Takahiro Terachi (born 8 July 1979) is a former professional

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player from Japan.

Tennis career

Born in

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, Terachi began competing professionally in 1998 and reached a career high singles ranking of 219 in the world, winning 17

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titles. His best performance on the

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came at the 2001 Shanghai Open, where he won his way through to the quarter-finals, with wins over

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and

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. He made the Japan Open second round twice from six appearances, including 2005 when he defeated

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. Terachi appeared for Japan in four Davis Cup ties from 2002 to 2004. He won two of his four doubles rubbers. His only singles rubber was against Febi Widhiyanto and he had to retire in the second set with a wrist injury. In addition to the Davis Cup he also represented Japan in the Asian Games and won a doubles bronze in Bangkok in 1998, partnering Michihisa Onoda. He was a gold medalist in the team event at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, with his upset win over South Korean's

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giving Japan an unassailable 2–0 lead in the final.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terachi, Takahiro 1979 births Living people Japanese male tennis players Sportspeople from Tokyo Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people

Tennis career

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