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Akinori Naguro

JPN Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1974–1981

Akinori Naguro represented Japan on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 374. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–4 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

374 (Dec 31, 1978)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

1–4 (20.0%)

Singles titles

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 →

Akinori Naguro's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Pat Dupre #62	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1981*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Jun Kuki	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1979*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Adriano Panatta #29	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 1978*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Jim Mcmanus	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 1978*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Yuji Tezuka	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1974*	R64	Tokyo	ATP 250	Hard

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Akinori Naguro's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pat Dupre	0	1	1	Oct 21, 1981	H2H
Jun Kuki	0	1	1	Oct 24, 1979	H2H
Adriano Panatta	0	1	1	Oct 26, 1978	H2H
Jim Mcmanus	1	0	1	Oct 25, 1978	H2H
Yuji Tezuka	0	1	1	Oct 15, 1974	H2H

Career Results

Akinori Naguro career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1978	1	1	2	50.0%	374	374
1979	0	1	1	0.0%	546	546
1981	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Akinori Naguro career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1979	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Akinori Naguro career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/5 (40.0%) of Akinori Naguro's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Akinori Naguro advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1974	1484	96.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.20
1978	1491	102.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	—	—	—	+0.22
1979	1479	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.06
1981	1474	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.10
Career	1500	98.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.40	—	—	—	+7.60

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Akinori Naguro ATP 250 results by season
Season	TKY	TKY	W-L Win %
1974	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1979	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

374

Career-high date

Dec 31, 1978

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

Akinori Naguro ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	374
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	546
1982	826	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Akinori Naguro's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Nobuya Tamura	JPN	#400	1,508	5	1	4	20.0%	$1,462	1978–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Gunther Gnettner	GER	#366	1,516	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Bradnam	GBR	#386	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	—	1978–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Phil Davies	AUS	#339	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1978–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Gilmour	AUS	#335	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1980–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Hampton	NZL	#318	1,504	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Dimitru Haradau	ROU	#322	1,507	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Taisen Kanai	JPN	#465	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1978–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Wouter Fok	NED	#314	1,507	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1974–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Lamb	RSA	#440	1,504	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1980–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Rohun Beven	GBR	#296	1,514	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1978–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Massimo Rivaroli	ITA	#400	1,513	3	1	2	33.3%	—	1979–1979	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Akinori Naguro represent?: Akinori Naguro represents Japan in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Akinori Naguro left-handed or right-handed?: Akinori Naguro plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Akinori Naguro won?: Akinori Naguro has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Akinori Naguro won?: TennisDB does not group any of Akinori Naguro's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Akinori Naguro's highest ATP ranking?: Akinori Naguro's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 374, first achieved on December 31, 1978.
What is Akinori Naguro's career win-loss record?: Akinori Naguro has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
Which seasons of Akinori Naguro's career appear in TennisDB?: Akinori Naguro appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1974 through 1981.
Who has Akinori Naguro faced most often?: Akinori Naguro's most frequent opponent is Pat Dupre, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.