Country (sports) | Brazil Japan |
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Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 6 July 1968
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $43,441 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–3 |
Highest ranking | No. 314 (10 September 1990) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (1991, 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–15 |
Highest ranking | No. 183 (26 August 1991) |
Eduardo Furusho (born 6 July 1968) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player of Japanese descent. He is also known as Daijiro Furusho.
Born in São Paulo, Furusho began playing tennis at the age of nine and turned professional in 1987.[1]
Furusho, a left-handed player, made the second round of the 1988 Athens Open but made most of his Grand Prix/ATP Tour main draw appearances as a doubles player.[2]
In the 1990s he switched his nationality and played in three Davis Cup ties for Japan, under the name Daijiro Furusho.[3]
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1989 | Genova, Italy | Clay | Tarik Benhabiles | Emilio Marturano Fabio Melegari |
6–2, 6–2 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Eduardo Furusho - Bio". ATP Tour.
- ↑ "Grand Prix Tournament at Athens". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1988. p. 47.
- ↑ Careem, Nazvi (19 March 1993). "Japan show strength in numbers". South China Morning Post.
External links
- Eduardo Furusho at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Eduardo Furusho at the Davis Cup
- Eduardo Furusho at the International Tennis Federation
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