Go Soeda

Go Soeda (添田 豪 - Soeda Gou) (born September 5, 1984 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa) is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.

He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.

Juniors

Soeda reached a world junior ranking high of #20 in singles and #43 in doubles in 2002.

Professional career

Soeda entered the top-200 in singles in August, 2006, reaching a career high of #179 in November, 2006, before spending most of 2007 outside the top-200. He re-entered the top-200 in January, 2008.

2002 to 2005

Soeda began playing professional tournaments regularly in 2002, finishing the year ranked #883 in singles before turning professional in 2003. He rose steadily through the rankings over the next three years, finishing the year ranked #635 in 2003, #502 in 2004, and #302 in 2005.

2006

Soeda had a very steady year at the Challenger level, reaching the quarterfinals or better 7 times, including the finals in Aptos, California in July and the semifinals in Ecuador in August.He also won the Japan F4 Futures, and finished 2006 ranked #188 in singles.

2007

Soeda finished the 2nd half of 2007 strong, winning a Challenger-level tournament in August in Ecuador and reaching the final of a Challenger in Australia in November. He also won a Futures tournament in China in October. He finished 2007 ranked #206 in singles.

In doubles, he won a Challenger in Japan...
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