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Akira Kawaguchi

JPN Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1978–1979

Akira Kawaguchi represented Japan on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 496. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 0–2 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

496 (Dec 31, 1978)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

0–2 (0.0%)

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 →

Akira Kawaguchi's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Peter Feigl #43	0-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1979*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Buster C Mottram #24	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 1978*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay

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Akira Kawaguchi's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Peter Feigl	0	1	1	Oct 24, 1979	H2H
Buster C Mottram	0	1	1	Oct 26, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Akira Kawaguchi career results by season
Season	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	1	1	0.0%	496	496
1979	1	1	0.0%	662	662
Career	2	2	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Akira Kawaguchi 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 %
1978	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Akira Kawaguchi 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%
1979	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%

Advanced Stats

Akira Kawaguchi 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
1978	1496	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.15
1979	1487	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.05
Career	1500	101.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.25	—	—	—	-10.00

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Akira Kawaguchi ATP 250 results by season
Season	TKY	TKY	W-L Win %
1978	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1979	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

496

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

Akira Kawaguchi ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	496
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662

Similar Players

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

Akira Kawaguchi's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Taisen Kanai	JPN	#465	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1978–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Thomas Furst	GER	#480	1,516	3	1	2	33.3%	—	1973–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Jeff Twist	AUS	#496	1,528	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1969–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Willie Davies	GBR	#454	1,515	4	2	2	50.0%	—	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Nobuya Tamura	JPN	#400	1,508	5	1	4	20.0%	$1,462	1978–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Warrick Jones	USA	#429	1,513	2	1	1	50.0%	—	1979–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Zlatko Ivancic	CRO	#662	1,500	13	1	12	7.7%	—	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Luis Ayala	CHI	#482	1,634	50	25	25	50.0%	—	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Tony Lloyd	GBR	#429	1,511	4	2	2	50.0%	—	1977–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Akinori Naguro	JPN	#374	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Gunther Gnettner	GER	#366	1,516	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Flavio Mazzocchi	ITA	#392	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	—	1978–1978	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Akira Kawaguchi represent?: Akira Kawaguchi represents Japan in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Akira Kawaguchi left-handed or right-handed?: Akira Kawaguchi plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Akira Kawaguchi won?: Akira Kawaguchi has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Akira Kawaguchi won?: TennisDB does not group any of Akira Kawaguchi's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Akira Kawaguchi's highest ATP ranking?: Akira Kawaguchi's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 496, first achieved on December 31, 1978.
What is Akira Kawaguchi's career win-loss record?: Akira Kawaguchi has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 2 losses (0.0%).
Which seasons of Akira Kawaguchi's career appear in TennisDB?: Akira Kawaguchi appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1978 through 1979.
Who has Akira Kawaguchi faced most often?: Akira Kawaguchi's most frequent opponent is Peter Feigl, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.