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Akira Santillan
Akira Santillan is a right-handed ATP Tour player who reached a career-high ranking of No. 144 on November 13, 2017.
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About Akira Santillan
Akira Santillan is a right-handed ATP Tour player born on May 22, 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. He turned pro in 2013. Mark Woodforde coached him from 2017 to 2018, and Marinko Matosevic has coached him since 2021. Santillan reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of No. 144 on November 13, 2017.
Match history9
Every ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2026: 1-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | AITO Hangzhou Open | Qualifying Final | Alex Bolt | L | 1-6, 6-2, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | AITO Hangzhou Open | Qualifying 1st Round | Kaigaoge Kang | W | 6-3, 6-0 | Hard |
2022: 0-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | Australian Open | Qualifying 1st Round | Jesper de Jong | L | 7-5, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
2017: 2-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | ATP Shenzhen Open | Round 1 | Evgeny Donskoy | L | 6-3, 2-6, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Aug 2 | ATP Abierto Mexicano de Tenis MIFEL | Round 2 | Tomas Berdych | L | 3-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Jul 31 | ATP Abierto Mexicano de Tenis MIFEL | Round 1 | Konstantin Kravchuk | W | 6-0, 6-1 | Hard |
| Jul 19 | ATP Dell Technologies Hall of Fame | Round 2 | Bjorn Fratangelo | L | 6-7(3), 6-3, 1-6 | Grass |
| Jul 18 | ATP Dell Technologies Hall of Fame | Round 1 | Michael Mmoh | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Grass |
| Feb 28 | ATP Brasil Open | Round 1 | Casper Ruud | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Feb 20 | ATP Delray Beach Open | Round 1 | Taylor Fritz | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
2016: 0-2
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | ATP Shenzhen Open | Round 1 | Inigo Cervantes-Huegun | L | 2-6, 6-7(5) | Hard |
| Jul 19 | Generali Open | Round 1 | Jan-Lennard Struff | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Clay |
How he is doing now
- Sep 23vs Alex BoltSep 23 - AITO Hangzhou Open, Qualifying FinalL1-6, 6-2, 4-6
- Sep 22vs Kaigaoge KangSep 22 - AITO Hangzhou Open, Qualifying 1st RoundW6-3, 6-0
- Jan 10vs Jesper de JongJan 10 - Australian Open, Qualifying 1st RoundL7-5, 4-6, 3-6
- Sep 26vs Evgeny DonskoySep 26 - ATP Shenzhen Open, Round 1L6-3, 2-6, 6-7(5)
- Aug 2vs Tomas BerdychAug 2 - ATP Abierto Mexicano de Tenis MIFEL, Round 2L3-6, 1-6
- Jul 31vs Konstantin KravchukJul 31 - ATP Abierto Mexicano de Tenis MIFEL, Round 1W6-0, 6-1
Career
- 2016First ATP matchLost to Jan-Lennard Struff, Generali Open
- 2017Career high No. 144Nov 13, 2017
- Sep 26, 2017Latest matchLost to Evgeny Donskoy, ATP Shenzhen Open
First ATP match
Jul 19, 2016: lost to Jan-Lennard Struff 2-6, 2-6Generali Open, on clay
Latest match
Sep 26, 2017: lost to Evgeny Donskoy 6-3, 2-6, 6-7ATP Shenzhen Open, Round 1, on hard court
Challenger and ITF finals
Challenger: 1 singles final, 1 won; 11 doubles finals, 6 won. ITF: 19 singles finals, 11 won; 15 doubles finals, 8 won. From 2015 to 2026.
Singles
- LApr 2026Runner-up at M25 Maanshan, China (indoor hard): a walkover to Luca Castelnuovo.
- LFeb 2026Runner-up at M15 Antalya, Turkiye (clay), losing to Filip Cristian Jianu 3-6, 0-2 ret.
- WOct 2025Won the title at M25 Huzhou, China (hard), beating Chase Ferguson 6-4, 6-1.
- WAug 2025Won the title at M15 Yinchuan, China (hard), beating Tianhui Zhang 7-5, 6-3.
- WJul 2025Won the title at M15 Ma'anshan, China (hard), beating Kasidit Samrej 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-5).
- WFeb 2025Won the title at M15 Antalya, Turkey (clay), beating Stefan Popovic 6-1, 6-1.
- LMar 2023Runner-up at M25 Portimao, Portugal (hard), losing to Goncalo Oliveira 6-7(2-7), 4-6.
- LJun 2022Runner-up at M25 Mungia, Spain (clay), losing to Inaki Montes-De La Torre 3-6, 5-7.
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- LMay 2022Runner-up at M25 Monastir, Tunisia (hard), losing to Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-7(3-7), 7-6(7-5), 3-6.
- WMay 2022Won the title at M25 Monastir, Tunisia (hard), beating Li Zhe 2-6, 7-6(7-3), 6-2.
- LFeb 2022Runner-up at M25 Canberra, Australia (hard), losing to Dane Sweeny 3-6, 6-4, 5-7.
- WJul 2017Won the title at Winnetka, USA (hard), beating Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6(7-1), 6-2.
- WDec 2016Won the title at Spain F39, Cuevas del Almanzora (hard), beating Roberto Ortega Olmedo 6-1, 6-1.
- WJun 2016Won the title at Spain F18, Palma del Rio (hard), beating Remi Boutillier 7-5, 6-3.
