Gouichi Motomura
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is a retired Challenger tour and Japan Davis Cup team
tennis player. Over a 16-year period, Motomura captured four Challenger titles, all in doubles, and is tied for the most Davis Cup ties played by a Japanese player, with 23. His career high singles ranking is World No. 134 and doubles ranking is World No. 159.
); Kyoto
, March 1999 (l./ Julian Knowle
); Córdoba, July 1999 (l./ Oleg Ogorodov
); Madrid, August, 1999 (l./ Ota Fukárek
); Hong Kong, October 1999 (l./ Stephane Huet); Hamilton, New Zealand, March 2000 (l./ Michael Joyce
); Seoul, October 2001 (l./ Hyung-Taik Lee); Yokohama, October, 2001 (l./ Takao Suzuki
); Campos do Jordao, July, 2003 (l./ Giovanni Lapentti
); and Burnie, February, 2005 (l./ Chris Guccione
). He won nine Futures tournaments. He appeared in the singles main draw of Grand Slam event
twice, both times as a wild card entrant at the Australian Open
, in 2000
and 2003
, and both times he lost to a world top-50 French opponent. In 2000, he lost to World No. 26 Sébastien Grosjean
3-6, 3-6, 2-6, while three years later he fell to World No. 37 Nicolas Escudé
1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6. Two other times, in 2007 and 2008, he attempted to qualify for the tournament but failed, while in 2007 he lost in the first round of qualifying for the Wimbledon Championships.
In ATP Tour events, Motomura's career match win-lose record in singles was 9 and 25, and he never advanced beyond the second round of a tournament. In doubles, he played in one Grand Slam, the 1999 Wimbledon Championships
partnering Adriano Ferreira
. The pair lost their first round match in four sets. In addition to his four Challenger doubles titles, Motomura reached five other finals and captured two Futures titles. He did not play with a regular partner but two of his Challenger wins came when playing with Oleg Ogorodov. Late in his career he and partner Satoshi Iwabuchi
compiled a 14 and 2 win-loss record in four Futures events.
in 1994; a young Tommy Haas
in 1996; Paradorn Srichaphan
three times, in 1999, 2001, and 2002; World No. 72 David Prinosil
in 1999; World No. 22 (and future World No. 1) Marcelo Ríos
in 2000; Mario Ančić
twice in 2001; Yen-Hsun Lu four times, in 2001, twice in 2003, and in 2007; World No. 40 Jarkko Nieminen
in 2002; World No. 44 Karol Beck
in 2003; and Dudi Sela
in 2005. His career tour win-lose record against top-100 players was 6 and 24. The highest ranked opponent he faced was World No. 3 Lleyton Hewitt
, at the 2004 Japan Open, and Motomura managed to take the second set in a 0-6, 6-3, 1-6 loss. In terms of head-to-head results, in all ITF, ATP, and Davis Cup matches (qualifying and main draw1), he went 3 and 4 lifetime against Srichapan; 2-9 versus Hyung-Taik Lee; 4-2 versus Lu; 4-2 versus Ti Chen; 3-3 versus Yong-Il Yoon; 1-3 versus Ogorodov; 7-7 versus Davis Cup teammate Iwabuchi
; and 1-3 versus Takao Suzuki
.
1With the exception of qualifying matches for Futures events.
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Japan Davis Cup team
The Japan Davis Cup team represents Japan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association.Japan finished as runners-up in 1921, their first year of competition. They currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I...
tennis player. Over a 16-year period, Motomura captured four Challenger titles, all in doubles, and is tied for the most Davis Cup ties played by a Japanese player, with 23. His career high singles ranking is World No. 134 and doubles ranking is World No. 159.
Circuit career overview
Motomura played both singles and doubles throughout his tour career. His best singles results were reaching 10 Challenger finals - Bangkok, March 1998 (l./ Leander PaesLeander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
); Kyoto
Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships
The is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Kyoto, Japan, since 1997.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**...
, March 1999 (l./ Julian Knowle
Julian Knowle
----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no...
); Córdoba, July 1999 (l./ Oleg Ogorodov
Oleg Ogorodov
Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings...
