Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori (錦織 圭, Nishikori Kei, [ɲiɕi̥koꜜɾi keꜜː]; born 29 December 1989) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He is the second male Japanese player to have been ranked in the top five in singles (after Jiro Sato), and the only one to do so in the Open Era. Nishikori first reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in March 2015. Nishikori has won six ATP Tour 500 titles, six ATP Tour 250 titles and was runner-up at the 2014 US Open, making him the first man representing an Asian country to reach a major singles final. He also became the first man from Asia to qualify for the ATP Finals, and reached the semifinals in 2014 and 2016. In addition, Nishikori defeated Rafael Nadal to win the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, bringing Japan its first Olympic tennis medal in 96 years. He holds the record for the highest win percentage in matches extending to five sets, with a record of 27–7 and a win percentage of 79.4%.

Kei Nishikori
Nishikori at the 2018 French Open
Native name錦織 圭
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989
Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachBrad Gilbert (2010–2011)
Dante Bottini (2010–2019)
Michael Chang (2014–)
Max Mirnyi (2020), Thomas Johansson (2024),
Prize moneyUS $25,102,112
  •  18th all-time leader in earnings
Official websitekeinishikori.com
Singles
Career record433–213 (67.0% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 4 (2 March 2015)
Current rankingNo. 351 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2012, 2015, 2016, 2019)
French OpenQF (2015, 2017, 2019)
WimbledonQF (2018, 2019)
US OpenF (2014)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2014, 2016)
Olympic Games (2016)
Doubles
Career record27–34 (44.3% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (19 March 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2011)
Wimbledon2R (2011)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2021)
Mixed doubles
Career record1–1 (50.0%)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2012)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2014)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles
Last updated on: as of 25 March 2024.
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