Rinky Hijikata
Age: 24 (23/02/2001)
  • Overview
    ATP singles titles
    8-18
    35-54
    ATP doubles titles
    11-10
    44-40
    Prize money
    $773,367
    $3,448,029
    Prize money
    $311,923
    $3,448,029
    Titles
    0
    0
    Titles
    0
    2
  • Full description
    Personal

    Nickname is Rinks Parents, Junko and Makoto Siblings, Shori and Kamiyu, were both competitive swimmers Started playing tennis in his backyard at age 3 or 4 Credits coaching help during his development fromBen Pyne, Jarrad Bunt and David Moore Joined his high school varsity tennis team as an 11-year-old (The King's School) Played college tennis atUniversity of North Carolina from 2020-21, earning All-American honours as a sophomore Also competed in football for 3 years, rugby for 5 years and swimming for 8 years as a child. Trained in surf lifesaving for 2 years Favourite shot is forehand, surface is hard and tournament is Australian Open Tennis idols are Lleyton Hewitt and Kei Nishikori Favourite cities on tour are Melbourne and Sydney Also enjoys rugby, basketball and golf Fan of Parramatta Eels (Australian professional rugby league) Favourite athlete is rugby union legend Dan Carter Enjoys eating Japanese food and ice cream Favourite superhero is Spider-Man, movie is Inception, TV show is Suits,actress is Margot Robbie and musician is Khalid Lists sleeping on planes as his secret talent Favourite school subject was business. Plans to finish his undergraduate degree Says ambition is his best quality and impatience is his worst quality

    Career

    Former World No. 9 junior broke into Top 100 after reaching 2023 US Open 4R as WC and achieved career-high No. 62 in August 2024

    Rallied from a set down three times to reach 1st ATP Tour SF at 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch as LL

    Defeated [1] Koolhof/Skupski en route to 2023 Australian Open doubles title in team debut w/Kubler, joining Kokkinakis/Kyrgios as 2nd straight All-Aussie WCs to win their home Grand Slam championship

    Also at 2023 Australian Open, rallied from 2 sets down vs. Hanfmann for 1st Grand Slam main draw singles win of career

    Won 3 Challenger singles titles on home soil: Playford in 2022 and 2024 and Burnie immediately after 2023 Australian Open

    Played college tennis at University of North Carolina from 2020-21, earning All-American honours as a sophomore before turning pro

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