Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori is a Japanese professional tennis player and former World No.4, which he reached in March 2015. In 2014, he made it to the finals of the US Open before losing to Marin Cilic. He has also appeared in the quarterfinals of the other three Grand Slam events. In 2016, he represented Japan in the Summer Olympics and he went home with the Bronze medal.

Player Profile

Kei Nishikori was born on December 29, 1989, in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. He currently resides in Bradenton, Florida in the United States. He stands 178 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 73 kg. The Japanese tennis player plays right-handed and he has a two-handed backhand.

He is coached by Michael Chang and Max Mirnyi and since he turned pro, he has made $25,065,492 in prize money, and as of July 2022, he is listed as the 15th all-time leader in earnings for all male tennis players.

Career

As a junior player, Nishikori made it to the quarterfinals of both the Australian Open and the French Open in 2006. In the same year, as a doubles player, he won the French Open boy’s doubles. He also made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open men’s doubles.

His professional career began in 2006 when he received a wildcard entry to play at the Kyoto Challenger. He won his first ATP Title in 2008, the Delray Beach Tournament. He became the first Japanese to win an ATP title in nearly 16 years.

Nishikori holds a number of personal records including being the first male tennis player from Asia to appear in the ATP World Tour Finals. He made it to the semifinals of the ATP Tour Finals twice, once in 2014 and again in 2016.

His 2009 was plagued with injuries and he had to miss a number of important tournaments. He made a comeback in the next year and played his first French Open as a professional player. In 2012, he made his first Grand Slam quarterfinals finish at the Australian Open. He would do this three more times in his career.

He also made it to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros three times and he also was in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, twice. The best finish in his Grand Slam career was reaching the finals of the 2014 US Open. In the same year, he made it to the semis of the ATP Tour Finals. In 2016, he represented Japan in the Summer Olympics, winning the bronze. The year before that, he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No.4.

A wrist injury diminished much of this 2017 and he dropped out of the Top 20. He bounced back in 2018 and was able to make it back to the Top 10. In 2019, he won his first ATP Title since 2016, it was at Brisbane International where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the finals. In 2022, he announced that he will be undergoing hip surgery.

Career Record

Singles

• Highest Singles Ranking: 4 (March 2,

2015)

• Current Singles Ranking: 114 (July

10, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - QF (2012, 2015,

2016, 2019)

• French Open - QF (2015, 2017, 2019)
• Wimbledon - QF (2018, 2019)
• US Open - F (2014)

Other Singles Tournaments

• Tour Finals - SF (2014, 2016)
• Olympic Games - Bronze medal (2016)

Doubles

• Highest Doubles Ranking: 167 (March

19, 2012)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• French Open - 2R (2011)
• Wimbledon - 2R (2011)

Other Doubles Tournaments

• Olympic Games - QF (2020)

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Results

• Australian Open - 2R (2012)

Team Competitions

• Davis Cup - QF (2014)