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Japanese tennis player
Yasutaka Uchiyama (内山 うちやま 靖 やすし 崇 たかし , Uchiyama Yasutaka , born 5 August 1992) is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour . He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 78 on 4 November 2019 and doubles ranking of No. 102 on 20 August 2018.[ 1] He has won eight ITF Futures singles titles and reached the final of the Lexington Challenger in August 2015, losing to John Millman in three sets.
As a junior Uchiyama compiled a win–loss record of 99–61 (and 77–56 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 12 in the combined world rankings in March 2010.[ 2] He reached the final of the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles with Mikhail Biryukov , losing to Francis Casey Alcantara and Hsieh Cheng-peng in the final.
Uchiyama made his Davis Cup debut for Japan in February 2013, in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first round against Indonesia in Tokyo. In the 2014 Davis Cup World Group first round against Canada in Tokyo, he played the doubles rubber with partner Kei Nishikori , winning over Canadian pair Daniel Nestor and Frank Dancevic .[ 3] Japan defeated Canada 4–1 to advance to the quarterfinals in the World Group for the first time ever.[ 4]
2019: Best season: Major debut at Wimbledon and Top 100 [ edit ]
He qualified on his seventh attempt at the 2019 Japan Open , his home tournament.[ 5] As a result, he reached the top 100 at world No. 87 on 21 October 2019.
2024: Sixth Challenger, back to top 200[ edit ]
Ranked No. 241, following his sixth Challenger at the 2024 Busan Open he returned to the top 200 climbing more than 70 positions up in the top 170 on 15 April 2024.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis finals[ edit ]
Singles: 27 (15–12)[ edit ]
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–4)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (9–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–8)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1-0
Apr 2010
Japan F4, Tsukuba
Futures
Hard
Shuichi Sekiguchi
7-5, 6–1
Win
2-0
Oct 2011
Australia F10, Port Pirie
Futures
Hard
Hiroki Moriya
7-6(8–6) , 6–4
Win
3-0
Mar 2012
Japan F1, Nishitama District, Tokyo
Futures
Hard
Hiroki Kondo
6-2, 7-6(7–5)
Loss
3-1
Apr 2012
Japan F3, Kofu
Futures
Hard
Hiroki Moriya
1-6, 4–6
Win
4-1
Apr 2012
Japan F4, Tsukuba
Futures
Hard
Huang Liang-chi
7-5, 6–4
Loss
4-2
Jul 2012
Japan F7, Sapporo
Futures
Clay
Nam Hyun-woo
2-6, 1–6
Loss
4-3
Jun 2013
Japan F7, Sapporo
Futures
Clay
Shuichi Sekiguchi
4-6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss
4-4
Oct 2013
Australia F10, Sydney
Futures
Hard
Luke Saville
6-4, 4–6, 4–6
Win
5-4
Dec 2013
Thailand F4, Bangkok
Futures
Hard
Luke Saville
6-1, 3–6, 6–1
Loss
5-5
Jun 2014
Japan F8, Sapporo
Futures
Clay
Yoshihito Nishioka
4-6, 3–6
Loss
5-6
Mar 2015
Japan F3, Kofu
Futures
Hard
Yongkyu Lim
6-7(6–8) , 3–6
Win
6-6
Apr 2015
Japan F4, Tsukuba
Futures
Hard
Takuto Niki
6-1, 6–2
Loss
6-7
May 2015
Spain F15, Santa Margarida de Montbui
Futures
Hard
Gerard Granollers-Pujol
7-6(7–1) ,6-7(4–7) , 3–6
Win
7-7
Jun 2015
Bulgaria F2, Burgas
Futures
Clay
Dimitar Kuzmanov
5-7, 6–4, 6–2
Win
8-7
Jun 2015
Japan F8, Sapporo
Futures
Clay
Sho Katayama
6-2, 6–3
Loss
8-8
Aug 2015
Lexington , United States
Challenger
Hard
John Millman
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
8-9
Jun 2016
Japan F6, Karuizawa
Futures
Clay
Duckhee Lee
6-7(5–7) , 3–6
Win
9-9
Feb 2017
Kyoto , Japan
Challenger
Carpet (i)
Blaž Kavčič
6–3, 6–4
Win
10-9
Mar 2018
Yokohama , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Tatsuma Ito
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
11-9
Sep 2018
Zhangjiagang , China
Challenger
Hard
Jason Jung
6–2, 6–2
Loss
11-10
Jul 2019
Granby , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Ernesto Escobedo
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
12-10
Sep 2019
Shanghai , China
Challenger
Hard
Wu Di
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win
13-10
Oct 2019
Ningbo , China
Challenger
Hard
Steven Diez
6–1, 6–3
Loss
13-11
Nov 2019
Playford , Australia
Challenger
Hard
James Duckworth
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Loss
13-12
Aug 2021
Mallorca , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Lukáš Lacko
7-5, 6-7(8–10) , 1–6
Win
14-12
May 2022
M25 Monastir , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Akira Santillan
7-6(7–3) , 6-7(5–7) , 6–3
Win
15–12
Apr 2024
Busan , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Hong Seong-chan
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runners-up)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2012
Qarshi , Uzbekistan
Hard
Brydan Klein
Lee Hsin-han Peng Hsien-yin
6–7 (5–7) , 6–4, [4–10]
Loss
0–2
May 2013
Kunming , China
Hard
Go Soeda
Samuel Groth John-Patrick Smith
4–6, 1–6
Win
1–2
Jan 2014
Maui , United States
Hard
Denis Kudla
Daniel Kosakowski Nicolas Meister
6–3, 6–2
Win
2–2
Nov 2014
Toyota , Japan
Carpet (i)
Toshihide Matsui
Bumpei Sato Yang Tsung-hua
7–6 (8–6) , 6–2
Loss
2–3
Mar 2015
Kyoto , Japan
Carpet (i)
Go Soeda
Benjamin Mitchell Jordan Thompson
3–6, 2–6
Loss
2–4
Apr 2015
Saint-Brieuc , France
Hard (i)
Andriej Kapaś
Grégoire Burquier Alexandre Sidorenko
3–6, 4–6
Loss
2–5
Feb 2016
Kyoto , Japan
Carpet (i)
Go Soeda
Gong Maoxin Yi Chu-huan
3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss
2–6
Jun 2016
Blois , France
Clay
Gong Maoxin
Alexander Satschko Simon Stadler
3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win
3–6
Nov 2017
Kobe , Japan
Hard (i)
Ben McLachlan
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
3–7
Feb 2018
Kyoto , Japan
Carpet (i)
Go Soeda
Luke Saville Jordan Thompson
3–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss
3–8
Jan 2022
Columbus , USA
Hard (i)
Luca Margaroli
Tennys Sandgren Mikael Torpegaard
7-5, 4–6, [5-10]
Win
4–8
Apr 2023
Seoul , South Korea
Hard
Max Purcell
Chung Yun-seong Yuta Shimizu
6–1, 6–4
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]