. 99 and back into the top 100 for the first time since April 2011. He won three Challenger titles from January to April, at Honolulu, Pingguo, and Kaohsiung. In the French Open, Soeda was eliminated in first round by Dmitry Tursunov.

In the grass-court season, Soeda reached the second round in the Queen's Club championships. Then he was into the Wimbledon Championships and advanced to the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time, beating Igor Kunitsyn in straight sets. He was beaten by ninth seed Juan Martín del Potro in four sets. In July, Soeda reached the semifinals of the Atlanta Open, knocking out Xavier Malisse and Igor Kunitsyn on the way. Then he faced his country's No. 1, Kei Nishikori, and upset him soundly. This was the first pairing of two players from Japan in an ATP quarterfinal since the Open era began.[6] He eventually lost to Gilles Müller in straight sets. Soeda broke him into world's top 50 for the first time in his career, ranked No. 47 after the tournament.

Soeda represented Japan at his maiden Olympics in London 2012.[7] He competed in singles and doubles, partnering Nishikori. In singles, he fell in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, and lost to defending champions Swiss pairing of Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka in the first round of doubles. In the US Open, Soeda lost in first round to 23rd seed Mardy Fish with two tiebreakers. In the later season, he reached the second round of the Thailand Open and the Stockholm Open.

2013

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Soeda began the 2013 season in Chennai, reaching the quarterfinals for the second straight year. He defeated Evgeny Donskoy and Prakash Amritraj in the first two rounds, but he lost to eventual champion Janko Tipsarević. He then participated in the Australian Open and won over wildcard Luke Saville in the first round, before losing to world No. 8, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Following this event, Soeda successfully defended his title in the Maui Challenger, defeating Mischa Zverev in the final, and he reached the second round in Delray Beach by beating Marinko Matosevic in three sets.

Soeda bounced back from a first-round loss in the French Open by qualifying for the Wimbledon Championships without losing a set, and he beat Andreas Haider-Maurer to reach the second round for two consecutive years in this event. He was then defeated by world No. 9 Richard Gasquet in four sets.[8] He managed to qualify for the US Open, but fell in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis. In the Asian swing, Soeda reached the second round in the Thailand Open, beating fellow qualifier Santiago Giraldo.

2014

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Soeda faced world No. 4 and the previous year's finalist, Andy Murray, in the Australian Open first round, losing in straight sets.[9] In September, he advanced to the second round in the Malaysian Open, before losing to Marinko Matosevic. Soeda recorded nine semifinal or better results at Challenger events in the year. These included winning the title in Busan, Nanchang, and Toyota. He ended 2014 ranked within the top 100 for the second time in his career.

2015

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Soeda started 2015 season by playing in Australia and won through the opening round of the Australian Open, beating qualifier Elias Ymer. He was beaten by 31st seed Fernando Verdasco in the second round. In Houston, Soeda defeated former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in the first round.[10] After winning another Challenger title in Seoul, he was into the main draw at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships, but he faced seeded players in the first round, losing to Philipp Kohlschreiber and John Isner. During the American hard-court season, Soeda made it into the quarterfinals in Atlanta, knocking out Alexandr Dolgopolov and fourth seed Adrian Mannarino on the way, but was beaten by Gilles Müller.

2022: Retirement

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He retired on 31 October 2022 having played his last match at the Japan National Championships.[11][12]

Davis Cup

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Soeda made his Davis Cup debut for Japan in 2005, Asia/Oceania Zone Group I relegation play-offs against Thailand. He played in the singles rubber and beat Sanchai Ratiwatana in straight sets. To date, Soeda has compiled a 26–12 win–loss record overall (24–10 in singles and 2–2 in doubles). He received the Davis Cup Commitment Award in April 2014.

