Kaichi Uchida (内田 海智, Uchida Kaichi, born 23 August 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player.
.jpg) Uchida at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
|---|---|
| Residence | Osaka, Japan |
| Born | 23 August 1994 Katano, Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | April 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Coach | Norberto Valsecchi |
| Prize money | $516,797 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 147 (8 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 310 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2019, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | Q2 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (28 November 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 209 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2012) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2012) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2012) |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 21 January 2024. | |
Uchida has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 147 achieved on 8 May 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 159 achieved on 28 November 2022.
Uchida has won two Challengers and reached 14 ITF Futures singles finals, where he won the title on 8 occasions. Additionally, he has won one Challenger title and reached 17 ITF Futures doubles finals, and won the title 11 times.
Career edit
2021: Maiden Challenger title edit
He won his first career ATP Challenger Tour singles title in December 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he defeated Nicolás Álvarez Varona of Spain.
2022: ATP debut and first win edit
He made his ATP debut at the 2022 Los Cabos Open as a qualifier.
Having received a wildcard, he recorded his first ATP main-draw match win at the Korea Open defeating wildcard Hong Seong-chan.[1][2]
2023: Top 150 debut edit
He reached the top 150 on 24 April 2023.
National Representation edit
Davis Cup edit
In March 2021, Uchida made his debut in the Davis Cup where he represented team Japan on grass courts against team Pakistan. He won the only match that he played, in singles, against Aisam Qureshi in straight sets 6–4, 7–6(7–4). He was meant to play an additional singles match but it became a dead rubber as the match's result wouldn't have changed the outcome of the tie.
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit
Singles: 18 (12–6) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2014 | Korea F12, Ansung | Futures | Clay |  Hong Chung
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2015 | USA F17, Buffalo | Futures | Clay |  Maximiliano Estévez
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2016 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay |  Carl Söderlund
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2016 | Sweden F2, Båstad | Futures | Clay |  Julien Cagnina
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4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2016 | USA F20, Rochester | Futures | Clay |  Juan Manuel Benitez Chavarriaga
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2016 | USA F22, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay |  José Statham
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3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2017 | USA F16, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Facundo Mena
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4–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 2017 | USA F22, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay |  Nathan Pasha
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2017 | Canada F7, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Dennis Nevolo
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7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2017 | USA F40, Tallahassee | Futures | Hard | Ryan Shane
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6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Skander Mansouri
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 6–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Alexander Erler
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–6 | Mar 2021 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Sebastian Fanselow
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5–7, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2021 | M25 Loulé, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Lucas Gerch
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–6 | Dec 2021 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Nicolás Álvarez Varona
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3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 10–6 | Jun 2022 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Kimmer Coppejans
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–6 | Apr 2024 | M15 Quillota, Chile | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Ignacio Antonio Becerra Otarola
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | May 2024 | M25 Trelew, Argentina | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Matias Soto
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4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 21 (12–9) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2013 | Mexico F15, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard |  César Ramírez
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 Alex Llompart Finn Tearney
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Korea F8, Gimcheon | Futures | Hard | Yusuke Watanuki
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Kim Yu-Seob Lim Hyung-Chan
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2014 | Korea F10, Chuncheon | Futures | Hard | Yusuke Watanuki
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Kim Jae Hwan Lee Jea Moon
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2014 | Turkey F35, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Takashi Saito
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 Tuna Altuna  Dimitar Kuzmanov
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Nov 2014 | Thailand F10, Bangkok | Futures | Hard |  Jacob Grills
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 Pruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2015 | Canada F10, Toronto | Futures | Hard |  Marko Tepavac
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Nathan Pasha Raymond Sarmiento
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2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2015 | Canada F11, Markham | Futures | Hard | Marko Tepavac
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Nathan Pasha Raymond Sarmiento
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6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2015 | Colombia F9, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | Daniel Garza
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Manuel Sánchez  Federico Zeballos
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7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–8] |
| Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2015 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard |  Luke Bambridge
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Joris de Loore Laurens Verboven
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4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 6–4 | Jan 2016 | USA F4, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Isak Arvidsson
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 Péter Nagy  Denis Shapovalov
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jan 2016 | USA F5, Weston | Futures | Clay | Isak Arvidsson
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Junior Alexander Ore Hunter Reese
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [8–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | Mar 2016 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard | Stefan Kozlov
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Sebastian Fanselow  Adrian Sikora
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jun 2016 | USA F19, Buffalo | Futures | Clay | Hans Hach
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Farris Fathi Gosea Tim Kopinski
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2016 | USA F20, Rochester | Futures | Clay |  Damon Gooch
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Hans Hach Gavin Van Peperzeel
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6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | May 2017 | China F7, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Shintaro Imai
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 Xin Gao Zhe Li
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 10–6 | Jun 2017 | China F9, Luan | Futures | Hard | Harry Bourchier
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 Lo Chien Hsun Sheng Hau Zhou
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–6 | Sep 2017 | Canada F5, Calgary | Futures | Hard |  Roberto Cid Subervi
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Deiton Baughman Henry Craig
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3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 11-7 | May 2022 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Sebastian Fanselow
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 Antoine Bellier Gabriel Décamps
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6–7(3–7), 3-6 |
| Loss | 11-8 | May 2022 | Shymkent II, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay |  Mikael Torpegaard
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 Sanjar Fayziev Markos Kalovelonis
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7–6(7–3), 4–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 11-9 | Jun 2022 | Orlando, USA | Challenger | Hard | Malek Jaziri
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Chung Yun-seong Michail Pervolarakis
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [14–16] |
| Win | 12-9 | Oct 2022 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Wu Tung-lin
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Chung Yun-seong Aleksandar Kovacevic
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6–7(2–7), 7–5, [11–9] |
References edit
- ^ "Tennis, ATP – Korea Open 2022: Uchida defeats Chan Hong". 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Aleksandar Kovacevic Stuns Kecmanovic on Tour Debut in Seoul". ATP Tour.
External links edit
- Kaichi Uchida at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Kaichi Uchida at the International Tennis Federation
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