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Hiroki Moriya

{{short description|Japanese tennis player}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|image = Hiroki Moriya 13, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg

|caption = Moriya at the 2015 Wimbledon
qualifying tournament

|name = Hiroki Moriya

|country = {{JAP}}

|residence =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|16}}

|birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

|height = 1.68 m

|turnedpro = December 2008

|retired =

|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|coach = Óscar Hernández, Bruno Alcala

|careerprizemoney= $ 1,010,052

|singlesrecord = 3–11

|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking= No. 143 (5 January 2015)

|currentsinglesranking= No. 355 (25 September 2022)

|AustralianOpenresult= 1R (2015)

|FrenchOpenresult= Q2 (2012, 2020)

|Wimbledonresult= 1R (2015)

|USOpenresult= 1R (2012)

|doublesrecord= 0–2

|doublestitles= 0

|highestdoublesranking= No. 224 (15 July 2019)

|currentdoublesranking= No. 402 (25 September 2023)

|updated= 26 September 2022

}}

{{Nihongo|Hiroki Moriya|守屋 宏紀|Moriya Hiroki|born 16 October 1990 in Tokyo|lead=yes}} is a Japanese tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 143 on 5 January 2015.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/enwiki/MI01/overview ATP World Tour Profile]

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.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100063185 ITF Juniors Profile]

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: 3R (2007, 2008)

French Open: Q1 (2007)

Wimbledon: 1R (2008)

US Open: Q2 (2006)

=2008–2011=

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: Major debut, First ATP win=

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.[http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/us-open/news/dodig-really-happy-with-murray-pairing_42312.html "Ivan Dodig "really happy" with Andy Murray pairing"], Sports Mole, 28 August 2012.

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.[http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20121001/Tokyo_-_Berdych,_Wawrinka_win_openers "Tokyo – Berdych, Wawrinka win openers"], Tennis Talk, 1 October 2012. In November, Moriya reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Toyota, where he lost to Michał Przysiężny in straight sets.[http://www.tennisalternative.com/toyota-challenger-2012-final-michal-przysiezny-vs-hiroki-moriya-rn1867.html "Toyota Challenger 2012 Final: Michal Przysiezny vs. Hiroki Moriya"], Tennis Alternative, 24 November 2012.

=2013: Davis Cup debut=

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: First Challenger title and Top 150=

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.[http://www.tenniscanada.com/imanishi-and-moriya-crowned-champions-of-the-granby-national-bank-challenger/ "IMANISHI AND MORIYA CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF THE GRANBY NATIONAL BANK CHALLENGER"], TENNIS CANADA, 20 July 2014. Following this tournament, he entered the ATP rankings top 150. In the Asian swing, Moriya competed in the ATP events of Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, both losing in the first round.

=2015: Second ATP win=

In the 2015 Australian Open, despite losing of the qualifying round, Moriya entered into main draw as lucky loser replacing Juan Martín del Potro.[http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/01/juan-martin-del-potro-pulls-out-of-australian-open/53647/#.Ve0W9tLtmko "Del Potro pulls out of Australian Open on eve of tournament"], tennis.com, 18 January 2015. 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.[http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2015-06-29/cilic_sees_off_japanese_qualifier.html "Cilic sees off Japanese qualifier"], wimbledon.com, 29 June 2015. In September, Moriya reached the second round of the Shenzhen Open, beating Ričardas Berankis in straight sets. He lost to third seed Tommy Robredo.

=2022: First ATP 500 level win=

During the Asian hardcourt swing, Moriya entered the 2022 Korea Open and the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships after qualifying for the singles main draw as a lucky loser. In the latter he defeated compatriot fellow qualifier Yuta Shimizu for his first ATP 500 and Tokyo Open win and third ATP win overall. As a result, he moved 40 positions up the rankings into the top 250.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

=Singles: 27 (11–16)=

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|ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)

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|ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (8–10)

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!Titles by surface

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Clay (1–2)
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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Oct 2008}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F11, Tokyo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yūichi Sugita

|2–6, 5–7

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–1

|{{dts|Jun 2009}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F5, Kusatsu

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Kondo

|6–2, 6–2

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–2

|{{dts|Jun 2009}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F6, Akishima

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|TPE}} Yi Chu-huan

|7–5, 2–6, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|{{dts|Mar 2010}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F1, Tokyo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuichi Ito

|5–7, 6–1, 4–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–4

|{{dts|Jun 2010}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F5, Karuizawa

