Srichaphan

Name: Paradorn Srichaphan

Gender: Male

Nationality: Thailand

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Place of birth: Bangkok (Thailand)

Place of permanent residence: Bangkok (Thailand)

Birthday: 1979.6.14

Height: 1.85 meters< /p>

Weight: 81 kg

Star profile and brilliant record

Sponsor: Adidas

Racquet: Yonex RDS 002 Tour

String: Babolat VS Natural ThermoGut 16 Touch

Shoes: Adidas Barricade II

Grip: Right hand

Turned professional: 1997< /p>

Current world ranking: 13

Highest ranking in singles: 9

Highest ranking in championship fight: 2

Highest ranking in doubles: 79< /p>

Singles titles: 4

Total career record: 144 wins and 107 losses

Record so far this year: 14 wins and 12 losses

Career Prize money: 2,053,587 Prize money

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

1999 // Second round /

2000 Second round First round First round 1st round

2001 1st round/ 1st round 1st round

2002 1st round 3rd round 3rd round 2nd round

2003 Second round, first round, fourth round, third round

2004 fourth round/ / /

Thai thank you gift

Summary:

< p> As the first Asian player in history to enter the top 10 of the ATP rankings, Thai Sri Chaphan has undoubtedly become the spokesperson of Asian men's tennis.

Srichaphan's most convincing nickname is "Giant Killer". Srichaphan's defeats include many big-name stars: Sampras, Agassi and Hewitt. No one in the world of tennis How dare you look down on this Asian boy.

He said: "When I was a child, my idol was Zhang Depei, and now I have become the idol of Asians. This feels very good."

The secret of success: Dare to dream beyond Asia

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Equipment: Yonex RDS 002 Tour

Matsuoka Shuzo

Matsuoka Shuzo

Born on November 6, 1967, blood type AB. From Tokyo.

A former tennis player who will never give up, can definitely do it, braves the scorching sun, and is positive. Owner of "Super Wimbledon Footwork".

Matsuoka's passionate smile

A former professional tennis player and a member of the entrepreneurial family of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. He debuted as a professional tennis player in 1985. His highest singles ranking was 46th in the world. In 1995, he reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in the UK. After retiring in 1998, Matsuoka Shuzo continued to be active in people's sight as a youth instructor, TV anchor, etc., and participated in the Beijing Olympics torch relay in 2008.

Li Hengze

Grip: right hand

Enter professional career: 1995

Current world ranking: 74th

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2003 year-end world ranking: No. 59

Number of singles championships: 1 time

Number of doubles championships: 1 time

Record so far in 2004 : 11 wins and 8 losses

Career record: 79 wins and 79 losses

Total career award amount: $1,011,197

Regarded as a relatively strong player in South Korea, 07 In 2001, I reached 35th in the world rankings, which was pretty good

For men, there should be India’s Paes and Bhupathi

Paes

Career Total prize money: US$3,277,707

This year’s doubles record: 19 wins and 9 losses

Pace, who holds the racket in his right hand, has a highest world ranking of 73rd. He has occupied India's No. 1 ranking for a long time since 1992. He won the Wimbledon Junior Championship in 1990 and the US Open Championship in 1991. He has been a member of the Indian national team since 1990. In 1999, she paired with Bubati and won the Australian and Wimbledon doubles championships; she was the doubles runner-up at the French Open and the US Open. In 2003, he and Navnatinova won the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles.

The Indian player, who holds four Grand Slam doubles titles, was diagnosed with left side brain lesions due to a parasitic infection in 2003. Doctors announced that he would leave the game forever. But six months later, he and Navnatinova reached the 2004 Australian Open Mixed Doubles final and won the runner-up.

Bhupati

Historical results

2006 Asian Games men’s doubles champion (with Pace);

2004: Roman Masters Doubles champion (with Mirnyi); Auckland Open, Dubai Open champion (with Santoro); 2003: Wimbledon doubles runner-up; Canadian Masters, Madrid Masters, Monte Carlo Masters doubles champion;

2002: US Open doubles champion; Wimbledon mixed doubles champion; Hamburg Masters doubles champion;

2001: French Open doubles champion; Cincinnati Masters doubles champion;

2000: Sydney Olympic Games doubles second round; 1999: Australian Open doubles runner-up ; French Open doubles champion; Wimbledon doubles champion; US Open doubles runner-up, mixed doubles champion;

1997: French Open mixed doubles champion.

