Yuta Shimizu (清水悠太, Shimizu Yūta; born 9 June 1999) is a Japanese tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 180 achieved on 24 February 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 143 achieved on 12 June 2023.[1]
Shimizu represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.[2]
Career
He won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the 2024 Keio Challenger, defeating Li Tu in the final.[3]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
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ATP Challenger Tour (1–5)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Mar 2023
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Benoît Paire
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6–3, 0–6, 2–6
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Loss
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0–2
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Jul 2023
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Chicago, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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Alex Michelsen
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5–7, 2–6
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Loss
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0–3
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Nov 2023
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Yokohama, Japan
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Challenger
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Hard
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Yosuke Watanuki
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6–7(5–7), 4–6
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Loss
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0–4
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May 2024
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Little Rock, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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Mitchell Krueger
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3–6, 4–6
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Loss
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0–5
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Oct 2024
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City of Playford, Australia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Rinky Hijikata
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4–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Win
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1–5
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Nov 2024
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Yokohama, Japan
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Challenger
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Hard
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Li Tu
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
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Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
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ATP Challenger Tour (6–5)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (6–5)
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Clay (0–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Aug 2022
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Nonthaburi II, Thailand
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Challenger
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Hard
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Benjamin Lock
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Francis Alcantara
Christopher Rungkat
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6–1, 6–3
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Loss
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1–1
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Nov 2022
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Sydney, Australia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ajeet Rai
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Blake Ellis
Tristan Schoolkate
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6–4, 5–7, [9–11]
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Win
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2–1
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Nov 2022
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Kobe, Japan
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Shinji Hazawa
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Andrew Harris
John-Patrick Smith
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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3–1
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Nov 2022
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Yokkaichi, Japan
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Challenger
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Hard
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Hsu Yu-hsiou
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Masamichi Imamura
Rio Noguchi
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7–6(7–2), 6–4
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Loss
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3–2
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Apr 2023
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Seoul, South Korea
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Challenger
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Hard
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Chung Yun-seong
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Max Purcell
Yasutaka Uchiyama
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1–6, 4–6
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Win
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4–2
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Feb 2024
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Burnie II, Australia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Benjamin Lock
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Blake Bayldon
Kody Pearson
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6–4, 7–6(7–4)
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Win
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5–2
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Apr 2024
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Shenzhen, China
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Challenger
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Hard
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James Trotter
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Wang Aoran
Zhou Yi
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
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Loss
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5–3
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Jul 2024
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Winnipeg, Canada
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Challenger
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Hard
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Kaichi Uchida
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Christian Harrison
Cannon Kingsley
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1–6, 4–6
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Loss
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5–4
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Jul 2024
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Lexington, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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James Trotter
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André Göransson
Sem Verbeek
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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6–4
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Aug 2024
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Jinan, China
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Challenger
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Hard
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Chung Yun-seong
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Rio Noguchi
Edward Winter
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
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Loss
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6–5
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Oct 2024
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Hangzhou, China
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Challenger
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Hard
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Thomas Fancutt
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Sun Fajing
Te Rigele
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3–6, 5–7
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ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
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ITF Futures/WTT (12–4)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (10–3)
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Clay (2–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Jan 2018
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China F1, Anning
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Futures
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Clay
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Wang Huixin
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6–7(7–9), 6–1, 6–2
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Win
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2–0
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Jun 2018
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Guam F1, Tumon
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Futures
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Hard
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Yuichi Ito
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6–3, 6–2
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Loss
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2–1
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Aug 2018
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Austria F6, Innsbruck
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Futures
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Clay
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Alessandro Petrone
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6–2, 1–6, 4–6
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Win
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3–1
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Sep 2018
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Australia F6, Darwin
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Futures
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Hard
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Evan Hoyt
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7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4
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Win
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4–1
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Jun 2019
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M15 Gimcheon, South Korea
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WTT
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Hard
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Jean Thirouin
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6–2, 6–0
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Loss
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4–2
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Jun 2019
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M15 Gimcheon, South Korea
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WTT
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Hard
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Seong Chan Hong
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1–6, 7–5, 2–6
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Win
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5–2
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Jun 2019
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M25 Yinchuan, China
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WTT
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Hard
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Bai Yan
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4–6, 3–3 ret.