In the first round of 2012 Davis Cup World Group against Croatia, Soeda faced Ivan Dodig in the first singles rubber and defeated him in a 4 hour, 5 minute match.[13] This victory was Japan’s first win in a World Group match (In their previous two World Group matches, Japan lost 0–5). He was beaten by Ivo Karlovic in reverse singles, and Japan lost 2–3. He scored another notable win in the 2013 Davis Cup World Group play-offs against Colombia. He lost to Santiago Giraldo in five sets, but defeated Alejandro Falla in the deciding rubber to put Japan back in the World Group for 2014.[14]

Playing style

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Soeda is an offensive counterpuncher. Due to his relatively small size (5'10"), Soeda lacks the power and stature to effectively dictate points. Instead, he relies on quickness to retrieve opponent's shots, as well as a relatively flat, penetrating two-handed backhand. As noted by commentator Nick Lester in the BB&T Atlanta Open, Soeda plays a conventional style of tennis, approaching and finishing points at the net when possible.[15]

Davis Cup

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Legend
Group membership
World Group (6–9)
Group I (20–4)
Group II (0)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Rubber outcome Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 4–1; 15–17 July 2005; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania first round play-offs; carpet surface
Victory V Singles (dead rubber)   Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana 6–3, 6–3
 5–0; 10–12 February 2006; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania first round; carpet surface
Victory II Singles   China Sun Peng 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Wang Yu 6–1, 6–1
 2–3; 7–9 April 2006; Bangkok, Thailand; Group I Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface
Defeat II Singles   Thailand Danai Udomchoke 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
 4–1; 9–11 February 2007; Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China; Group I Asia/Oceania first round; hard surface
Victory II Singles   China Sun Peng 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Yu Xinyuan 6–3, 6–4
 5–0; 6–8 April 2007; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania second round; carpet surface
Victory I Singles   Thailand Kittipong Wachiramanowong 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6–1, 6–2
 2–3; 21–23 September 2007; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; World Group play-offs; carpet surface
Defeat II Singles   Romania Andrei Pavel 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 3–6
Defeat V Singles Victor Hănescu 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
 5–0; 8–10 February 2008; Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, Manila, Philippines; Group I Asia/Oceania first round; hard surface
Victory I Singles   Philippines Patrick John Tierro 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Victory III Doubles (with Takao Suzuki) Cecil Mamiit

Eric Taino

6–7(5–7), 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Victory IV Singles (dead rubber) Johnny Arcilla 6–3, 6–2
 2–3; 11–13 April 2008; R K Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India; Group I Asia/Oceania second round; grass surface
Defeat II Singles   India Prakash Amritraj 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6, 6–8
 5–0; 6–8 March 2009; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania first round; carpet surface
Victory I Singles   China Zheng Shaoxuan 6–2, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Victory V Singles (dead rubber) Zhang Ze 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
 5–0; 5–7 March 2010; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania first round; carpet surface
Victory II Singles   Philippines Cecil Mamiit 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Victory V Singles (dead rubber) Francis Alcantara 6–1, 6–0
 0–5; 7–9 May 2010; Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane, Australia; Group I Asia/Oceania second round; clay surface
Defeat III Doubles (with Takao Suzuki)   Australia Paul Hanley

Lleyton Hewitt

5–7, 4–6, 0–6
 3–1; 4–6 March 2011; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group I Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory II Singles   Philippines Johnny Arcilla 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Victory IV Singles Cecil Mamiit 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
 4–1; 8–10 July 2011; Bourbon Beans Dome, Kobe, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface
Victory III Doubles (with Kei Nishikori)   Uzbekistan Murad Inoyatov

Denis Istomin

7–5, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Victory V Singles (dead rubber) Sarvar Ikramov 7–5, 6–0
 4–1; 16–18 September 2011; Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan; World Group play-offs; hard surface
Victory V Singles (dead rubber)   India Rohan Bopanna 4–5 ret.
 2–3; 10–12 February 2012; Bourbon Beans Dome, Kobe, Japan; World Group first round; hard surface
Victory I Singles   Croatia Ivan Dodig 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
Defeat V Singles Ivo Karlović 6–7(4–7), 1–6, 4–6
 2–3; 14–16 September 2012; Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan; World Group play-offs; hard surface
Victory I Singles   Israel Dudi Sela 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Defeat V Singles Amir Weintraub 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 3–6
 5–0; 1–3 February 2013; Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania first round; hard surface
Victory II Singles   Indonesia Wisnu Adi Nugroho 6–0, 6–0, 6–1
 3–2; 5–7 April 2013; Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface
Victory II Singles   South Korea Cho Min-hyeok 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Defeat IV Singles Lim Yong-kyu 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 4–6, 3–6
 3–2; 5–7 April 2013; Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan; World Group play-offs; hard surface
Defeat II Singles   Colombia Santiago Giraldo 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Victory V Singles Alejandro Falla 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
 4–1; 31 January–2 February 2014; Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan; World Group first round; hard surface
Defeat II Singles   Canada Frank Dancevic 4–6, 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Victory V Singles (dead rubber) Peter Polansky 6–1, 6–4
 2–3; 6–8 March 2015; Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada; World Group first round; hard surface
Defeat III Doubles (with Yasutaka Uchiyama)   Canada Daniel Nestor

