Takao Suzuki

Takao Suzuki
鈴木貴男

Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Born	(1976-09-20) 20 September 1976 Sapporo, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1995
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$716,820 (4 November 2013)
Singles
Career record	50-46
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 102 (23 November 1998)
Current ranking	No. 931 (4 November 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)
French Open	Q3 (1998, 2002)
Wimbledon	2R (2003)
US Open	1R (1999, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	31-38
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 119 (7 November 2005)
Current ranking	NR (4 November 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2005)
Wimbledon	Q1 (1998)
US Open	Q1 (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Medal record Tennis Representing Japan Asian Games 2002 Busan Team Event 2006 Doha Team Event 2002 Busan Men's Singles 2010 Guangzhou Team Event
Last updated on: 7 November 2013.

For the Japanese sociolinguist, see Takao Suzuki (sociolinguist).

Takao Suzuki (Japanese 鈴木貴男, b. 20 September 1976 in Sapporo, Japan) is a professional tennis player and a former Japanese No. 1.

Tennis career

Suzuki reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 102 in 1998 and has earned nearly three quarters of a million dollars in prize winnings on the ATP Tour. He is well known for his outstanding performances against Roger Federer at the Australian Open in 2005 and the 2006 Tokyo Open. Although Suzuki lost to Federer in straight sets in the former (6–3, 6–4, 6–4), Suzuki challenged Federer in many of the games and put up a close battle in each of the sets he lost.

In 2006, Suzuki injured his shoulder at the Australian Open qualifying tournament in a match against Paul Capdeville and sat out most of the season as a result. He briefly returned to competitive tennis in May in a challenger tournament in South Korea and lost in the quarter finals. In October 2006, Suzuki played in his first International Series event of the year, the Japan Open Tennis Championships held in Tokyo, having received a wildcard into the main draw. Suzuki, ranked World No. 1078 at the time, won surprise victories over 8th seed Paradorn Srichaphan and World No. 126 Alexander Waske en route to his quarter finals berth against Federer. Suzuki once again lost to Federer in three tight sets, 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3).

External links

• Takao Suzuki at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Takao Suzuki at the Davis Cup
• Takao Suzuki Official Site (Japanese)