| Full name | Jun Kato |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
| Born | (1980-10-25)25 October 1980 (age 45) Yokohama, Japan |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Prize money | $70,312 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 367 (28 July 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 121 (3 May 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2004) |
Jun Kato (加藤 純,Katō Jun; born 25 October 1980) is a former professionaltennis player from Japan.[1]
Kato was based in Switzerland from an early age. During his junior career he was friends withRoger Federer and partnered with him in several doubles tournaments.[2][3] He beat Federer in a national under-12s final.[4]
Turning professional in 1998, Kato made his first appearance in an ATP Tour tournament that year, the doubles at theSwiss Open Gstaad withMarco Chiudinelli. He was twice given a wildcard entry into the men's doubles draw at theJapan Open, the first in2002, when he partnered withGouichi Motomura to reach the quarter-finals. On the other occasion, in2003, he andSatoshi Iwabuchi upset the top seeded pairing ofWayne Arthurs andPaul Hanley in the first round, en route to the semi-finals.[5]
In 2003 he won twoChallenger doubles titles, on hard courts inTogliatti andValladolid.[6][7]
Kato represented theJapan Davis Cup team in 2003, for a tie againstIndia in New Delhi. He played the doubles rubber withThomas Shimada, which they lost toMahesh Bhupathi andLeander Paes.[8] In the reverse singles he was beaten byRohan Bopanna.[9]
He featured in the main draw of the men's doubles at the2004 French Open, withStephen Huss, for a first round exit, to RussiansIgor Andreev andNikolay Davydenko.[10]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2003 | Togliatti, Russia | Hard |  Alexander Peya |  Rodolphe CadartBenjamin Cassaigne | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| 2. | 2003 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard |  Łukasz Kubot |  Philipp Mukhometov Tripp Phillips | 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
