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Takeichi Harada
Takeichi Harada c. 1934
Country (sports)Japan
Born(1899-05-16)16 May 1899
Osaka, Japan [1]
Died12 June 1978(1978-06-12) (aged 79)
Kurashiki, Japan
Turned pro1924 (amateur tour)
Singles
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1926, A. Wallis Myers) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R ( 1932)
French Open3R ( 1930)
Wimbledon3R ( 1924, 1930)
US Open3R ( 1925, 1927)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF ( 1924)
Doubles
Olympic Games2R ( 1924)
Team competitions
Davis CupF ( 1926, 1927)

Takeichi Harada (原田 武一, Harada Takeichi, 16 May 1899 – 12 June 1978) was an amateur tennis player from Japan who competed in the 1920s and 1930s, including the 1924 Summer Olympics. [3]

Harada was also ranked World No. 10 by Myers and the U.S. No. 3 in 1925. [2] He was ranked World No. 7 in 1926 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. [2]

In 1923 he won the All-Japan Championships singles title. [4] Harada moved to the United States to continue his studies at the Harvard University. [5] In 1926 he won the Jamaican International Championships. In 1929 he won the All-Japan Championships singles and doubles. [4]

He was coached by Harry Cowles. [5]

Personal life

Takeichi Harada was married and his first child was born in 1929. [6] He was the head manager of a mall in Tokyo. [6] In 1925 he was awarded the AAF World Trophy by the Amateur Athletic Foundation for his merits in tennis. [7]

References

  1. ^ Krobat (29 January 1932). "Second tennis test in Perth tomorrow". The Advertiser. 74 (22, 871). Adelaide, Australia: The Herald and Weekly Times: 9. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Brilliant record". The Northern Star. Vol. 56. Lismore, NSW: Thomas G. Hewitt and Sons. 16 January 1932. p. 8. ISSN  1036-6768. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Takeichi Harada". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b 原田 武一(故人) [(Deceased) Takeichi Harada]. jta-tennis.or.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Japan Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Harada ranked number ten says success due to Cowles". thecrimson.com. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: The Harvard Crimson. 1 October 1925. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b Béla Kehrling, ed. (26 April 1930). "Japán-Magyarország" [Japan-Hungary] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). II (8). Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai Rt: 123–125. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  7. ^ "The LA84 Foundation discontinued the awarding of the World Trophy after the year 2000 awards". Olympic Review. Los Angeles, United States: LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

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