Rinky Hijikata

Rinky Hijikata is a professional tennis player from Australia. In 2023, he won the Australian Open men’s doubles event alongside Jason Kubler. Hijikata has a career-high singles ranking of Number 116, achieved in February 2023.

Player Profile

Rinky Hijikata (リンキー・ヒジカタ) was born on February 23, 2001 in Sydney, Australia. He stands 178 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 68 kg. He plays right-handed and he has a two-handed backhand.

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Height / weight	1.78 m / 68 kg
Born	23 Feb 2001
Nationality	Australia
Playing Style	Right Handed

Since he turned pro in 2021, he has earned nearly US$800,000 in prize money.

Career

Hijikata started his career playing in the ATP Challenger and the ITF World Tennis Tours. He did not make his main draw debut until 2022. In 2023, he was in the second round of the Australian Open. Also in 2023, he won the Aussie Open men’s doubles along with Kubler.

The Australian also made his Majors main draw debut and he was in the first round of the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open. That year, Hijikata also made it to the final of the Delray Beach Open men’s doubles. They lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer.