Go Soeda

Go Soeda
添田 豪
Country (sports) Japan
Residence Fujisawa, Japan
Born (1984-09-05) September 5, 1984
Fujisawa, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,524,838[1]
Singles
Career record 52–83
Career titles 0
15 Challengers
Highest ranking No. 47 (July 23, 2012)
Current ranking No. 124 (25 April 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2013, 2015)
French Open 1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Wimbledon 2R (2012, 2013)
US Open 1R (2011, 2012, 2013)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record 7–21
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 232 (May 20, 2013)
Current ranking No. 502 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2013)
French Open 2R (2012)
US Open 1R (2012)
Last updated on: 1 February 2016.
Go Soeda
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Tennis
Asian Games
2006 Doha Team
2006 Doha Singles
2010 Guangzhou Singles
2010 Guangzhou Team

Go Soeda (添田 豪 Soeda Gō, born September 5, 1984) is a male Japanese tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003. He has won 17 ATP Challenger Tour singles titles, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no.47 on 23 July 2012.[1] He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.[2]

Career

Junior career

As a junior he compiled a 49–48 win/loss record in singles (and 47–47 in doubles), achieving singles ranking of no.25 in December 2002 and doubles ranking of no.43 in September 2002.[3]

2002 - 04

Soeda began playing professional tournaments regularly in 2002 before turning professional in 2003. He played primarily on Asian ITF Futures event. Soeda rose steadily through his ATP ranking over the next three years. He ended 2004 as ranked world no.493.

2005 - 07

In 2005, Soeda won two Futures tournament in Japan and Sri Lanka, and he made his debut on ATP World Tour event in Ho Chi Minh City, losing to top seed Mariano Puerta in the first round. The following year, Soeda had a very steady year at the challenger level, reaching the quarterfinals or better seven times, including his first challenger final in Aptos. He also won the Japan F4 Futures. Soeda entered world's top 200 on August and finished 2006 ranked no.182.

His first Grand Slam main draw appearance at the 2007 Australian Open on January ended in a first-round loss to ninth seed Mario Ančić. In August 2007, Soeda defeated Eduardo Schwank to win his first challenger title in Manta, then he reached the Brisbane challenger final in November.

2008 - 10

In 2008, Soeda won four challenger titles at Kyoto, Busan, New Delhi and Toyota. He also became most number of singles title winner in 2008 ATP Challenger Series (tied with three players). In September, he beat wildcard Bai Yan in the China Open first round to record his first ATP main draw win. He lost to third seed Fernando González in three sets. In October 2009, Soeda earned his sixth challenger title in Tiburon by beating Ilija Bozoljac in the final.

In 2010, Soeda won his second Manta Challenger title in April. In grass court swing, he advanced to the Nottingham challenger final before losing to Ričardas Berankis. He participated in the 2010 Wimbledon Championships main draw as a lucky loser, but he fell in the first round to Martin Fischer. Two weeks later, He reached second round in Newport, beating eighth seed Taylor Dent in three sets.

2011: Reaching top 100

Soeda reached second round in the SA tennis Open, beating seventh seed Rainer Schüttler. In March, He claimed his eighth challenger title in Pingguo by beating Matthias Bachinger in final. This results launched him into the world top 100 for the first time in his career, climbing no.91. Soeda took part in the 2011 French Open, losing to 12th seed Mikhail Youzhny in first round. In 2011 Wimbledon Championships, He received entry from a lucky loser spot, but lost to eventual semi-finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

After winning the Wuhai Challenger title, Soeda qualified for the 2011 US Open, losing to Kevin Anderson in first round. In Asian swing, Soeda reached his first quarterfinal of ATP World Tour event in the Thailand Open, beating Karol Beck and Tobias Kamke. His run was ended by Donald Young in straight sets. The following week, he received wildcard and faced world no.2 Rafael Nadal in the Japan Open first round, losing in straight sets.[4]

2012: Reaching top 50

2012 started for Soeda at the Chennai Open, coming through qualifying. He beat Frederico Gil and fifth seed Ivan Dodig respectively to reach quarterfinal, and he upset defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka with 6-4, 6-4.[5] His first semifinal for ATP event came to end, losing to top seed Janko Tipsarević in straight sets. Following the tournament, Soeda moved up in rankings to world no.99 and back into top 100 for the first time since April 2011. He won three challenger titles from January to April, at Honolulu, Pingguo and Kaohsiung. In the 2012 French Open, Soeda was eliminated in first round by Dmitry Tursunov.