Vasek Pospisil

5–7, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Defeat V Singles Vasek Pospisil 5–7, 3–6, 4–6
 3–1; 15–17 September 2017; Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan; World Group play-offs; hard surface
Victory II Singles   Brazil Thiago Monteiro 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–4
 0–3; 6–7 March 2020; Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Japan; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard surface
Defeat I Singles   Ecuador Emilio Gómez 5–7, 6–7(3–7)

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles 42 (24–18)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (18–13)
ITF Futures Tour (6–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (20–16)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2005 Japan F3, Shizuoka Futures Carpet   Mark Nielsen 0–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2005 Japan F5, Munakata Futures Hard   Michael Yani 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–2 Jul 2005 Japan F8, Tokyo Futures Hard   Rubin Statham 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–2 Dec 2005 Sri Lanka F2, Colombo Futures Clay   Toshihide Matsui 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 2–3 Mar 2006 China F3, Shenzhen Futures Hard   Jesse Huta Galung 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Jun 2006 Japan F4, Munakata Futures Hard   Gouichi Motomura 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 3–4 Jul 2006 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard   Alex Kuznetsov 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 3–5 May 2007 Korea F2, Daegu Futures Hard   Nam Hyun-woo 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–6 May 2007 Korea F3, Gimcheon Futures Hard   Satoshi Iwabuchi 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 4–6 Aug 2007 Manta, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Eduardo Schwank 6–4, 6–2
Win 5–6 Oct 2007 China F6, Beijing Futures Hard   Vasilis Mazarakis 6–3, 6–1
Loss 5–7 Nov 2007 Brisbane, Australia Challenger Hard   Joseph Sirianni 6–1, 0–6, 3–6
Win 6–7 Mar 2008 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet (i)   Matthias Bachinger 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win 7–7 Apr 2008 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard   Lu Yen-hsun 6–2, ret.
Win 8–7 May 2008 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard   Lu Yen-hsun 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 8–8 Nov 2008 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard   Lee Hyung-taik 5–7, 3–6
Win 9–8 Nov 2008 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i)   Lee Hyung-taik 6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Win 10–8 Oct 2009 Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard   Ilija Bozoljac 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 11–8 Mar 2010 Japan F2, Tokyo Futures Hard   Hiroki Kondo 6–2, 6–3
Win 12–8 Apr 2010 Japan F3, Kōfu Futures Hard   Chu-Huan Yi 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–8 May 2010 Manta, Ecuador (2) Challenger Hard   Ryler DeHeart 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 13–9 May 2010 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Ričardas Berankis 4–6, 4–6
Win 14–9 Mar 2011 Pingguo, China Challenger Hard   Matthias Bachinger 6–4, 7–5
Win 15–9 Jul 2011 Wuhai, China Challenger Hard   Raven Klaasen 7–5, 6–4
Win 16–9 Jan 2012 Honolulu, United States Challenger Hard   Robby Ginepri 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 16–10 Mar 2012 Singapore, Singapore Challenger Hard   Lu Yen-hsun 3–6, 4–6
Win 17–10 Mar 2012 Pinnguo, China (2) Challenger Hard   Malek Jaziri 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Win 18–10 Apr 2012 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Challenger Hard   Tatsuma Ito 6–3, 6–0
Win 19–10 Jan 2013 Honolulu, United States (2) Challenger Hard   Mischa Zverev 7–5, 7–5
Loss 19–11 Jul 2013 Beijing, China Challenger Hard   Lu Yen-hsun 2–6, 4–6
Loss 19–12 Nov 2013 Yokohama, Japan (2) Challenger Hard   Matthew Ebden 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 20–12 May 2014 Busan, South Korea (2) Challenger Hard   Jimmy Wang 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 21–12 Jun 2014 Nanchang, China Challenger Hard   Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 22–12 Nov 2014 Toyota, Japan (2) Challenger Carpet (i)   Tatsuma Ito 6–4, 7–5
Win 23–12 May 2015 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Chung Hyeon 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 23–13 Nov 2015 Yokohama, Japan (3) Challenger Hard   Taro Daniel 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 23–14 Jan 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard   Mikhail Youzhny 3–6, 4–6
Win 24–14 Jul 2016 Winnipeg, Canada Challenger Hard   Blaž Kavčič 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss 24–15 Sep 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard   Blaž Kavčič 0–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss 24–16 Oct 2016 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard   Jordan Thompson 7–5, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 24–17 May 2017 Busan, South Korea (3) Challenger Hard   Vasek Pospisil 1–6, 2–6
Loss 24–18 Sep 2019 Jinan, China Challenger Hard   Zhang Zhizhen 5–7, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles 14 (2–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–11)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Outcome W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2004 USA F29, Arlington Hard   Ti Chen   Scott Lipsky

