Akira Santillan
![]() Santillan at the 2017 US Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
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Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 22 May 1997
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Mark Woodforde (2017–2018) Marinko Matosevic (2021–present) |
Prize money | $453,404 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 144 (13 November 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 389 (2 January 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2017) |
French Open | Q2 (2018) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2019) |
US Open | Q3 (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 197 (29 July 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 249 (2 January 2023) |
Last updated on: 8 January 2023. |
Akira Santillan (アキラ サンティラン, Santiran Akira, born 22 May 1997) is an Australian tennis player. He represents Australia in competitions, though he played for Japan from 2015 to 2017.
Early life
[edit]Santillan was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a South African father of Spanish descent. 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 at the Gold Coast before moving to Brisbane to join the national academy program at the Queensland Tennis Centre.[citation needed]
Junior career
[edit]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 semi-final 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] He returned to playing under the Australian flag in 2017.
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Professional career
[edit]Santillan has a career high ATP singles ranking of 160 achieved on 24 July 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 265 achieved also on 17 July 2017. Santillan has won 6 ITF Futures singles titles and 1 ITF Futures doubles title.
Santillan made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel, receiving singles and doubles main draw wildcards.
Santillan lost in the first round of the 2022 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.[2]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 14 (8–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2015 | Thailand F1, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2015 | Thailand F2, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2016 | Spain F7, Madrid | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2016 | Spain F11, Mostoles | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2016 | China F7, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | May 2016 | China F8, Luan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | Jun 2016 | Spain F18, Palma del Río | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 6–2 | Dec 2016 | Spain F39, Cuevas del Almanzora | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 7–2 | Jul 2017 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Loss | 7-3 | Feb 2022 | M25 Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 7-4 | May 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6-7(3–7), 7-6(7–5), 3–6 |
Win | 8-4 | May 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 2-6, 7-6(7–3), 6–2 |
Loss | 8-5 | Jun 2022 | M25 Mungia, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() | 3-6, 5–7 |
Loss | 8-6 | Mar 2023 | M25 Portimão, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6-7(2–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9–8)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2016 | Spain F6, Tarragona | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2016 | Spain F8, Madrid | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 2016 | China F7, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2016 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2016 | Ningbo, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 2–4 | Dec 2016 | Spain F39, Cuevas del Almanzora | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, [10–2] |
Win | 3–4 | May 2018 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2018 | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Win | 4–5 | Nov 2018 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2019 | Nanchang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Clay (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Feb 2022 | M25, Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–6 | Mar 2022 | M25, Bendigo, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), [10–7] |
Loss | 6–7 | Mar 2022 | M25, Medellín, Colombia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6−4, 4−6, [6−10] |
Win | 7–7 | May 2022 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 8–7 | May 2022 | M25, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7−1), 7–6(7−3) |
Win | 9–7 | Jun 2022 | M25, Martos, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(7−9), 6–3, [10−6] |
Loss | 9–8 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7(7–9), [12–14] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Queenslander Akira Santillan opts to take up Japanese nationality". The Australian. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Aussie Men Exit Australian Open Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.