Country (sports) | Japan |
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Born | Osaka, Japan [1] | 16 May 1899
Died | 12 June 1978 Kurashiki, Japan | (aged 79)
Turned pro | 1924 (amateur tour) |
Singles | |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (1926, A. Wallis Myers) [2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R ( 1932) |
French Open | 3R ( 1930) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1924, 1930) |
US Open | 3R ( 1925, 1927) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | QF ( 1924) |
Doubles | |
Olympic Games | 2R ( 1924) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F ( 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]
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]