
PLAYER PROFILE
Rinky Hijikata
7
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
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81
ATP
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- Age24
- Born23 February 2001
- Birth PlaceSydney, New South Wales
- LivesWilloughby, New South Wales
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachJarrad Bunt
“"I said at the French (Open) that I felt like I was in for a big result and I just had to kind of keep plugging away at it."”
— Rinky Hijikata, 20 Jun 2024
» Hijikata hits new heights at Queen’s Club
On court
- Selected to represent Australia at the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament in Paris, 2013
- Represented Australia at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal in doubles with Adrian Andreev
- Competed at all four junior Grand Slam events in 2018, making the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the doubles semifinals at Wimbledon
- Cracked the ITF world junior top 15 in November 2018
- Named Junior Male Athlete of the Year at the 2018 Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards
- Favourite surface is Plexicushion
- Trains at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Homebush, NSW
- Hero is Japan’s Kei Nishikori
- Goal is to hopefully win a Grand Slam title and represent Australia in Davis Cup
- Named as orange boy for the 2021 Davis Cup Finals
- Won first ATP Challenger title at Playford in October 2022
- Won the Australian Open 2023 men’s doubles title with Jason Kubler as wildcards. Hijikata was ranked No.277 at the time and contesting only his third tour-level doubles tournament
- Made the fourth round in singles at US Open 2023 as a wildcard
- Broke into the world’s top 100 in singles for the first time in September 2023
- Made his Olympic debut at Paris 2024
Off court
- Enjoys tennis because “you can travel the world and meet new friends”
- Five words that sum up Hijikata: cheeky, smart, funny, tough and focused
- Favourite city is New York because “there are heaps of fun things to do and fun places to visit”
- Favourite food is fish and Japanese
- If not a tennis player he would be a baseball player or a doctor
Year-end ranking history
2023 | 71 |
2022 | 166 |
2021 | 369 |
2020 | 677 |
2019 | 746 |
2018 | 1745 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2019 Fayetteville ITF
Rinky Hijikata in the news
Almost 30 Australians bound for Wimbledon
![Alex de Minaur at Wimbledon Alex de Minaur in action en route to the 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinals. [Getty Images]](https://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Alex-de-Minaur-Wimbledon-700x450.jpg)
10 June, 2025
Thirteen Aussies are confirmed for the main draw at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, with another 16 attempting to join them there via the qualifying event.
Read moreThirteen Aussies are confirmed for the main draw at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, with another 16 attempting to join them there via the qualifying event.
Aussie trio look ahead after Roland Garros exits

26 May, 2025
There were no wins, but many valuable lessons, after Tristan Schoolkate, Rinky Hijikata and Destanee Aiava exited in the Roland Garros 2025 first round.
Read moreThere were no wins, but many valuable lessons, after Tristan Schoolkate, Rinky Hijikata and Destanee Aiava exited in the Roland Garros 2025 first round.
Roland Garros: Aiava, Hijikata and Schoolkate launch 2025 campaigns

25 May, 2025
Talented young Australians Destanee Aiava, Rinky Hijikata and Tristan Schoolkate target tantalising career firsts as Roland Garros 2025 begins.
Read moreTalented young Australians Destanee Aiava, Rinky Hijikata and Tristan Schoolkate target tantalising career firsts as Roland Garros 2025 begins.
Draws set for Australian stars at Roland Garros 2025

23 May, 2025
The official draw has been released at Roland Garros, where Alex de Minaur leads a 15-strong Australian contingent across the men's and women's fields.
Read moreThe official draw has been released at Roland Garros, where Alex de Minaur leads a 15-strong Australian contingent across the men's and women's fields.