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Verryth

|1–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–4

|{{dts|Jul 2010}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F8, Sapporo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Hsin-han

|6–1, 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–5

|{{dts|Sep 2010}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F6, Darwin

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} John Millman

|0–6, 1–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–6

|{{dts|Jun 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F6, Kashiwa

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Junn Mitsuhashi

|4–6, 0–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–7

|{{dts|Jul 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F8, Sapporo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Junn Mitsuhashi

|6–7(7–9), 7–5, 4–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–7

|{{dts|Jul 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Chinese Taipei F2, Taipei

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|KOR}} An Jae-sung

|6–3, 4–6, 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–8

|{{dts|Oct 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F10, Port Pirie

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasutaka Uchiyama

|6–7(6–8), 4–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–8

|{{dts|Feb 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F2, Mildura

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Grass

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brydan Klein

|6–4, 4–6, 6–2

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|5–8

|{{dts|Apr 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F3, Kōfu

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasutaka Uchiyama

|6–1, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|5–9

|{{dts|Apr 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Ward

|5–7, 6–7(3–7)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|5–10

|2012 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Toyota, Japan

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Carpet (i)

|{{flagicon|POL}} Michał Przysiężny

|2–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|5–11

|2013 Shanghai Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Shanghai, China, P.R.

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yūichi Sugita

|3–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|5–12

|2014 McDonald's Burnie International – Men's singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Burnie, Australia

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Reid

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|6–12

|2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Granby, Canada

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Martin

|7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|7–12

|2016 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Nanchang, China, P.R.

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Chung Hyeon

|4–6, 6–1, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|7–13

|2016 Ningbo Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Ningbo, China, P.R.

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|TPE}} Lu Yen-hsun

|3–6, 1–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|8–13

|{{dts|Apr 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenii Tiurnev

|6–0, 6–1

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|9–13

|2018 Loughborough Trophy – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Loughborough, Great Britain

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Ward

|6–2, 7–5

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|9–14

|2018 Shanghai Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Shanghai, China, P.R.

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Kavčič

|1–6, 6–7(1–7)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|9–15

|2021 Open International de Tennis de Roanne – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Roanne, France

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Grenier

|2–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|10-15

|{{dts|Apr 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25, Nottingham, UK

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Escoffier

|3–6, 6–0, 6–2

bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss

|10-16

|{{dts|Jun 2023}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25, Jakarta, Indonesia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Yanki Erel

|3–6, 6–4, 2–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|11-16

|{{dts|Jun 2023}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|THA}} Kasidit Samrej

|2–6, 6–2, 6–2

=Doubles: 10 (5–5)=

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!Result

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!Tournament

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!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Aug 2009}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Thailand F2, Nonthaburi

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tasuku Iwami

|{{flagicon|INA}} Nesa Arta
{{flagicon|INA}} Christopher Rungkat

|6–4, 4–6, [10–12]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–1

|{{dts|Apr 2010}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F4, Tsukuba

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tasuku Iwami

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Bumpei Sato
{{flagicon|USA}} Maciek Sykut

|6–4, 6–2

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–2

|{{dts|May 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F10, Aosta

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuichi Sekiguchi

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Radu Albot
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasutaka Uchiyama

|6–4, 5–7, [7–10]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–2

|{{dts|Feb 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F4, Nußloch

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Carpet (i)

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasutaka Uchiyama

|{{flagicon|GER}} Marko Lenz
{{flagicon|GER}} George von Massow

|7–6(7–4), 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–3

|{{dts|Apr 2013}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|China F2, Chengdu

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasutaka Uchiyama

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Gong Maoxin
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zeng Shaoxuan

|7–6(7–4), 3–6, [8–10]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–3

|{{dts|Apr 2013}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|China F3, Yuxi

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasutaka Uchiyama

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brydan Klein
{{flagicon|NZL}} Jose Statham

|2–6, 6–4, [10–6]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–4

|2019 Launceston Tennis International – Men's doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Launceston, Australia

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Safwat

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Max Purcell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Saville

|5–7, 4–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–5

|2019 Bangkok Challenger II – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Bangkok, Thailand

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique López Pérez

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Zhe
{{flagicon|POR}} Gonçalo Oliveira

|2–6, 1–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–5

|{{dts|Jun 2023}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Jakarta, Indonesia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|PHI}} Francis Casey Alcantara

|{{flagicon|INA}} Nathan Anthony Barki
{{flagicon|INA}} Christopher Rungkat

|6–2, 6–1

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|5–5

|{{dts|Jun 2023}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|PHI}} Francis Casey Alcantara

|{{flagicon|THA}} Maximus Jones
{{flagicon|NZL}} Finn Reynolds

|6–2, 6–4

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{ATP|id=MI01}}
  • {{ITF profile}}
  • {{Davis Cup player|id=800262806}}
  • [http://www.tennis-navi.jp/blog/hiroki_moriya/ Official blog] {{in lang|ja}}

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