In grass court season, Soeda reached second round in the Queen's Club championships, then he was into the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and advanced to second round of major tournament for the first time, beating Igor Kunitsyn in straight sets. He was beaten by ninth seed Juan Martín del Potro with four sets. In July, Soeda reached semifinal of the Atlanta Open, knocking out Xavier Malisse and Igor Kunitsyn on the way, then he faced his country's no.1 Kei Nishikori and upset him with 6-2, 6-1. This was the first pairing of two players from Japan in an ATP quarterfinal since the Open era began in 1968.[6] He eventually lost to Gilles Müller in straight sets. Soeda broke him into world's top 50 for the first time in his career, ranked no.47 after the tournament.

Soeda represented Japan at his maiden Olympics in London 2012.[7] He competed in the singles and doubles, partnering Kei Nishikori. In the singles, He fell in first round to Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, and lost to defending champions Swiss pairing of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in doubles first round. In the US Open 2012, Soeda lost in first round to 23rd seed Mardy Fish with two tiebreakers. In later season, He reached second round of the Thailand Open and Stockholm Open.

2013

Soeda began the 2013 season in Chennai, reaching quarterfinal for the second straight year. He defeated Evgeny Donskoy and Prakash Amritraj in first two rounds, but he lost to eventual champion Janko Tipsarević. He then participated in the 2013 Australian Open and won over wildcard Luke Saville in first round before losing to world no.8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Following this event, Soeda successfully defended his title in the Maui Challenger, defeating Mischa Zverev in final, and he reached the second round in Delray Beach by beating Marinko Matosevic with three sets.

Soeda bounced back from first-round loss in the 2013 French Open by qualifying for the 2013 Wimbledon Championships without losing a set, and he beat Andreas Haider-Maurer to reach second round for two consecutive years in this event. He was defeated by world no.9 Richard Gasquet with four sets.[8] He managed to qualify for the 2013 US Open, but fell in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis. In Asian swing, Soeda reached second round in the Thailand Open, beating fellow qualifier Santiago Giraldo.

2014

Soeda faced world no.4 and last year finalist Andy Murray in the 2014 Australian Open first round, losing in straight sets.[9] In September, he advanced to second round in the Malaysian Open before losing to Marinko Matosevic. Soeda recorded nine times semifinal or better results at challenger events in this year. These included winning the title in Busan, Nanchang and Toyota. He ended 2014 as ranked within world top 100 for the second time in his career.

2015

Soeda started 2015 season by playing in Australia and won through opening round of the 2015 Australian Open, beating qualifier Elias Ymer. He was beaten by 31st seed Fernando Verdasco in second round. In Houston, Soeda defeated former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt in the first round.[10] After winning another challenger title in Seoul, He was into major tournaments main draw at 2015 French Open and 2015 Wimbledon Championships, but he faced seeded players in first round, losing to Philipp Kohlschreiber and John Isner. In American hard court season, Soeda made him into quarterfinal in Atlanta since 2012, knocking out Alexandr Dolgopolov and fourth seed Adrian Mannarino on the way, but he was beaten by Gilles Müller.

Davis Cup

Soeda made his Davis Cup debut for Japan in 2005, Asia/Oceania zone group I relegation play-offs against Thailand. He played in the singles rubber and beat Sanchai Ratiwatana in straight sets. To date, Soeda compiled a 25-12 win/loss record in overall (23-10 in singles and 2-2 in doubles). He received Davis Cup Commitment Award in April 2014.

At 2012 Davis Cup World Group first round against Croatia, Soeda faced Ivan Dodig in first singles rubber and defeated him in 4 hour, 5 minute match.[11] This victory was Japan’s first ever win in a World Group match (In their previous two World Group matches, Japan lost 0-5). He was beaten by Ivo Karlovic in reverse singles and Japan lost 2-3. He scored another notably win in 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs against Colombia. He lost to Santiago Giraldo with five sets, but he defeated Alejandro Falla in the deciding rubber to put Japan back in the World Group for 2014.[12]

Playing style

Soeda is an offensive counterpuncher. Due to his relatively small size (5'10), Soeda lacks the power and stature to effectively dictate points. Instead, he relies on quickness of feet to retrieve opponent's shots, as well as a relatively flat, penetrating two-handed backhand. As noted by commentator Nick Lester in the BB&T Atlanta Open, Soeda plays a conventional style of tennis, approaching and finishing points at the net when possible.[13]

