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| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Born | 23 February 2001 Sydney, Australia[1] |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 367 (15 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 375 (3 January 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2, Q2 (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 276 (1 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 638 (3 January 2022) |
| Last updated on: 3 January 2022. | |
Rinky Hijikata (born 23 February 2001) is an Australian tennis player. Hijikata has a career high ATP singles ranking of 367 achieved on 15 November 2021.
Hijikata made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1, where he played doubles with Christopher O'Connell in the main draw.
Personal life
Career
2018–2020: Career Beginnings
In March 2018, Hijikata made his ITF debut at the Australia F3 in Mornington, Australia. He won his first match the following week at the Australia F4.
In January 2019, Hijikata was given a wildcard into the 2019 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying. He lost in the first round. In March 2019, Hijikata reached the quarter-final and semi-finals in the ITF events in Mornington, Australia.
In September 2019, Hijikata won his first professional singles title at the M15 Fayetteville, in Arizona, United States.[2]
In January 2020, Hijikata was given a wildcard into the the 2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying, where he made the second round.
In February 2021, Hijikata was given a wildcard into the the 2021 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying, where he made the second round.
Hijikata won his second and third ITF titles in July 2021 and claimed a total of four ITF Futures singles titles during 2021.
Hijikata finished 2021 with a singles ranking of 375.
2022: ATP debut
In January 2022, Hijikata made his ATP tour main draw debut at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 in doubles.
Awards
In 2018 and 2019, Hijikata won the Newcombe Medal for Male Junior Athlete of the Year.[3]
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (5–1)
Doubles:
References
- ^ "Rinky Hijikata Bio at ATP". ATP. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN TEEN CELEBRATES FIRST TITLE". ITF. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Honour Roll". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
- Rinky Hijikata at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Rinky Hijikata at the International Tennis Federation
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