); Madrid, August, 1999 (l./ Ota Fukárek
Ota Fukárek
Ota Fukárek is a retired tennis player from Czech Republic.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
); Hong Kong, October 1999 (l./ Stephane Huet); Hamilton, New Zealand, March 2000 (l./ Michael Joyce
Michael Joyce
Michael Joyce is a professor of English at Vassar College, NY, USA. He is also an important author and critic of electronic literature....
); Seoul, October 2001 (l./ Hyung-Taik Lee); Yokohama, October, 2001 (l./ Takao Suzuki
Takao Suzuki
----Takao Suzuki is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Japan....
); Campos do Jordao, July, 2003 (l./ Giovanni Lapentti
Giovanni Lapentti
Giovanni Lapentti Gómez is a Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professional tennis....
); and Burnie, February, 2005 (l./ Chris Guccione
Chris Guccione
Christopher "Chris" Luke Guccione , is an Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian....
). He won nine Futures tournaments. He appeared in the singles main draw of Grand Slam event
Grand Slam (tennis)
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twice, both times as a wild card entrant at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, in 2000
2000 Australian Open
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and 2003
2003 Australian Open
The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def...
, and both times he lost to a world top-50 French opponent. In 2000, he lost to World No. 26 Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:...
3-6, 3-6, 2-6, while three years later he fell to World No. 37 Nicolas Escudé
Nicolas Escudé
Nicolas Jean-Christophe Escudé is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1995. He won four singles titles and two doubles titles during his career....
1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6. Two other times, in 2007 and 2008, he attempted to qualify for the tournament but failed, while in 2007 he lost in the first round of qualifying for the Wimbledon Championships.
In ATP Tour events, Motomura's career match win-lose record in singles was 9 and 25, and he never advanced beyond the second round of a tournament. In doubles, he played in one Grand Slam, the 1999 Wimbledon Championships
1999 Wimbledon Championships
The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...
partnering Adriano Ferreira
Adriano Ferreira
Adriano Ferreira is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.- Singles :- Doubles :- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :...
. The pair lost their first round match in four sets. In addition to his four Challenger doubles titles, Motomura reached five other finals and captured two Futures titles. He did not play with a regular partner but two of his Challenger wins came when playing with Oleg Ogorodov. Late in his career he and partner Satoshi Iwabuchi
Satoshi Iwabuchi
is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which...
compiled a 14 and 2 win-loss record in four Futures events.
Individual match results
Motomura's biggest match wins were over Tim HenmanTim Henman
Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the...
in 1994; a young Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
in 1996; Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He is the highest ranked men's singles player from Thailand and Asia in history, reaching a career high World No. 9. His nickname is "Ball".-Career:...
three times, in 1999, 2001, and 2002; World No. 72 David Prinosil
David Prinosil
David Prinosil is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic...
in 1999; World No. 22 (and future World No. 1) Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No...
in 2000; Mario Ančić
Mario Ancic
Mario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles...
twice in 2001; Yen-Hsun Lu four times, in 2001, twice in 2003, and in 2007; World No. 40 Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
in 2002; World No. 44 Karol Beck
Karol Beck
Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...
in 2003; and Dudi Sela
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
in 2005. His career tour win-lose record against top-100 players was 6 and 24. The highest ranked opponent he faced was World No. 3 Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, at the 2004 Japan Open, and Motomura managed to take the second set in a 0-6, 6-3, 1-6 loss. In terms of head-to-head results, in all ITF, ATP, and Davis Cup matches (qualifying and main draw1), he went 3 and 4 lifetime against Srichapan; 2-9 versus Hyung-Taik Lee; 4-2 versus Lu; 4-2 versus Ti Chen; 3-3 versus Yong-Il Yoon; 1-3 versus Ogorodov; 7-7 versus Davis Cup teammate Iwabuchi
Satoshi Iwabuchi
is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which...
; and 1-3 versus Takao Suzuki
Takao Suzuki
----Takao Suzuki is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Japan....
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1With the exception of qualifying matches for Futures events.
All-Japan Championships
Motomura won four out of five All-Japan singles championships between 1999 and 2003 (1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003). He was also runner-up in 1996. He won the doubles title three times; in 1993 and 1995 partnering Tetsuya Sato; and in 1996 with Thomas ShimadaThomas Shimada
Thomas Shimada was a professional tennis player who represented Japan. He turned professional in 1993....
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Sources
- ATP.com profile
- Japanese Wikipedia