PLAYER PROFILE
Rinky Hijikata
- Age18
- Born23 February 2001
- Birth PlaceSydney, New South Wales
- LivesWilloughby, New South Wales
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachJarrad Bunt
“I’m feeling pretty good now. Last week was better for me, having back-to-back wins for the first time in a while. I will keep building on that.”
— Rinky Hijikata, 26 Mar 2019
» Hijikata opens Mornington campaign
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
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
| 2018 | 1745 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2019 Fayetteville ITF
Rinky Hijikata in the news
Max Purcell qualifies for Australian Open main draw
17 January, 2020
The 21-year-old from Sydney defeats Slovakian Josef Kovalik in straight sets in the final round of Australian Open 2020 qualifying.
Read moreThe 21-year-old from Sydney defeats Slovakian Josef Kovalik in straight sets in the final round of Australian Open 2020 qualifying.
Purcell storms into final round of Australian Open qualifying
16 January, 2020
Max Purcell completes courageous comeback to advance to the final round of Australian Open 2020 qualifying.
Read moreMax Purcell completes courageous comeback to advance to the final round of Australian Open 2020 qualifying.
Bolt, Harris set for Australian Open main draw
13 January, 2020
With the Australian Open qualifying events about to begin, Australian wildcard recipients Alex Bolt and Andrew Harris are preparing to contest the main draw.
Read moreWith the Australian Open qualifying events about to begin, Australian wildcard recipients Alex Bolt and Andrew Harris are preparing to contest the main draw.
Chris O’Connell: from washing boats to Aus Open main draw
9 January, 2020
Rising from outside the top 1000 to world No.119 in 2019, wildcard recipient Chris O'Connell is now preparing for a second Australian Open main draw appearance.
Read moreRising from outside the top 1000 to world No.119 in 2019, wildcard recipient Chris O'Connell is now preparing for a second Australian Open main draw appearance.
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