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Shinichi Sakamoto

JPN Age 72 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1978–1984

Shinichi Sakamoto represented Japan on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 274. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–7 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

274 (Dec 23, 1974)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

1–7 (12.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$6,071

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Shinichi Sakamoto's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tom Gullikson	2-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 25, 1984*	R32	Hong Kong Open	ATP 250	Hard
Jay Lapidus #101	7-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1984*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Gianni Ocleppo #36	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1983*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Heinz Gunthardt #45	4-6 6-2 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1981*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Toyokazu Tomogane	7-5 6-1	W	—	Match data	Oct 21, 1981*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Shinichi Sakamoto's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Gullikson	0	1	1	Oct 25, 1984	—
Jay Lapidus	0	1	1	Oct 10, 1984	H2H
Gianni Ocleppo	0	1	1	Oct 19, 1983	H2H
Heinz Gunthardt	0	1	1	Oct 22, 1981	H2H
Toyokazu Tomogane	1	0	1	Oct 21, 1981	—

Career Results

Shinichi Sakamoto career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	24	0	1	1	0.0%	374	374
1979	25	0	1	1	0.0%	454	454
1980	26	0	1	1	0.0%	390	390
1981	27	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1983	29	0	1	1	0.0%	473	473
1984	30	0	2	2	0.0%	480	555
Career		1	7	8	12.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Shinichi Sakamoto career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	25	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	26	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	27	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1983	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	30	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Shinichi Sakamoto career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1983	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	30	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/8 (50.0%) of Shinichi Sakamoto's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Shinichi Sakamoto advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1978	24	1487	99.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.00	0–1	1–0	—	+0.11
1979	25	1472	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.33	0–1	1–0	—	+0.19
1980	26	1460	94.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.09
1981	27	1475	108.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.80	0–1	—	—	+0.04
1983	29	1468	101.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.08
1984	30	1454	101.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.40	0–1	1–0	—	-0.09
Career		1500	102.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.0%	-1.80	0–4 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	98.1	+3.25

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Shinichi Sakamoto ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	HKG	TKY	TKY	W-L Win %
1978	24	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1979	25	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	26	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	27	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1983	29	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	30	R32	R64	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	0–1 (0%)	1–7 (12%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

274

Career-high date

Dec 23, 1974

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Shinichi Sakamoto ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	297	274
1975	21	281	—	306	324	333	330	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	374
1979	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	454
1980	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	390
1983	29	473	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	30	480	—	—	—	—	667	669	631	620	547	540	555
1985	31	553	569	584	590	491	486	512	542	550	581	586	580
1986	32	577	571	575	565	759	761	575	590	593	596	601	610
1987	33	612	613	594	619	654	666	830	855	856	873	877	878
1988	34	876	875	883	876	799	662	749	758	791	780	787	694
1989	35	695	698	706	706	710	808	842	867	851	878	865	1055
1990	36	1044	1037	1041	1020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Shinichi Sakamoto's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Tetsu Kuramitsu	JPN	#281	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$2,699	1976–1986	Rivalries	Match log
John Benson	USA	#279	1,528	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1980–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Nial Brash	USA	#305	1,514	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1979–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Fabrizio Fanucci	ITA	#309	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	$795	1978–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Craig Edwards	USA	#258	1,515	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1980–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Stefan Svensson	SWE	#245	1,500	13	2	11	15.4%	$17,862	1979–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Eric Wilborts	NED	#269	1,543	12	3	9	25.0%	$17,469	1980–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Rohun Beven	GBR	#296	1,514	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1978–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Bruce Nichols	USA	#275	1,500	22	3	19	13.6%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Marco Alciati	ITA	#274	1,500	11	3	8	27.3%	—	1979–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Filip Krajcik	AUT	#227	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1979–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	#254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	$10,270	1970–1986	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Shinichi Sakamoto?: Shinichi Sakamoto is 72 years old, born on April 16, 1954.
Which country does Shinichi Sakamoto represent?: Shinichi Sakamoto represents Japan in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Shinichi Sakamoto left-handed or right-handed?: Shinichi Sakamoto plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Shinichi Sakamoto won?: Shinichi Sakamoto has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Shinichi Sakamoto won?: TennisDB does not group any of Shinichi Sakamoto's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Shinichi Sakamoto's highest ATP ranking?: Shinichi Sakamoto's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 274, first achieved on December 23, 1974.
What is Shinichi Sakamoto's career win-loss record?: Shinichi Sakamoto has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 7 losses (12.5%).
How much career prize money has Shinichi Sakamoto earned?: Shinichi Sakamoto has earned at least $6,071 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Shinichi Sakamoto's career appear in TennisDB?: Shinichi Sakamoto appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1978 through 1984.
Who has Shinichi Sakamoto faced most often?: Shinichi Sakamoto's most frequent opponent is Tom Gullikson, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.