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Toshiaki Sakai

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Toshiaki Sakai
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1974-04-09) 9 April 1974 (age 50)
Tokyo, Japan
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$21,582
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 468 (13 Sep 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 517 (14 Feb 2005)

Toshiaki Sakai (born 9 April 1974) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from Tokyo, Sakai made his only ATP Tour main draw appearances at the 1995 Japan Open, but didn't begin competing professionally until 2002.[1]

Sakai, who is the son of Universiade champion Toshiro Sakai, was a student at Keio University and represented Japan at the 1995 Summer Universiade. He won the All Japan Student Tennis Championships singles title in 1996.[2]

On the professional tour, Sakai reached a best singles ranking of 468 in the world and featured in the qualifying draw for the 2003 Australian Open. He had a best doubles world ranking of 517.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Scoreboard". Philadelphia Daily News. 11 April 1995.
  2. ^ "解説でおなじみ、慶應義塾大学庭球部・坂井利彰…父親は日本テニス界のかつての名選手!". akatsuki18.com (in Japanese). 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Toshiaki Sakai Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
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