Takeichi Harada

Takeichi Harada
	Takeichi Harada c. 1934
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	16 May 1899; Osaka, Japan[1]
Died	12 June 1978 (aged 79); Kurashiki, Japan
Turned pro	1924 (amateur tour)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 7 (1926, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1932)
French Open	3R (1930)
Wimbledon	3R (1924, 1930)
US Open	3R (1925, 1927)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1924)
Doubles
Olympic Games	2R (1924)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (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.

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

After becoming Japanese National Doubles Tennis Champion in 1923,[3] Harada moved to the United States to continue his studies at the Harvard University.[4] In 1929 he won the All Japan Championship again both in singles and doubles.[3]

He was coached by Harry Cowles.[4]

Personal life

Takeichi Harada was married and his first child was born in 1929.[5] He was the head manager of a mall in Tokyo.[5] In 1925 he was awarded the AAF World Trophy by the Amateur Athletic Foundation for his merits in tennis.[6]

References

Krobat (January 29, 1932). "Second tennis test in Perth tomorrow". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia: The Herald and Weekly Times. 74 (22, 871): 9. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
"Brilliant record". The Northern Star. 56. Lismore, NSW: Thomas G. Hewitt and Sons. January 16, 1932. p. 8. ISSN 1036-6768. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
原田武一(故人) [(Deceased) Takeichi Harada]. jta-tennis.or.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Japan Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
"Harada ranked number ten says success due to Cowles". thecrimson.com. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: The Harvard Crimson. October 1, 1925. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
Béla Kehrling, ed. (April 26, 1930). "Japán-Magyarország" [Japan-Hungary] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai Rt. II (8): 123–125. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
"The LA84 Foundation discontinued the awarding of the World Trophy after the year 2000 awards". Olympic Review. Los Angeles, United States: LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

External links

Takeichi Harada at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Takeichi Harada at the International Tennis Federation
Takeichi Harada at the Davis Cup
Takeichi Harada at the Tennis Archives

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[The_Advertiser-1] Krobat (January 29, 1932). "Second tennis test in Perth tomorrow". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia: The Herald and Weekly Times. 74 (22, 871): 9. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[northernstar-2] "Brilliant record". The Northern Star. 56. Lismore, NSW: Thomas G. Hewitt and Sons. January 16, 1932. p. 8. ISSN 1036-6768. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[jta-3] 原田武一(故人) [(Deceased) Takeichi Harada]. jta-tennis.or.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Japan Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[crimson2-4] "Harada ranked number ten says success due to Cowles". thecrimson.com. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: The Harvard Crimson. October 1, 1925. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[tennis&golf-5] Béla Kehrling, ed. (April 26, 1930). "Japán-Magyarország" [Japan-Hungary] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai Rt. II (8): 123–125. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[LA84-6] "The LA84 Foundation discontinued the awarding of the World Trophy after the year 2000 awards". Olympic Review. Los Angeles, United States: LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2013.