Tsuyoshi Fukui
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Country (sports) | Japan |
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Born | Moji, Fukuoka Prefecture | 22 June 1957
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $34,083 |
Singles | |
Career record | 13–33 |
Highest ranking | No. 177 (3 January 1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–11 |
Highest ranking | No. 280 (4 January 1981) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1980) |
Tsuyoshi Fukui (福井 烈, Fukui Tsuyoshi, born 22 June 1957) is a retired
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In doubles, Fukui competed in one Grand Slam event main draw, the 1980 French Open. He and partner Peter Holl defeated Jean Luc Cotard and Thierry Tulasne in the first round but lost their next match to Heinz Günthardt and Pavel Složil. His best showing in the Grand Prix tourney was reaching the third round of the 1979 Tokyo Outdoor, partnering Davis Cup teammate Jun Kamiwazumi. He won no doubles titles on tour and earned a career-high ranking of World No. 355, in July 1985.
Domestically, Fukui was singles champion of the All Japan Tennis Championships a record 7 times (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1988). He was runner-up in 1989, at age 32, and doubles champion once, in 1980 and partnering Kamiwazumi.
Fukui resided in Tokyo when on the pro tour.[citation needed]