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Win
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6–2
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Jul 2019
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M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand
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WTT
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Hard
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Vladyslav Orlov
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6–4, 6–0
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Win
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7–2
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Jan 2020
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M15 Hong Kong
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WTT
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Hard
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Hsu Yu-hsiou
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5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5)
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Win
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8–2
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Feb 2020
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M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan
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WTT
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Hard
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Otto Virtanen
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6–4, 5–7, 6–3
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Loss
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8–3
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May 2021
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M15 Heraklion, Greece
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WTT
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Hard
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Ryan Peniston
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3–6, 0–6
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Win
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9–3
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May 2022
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Pablo Llamas Ruiz
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2–6, 6–4, 6–3
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Loss
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9–4
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Jul 2022
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M15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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WTT
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Hard
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Lý Hoàng Nam
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5–7, 3–6
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Win
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10–4
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Aug 2022
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M15 Kuching, Malaysia
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WTT
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Hard
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Lý Hoàng Nam
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6–1, 6–2
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Win
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11–4
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Aug 2022
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M15 Jakarta, Indonesia
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WTT
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Hard
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Ryota Tanuma
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6–2, 7–5
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Win
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12–4
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Feb 2023
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M25 Burnie, Australia
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WTT
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Hard
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Alex Bolt
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6–4, 6–4
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Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend
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ITF Futures/WTT (7–10)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (7–6)
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Clay (0–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–1)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Jun 2017
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Japan F8, Akishima
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Futures
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Carpet
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Rio Noguchi
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Yuto Sakai
Yunosuke Tanaka
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3–6, 2–6
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Loss
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0–2
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Jan 2018
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China F1, Annning
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Futures
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Clay
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Shinji Hazawa
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Te Rigele
Wang Aoran
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5–7, 6–7(3–7)
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Loss
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0–3
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Apr 2018
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Japan F5, Kashiwa
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Futures
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Hard
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Shinji Hazawa
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Renta Tokuda
Jumpei Yamasaki
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6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
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Win
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1–3
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May 2018
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China F4, Wuhan
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Futures
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Hard
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Te Rigele
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Ruikai Wang
Sun Fajing
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7–6(8–6), 6–3
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Loss
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1–4
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May 2018
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China F5, Wuhan
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Futures
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Hard
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Shintaro Imai
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Harri Heliövaara
Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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1–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]
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Loss
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1–5
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Jun 2018
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Singapore F3, Singapore
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Futures
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Hard
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Hsu Yu-hsiou
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James Frawley
Jeremy Beale
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2–6, 3–6
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Win
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2–5
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Jul 2018
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Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong (S.A.R)
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Futures
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Hard
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Kaito Uesugi
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Congsup Congcar
Issei Okamura
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7–5, 6–0
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Loss
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2–6
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Aug 2018
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Austria F5, Vogau
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Futures
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Clay
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Takuto Niki
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Alejo Vilaro
Matias Zukas
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3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
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Win
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3–6
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Jun 2019
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M25 Hong Kong
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WTT
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Hard
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Shintaro Imai
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Blake Ellis
Lý Hoàng Nam
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6–4, 6–4
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Loss
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3–7
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Jun 2019
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M25 Yinchuan, China
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WTT
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Hard
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Shinji Hazawa
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Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
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6–7(6–8), 3–6
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Win
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4–7
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Aug 2019
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M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand
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WTT
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Hard
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Hsu Yu-hsiou
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Sergey Fomin
Sanjar Fayziev
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6–2, 6–3
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Loss
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4–8
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Apr 2021
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M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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WTT
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Hard
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Makoto Ochi
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Ryan Nijboer
Neil Oberleitner
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
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Win
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5–8
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Sep 2021
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M25 Jonköping, Sweden
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WTT
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Hard
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Khumoyun Sultanov
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Michal Dembek
Marvin Möller
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6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
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Win
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6–8
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Oct 2021
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M25 Falun, Sweden
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WTT
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Hard
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Khumoyun Sultanov
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Blake Ellis
Renta Tokuda
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6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
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Loss
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6–9
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Mar 2022
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M25 Faro, Portugal
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WTT
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Hard
|
Makoto Ochi
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Kai Wehnelt
Maximilian Neuchrist
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4–6, 4–6
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Win
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7–9
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May 2022
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Hard
|
Shinji Hazawa
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Pruchya Isaro
Thantub Suksumrarn
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7–6(7–2), 6–1
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Loss
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7–10
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May 2022
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M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand
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WTT
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Clay
|
Naoki Tajima
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Juan Pablo Cañas García
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
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4–6, 5–7
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Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
References
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