Hidehiko Tanizawa

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Hidehiko Tanizawa
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1971-12-05) 5 December 1971 (age 50)
Nagoya, Japan
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$21,269
Singles
Career record0–4 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 597 (5 July 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1993)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 577 (11 April 1994)

Hidehiko Tanizawa (born 5 December 1971) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

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Tanizawa, a left-handed player, won a national title as a 17-year old in 1989, when he defeated Tsuyoshi Fukui in the final of the All Japan Tennis Championships. In 1990 he featured in a Davis Cup tie against India in Chandigarh, to become Japan's youngest ever Davis Cup debutant. He lost his two singles rubbers, to Zeeshan Ali and Srinivasan Vasudevan. This was his only Davis Cup appearance and he continued competing in professional tournaments until 1996. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "U.S., Czechs Split Davis Cup Match". Los Angeles Times . 30 March 1990.
  2. "Nishikori to play Davis Cup opener". The Japan Times . 11 April 2008.