lias ▁Y mer . ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁ 3 1 st ▁seed ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁In ▁Houston , ▁So eda ▁defeated ▁former ▁world ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁L ley ton ▁H ew itt ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁After ▁winning ▁another ▁Ch allen ger ▁title ▁in ▁Se oul , ▁he ▁was ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁draw ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁and ▁W im ble don ▁Championships , ▁but ▁he ▁faced ▁seed ed ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁losing ▁to ▁Philipp ▁K ohl sch rei ber ▁and ▁John ▁Is ner . ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁hard - court ▁season , ▁So eda ▁made ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁knock ing ▁out ▁Alexand r ▁Dol g opol ov ▁and ▁fourth ▁seed ▁Ad rian ▁Mann ar ino ▁on ▁the ▁way , ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁G illes ▁Müller . ▁ ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁So eda ▁made ▁his ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁debut ▁for ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Asia / O ce ania ▁Zone ▁Group ▁I ▁re leg ation ▁play - offs ▁against ▁Th ailand . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁rub ber ▁and ▁beat ▁San ch ai ▁R ati w at ana ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁To ▁date , ▁So eda ▁has ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 2 6 – 1 2 ▁win / loss ▁record ▁overall ▁( 2 4 – 1 0 ▁in ▁singles ▁and ▁ 2 – 2 ▁in ▁doubles ). ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁Comm it ment ▁Award ▁in ▁April ▁