Takeichi Harada

Takeichi Harada
Takeichi Harada c. 1934
Country (sports)Japan
Born(1899-05-16)16 May 1899
Osaka, Japan[1]
Died12 June 1978(1978-06-12) (aged 79)
Kurashiki, Japan
Turned pro1924 (amateur tour)
Singles
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1926, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1932)
French Open3R (1930)
Wimbledon3R (1924, 1930)
US Open3R (1925, 1927)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1924)
Doubles
Olympic Games2R (1924)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1926, 1927)

Takeichi Harada (原田 武一, Harada Takeichi, 16 May 1899 – 12 June 1978) was an amateur tennis player from Japan who competed in the 1920s and 1930s, including the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]

Harada was also ranked World No. 10 by Myers and the U.S. No. 3 in 1925.[2] He was ranked World No. 7 in 1926 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[2]

In 1923 he won the All-Japan Championships singles title.[4] Harada moved to the United States to continue his studies at the Harvard University.[5] In 1926 he won the Jamaican International Championships. In 1929 he won the All-Japan Championships singles and doubles.[4]

He was coached by Harry Cowles.[5]

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