Jun Kuki Explained

Jun Kuki
Birth Date:28 December 1945
Birth Place:Yokkaichi, Japan
Plays:Right-handed
Singlesrecord:67–115
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 74 (7 November 1976)
Australianopenresult:2R (1972)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1971)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1973)
Usopenresult:2R (1971)
Doublesrecord:14–69
Doublestitles:0
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1972)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1970, 1971)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1975)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1970, 1971, 1972)

is a former professional tennis player from Japan.

Biography

Kuki, a right-hander, played collegiate tennis in the United States for UCLA. He had an unbeaten season in 1969, with a 13–0 record.[1]

He was first picked for the Japan Davis Cup team in the 1971 tournament.[2]

His best performance in a Grand Slam tournament came at the 1971 French Open when he had wins over Phil Dent and Petre Mărmureanu, before losing a five-set third round match to Bob Lutz.[3]

In April 1976 he had the most prolific period of his career when he finished runner-up in a further two Grand Prix tournaments, both in Spain. He lost to Paolo Bertolucci in the final at Barcelona, then to Buster Mottram in Palma, Majorca.[4] [5]

A regular Davis Cup competitor for Japan in the 1970s, Kuki played the last of his nine ties for the Japanese team in 1978. He played a total of 17 singles matches, of which he won 11.

In the 1980s he was coach of Etsuko Inoue, a player on the women's circuit.[6]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.1976Barcelona, SpainClay Paolo Bertolucci1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–7
Loss2.1976Palma, Majorca, SpainClay Buster Mottram5–7, 3–6, 3–6

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 31-0 Tennis Record Goes Beyond Words . Ripton . Ray . 2 May 1985 . . 24 December 2015.
  2. News: Japanese Pick Kuki . 7 May 1971 . . 19 . 24 December 2015.
  3. News: Grand Slam Bid By Court Ended . 31 May 1971 . . 83 . 24 December 2015.
  4. News: Sports In Brief . 3 April 1976 . . 15 . 24 December 2015.
  5. News: International Tournament . 20 April 1976 . . 16 . 24 December 2015.
  6. News: Inoue A Pioneer For Japanese Tennis Players From Eastern Bloc Dominate Top 5 Places In Women's Rankings . Povtak . Tim . . 24 April 1985 . 24 December 2015.