Satoshi Iwabuchi

Satoshi Iwabuchi
Country (sports)Japan Japan
ResidenceKanagawa, Japan
Born (1975-10-07) 7 October 1975 (age 48)
Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$329,243
Singles
Career record6-17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 223 (20 October 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1996, 2007)
French OpenQ1 (2000, 2003)
WimbledonQ3 (1998)
US OpenQ2 (1999)
Doubles
Career record28–26
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 125 (11 September 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006)
Wimbledon1R (2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Last updated on: 6 October 2021.

Satoshi Iwabuchi (岩渕 聡, Iwabuchi Satoshi, born October 7, 1975) is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.

Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 5–4(3), 5–4(13).

As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which he reached on October 20, 2003.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series(0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour World Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2005 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard Japan Takao Suzuki Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
5–4(7–3), 5–4(15–13)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 28 (11–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (20–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–4)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (3–2)


Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1998 Japan F6, Saitama Futures Hard Japan Akira Matsushita 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 May 1999 Japan F3, Fukuoka Futures Hard Japan Takahiro Terachi 6–2, 7–5
Win 3–0 May 1999 Japan F4, Fukuoka Futures Hard South Korea Kwon Oh-Hee 6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Jun 2001 Canada F2, Montreal Futures Hard France Benjamin Cassaigne 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 3–2 Jan 2002 USA F1, Aventura Futures Hard Switzerland Yves Allegro 6–4, 1–6, 5–7
Win 4–2 Mar 2002 Australia F1, Devonport Futures Hard Slovakia Ladislav Svarc 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 4–3 Apr 2002 Japan F3, Takamori Futures Carpet Japan Michihisa Onoda 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss 4–4 Jan 2003 India F1, Lucknow Futures Grass Bulgaria Todor Enev 2–6, 2–6
Win 5–4 Mar 2003 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Paul Baccanello 6–2, 6–3
Win 6–4 May 2004 Japan F3, Tokyo Futures Hard United States David Martin 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–4 Sep 2004 Japan F6, Kashiwa Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Ti Chen 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–4 Sep 2004 Japan F7, Tokyo Futures Hard Japan Michihisa Onoda 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win 9–4 Apr 2005 Japan F1, Kofu Futures Carpet South Korea Im Kyu-Tae 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Win 10–4 Apr 2005 Japan F2, Hokuto Futures Clay United States David Martin 6–3, 7–5
Win 11–4 May 2005 Korea F2, Seogwipo Futures Hard South Korea Im Kyu-Tae 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 11–5 Jun 2005 Japan F6, Kusatsu Futures Carpet Japan Atsuo Ogawa 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 12–5 Feb 2006 Australia F2, Wollongong Futures Hard United Kingdom Jamie Baker 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 13–5 Apr 2006 Japan F1, Tokyo Futures Hard South Korea Kwon Oh-Hee 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 14–5 Jun 2006 Japan F6, Karuizawa Futures Clay Australia Adam Kennedy 6–2, 6–4
Win 15–5 Jun 2006 Japan F7, Kusatsu Futures Carpet Japan Yuichi Sugita 7–5, 6–2
Win 16–5 Oct 2006 Japan F11, Kashiwa Futures Hard United States Nicholas Monroe 6–4, 6–1
Win 17–5 May 2007 Korea F3, Gimcheon Futures Hard Japan Go Soeda 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Win 18–5 Sep 2007 Great Britain F16, Fox Hills Futures Hard United Kingdom Alexander Slabinsky 6–3, 6–2
Win 19–5 Oct 2007 Japan F10, Kashiwa Futures Hard Japan Gouichi Motomura 6–3, 6–3
Loss 19–6 Apr 2008 China F4, Taizhou Futures Hard China Zhe Li 6–2, 5–7, 5–7
Win 20–6 May 2008 Korea F3, Daegu Futures Hard South Korea Im Kyu-Tae 6–0, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 20–7 May 2008 Korea F4, Seogwipo Futures Hard South Korea Dylan Seong-Kwan Kim 7–5, 3–6, ret.
Win 21–7 Sep 2008 Japan F9, Sapporo Futures Carpet Japan Gouichi Motomura 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 31 (14–17)