  Todd Widom

7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jun 2005 Japan F5, Munakata Hard   Tasuku Iwami   Kyu-Tae Im

  Woong-Sun Jun

6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 2–1 Nov 2007 Yokohama, Japan Hard   Hiroki Kondo   Satoshi Iwabuchi

  Toshihide Matsui

6–7(5–7), 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 2–2 Jan 2008 Waikoloa, USA Hard   Satoshi Iwabuchi   Scott Lipsky

  David Martin

4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss 2–3 Mar 2008 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i)   Hiroki Kondo   Dieter Kindlmann

  Martin Slanar

1–6, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Apr 2011 Tallahassee, USA Hard   James Ward   Vasek Pospisil

  Bobby Reynolds

2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 May 2013 Kunming, China Hard   Yasutaka Uchiyama   Sam Groth

  John-Patrick Smith

4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–6 Jun 2014 Nottingham, UK Grass   Ruben Bemelmans   Rameez Junaid

  Michael Venus

6–4, 6–7(1–7), [6–10]
Loss 2–7 Mar 2015 Kyoto, Japan Hard (i)   Yasutaka Uchiyama   Benjamin Mitchell

  Jordan Thompson

3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–8 Feb 2016 Kyoto, Japan (2) Hard (i)   Yasutaka Uchiyama   Maoxin Gong

  Chu-Huan Yi

3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 2–9 Jul 2017 Granby, Canada Hard   Marcel Felder   Joe Salisbury

  Jackson Withrow

6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–10 Oct 2017 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard   Ben McLachlan   Saketh Myneni

  Vijay Sundar Prashanth

6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–11 Feb 2018 Kyoto, Japan (3) Hard (i)   Yasutaka Uchiyama   Luke Saville

  Jordan Thompson

3–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss 2–12 Nov 2018 Kobe, Japan Hard (i)   Zhe Li   Goncalo Oliveira

  Akira Santillan

6–2, 4–6, [10–12]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Cincinnati Masters.

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 1R Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 2R 1R 2R Q2 1R Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 5 2–5
French Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R Q1 A Q1 Q3 Q2 Q1 A 0 / 4 0–4
Wimbledon A Q1 Q3 Q2 Q2 1R 1R 2R 2R Q1 1R Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 NH Q1 A 0 / 5 2–5
US Open A Q2 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q1 1R Q2 A 0 / 5 0–4
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–3 2–3 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0/18 4–18
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A 1R A Q1 Q1 Q1 A A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open A A A A A A A A 1R Q1 1R A A A A NH Q1 A 0 / 2 0–2
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open1 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A Q1 Q2 A A A A A A A A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters2 A A A A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R Q1 1R A A A A Not Held 0 / 3 0–3
Paris Masters A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A 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 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 0–6
National representation
Davis Cup Z1 Z1 PO Z1 Z1 Z1 PO 1R PO QF 1R A 1R A A QR A A 0 / 4 24–11
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held A Not Held A NH 0 / 1 0–1
ATP Cup Not Held RR A A 0 / 1 2–1
Career statistics
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Tournaments 3 3 4 4 4 5 8 19 16 4 13 1 4 0 1 3 0 0 92
Titles / Finals 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 0 / 0 0 / 0
Overall win–loss 1–2 2–3 4–5 3–4 2–3 3–4 7–7 13–21 9–17 2–4 6–13 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 2–4 0–0 0–0 56–92
Year-end ranking 302 188 206 114 238 120 120 60 103 99 132 126 150 214 121 133 247 607 38%

