Akira Santillan
| Country (sports) |
 Japan (2015–current) Australia (2010–2015) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
| Born |
22 May 1997 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | $67,774 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles |
0 0 Challenger, 5 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 219 (31 October 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 219 (31 October 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles |
0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 355 (31 October 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 355 (31 October 2016) |
| Last updated on: 4 November 2016. | |
Akira Santillan (サンティラン アキラ Santillan Akira, born 22 May 1997) is an Australian–Japanese tennis player.
Early life
Santillan was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a South African father. He lived the first 8 years of his life in Japan before his family relocated to the Gold Coast, Australia and became citizens. He played much of his junior tennis on the Gold Coast before moving to Brisbane to join the national academy program at the Queensland Tennis Centre.
Junior career
On the junior tour, Santillan has a career high ITF junior ranking of 7 achieved in September 2015. Santillan's major highlights on the junior tour included a semifinal at the 2015 Australian Open and doubles finals at the 2014 French Open and the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.
In March 2015, Santillan opted to play under the Japanese flag instead due to a fractious relationship with Tennis Australia. [1]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2014 | French Open | Clay |  Lucas Miedler |
 Benjamin Bonzi Quentin Halys |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Reilly Opelka |
 Lý Hoàng Nam Sumit Nagal |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Professional career
Santillan has a career high ATP singles ranking of 219 achieved on 31 October 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 355 achieved also on 31 October 2016. Santillan has won 5 ITF Futures singles titles and 1 ITF Futures doubles title.
Santillan will make his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel, receiving singles and doubles main draw wildcards.
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles)
| ATP Challengers (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (2–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 25 April 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Kento Takeuchi |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2 May 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Andre Dome |
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 1-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 3 April 2016 | Madrid, Spain | Hard |  Steven Diez |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
References
- ↑ "Queenslander Akira Santillan opts to take up Japanese nationality". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
External links
- Akira Santillan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Akira Santillan at the International Tennis Federation
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Japanese male singles tennis players as of 21 November 2016 | |
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