Full name | Yasufumi Yamamoto |
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Country (sports) | Japan |
Born | Shizuoka, Japan | 3 May 1971
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed (one handed backhand) |
Prize money | $89,348 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–12 |
Highest ranking | No. 291 (11 July 1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Highest ranking | No. 489 (30 November 1992) |
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