Satoshi Iwabuchi
Satoshi Iwabuchi (Japanese岩 渕 聡, Satoshi Iwabuchi, born October 7, 1975 in Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a former Japanese tennis player.
Life and career
Iwabuchi was successful during his career primarily on the Challenger Tour. He won a total of eight tracks, including one in the singles and seven other double. At the World Tour he celebrated his victory in the doubles competition at the home tournament in Tokyo, his greatest success. Together with Takao Suzuki, he defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd in the final Perry in straight sets. At Grand Slam tournaments he failed in his only qualification tests in 2007 at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. In both tournaments, he stood in a double once each in the first round: Wimbledon 2000 and 2006 in Melbourne.
Iwabuchi participated in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Sydney part. Both times he stepped in for the Japanese team in the doubles competition. In 1996, he played together with Takao Suzuki, with whom he Venezuelans Juan Carlos Bianchi and Nicolás Pereira defeated just in three sets in the first round. However, in the second round they lost just as the Spaniards Sergi Bruguera and Tomás Carbonell. At the games in 2000 Thomas Shimada was his partner. Already in the first round they eliminated against the Slovaks Dominik Hrbatý and Karol Kučera from 3:6, 4:6.
From 1995 to 2009 Iwabuchi played for the Japanese Davis Cup team. In 20 matches he played 22 games. He won two of his three matches in single, double stand eleven wins against eight defeats. With nine common double victories, he is with Takao Suzuki is the most successful Japanese Davis Cup history.