Bruno Kuzuhara
Bruno Kuzuhara (born 1 April 2004) is a Brazilian-born American tennis player.[1] He won the 2022 Australian Open Juniors singles and doubles events.
| Full name | Bruno Kuzuhara |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Residence | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
| Born | 1 April 2004 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed, double handed backhand |
| Prize money | $1,510 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1123 (22 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 1129 (28 February 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2021) |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1036 (28 February 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 1036 (28 February 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2022) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 5 March 2022. | |
Personal and early life
Born in Brazil, both his parents have Japanese heritage. They moved to the U.S. when he was a baby. He now lives in Coconut Creek, Florida. He has trained under Brian Baker at the national campus in Florida.[2]
Career
He was given his ATP tour debut as a wildcard at the 2021 US Open in the mixed doubles alongside Elvina Kalieva.[3]
As the top seed, he won the 2022 Australian Open in Boys singles defeating Czech Jakub Menšík. He also won the doubles event partnering Hong Kong player Coleman Wong. At 17 years old he became the fourth player from the US in the Open Era to claim the junior singles title, following in the footsteps of Andy Roddick, Donald Young and Sebastian Korda. He was also the first player since Czech Jiří Veselý in 2011 to sweep the singles and doubles events.[4]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard |  Jakub Menšík |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 7–5 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard |  Coleman Wong |
Alex Michelsen Adolfo Daniel Vallejo |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Category JA (1–1) |
| Category J1 (1–3) |
| Category J2 (0–0) |
| Category J3 (0–0) |
| Category J4 (0–1) |
| Category J5 (3–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2018 | III Copa Mangulina, Dominican Republic | Category G5[lower-alpha 1] | Clay |  Alexander Zederbauer Lapentti |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2018 | Goombay Splash Bowl, The Bahamas | Category G5[lower-alpha 2] | Hard |  Jacobi Bain |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2019 | J5 Curitiba, Brazil | Category J5 | Clay |  Joaquim De Almeida |
6–0, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2019 | J4 Boca Raton, United States | Category J4 | Hard | Jack Anthrop |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2020 | J1 Lambaré, Paraguay | Category J1 | Clay |  Luciano Darderi |
6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2021 | J1 Salinas, Ecuador | Category J1 | Hard |  Shang Juncheng |
2–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 2021 | J1 Lambaré, Paraguay | Category J1 | Clay | Pedro Boscardin Dias |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2021 | J1 Porto Alegre, Brazil | Category J1 | Clay |  Leo Borg |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2021 | JA Plantation, United States | Category JA | Clay | Adolfo Daniel Vallejo |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2022 | Australian Open, Australia | Category JA | Hard | Jakub Menšík |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 7–5 |
Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Category JA (1–0) |
| Category J1 (0–2) |
| Category J2 (0–1) |
| Category J3 (0–0) |
| Category J4 (0–1) |
| Category J5 (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2019 | J4 Plantation, United States | Category J4 | Clay | Jake Krug |
Jameson Corsillo Hunter Heck |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2019 | J5 Curitiba, Brazil | Category J5 | Clay | João Pedro de Favari Engel |
Joao Victor Couto Loureiro Gustavo Madureira |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2019 | J2 Montréal, Canada | Category J2 | Hard | Victor Lilov |
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Feb 2021 | J1 Salinas, Ecuador | Category J1 | Hard | Victor Lilov |
Alexander Bernard Dali Blanch |
4–6, 7–6(11–9), [2–10] |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jan 2022 | J1 Traralgon, Australia | Category J1 | Hard | Coleman Wong |
 Edas Butvilas  Mili Poljičak |
7–5, 2–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–5 | Jan 2022 | Australian Open, Australia | Category JA | Hard | Coleman Wong |
Alex Michelsen Adolfo Daniel Vallejo |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Notes
- Categorically equal to "J5"
- Categorically equal to "J5"