For women, Japan is still stronger. India has Mirza and Kazakhstan’s Shevdova, who defeated Jankovic at the US Open last year.

Sugiyama Ai

Ai Sugiyama Sugiyama Ai

Nationality Japanese

Gender female

Birthday July 5, 1975

Height 163 cm

Weight 55 kg

Regular residence in Japan

Holding the right hand

Entered professional year 1992

Retired on September 27, 2009

Current WTA ranking 25

Career highest singles ranking 8

Career doubles highest ranking 1

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The total number of singles championships is 6

The total number of doubles championships is 31

Career record 382 wins and 308 losses

2005 record so far 10 wins and 14 losses< /p>

Total career bonuses: $5,273,790

Personal profile:

Trained in Florida, USA, by her mother as a coach. He graduated from high school in 1995 and likes to play golf (even when he is on the tennis tour, he will take time off to play golf), reading and bathing in hot springs. The unfaithful relationship with TigerPoon made Sugiyama Ai's condition deteriorate, and she finally chose to retire. He is a shareholder in a company called Billy Button, which began operating a tennis school and coffee shop, a sporting goods store and a flower shop in Japan in 1998.

Four major championship records:

Australian Open: fourth round in 1998, top 8 in 2000

French Open: 1995, 2000, 2003 4th round of the year

Wimbledon: 1996, 2003 fourth round

US Open: 2003 fourth round

Career highest singles ranking of 8 (2004-2-9)

Career high doubles ranking 1 (2000-10-23)

2006 career performance

Singles performance 21 Win 19, singles record 424 wins, 340 losses

Singles championship title 0 Singles championship title 6

Doubles record 33 wins, 15 losses Doubles record 455 wins, 241 losses

Doubles championship title 2 Doubles championship title 33

So far

Date-kun, this person is really strong. At the age of 38, he can still enter the top 100 in the world rankings. Female King Kong

Full name: Mr. Date

Country: Japan

Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan

Place of residence: Tokyo, Japan

Birthday: September 28, 1970 Retired in 1996

Height: 1.63m

Weight: 53kg

Sports: Tennis

Grip: right hand

Achievements: Won 7 singles and 1 doubles championships in his career.

Best ranking: Entering the top ten

Total prize money: US$ 1,896,178

Career: On September 24, 1996, he announced his retirement from professional tennis. He came back to participate in the Australian Open in 2008 and was unfortunately eliminated in the first round.

Features : The Asian tennis singles player with the best performance and highest ranking in history so far.

[Edit this paragraph]〖Personal History〗:

1. Personal life:

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Father: Juichi tennis player

Mother: Masako tennis player

Brothers: two brothers Ryusuke and Junko.

2. Career:

When he was 6 years old, he started learning football with his parents. He won the tennis championship in middle school. He joined the professional tennis world in November 1988. He was initially a left-handed player. When he graduated from middle school in 1989, Started playing right-handed.

1992

Won his first professional title at the Japan Open.

1994:

Chuang Entered the semi-finals of the Australian Open, becoming the first Japanese player to enter the semi-finals of this event in 21 years.

1995:

Defeated Ma Yuli, Davenport, etc. After becoming a famous player, he became the first Japanese player in history to enter the semi-finals of the French Open, eventually losing to Sanchez of Spain.

1996:

Defeated in the Fed Cup World number one Steffi Graf;

Won the Tokyo Open;

Won the Toshiba Open in San Diego.

Entered the Wimbledon Championships Semi-finals.

On September 24, 1996, he announced his retirement from professional tennis.

On November 22, he participated in the last professional event, the WTA year-end finals, and won in the quarter-finals. He was eliminated by the young player Hingis.

On April 7, 2008, Date Kimiko announced his comeback in Japan, and immediately won the runner-up in a low-level event held in Gifu, Japan, showing a good state. .

On September 30, 2008, Mr. Date participated in the first WTA event after his comeback, the Japan AIG Open. In the first round, he scored 3-6/1-6 with a total score of 0:2. Enemy Israeli player Pierre failed to advance to the next round.

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[Edit this paragraph] 1. Approaching Mr. Date

On the morning of March 13th, Mr. Date Former famous Japanese tennis player Date Kimiko came to the China Tennis School in Daxing, Beijing.

