Kaichi Uchida

Kaichi Uchida (内田 海智, Uchida Kaichi, born 23 August 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Kaichi Uchida
内田 海智
Uchida at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceOsaka, Japan
Born (1994-08-23) 23 August 1994
Katano, Osaka, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned proApril 2013
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachNorberto Valsecchi
Prize money$411,842
Singles
Career record3–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 147 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 147 (8 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023)
French OpenQ1 (2019, 2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ2 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 159 (28 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 172 (8 May 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2012)
French Open Junior2R (2012)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2012)
US Open Junior2R (2012)
Last updated on: 8 May 2023.

Uchida has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 147 achieved on 8 May 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 159 achieved on 28 November 2022.

Uchida has won two Challengers and reached 14 ITF Futures singles finals, where he won the title on 8 occasions. Additionally, he has won one Challenger title and reached 17 ITF Futures doubles finals, and won the title 11 times.

Career

2021: Maiden Challenger title

He won his first career ATP Challenger Tour singles title in December 2021 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where he defeated Nicolás Álvarez Varona of Spain.

2022: ATP debut and first win

He made his ATP debut at the 2022 Los Cabos Open as a qualifier.

Having received a wildcard, he recorded his first ATP main-draw match win at the Korea Open defeating wildcard Hong Seong-chan.[1][2]

2023: Top 150 debut

He reached the top 150 on 24 April 2023.

National Representation

Davis Cup

In March 2021, Uchida made his debut in the Davis Cup where he represented team Japan on grass courts against team Pakistan. He won the only match that he played, in singles, against Aisam Qureshi in straight sets 6–4, 7–6(7–4). He was meant to play an additional singles match but it became a dead rubber as the match's result wouldn't have changed the outcome of the tie.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 16 (10–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2014 Korea F12, Ansung Futures Clay South Korea Hong Chung 6–4, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jun 2015 USA F17, Buffalo Futures Clay Argentina Maximiliano Estevez 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–1 May 2016 Sweden F1, Karlskrona Futures Clay Sweden Carl Söderlund 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–2 May 2016 Sweden F2, Bastad Futures Clay Belgium Julien Cagnina 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 3–2 Jun 2016 USA F20, Rochester Futures Clay Colombia Juan Manuel Benitez Chavarriaga 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Jul 2016 USA F22, Pittsburgh Futures Clay New Zealand Jose Statham 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 3–4 May 2017 USA F16, Tampa Futures Clay Argentina Facundo Mena 4–6, 7–6(7-4), 0–6
Win 4–4 Jul 2017 USA F22, Pittsburgh Futures Clay United States Nathan Pasha 3–6, 7–6(7-5), 6–4
Win 5–4 Sep 2017 Canada F7, Toronto Futures Hard United States Dennis Nevolo 7–6(8-6), 3–6, 6–1
Loss 5–5 Dec 2017 USA F40, Tallahassee Futures Hard United States Ryan Shane 6–7(3-7), 1–6
Loss 5–6 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri 4–6, 6–7(3-7)
Win 6–6 Jan 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Austria Alexander Erler 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–6 Mar 2021 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Sebastian Fanselow 5–7, 7–6(7-3), 7–6(7-5)
Win 8–6 Oct 2021 M25 Loulé, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Lucas Gerch 6–4, 6-4
Win 9–6 Dec 2021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard Spain Nicolás Álvarez Varona 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 10–6 Jun 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 21 (12–9)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (11–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 Mexico F15, Quintana Roo Futures Hard Mexico Cesar Ramirez Puerto Rico Alex Llompart
New Zealand Finn Tearney		 7–6(7-5), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2014 Korea F8, Gimcheon Futures Hard Japan Yusuke Watanuki South Korea Kim Yu-Seob
South Korea Lim Hyung-Chan		 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2014 Korea F10, Chuncheon Futures Hard Japan Yusuke Watanuki South Korea Kim Jae Hwan
South Korea Lee Jea Moon		 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–1 Oct 2014 Turkey F35, Antalya Futures Hard Japan Takashi Saito Turkey Tuna Altuna
Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Nov 2014 Thailand F10, Bangkok Futures Hard Australia Jacob Grills Thailand Pruchya Isaro
Thailand Nuttanon Kadchapanan		 2–6, 1–6
Win 4–2 Sep 2015 Canada F10, Toronto Futures Hard Serbia Marko Tepavac United States Nathan Pasha
United States Raymond Sarmiento		 2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 4–3 Sep 2015 Canada F11, Markham Futures Hard Serbia Marko Tepavac United States Nathan Pasha
United States Raymond Sarmiento		 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 5–3 Nov 2015 Colombia F9, Valledupar Futures Hard Mexico Daniel Garza Mexico Manuel Sanchez
Bolivia Federico Zeballos		 7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 5–4 Dec 2015 Qatar F4, Doha Futures Hard United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Belgium Joris de Loore
Belgium Laurens Verboven		 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 6–4 Jan 2016 USA F4, Sunrise Futures Clay Sweden Isak Arvidsson Hungary Peter Nagy
Canada Denis Shapovalov		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–5 Jan 2016 USA F5, Weston Futures Clay Sweden Isak Arvidsson United States Junior Alexander Ore
United States Hunter Reese		 6–7(4-7), 6–3, [8–10]
Win 7–5 Mar 2016 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard United States Stefan Kozlov Germany Sebastian Fanselow
Slovakia Adrian Sikora		 7–6(7-5), 6–3
Win 8–5 Jun 2016 USA F19, Buffalo Futures Clay Mexico Hans Hach United Kingdom Farris Fathi Gosea
United States Tim Kopinski		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 8–6 Jun 2016 USA F20, Rochester Futures Clay South Africa Damon Gooch Mexico Hans Hach
Australia Gavin Van Peperzeel		 6–7(5-7), 2–6
Win 9–6 May 2017 China F7, Wuhan Futures Hard Japan Shintaro Imai China Xin Gao
China Zhe Li		 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 10–6 Jun 2017 China F9, Luan Futures Hard Australia Harry Bourchier Chinese Taipei Lo Chien Hsun
China Sheng Hau Zhou		 6–3, 7–5
Win 11–6 Sep 2017 Canada F5, Calgary Futures Hard Dominican Republic Roberto Cid Subervi United States Deiton Baughman
United States Henry Craig		 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 11-7 May 2022 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Germany Sebastian Fanselow Switzerland Antoine Bellier
Brazil Gabriel Décamps		 6-7(3-7), 3-6
Loss 11-8 May 2022 Shymkent II, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Denmark Mikael Torpegaard Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev
Greece Markos Kalovelonis		 7-6(7-3), 4-6, [4-10]
Loss 11-9 Jun 2022 Orlando, USA Challenger Hard Tunisia Malek Jaziri South Korea Chung Yun-seong
Greece Michail Pervolarakis		 7-6(7-5), 6-7(3-7), [14-16]
Win 12-9 Oct 2022 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard Chinese Taipei Wu Tung-lin South Korea Chung Yun-seong
United States Aleksandar Kovacevic		 6–7(2–7), 7–5, [11–9]

References
  1. "Tennis, ATP – Korea Open 2022: Uchida defeats Chan Hong". 26 September 2022.
  2. "Aleksandar Kovacevic Stuns Kecmanovic on Tour Debut in Seoul | ATP Tour | Tennis".


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