Hiroki Moriya

Hiroki Moriya

Moriya at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 Tokyo, Japan
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$425,744
Singles
Career record	2–8
Career titles	0 1 Challengers, 5 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 143 (5 January 2015)
Current ranking	No. 208 (8 February 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2015)
French Open	Q2 (2012)
Wimbledon	1R (2015)
US Open	1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 327 (4 November 2013)
Current ranking	No. 1005 (8 February 2016)
Last updated on: 8 February 2016.

Hiroki Moriya (守屋 宏紀, Moriya Hiroki, born 16 October 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese tennis player. He has won an ATP Challenger Tour singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no.143 on 5 January 2015.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior, Moriya compiled a singles win/loss record of 76-37, reaching as high as No. 17 in the junior combined world rankings in October 2008.

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: 3R (2007, 2008)
French Open: Q1 (2007)
Wimbledon: 1R (2008)
US Open: Q2 (2006)

2008 - 11

Moriya had won three ITF Futures events in Japan and Chinese Taipei. He also had participated in a number of ATP Challenger Tour events, winning some matches of those tournaments. He ended 2011 as ranked world no. 327.

2012

Moriya failed to qualify for French Open and Wimbledon, but he qualified for the 2012 US Open to make his Grand Slam main draw debut, losing to Ivan Dodig in the first round.

During the Asian hardcourt swing, he defeated Robin Haase in the Thailand Open to record his first ATP main draw win, and played a close match against Stanislas Wawrinka at the Japan Open, losing 5–7, 6–4, 4–6. In November, Moriya reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Toyota, where he lost to Michał Przysiężny in straight sets.

2013

He represented Japan for the first time in his career at the 2013 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I against South Korea. He played the doubles rubber with Yasutaka Uchiyama and Japan advanced into the World Group Play-offs.

Moriya was the runner-up of Shanghai Challenger, losing to his countryman Yuichi Sugita in the final, and he made quarterfinals or better of Asian Challenger events in this year.

2014

In Australian hard court season, Moriya reached the final in the Burnie Challenger for the third time at this level and the semifinal in West Lakes.

Moriya won his first challenger title, winning the $50,000+H Granby Challenger event in Canada by beating Fabrice Martin in the final. Following this tournament, he entered the ATP rankings top 150. In Asian swing, Moriya competed in the ATP events of Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, both losing in the first round.

2015

In the 2015 Australian Open, despite losing of the qualifying round, Moriya was into main draw as lucky loser instead of Juan Martín del Potro. He was eliminated in the first round by Jerzy Janowicz with four sets. He won through the qualifying at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, dropping just one set, but lost to ninth seed and reigning US Open champion Marin Čilić in the opening round. In September, Moriya reached second round of the Shenzhen Open, beating Ričardas Berankis in straight sets. He lost to third seed Tommy Robredo.

ATP challenger finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	25 November 2012	Toyota, Japan	Carpet (i)	Michał Przysiężny	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	8 September 2013	Shanghai, China	Hard	Yuichi Sugita	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	1 February 2014	Burnie, Australia	Hard	Matt Reid	3–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	20 July 2014	Granby, Canada	Hard	Fabrice Martin	7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6-3

External links

• Hiroki Moriya at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Hiroki Moriya at the Davis Cup
• Official blog (Japanese)