Legend
ATP Challenger (7–6)
ITF Futures (7–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–14)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1996 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard Japan Takao Suzuki Australia Ben Ellwood
Australia Peter Tramacchi
7–6, 7–6
Loss 1–1 Feb 1997 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Japan Takao Suzuki India Mahesh Bhupathi
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Aug 1998 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard Japan Thomas Shimada South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Damien Roberts
6–7, 7–5, 7–5
Win 3–1 May 1999 Japan F4, Fukuoka Futures Hard Japan Mitsuru Takada Japan Tetsuya Chaen
Japan Tasuku Iwami
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–1 Jul 1999 Córdoba, Spain Challenger Hard Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov Israel Noam Behr
Israel Eyal Erlich
6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Oct 1999 Indonesia F5, Jakarta Futures Hard Japan Hideki Kaneko Japan Thomas Shimada
South Africa Myles Wakefield
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 5–2 Nov 1999 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Carpet Japan Thomas Shimada United States Michael Joyce
United Kingdom Kyle Spencer
6–2, 6–4
Win 6–2 Dec 1999 Jaipur, India Challenger Grass Czech Republic Tomas Anzari Croatia Ivo Karlović
Russia Yuri Schukin
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Win 7–2 Mar 2000 Bombay, India Challenger Hard Czech Republic Tomas Anzari France Maxime Boyé
Israel Eyal Erlich
7–6(11–9), 6–4
Loss 7–3 Mar 2000 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet Japan Yaoki Ishii Slovakia Martin Hromec
United Kingdom Tom Spinks
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 7–4 May 2000 Uzbekistan F2, Namangan Futures Hard Japan Yaoki Ishii Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Lior Mor
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 8–4 Sep 2001 Japan F6, Kashiwa Futures Hard Japan Mitsuru Takada Japan Katsushi Fukuda
Germany Benedikt Stronk
6–4, 7–5
Loss 8–5 Jan 2003 India F1, Lucknow Futures Grass South Korea Kim Dong-Hyun Indonesia Peter Handoyo
Indonesia Suwandi Suwandi
4–6, 2–6
Loss 8–6 Feb 2003 Great Britain F3, Southampton Futures Hard Japan Michihisa Onoda United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
United Kingdom David Sherwood
3–6, 5–7
Loss 8–7 Apr 2004 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard Japan Tasuku Iwami Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Loss 8–8 Feb 2005 New Zealand F1, Hamilton Futures Hard Japan Hiroyasu Sato United States Scott Lipsky
Sweden Alexander Hartman
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 9–8 Jun 2006 Japan F6, Karuizawa Futures Clay Japan Yaoki Ishii Japan Katsushi Fukuda
Japan Yuichi Ito
6–3, 6–0
Win 10–8 Aug 2006 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Japan Gouichi Motomura South Korea Jun Woong-sun
Germany Frank Moser
2–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Loss 10–9 May 2007 Korea F2, Daegu Futures Hard Japan Toshihide Matsui China Yu Xinyuan
China Zeng Shaoxuan
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 10–10 Jul 2007 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard United States Philip Stolt Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 10–11 Sep 2007 Great Britain F16, Fox Hills Futures Hard Japan Yaoki Ishii United Kingdom Robert Searle
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–12 Nov 2007 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard Japan Toshihide Matsui Japan Go Soeda
Japan Hiroki Kondo
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [9–11]
Loss 10–13 Jan 2008 Waikoloa, United States Challenger Hard Japan Go Soeda United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss 10–14 May 2008 Korea F3, Daegu Futures Hard Japan Toshihide Matsui South Korea Kim Young-Jun
South Korea Kwon Oh-Hee
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Win 11–14 Sep 2008 Japan F9, Sapporo Futures Carpet Japan Ko Suzuki Japan Hiroki Kondo
Japan Takahiro Terachi
6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 12–14 Mar 2009 Japan F2, Tokyo Futures Hard Japan Gouichi Motomura Japan Sho Aida
Japan Bumpei Sato
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 13–14 Apr 2009 Korea F2, Seogwipo Futures Hard Japan Gouichi Motomura China Zhe Li
France Clement Reix
6–3, 6–4
Win 14–14 Jun 2009 Japan F4, Karuizawa Futures Clay Japan Hiroki Kondo Japan Tasuku Iwami
Japan Hiroyasu Sato
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 14–15 Jul 2009 Korea F5, Gyeongsan Futures Hard Japan Gouichi Motomura Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-Hua
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 14–16 Jul 2009 Korea F6, Gyeongsan Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Ti Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-Han
Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-Hua
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 14–17 Aug 2009 Thailand F1, Nonthaburi Futures Hard Japan Gouichi Motomura Canada Milos Raonic
Austria Nikolaus Moser
6–0, 6–7(2–7), [3–10]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q1 A A Q1 A A A A A Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A Q1 A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A Q3 Q2 Q1 A A Q2 A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 A Q2 A A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

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