He is of medium build, wearing casual casual clothes, and a pair of leather shoes that have obviously been worn for a long time. Standing in front of people, Mr. Date looked as simple as a female student who could be seen everywhere. It was this simple woman who once stood alone in the tennis courts where Europeans and Americans were all-powerful, and occupied the fourth highest position in the international tennis rankings.

"This is my first time in China, Beijing." Mr. Date, who has traveled almost all over the world, only had the opportunity to visit his close neighbors five years after retiring.

Mr. Date was amazed by the beautiful campus, modern teaching buildings, especially the more than 20 standard indoor and outdoor tennis courts. She looked and asked questions as she walked, and was very interested in everything about the school. Since 1998, Mr. Date has opened a children's tennis classroom in Japan, specializing in teaching tennis to children aged 4 to 10 years old. "I started learning tennis when I was 6 years old, so I hope more children can get the happiness I enjoyed as a child. Now, every month I go to a city to play with children." Interestingly, Mr. Date Only "disciples" who have never touched a racket are accepted. "I mainly want to cultivate children's interest in tennis."

"There is no dedicated tennis school in Japan. With such good conditions, you must cherish it." Facing the smart people surrounding her Cute Chinese kid, Mr. Date said sincerely.

The short visit left Mr. Date with a bit of unfinished business. "Maybe one day I can open a tennis school in Japan." She murmured to herself.

Due to construction, the road back to the city was so bumpy that people stumbled around. Despite this, Mr. Date still chatted with everyone with great interest.

Date Kimiko, who was born in Kyoto, learned to play tennis under the influence of his parents in the first grade of elementary school. After graduating from high school in 1988, he officially entered the professional tennis world. After five years of hard work, Mr. Date finally won the golden period of his career. In the three years from 1994 to 1996, she successively entered the semi-finals of the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon, and was ranked among the top ten in the world. She attributes her success to "the battle of resilience." "I always strive for even a small opportunity bit by bit, and my opponents often make mistakes in the fluctuating emotions." Experts who have watched Date Kimiko play believe that her skills are still not as good as before. Obsolete. The style of play that is "good at leveraging strength and bursting out quickly" is very suitable for Asian players who do not have outstanding physical fitness.

However, unexpectedly, at the end of 1996, Date Kimiko retreated at the peak of his sports career. Just this year she defeated Graf, the world's number one player at the time.

"You know, even though I am followed by my family and cheering groups in every competition, I still feel lonely. Especially after entering the top ten in the world, I feel more and more pressure. People are always I hope you can move forward and continue to create miracles. But I am really tired, and there should be other things in my life. "Perhaps, Mr. Date's choice is wise. In November 1996, she participated in her last professional event, the WTA Year-End Finals, but was eliminated by teenager Hingis in the quarter-finals.

When asked about his current living situation, Mr. Date, who was born in 1970, said that he was beginning to consider marriage. She beamed and revealed that her sweetheart was a German racing driver who had lived in Japan for a long time. "What I appreciate most is his wisdom." Speaking of her future husband, her bright eyes were filled with happiness.

Excerpted from People's Daily Online Xu Liqun

[Edit this paragraph] 2. Date Kimiko in China

This is the first time for Japanese tennis star Date Kimiko to come to China . On March 13, Ida came to the Beijing International Tennis Center, and she was quickly recognized by tennis fans. It’s no wonder that during Kimiko Date’s eight-year professional tennis career, his highest ranking in the world reached fourth place, he won 7 WTA singles championships and 1 doubles championship in one go, and achieved 235 victories. At that time, many of her defeated players were famous players like Sanchez and Graf. Mr. Date's name is admired by almost all Asian golfers and fans.

Since retiring from tennis at the end of 1996, Mr. Date has opened 4 children's tennis training classrooms in Japan and can be regarded as an expert in children's tennis training. This time in China, Mr. Date was invited by the Chinese Tennis Association to participate in the Sino-Japanese exchange children's tennis training class. Just yesterday at the Sino-Japanese exchange children's tennis training class, her expert appearance could already be seen. Most of the 50 Chinese and Japanese children who participated in the training class did not know what tennis was about, but after Mr. Date’s enlightenment, the children fell in love with tennis during their play and games. The children were all excited and the activity was over. , still reluctant to put down the tennis racket. Ida said that when I teach children to play tennis, I don’t want to train them to become professional golfers, but I just want them to understand the fun of tennis. "In Japan, I often see some teenagers doing nothing on the street. Personally, I just want them to have something interesting and useful to do when they are idle, to free themselves from boredom, and to It will make you more fulfilling and happy after winning."

