Takao Suzuki

Takao Suzuki
鈴木貴男
Country  Japan
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Born 20 September 1976 (1976-09-20) (age 35)
Sapporo, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1995
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money US $692,792
Singles
Career record 50-46
Highest ranking 102 (23 November 1998)
Current ranking 318 (10 May 2010)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2R (2005)
French Open -
Wimbledon 2R (2003)
US Open 1R (1999, 2004)
Doubles
Career record 31-34
Career titles 1
Highest ranking 119 (7 November 2005)
Current ranking 228 (10 May 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2005)
Last updated on: 10 May 2010.
Medal record
Tennis
Competitor for  Japan
Asian Games
Gold 2002 Busan Team Event
Bronze 2002 Busan Men's Singles
Silver 2006 Doha Team Event
Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Team Event
For the Japanese sociolinguist, see Takao Suzuki (sociolinguist).

Takao Suzuki (Japanese 鈴木貴男, b. September 20, 1976 in Sapporo, Japan) is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Japan.

Suzuki reached a career high ranking in singles of 102 in the world in 1998 and has earned nearly three fifths of a million dollars in prize winnings on the ATP Tour. He is well known for his outstanding performance against Roger Federer at the Australian Open in 2005. Although Suzuki lost to Federer in straight sets (6–3, 6–4, 6–4), Suzuki challenged Federer in many of the games and put up a close battle in each of the sets he lost.

In 2006, Suzuki injured his shoulder at the Australian Open qualifying tournament in a match against Paul Capdeville and sat out most of the season as a result. He briefly returned to competitive tennis in May in a challenger tournament in South Korea and lost in the quarter finals. In October 2006, Suzuki played in his first International Series event of the year, the Japan Open Tennis Championships held in Tokyo, having received a wildcard into the main draw. Suzuki, ranked 1078 in the world at the time, won surprise victories over eighth seeded Paradorn Srichaphan and world number 126 Alexander Waske en route to his quarter finals berth against Federer. Suzuki once again lost to Federer in three tight sets, 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3) [1].

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