Kei Nishikori

Japanese 721 ATP rankingATP 45 points 36 years 178 cm Right handed

Playing next

ATP 500, Hard Washington 2026 27 Jul - 2 Aug Washington, D.C., United States In play, second round
Head to heads vs Novak Djokovic (20)vs Marin Cilic (16)vs Rafael Nadal (14)vs David Ferrer (14)vs Sam Querrey (11)vs Richard Gasquet (11)

Match log

2026

WashingtonHard, July
R32WJuncheng Shang6-7 6-3 6-4
Savannah CH, challengerClay, April
R16LJack Kennedy3-6 7-6(3) 0-6
R32WColton Smith6-2 6-3
Sarasota CH, challengerClay, April
R16LYibing Wu3-6 6-3 1-6
R32WNicolas Kicker6-3 6-2
Cherbourg CH, challengerHard, March
R32LClement Tabur6-7(5) 4-6
Thionville CH, challengerHard, March
R16LNicolai Budkov Kjaer6-3 4-6 2-6
R32WClement Tabur7-5 4-6 6-2
Q2WJelle Sels7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
Q1WDaniel Jade6-2 6-3
Canberra CH, challengerHard, January
R32LVit Kopriva1-6 2-2 RET

2025

Yokohama CH, challengerHard, November
QFLKaichi Uchida2-6 2-6
R16WSan Hui Sin6-4 6-1
R32WTaisei Ichikawa4-6 6-1 6-1
Cincinnati MastersHard, August
R128LCamilo Ugo Carabelli5-7 3-6
GenevaClay, May
R16LKaren Khachanov5-7 5-2 RET
R32WLearner Tien4-6 6-4 6-4
Madrid MastersClay, April
R64LDenis Shapovalov1-6 4-6
R128WAleksandar Vukic6-4 3-6 6-3
HoustonClay, March
R16LChristopher Eubanks1-6 0-0 RET
R32WMitchell Krueger6-4 6-2
Phoenix CH, challengerHard, March
SFLJoao Fonseca3-6 3-6
QFWFlavio Cobolli6-2 4-6 6-4
R16WMikhail Kukushkin6-3 2-1 RET
R32WLuca Nardi6-4 6-3
Indian Wells MastersHard, March
R64LUgo Humbert4-6 3-6
R128WJaume Munar6-2 5-7 7-6(3)
Delray BeachHard, February
R32LMackenzie Mcdonald6-7(4) 6-4 5-7
DallasHard, February
R32LTomas Machac2-6 2-6
Davis Cup QLS R1: JPN vs GBRHard, January
RRLJacob Fearnley3-6 3-6
RRWBilly Harris6-2 6-3
Australian OpenHard, January
R64LTommy Paul7-6(3) 0-6 3-6 1-6
R128WThiago Monteiro4-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2 6-3

2024

Hong KongHard, December
FLAlexandre Muller6-2 1-6 3-6
SFWJuncheng Shang4-3 RET
QFWCameron Norrie6-3 3-6 6-2
R16WKaren Khachanov4-6 6-3 7-5
R32WDenis Shapovalov6-2 6-3
Helsinki CH, challengerWon the titleHard, November
FWLuca Nardi3-6 6-4 6-1Won the title
SFWMax Hans Rehberg6-4 6-7(6) 6-2
QFWJacob Fearnley6-4 6-3
R16WJerome Kym6-3 1-6 6-2
R32WNicolas Alvarez Varona6-4 6-2
Bratislava 2 CH, challengerHard, October
SFLRoman Safiullin4-6 3-6
QFWConstant Lestienne6-3 5-7 6-2
R16WLukas Klein6-3 6-7(3) 6-1
R32WMarton Fucsovics6-2 1-6 6-1
ViennaHard, October
R32LJack Draper6-7(5) 5-7
Shanghai MastersHard, October
R64LStefanos Tsitsipas6-7(6) 4-6
R128WMariano Navone3-6 6-4 6-3

Kei Nishikori

One New York fortnight in 2014 turned Kei Nishikori into a national event. He beat Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in succession at the US Open to become the first Asian man in a Grand Slam singles final, where Marin Cilic stopped him. His early-strike returning and flat backhand took time away from bigger men, and carried him to a career-high No. 4 in March 2015 and two more semi-finals in New York. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he beat Rafael Nadal for bronze, Japan's first Olympic tennis medal in 96 years.

The body kept interrupting the story. A torn wrist tendon ended his 2017 season in August, and hip surgery in January 2022 took away almost two years and sent the rebuild through Challenger qualifying. He came back every time, and his 12 career titles were won around the setbacks, not before them. In May 2026, at 36, Nishikori announced the season would be his last, still choosing qualifying draws over a ceremonial farewell lap.