After some visits, Mr. Date said that the environment and facilities of youth tennis in China are better than those in Japan.

In Japan, Mr. Date goes to various places every month to teach children aged 4 to 10 to learn tennis. "My fee is very low, which can be said to be symbolic. I hope to give more." opportunities for children to come into contact with and enjoy tennis.” When enjoying tennis with the children, Mr. Date is like a kind kindergarten aunt. She jumped, jumped, threw the ball, and hit the ball with the children. When practicing "individually" with the children, Mr. Date cheered for every move of the children.

Today, Mr. Date came to the International Tennis Center again, where she communicated with the coaches of the Chinese national team and provincial and municipal teams. Ida always looked serious from beginning to end, and she returned to her professional appearance.

China Youth Daily Zhouyi

[Edit this paragraph] Returning to the WTA main draw after 3.11 years was the pinnacle of Asian tennis glory

Date Kimiko in March 2008 In September, Mr. Date participated in the "Dream Showdown" exhibition match

Sina Sports News On September 26, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the main draw of the Japan AIG Tennis Open was held in Tokyo. Although this is only a third-level WTA event, the 2008 Japan Tournament is destined to attract much attention because of a certain person: this tournament is the legendary Japanese veteran and one of the pioneers of Asian women's tennis. Da Gongzi's return battle after 11 years.

The 38-year-old Date turned professional in 1989 and announced his retirement in 1996 after achieving a series of brilliant achievements. However, after more than 11 years, she officially came back in April this year, and in less than half a year, she raised her singles ranking to 230th. This time at the AIG Open in Japan, Date Kimiko will participate as a wild card. This is the first time in 11 years and 10 months that she has appeared in the main draw of a WTA event.

In the lottery ceremony, Mr. Date, as a specially invited lottery representative, selected for himself the opponent for the first WTA tournament main draw in 11 years and 10 months - the No. 6 seed in the tournament, Israeli girl Pierre. Although her current ranking is nearly 200 places lower than her opponent, and she is almost twice as old as her opponent, Date Kimiko is quite optimistic: "Since there is not a lot of spin in her playing style, it is not The type of player I hate to play against.”

Kimiko Date was once the pinnacle of Asian women’s tennis glory. Three years after she turned professional, she won the first singles championship of her career at the 1992 Japan Open, announcing her existence to the world of tennis. She really shocked the world at the 1994 Australian Open. At the age of 23, she broke into the semi-finals, completing a feat that had not been accomplished by Asians in more than 20 years. In 1995, she reached the semi-finals of the French Open, and on November 13, 1995, she reached her highest personal ranking - No. 4 in the world. This is also the highest singles ranking achieved by an Asian player in history. In 1996, Date Kimiko once again attracted attention when she defeated the then-popular German star Graf in the Fed Cup. However, what is surprising is that after she once again broke into the semi-finals of the Grand Slam at Wimbledon, However, she announced that she would retire from professional tennis. In the end, she lost to Hingis, who was still on the rise at the time, in the quarter-finals of the WTA Finals that year, ending the first part of her brilliant career with a year-end ranking of No. 8 in the world.

At that time, the retirement of this rare Asian tennis genius made the whole world feel regretful and worried about the future of Asian tennis. But what makes us proud is that the foundation created by Mr. Date has not been abandoned - Sugiyama Ai, as well as Li Na, Zheng Jie, Yan Zi and other golden flowers from China have made Asian women's tennis continue to make a strong voice in the world.

Now, after a long time, Mr. Date has returned to the world of professional tennis. Although the age of 38 makes it almost impossible for her to recreate the glory of the past, as she said, being able to play tennis is already very happy, and for her, standing on the tennis court again It is also a challenge.

So in a few days, on the court in Tokyo, the 38-year-old Date Kimiko will usher in her "battle to surpass herself." Even if she can never return to the high rankings of her youth, the spirit of tennis, the honor and pride, and the wealth she brought to Asian tennis latecomers will always be there.