- WMay 2016Won the title at China F7, Wuhan (hard), beating Chung Yun-seong 6-1, 6-4.
- WMay 2016Won the title at China F8, Luan (hard), beating Finn Tearney 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.
- LApr 2016Runner-up at Spain F11, Mostoles (hard), losing to Antoine Escoffier 4-6, 7-6(7-5), 3-6.
- WApr 2016Won the title at Spain F7, Madrid (hard), beating Steven Diez 6-4, 7-6(7-5).
- LMay 2015Runner-up at Thailand F2, Bangkok (hard), losing to Andre Dome 4-6, 7-6(9-7), 1-6.
- WApr 2015Won the title at Thailand F1, Bangkok (hard), beating Kento Takeuchi 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
- WOct 2026Won the title at Ningbo, China (hard) with Zheng Baoluo, beating Hsieh Cheng-peng and Kaichi Uchida 6-3, 7-5.
- WOct 2026Won the title at Wuning, China (hard) with Zheng Baoluo, beating Yaroslav Demin and Timofei Derepasko 3-6, 6-3, [10-4].
- LSep 2025Runner-up at M15, Ma'anshan, China (indoor hard) with Wang Yukun, losing to Cho Seong-woo and Lee Duck-hee 0-6, 4-6.
- WAug 2025Won the title at Zhangjiagang, China (hard) with Luca Castelnuovo, beating Petr Bar Biryukov and Alexandr Binda 6-3, 6-7(8-10), [10-3].
- WJul 2025Won the title at M15, Ma'anshan, China (indoor hard) with Yang Mingyuan, beating Wang Aoran and Zhang Changli 6-2, 6-3.
- LMar 2025Runner-up at M25, Shenzhen, China (hard) with Luca Castelnuovo, losing to Taisei Ichikawa and Kaichi Uchida 4-6, 7-6(7-5), [7-10].
- WOct 2023Won the title at Hamburg, Germany (indoor hard) with Dennis Novak, beating Alexandru Jecan and Mick Veldheer 6-4, 3-6, [10-3].
- LMar 2023Runner-up at M25, Portimao, Portugal (hard) with Billy Harris, losing to Gonzalo Oliveira and Jason Taylor 2-6, 2-6.
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- LJan 2023Runner-up at Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) with Christopher Rungkat, losing to Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni 6-2, 6-7(7-9), [12-14].
- WJun 2022Won the title at M25, Martos, Spain (hard) with James Frawley, beating Adria Soriano Barrera and Benjamin Winter Lopez 6-7(7-9), 6-3, [10-6].
- LJun 2022Runner-up at M25, The Hague, Netherlands (clay) with James Frawley, losing to Orlando Luz and Marcelo Zormann 6-7(5-7), 6-2, [9-11].
- WMay 2022Won the title at M15, Monastir, Tunisia (hard) with Skander Mansouri, beating Xin Gao and Zhe Li 6-3, 6-0.
- WMay 2022Won the title at M25, Monastir, Tunisia (hard) with Aziz Dougaz, beating Theo Arribage and Luca Sanchez 7-6(7-1), 7-6(7-3).
- WMar 2022Won the title at M25, Bendigo, Australia (hard) with Philip Sekulic, beating Dane Sweeny and Li Tu 7-5, 6-7(7-9), [10-7].
- LMar 2022Runner-up at M25, Medellin, Colombia (clay) with Rubin Statham, losing to Benjamin Lock and Courtney John Lock 6-4, 4-6, [6-10].
- WFeb 2022Won the title at M25, Canberra, Australia (hard) with Rubin Statham, beating Calum Puttergill and Naoki Tajima 6-4, 6-3.
- LApr 2019Runner-up at Nanchang, China, P.R. (indoor clay) with Alex Bolt, losing to Sander Arends and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 2-6, 4-6.
- WNov 2018Won the title at Kobe, Japan (indoor hard) with Goncalo Oliveira, beating Li Zhe and Go Soeda 2-6, 6-4, [12-10].
- LSep 2018Runner-up at Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. (hard) with Bradley Mousley: a walkover to Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze.
- WMay 2018Won the title at Savannah, USA (clay) with Luke Bambridge, beating Enrique Lopez Perez and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-2, 6-2.
- WDec 2016Won the title at Spain F39, Cuevas del Almanzora (hard) with Peter Bothwell, beating Roberto Ortega Olmedo and David Vega Hernandez 6-2, 5-7, [10-2].
- LOct 2016Runner-up at Ningbo, China, P.R. (hard) with Stefan Kozlov, losing to Jonathan Eysseric and Sergiy Stakhovsky 4-6, 6-7(4-7).
- LJul 2016Runner-up at Segovia, Spain (indoor hard) with Joaquin Munoz Hernandez, losing to Purav Raja and Divij Sharan 3-6, 6-4, [8-10].
- WMay 2016Won the title at China F7, Wuhan (hard) with Harry Bourchier, beating He Yecong and Wang Aoxiong 4-6, 6-2, [10-7].
- LApr 2016Runner-up at Spain F8, Madrid (hard) with Carlos Gomez-Herrera, losing to Carlos Boluda-Purkiss and Alex de Minaur 4-6, 4-6.
- LMar 2016Runner-up at Spain F6, Tarragona (clay) with Goncalo Oliveira, losing to Marc Lopez and Jaume Munar 7-6(7-4), 3-6, [7-10].
Sources and updates
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the ATP Tour.
Updated Nov 9, 2026, 7:36 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.