Hideki Kaneko | |
Fullname: | Hideki Kaneko |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1974 |
Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Plays: | Left-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $98,787 |
Singlesrecord: | 6–13 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 200 (15 January 1996) |
Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 452 (5 August 1996) |
Hideki Kaneko (born 6 March 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
Kaneko, a left-handed player from Tokyo, began playing tennis at the age of eight.
Most of his ATP Tour main draw appearances were as a wildcard at his home events, the Japan Open and Tokyo Indoor. The only exception was the 1996 Indonesia Open, which he entered as a qualifier.[1] He made the second round of the Japan Open on three occasions.
His four Davis Cup ties for Japan included a five-set loss to Todd Woodbridge in 1996 and a decisive fifth rubber win over Uzbekistan in Tashkent in 1997.
He was a member of the silver medal-winning Japanese team at 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.[2]