1 Held as Hamburg Masters (clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (clay) 2009–present.

2 Held as Madrid Masters (indoor hardcourt) from 2002 to 2008, Shanghai Masters (outdoor hardcourt) 2009–present.

Doubles

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Current through the 2022 US Open

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1
French Open A A A A A A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 2–3
National representation
Davis Cup A A A Z1 A Z1 PO A A A 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 2–2
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held A Not Held A NH 0 / 1 0–1
ATP Cup Not Held RR A A 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Tournaments 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23
Titles / Finals 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 0 / 0 0 / 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–8 1–4 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 7–22
Year-end ranking 726 602 457 400 325 447 470 427 332 461 634 440 450 307 0 965 534 24%

Record against other players

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Record against top 10 players

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Kwon's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw, Davis Cup and Olympic matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Carpet Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
  Rafael Nadal 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2011 Tokyo
  Andy Roddick 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (7–5, 7–6(7–4)) at 2012 World Team Cup
  Andy Murray 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (1–6, 1–6, 3–6) at 2014 Australian Open
  Lleyton Hewitt 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3) at 2015 Houston
  Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2019 Tokyo
Number 3 ranked players
  Ivan Ljubičić 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2006 Beijing
  Juan Martín del Potro 0–3 0% 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (2–6, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6) at 2012 Wimbledon Championships
  Stan Wawrinka 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2012 Chennai
  Milos Raonic 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (4–6, 6–7(0–7)) at 2013 Tokyo
Number 4 ranked players
  Tomáš Berdych 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (1–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2012 World Team Cup
  Kei Nishikori 1–1 50% 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–4, 2–6, 3–6) at 2012 Tokyo
Number 5 ranked players
  Rainer Schüttler 1–2 33% 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 Won (3–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2011 Johannesburg
  Fernando González 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–3, 6–7(4–7), 1–6) at 2008 Beijing
  Lukáš Dlouhý 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–3, 2–6, 4–6) at 2009 Chennai
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 0–3 0% 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (3–6, 6–7(1–7), 3–6) at 2013 Australian Open
  Kevin Anderson 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (1–6, 3–6, 0–6) at 2011 US Open
Number 6 ranked players
  Gaël Monfils 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–7(10–12), 4–6) at 2010 Tokyo
  Gilles Simon 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2012 Bangkok
  Matteo Berrettini 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–7(5–7), 1–6, 4–6) at 2020 US Open
Number 7 ranked players
  Mario Ančić 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (4–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2007 Australian Open
  Richard Gasquet 0–2 0% 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (0–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6) at 2013 Wimbledon Championships
  Mardy Fish 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7), 3–6) at 2012 US Open
  Fernando Verdasco 0–3 0% 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (7–6(7–2), 3–6, 3–6) at 2016 Tokyo
  David Goffin 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2015 Shanghai Masters
Number 8 ranked players
  Mikhail Youzhny 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (5–7, 2–6, 4–6) at 2011 French Open
  Radek Štěpánek 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2011 Queen's Club
  Janko Tipsarević 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2013 Chennai
  Marcos Baghdatis 0–2 0% 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (4–6, 3–6, 1–6) at 2013 US Open
  John Isner 0–2 0% 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6) at 2015 Wimbledon Championships
  Jack Sock 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2015 Miami Masters
  Simone Bolelli 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2015 Nottingham
Number 9 ranked players
  Mariano Puerta 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (4–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6) at 2005 Ho Chi Minh
  Nicolás Almagro 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–7(5–7), 2–6) at 2013 Shanghai Masters
  Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2020 ATP Cup
Total 5–43 10.42% 3–33
(8.33%)
2–2
(50%)
0–7
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
* Statistics correct as of 10 October 2022.

Record against players ranked No. 11–20

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Active players are in boldface.

*As of 10 October 2022

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