Kaichi Uchida
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Uchida at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Osaka, Japan |
| Born | 23 August 1994 Katano, Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | April 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Coach | Norberto Valsecchi |
| Prize money | US $609,306 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 147 (8 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 252 (1 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2019, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | Q2 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 156 (16 June 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 212 (20 October 2025) |
| Last updated on: 30 November 2025. | |
Kaichi Uchida (内田 海智, Uchida Kaichi; born 23 August 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Uchida has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 147 achieved on 8 May 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 156 achieved on 16 June 2025.
2021: Maiden Challenger title
He won his first career ATP Challenger Tour singles title in December 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he defeated Nicolás Álvarez Varona of Spain.
2022: ATP debut and first win
He made his ATP debut at the 2022 Los Cabos Open as a qualifier.
Having received a wildcard, he recorded his first ATP main-draw match win at the Korea Open defeating wildcard Hong Seong-chan.[1][2]
2023: Top 150 debut
Uchida reached the top 150 on 24 April 2023.[3]
National Representation
Davis Cup
In March 2021, Uchida made his debut in the Davis Cup where he represented team Japan on grass courts against team Pakistan. He won the only match that he played, in singles, against Aisam Qureshi in straight sets 6–4, 7–6(7–4). He was meant to play an additional singles match but it became a dead rubber as the match's result wouldn't have changed the outcome of the tie.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2022 | Oeiras III, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2025 | Yokahoma Keio Challenger, Japan | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2022 | Shymkent II, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2022 | Orlando, USA | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [14–16] | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Oct 2022 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 7–5, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2024 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 7–6(7–1), [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2024 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 2024 | Zhangjiagang, China | Challenger | Hard | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2024 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–7(7–9), 5–7 | ||
| Win | 4−5 | Jun 2025 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, [12–10] |