Singles finals

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (17–9)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. July 17, 2006 Aptos, United States Hard United States Alex Kuznetsov 1-6, 6-7(4–7)
Winner 1. August 13, 2007 Manta, Ecuador Hard Argentina Eduardo Schwank 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. November 26, 2007 Brisbane, Australia Hard Australia Joseph Sirianni 6-1, 0-6, 3-6
Winner 2. March 3, 2008 Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i) Germany Matthias Bachinger 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 3. April 14, 2008 Busan, South Korea Hard Chinese Taipei Yen-Hsun Lu 6–2, ret.
Winner 4. May 19, 2008 New Delhi, India Hard Chinese Taipei Yen-Hsun Lu 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. November 17, 2008 Yokohama, Japan Hard South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee 5–7, 3–6
Winner 5. November 24, 2008 Toyota, Japan Carpet (i) South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee 6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Winner 6. October 12, 2009 Tiburon, United States Hard Serbia Ilija Bozoljac 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 7. May 1, 2010 Manta, Ecuador (2) Hard United States Ryler DeHeart 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Runner-up 4. May 1, 2010 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 4–6, 4–6
Winner 8. March 27, 2011 Pingguo, China Hard Germany Matthias Bachinger 6–4, 7–5
Winner 9. July 31, 2011 Wuhai, China Hard South Africa Raven Klaasen 7–5, 6–4
Winner 10. January 29, 2012 Honolulu, United States Hard United States Robby Ginepri 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 5. March 4, 2012 Singapore, Singapore Hard Chinese Taipei Yen-Hsun Lu 3–6, 4–6
Winner 11. March 18, 2012 Pingguo, China (2) Hard Tunisia Malek Jaziri 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 12. April 29, 2012 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hard Japan Tatsuma Ito 6–3, 6–0
Winner 13. January 27, 2013 Honolulu, United States (2) Hard Germany Mischa Zverev 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 6. July 14, 2013 Beijing, China Hard Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-Hsun 2-6, 4-6
Runner-up 7. November 17, 2013 Yokohama, Japan (2) Hard Australia Matthew Ebden 6-2, 6-7(3-7), 3-6
Winner 14. May 18, 2014 Busan, South Korea (2) Hard Chinese Taipei Jimmy Wang 6-3, 7-6(7-5)
Winner 15. June 29, 2014 Nanchang, China Hard Slovenia Blaž Kavčič 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(7-3)
Winner 16. November 17, 2014 Toyota, Japan (2) Carpet (i) Japan Tatusma Ito 6-4, 7-5
Winner 17. May 11, 2015 Seoul, South Korea Hard South Korea Chung Hyeon 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Runner-up 8. November 22, 2015 Yokohama, Japan (3) Hard Japan Taro Daniel 6-4, 3-6, 3-6
Runner-up 9. January 10, 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Russia Mikhail Youzhny 3-6, 4-6

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament2007200820092010201120122013201420152016W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open 1R Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 2R 1R 2R Q2 2–4
French Open A A A A 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R 0–4
Wimbledon Q3 Q2 Q2 1R 1R 2R 2R Q1 1R 2–5
US Open Q3 Q1 Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 0–3
Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–3 2–4 0–1 1–3 0-0 4–16
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0
Year End Ranking 206 114 238 120 120 60 103 100 132

Doubles

Tournament20122013W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 1–1
French Open 2R A 1–1
Wimbledon A A 0–0
US Open 1R A 0–1
Win–Loss 1–2 1–1 2–3

References

  1. 1 2 ATP World Tour Profile
  2. ↑ 添田豪 公式ブログ – Go! Soeda! - (2010-01-05). "新年！！". Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. ↑ ITF Juniors Profile
  4. ↑ "Nadal charges through in purple haze". Reuters. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Soeda upsets Wawrinka in Chennai quarters". TENNIS.com. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Soeda tops Japanese teammate Nishikori in Atlanta". CBS Sports. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "ITF announces entries for Olympic Tennis Event" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "RICHARD GASQUET FINDS HIS RANGE TO EASE PAST SOEDA". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Andy Murray beats Go Soeda in Australian Open first round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Go Soeda rallies to beat Lleyton Hewitt at Houston Open". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Game of two halves in Japan". Davis Cup. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Soeda seals Japan's place back in top flight". Davis Cup. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1_XXTqwpHY

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