Shintaro Mochizuki
Shintaro Mochizuki
Shintaro Mochizuki
Shintaro Mochizuki
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  • Personal
  • Career
    • Father was a tennis coach.
    • Began holding a tennis racquet at age of 1.
    • Considered quitting tennis at age of 9 and pursuing baseball instead.
    • Favourite baseball team is New York Yankees.
    • Stuck to tennis and began training as 12-year-old at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, USA.
    • Enjoys hanging out with friends, watching YouTube videos and listening to Japanese music.
    • Likes singing for fun when he's alone and at the karaoke.
    • Tennis idol is Roger Federer, who won his 1st Grand Slam title 34 days after Mochizuki was born.
    • Also admires Novak Djokovic.
    • Goal is to become World No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings.

    (UPDATED 25 MAY 2024)

    • Former World No. 1 junior earned a career-high No. 129 on PIF ATP Rankings in November 2023 soon after reaching 1st ATP Tour SF in Tokyo.
    • Also at 2023 Tokyo, won first ATP Tour match of career over Etcheverry in 1R after 0-11 start and recorded biggest win of career over No. 10 Fritz in 2R after losing first 7 games of the match.
    • Made his ATP Tour debut at 2021 Singapore as WC and Grand Slam debut at 2023 Wimbledon as Q.
    • Owns 36-46 Challenger record (1-0 in finals), winning 1st title at 2023 Barletta and 49-36 record on ITF World Tennis Tour, reaching his first pro final at M25 Grodzisk Mazowiecki in August 2021.
    • Ended his junior career with a 119-45 record on ITF Junior Circuit, highlighted by 2019 Wimbledon boys’ singles title, becoming the 1st Japanese player to win a Grand Slam boys’ singles title.
    • Considered quitting tennis and pursuing baseball at age 9 before moving to USA as a 12-year-old to further develop in tennis at IMG Academy.

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