Profile

Born in 1972, from Mie Prefecture.
At the age of 12, he had his left leg amputated due to osteosarcoma and began living in a wheelchair. He has participated in six consecutive Paralympic Games since the 1996 Atlanta Games. At the 2004 Athens Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men’s doubles with Shingo Kunieda, and at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the men’s doubles.

In 2003, he became the first Japanese player to receive the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ‘World Wheelchair Tennis Player Award,’ and is one of Japan’s leading top players.

In 2016, he participated in his sixth Paralympic Games at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal in the men’s doubles with Shingo Kunieda.

Main achievements

2004

Athens Paralympics Doubles / Gold Medal

2008

Beijing Paralympics / Bronze Medal

2012

London Paralympics Participation

2013

Japan Open Singles / Best 8, Doubles / Runner-up
Taipei Open Singles / Runner-up, Doubles / Winner
Osaka Open Singles / Runner-up, Doubles / Winner
Peace Cap Singles / Winner, Doubles / Runner-up

2014

Japan Open Singles / Best 8, Doubles / Runner-up
Daegu Open Singles / Best 8, Doubles / Winner

2015

Indian Wells Tennis Garden Wheelchair Champs Singles / Winner, Doubles / Winner
Taiwan Open, Lions Cup Singles / Best 4, Doubles / Winner
Daegu Open Singles / Best 8, Doubles / Winner
Busan Open Singles / Best 4, Doubles / Runner-up
Midwest Wheelchair Tennis Championship Singles / Runner-up, Doubles / Runner-up
Vancouver International Wheelchair Tournament Singles / Runner-up
Ath Open Singles / Best 8, Doubles / Winner
Flanders 25 Singles / Best 4, Doubles / Winner
Togliatti Open Singles / Winner, Doubles / Winner
Osaka Open Singles / Runner-up, Doubles / Winner
PTR Hiltonhead Open Singles / Best 8, Doubles / Winner

2016

Be’er Sheba Open Singles / Runner-up, Doubles / Runner-up
Taiwan Open, Lions Cup Singles / Best 4, Doubles / Winner
Kobe Open Singles / Winner
Daegu Open Doubles / Winner
Busan Open Doubles / Runner-up
Rio de Janeiro Paralympics Doubles / Bronze Medal

2017

Busan Open Singles /Best 4
Kobe Open Doubles / Winner

2018

Kobe Open Doubles/ Winner
28th Mitsui Fudosan All Japan Wheelchair Tennis Masters Singles / Runner-up

2019

2019 Midwest Wheelchair Championships Doubles / Winner
Hungarian Open Singles / Winner
Osaka Open Singles / Winner
2019 Peace Cup Doubles / Winner