Hiroki Moriya

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Hiroki Moriya
Hiroki Moriya 13, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 35)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned proDecember 2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Óscar Hernández, Bruno Alcala
Prize money $ 1,083,876
Singles
Career record3–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 143 (5 January 2015)
Current rankingNo. 515 (12 January 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2015)
French Open Q2 (2012, 2020)
Wimbledon 1R (2015)
US Open 1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 224 (15 July 2019)
Current ranking-
Last updated on: 12 January 2026.

Hiroki Moriya (Japanese: 守屋 宏紀, Hepburn: Moriya Hiroki; born 16 October 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 143 on 5 January 2015. [1]

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Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior, Moriya compiled a singles win–loss record of 76–37, reaching as high as No. 17 in the junior combined world rankings in October 2008. [2]

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: 3R (2007, 2008)
French Open: Q1 (2007)
Wimbledon: 1R (2008)
US Open: Q2 (2006)

2008–2011

Moriya had won three ITF Futures events in Japan and Chinese Taipei. He also had participated in a number of ATP Challenger Tour events, winning some matches of those tournaments. He ended 2011 as ranked world no. 327.

2012: Major debut, First ATP win

Moriya failed to qualify for French Open and Wimbledon, but he qualified for the 2012 US Open to make his Grand Slam main draw debut, losing to Ivan Dodig in the first round. [3]

During the Asian hardcourt swing, he defeated Robin Haase in the Thailand Open to record his first ATP main draw win, and played a close match against Stanislas Wawrinka at the Japan Open, losing 5–7, 6–4, 4–6. [4] In November, Moriya reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Toyota, where he lost to Michał Przysiężny in straight sets. [5]

2013: Davis Cup debut

He represented Japan for the first time in his career at the 2013 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I against South Korea. He played the doubles rubber with Yasutaka Uchiyama and Japan advanced into the World Group play-offs.

Moriya was the runner-up of Shanghai Challenger, losing to his countryman Yuichi Sugita in the final, and he made quarterfinals or better of Asian Challenger events in this year.

2014: First Challenger title and Top 150

In Australian hard court season, Moriya reached the final in the Burnie Challenger for the third time at this level and the semifinal in West Lakes.

Moriya won his first challenger title, winning the $50,000+H Granby Challenger event in Canada by beating Fabrice Martin in the final. [6] Following this tournament, he entered the ATP rankings top 150. In the Asian swing, Moriya competed in the ATP events of Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, both losing in the first round.

2015: Second ATP win

In the 2015 Australian Open, despite losing of the qualifying round, Moriya entered into main draw as lucky loser replacing Juan Martín del Potro. [7] He was eliminated in the first round by Jerzy Janowicz with four sets.

He won through the qualifying at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, dropping just one set, but lost to ninth seed and reigning US Open champion Marin Čilić in the opening round. [8] In September, Moriya reached the second round of the Shenzhen Open, beating Ričardas Berankis in straight sets. He lost to third seed Tommy Robredo.

2022: First ATP 500 level win

During the Asian hardcourt swing, Moriya entered the 2022 Korea Open and the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships after qualifying for the singles main draw as a lucky loser. In the latter he defeated compatriot fellow qualifier Yuta Shimizu for his first ATP 500 and Tokyo Open win and third ATP win overall. As a result, he moved 40 positions up the rankings into the top 250.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 27 (11–16)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (8–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–12)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2008Japan F11, Tokyo FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita 2–6, 5–7
Win1–1Jun 2009Japan F5, Kusatsu FuturesCarpet Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Kondo 6–2, 6–2
Loss1–2Jun 2009Japan F6, Akishima FuturesCarpet Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yi Chu-huan 7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Mar 2010Japan F1, Tokyo FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Ito 5–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss1–4Jun 2010Japan F5, Karuizawa FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Verryth1–6, 4–6
Win2–4Jul 2010Japan F8, Sapporo FuturesClay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han 6–1, 6–3
Loss2–5Sep 2010Australia F6, Darwin FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Millman 0–6, 1–6
Loss2–6Jun 2011Japan F6, Kashiwa FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Junn Mitsuhashi4–6, 0–6
Loss2–7Jul 2011Japan F8, Sapporo FuturesClay Flag of Japan.svg Junn Mitsuhashi6–7(7–9), 7–5, 4–6
Win3–7Jul 2011Chinese Taipei F2, Taipei FuturesHard Flag of South Korea.svg An Jae-sung 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss3–8Oct 2011Australia F10, Port Pirie FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yasutaka Uchiyama 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win4–8Feb 2012Australia F2, Mildura FuturesGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brydan Klein 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win5–8Apr 2012Japan F3, Kōfu FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yasutaka Uchiyama 6–1, 6–4
Loss5–9Apr 2012Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Ward 5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Loss5–10 Nov 2012 Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Flag of Poland.svg Michał Przysiężny 2–6, 3–6
Loss5–11 Sep 2013 Shanghai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita 3–6, 3–6
Loss5–12 Feb 2014 Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid 3–6, 2–6
Win6–12 Jul 2014 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Win7–12 Sep 2016 Nanchang, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss7–13 Oct 2016 Ningbo, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Yen-hsun 3–6, 1–6
Win8–13Apr 2018Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara FuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg Evgenii Tiurnev 6–0, 6–1
Win9–13 May 2018 Loughborough, Great BritainChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Ward 6–2, 7–5
Loss9–14 Sep 2018 Shanghai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič 1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss9–15 Nov 2021 Roanne, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Hugo Grenier 2–6, 3–6
Win10-15Apr 2022M25, Nottingham, UKWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of France.svg Antoine Escoffier 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss10-16Jun 2023M25, Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Turkey.svg Yanki Erel 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win11-16Jun 2023M25, Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Thailand.svg Kasidit Samrej 2–6, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 10 (5–5)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2009Thailand F2, Nonthaburi FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Tasuku Iwami Flag of Indonesia.svg Nesa Arta
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Win1–1Apr 2010Japan F4, Tsukuba FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Tasuku Iwami Flag of Japan.svg Bumpei Sato
Flag of the United States.svg Maciek Sykut
6–4, 6–2
Loss1–2May 2011Italy F10, Aosta FuturesClay Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Sekiguchi Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot
Flag of Japan.svg Yasutaka Uchiyama
6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win2–2Feb 2012Germany F4, Nußloch FuturesCarpet (i) Flag of Japan.svg Yasutaka Uchiyama Flag of Germany.svg Marko Lenz
Flag of Germany.svg George von Massow
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss2–3Apr 2013China F2, Chengdu FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yasutaka Uchiyama Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeng Shaoxuan
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [8–10]
Win3–3Apr 2013China F3, Yuxi FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Yasutaka Uchiyama Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brydan Klein
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jose Statham
2–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss3–4 Feb 2019 Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Safwat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
5–7, 4–6
Loss3–5 Feb 2019 Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Flag of Spain.svg Enrique López Pérez Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Gonçalo Oliveira
2–6, 1–6
Win4–5Jun 2023M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Philippines.svg Francis Casey Alcantara Flag of Indonesia.svg Nathan Anthony Barki
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat
6–2, 6–1
Win5–5Jun 2023M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Philippines.svg Francis Casey Alcantara Flag of Thailand.svg Maximus Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds
6–2, 6–4

References