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Born | (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (age 29) Tsu, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand), born right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
Coach | Christian Zahalka | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US $6,551,286[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 142–153 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 24 (19 June 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 63 (6 January 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 4R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2021,2024) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2015,2019) | |||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 14–33 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 210 (1 July 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2019,2021) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2018,2021) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2018,2022,2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 6 January 2025. |
Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁,Nishioka Yoshihito, born 27 September 1995) is a Japanese professionaltennis player. He has won threeATP Tour singles titles and achieved a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 24 on 19 June 2023.[1]He is currently the No. 2 Japanese player.[2]
Marriage
Nishioka married long time girlfriend Saya Hiyama in December 2024, although the precise amount of time they dated is unknown given their wish for things to be secretive. The two allegedly met and bonded over shared hobbies, although what precise hobby is unknown.[3]
As a junior, he compiled a 113–49 win-loss record in singles (and 63–45 in doubles), achieving a combined ranking of No. 12 in the world in January 2012.[4]
Nishioka qualified for theUS Open in his firstGrand Slam qualifying appearance, but he was forced to retire in the first round match againstPaolo Lorenzi because of illness.[5] The next week, he claimed his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Shanghai by beatingSomdev Devvarman in the final.[6]
In September, Nishioka earned the men's singles gold medal in the2014 Asian Games at Incheon, where he upset top seedLu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei in the final. He also became the first Japanese men's singles champion sinceToshiro Sakai, who won the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.[7]
Nishioka qualified for theDelray Beach Open in February. He beatIgor Sijsling in the first round to record his first ATP main-draw win. He followed that up with a straight-sets win overMarinko Matosevic to become the first teenage qualifier to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament since his countrymanKei Nishikori.[8] He lost toBernard Tomic in straight sets.[citation needed]
During the spring clay court season, Nishioka made his debut at theFrench Open, losing to fourth seedTomáš Berdych in the first round.[citation needed] In the2015 US Open, Nishioka advanced to the second round of a Major for the first time in his career, beating fellow qualifierPaul-Henri Mathieu in five sets.[9] He was beaten by 30th seedThomaz Bellucci in the next round. In November, he ended the 2015 season with his second challenger title inToyota, beatingAlexander Kudryavtsev in the final.[10]
By winning the Asia-Pacific wildcard play-offs in Shenzhen, Nishioka earned a wildcard into theAustralian Open.[11] However, he fell in the first round toPablo Cuevas. In February, he reached the quarterfinal of theMemphis Open as a qualifier, winning overJared Donaldson andIllya Marchenko along the way.[citation needed] He lost to fourth seedSam Querrey in straight sets.[12] He then qualified for theMiami Open to make hisATP World Tour Masters 1000 main-draw debut, getting to the third round after beating fellow qualifier Jared Donaldson and 21st seedFeliciano López. He lost his chance to compete in the round of 16 when he was beaten by 14th seedDominic Thiem.[13]
In June, Nishioka won through qualifying atWimbledon for the first time, losing toSergiy Stakhovsky in the first round of the main draw.[14] The following week, he earned his third Challenger title inWinnetka without dropping a set, beatingFrances Tiafoe in the final. He also moved into the top 100 of the ATP rankings for the first time.[15] At theAtlanta Tennis Championships, he reached his first ATP tournament semi-final, after defeatingDaniel Evans,[16] fourth seedAlexandr Dolgopolov andHoracio Zeballos.[17] He then lost to eventual championNick Kyrgios in three sets.[18]
At theAustralian Open, Nishioka earned his second win at a Grand Slam tournament when he defeatedAlex Bolt.[19] In the second round, he was ousted byRoberto Bautista Agut in straight sets.[20] In February, he qualified for theMexican Open by defeatingTobias Kamke andRyan Harrison. He proceeded to the quarterfinals after wins againstJack Sock andJordan Thompson. His victory against Sock was his first win over a top-20 opponent on the ATP Tour.[21] He was then defeated byRafael Nadal in straight sets.[22]
In March, Nishioka built on his momentum by entering the main draw atIndian Wells as alucky loser and reaching the fourth round, where he lost to world No. 3Stan Wawrinka in three sets.[23] Nishioka's promising start to the season was abruptly cut short when he ruptured theACL of his left knee in a match against Jack Sock at theMiami Open. He underwent surgical reconstruction of the ACL on April 4, 2017.[24]
After rehabilitating his knee, Nishioka returned to the ATP tour in January 2018. He chose to use his protected ranking (no. 66) to receive direct entry into theAustralian Open draw.[25] In the first round of theAustralian Open, his first major match since his injury, he defeated No. 28 seedPhilipp Kohlschreiber in five sets.[26] At theShenzhen Open, he won the first ATP World Tour title in his career, defeatingPierre-Hugues Herbert in the final.[27]
Nishioka defeated AmericanTennys Sandgren in the first round of theAustralian Open.[28] He fell toKaren Khachanov in the second round.[29]
In theFrench Open, Nishioka defeated AmericanMackenzie McDonald in the first round.[30] He fell toJuan Martín del Potro in a nearly four-hour-long five-set match in the second round.[31]
At theWestern & Southern Open, Nishioka had his first win against a top-ten player, defeatingKei Nishikori, whom Nishioka described as his hero, in the second round.[32] Nishioka advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament but had to withdraw due to illness.[33]
At theAustralian Open, Nishioka reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career, defeating 30th seedDan Evans[34]
Nishioka reached his second ATP final inDelray Beach, where he lost toReilly Opelka in three sets.[35] As a result, he reached the top 50 at world No. 48 on 24 February 2020.[citation needed]
At the 2020US Open, Nishioka lost in the first round to former championAndy Murray in a come-from-behind victory for the Scotsman in five sets.[36]
Nishioka reached the quarterfinals inLyon, where he toStefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.[37]
Nishioka started his 2022 season at theAdelaide International 1. He lost in the first round to eighth seedKwon Soon-woo.[38] Getting past qualifying at theAdelaide International 2, he was defeated in the first round by lucky loserThiago Monteiro.[39] At theAustralian Open, he lost in the first round to qualifierRadu Albot in four sets.[40]
After the Australian Open, Nishioka played at theColumbus Challenger. Seeded third, he won his 11th ATP challenger title by beatingDominic Stricker in the final.[41] Seeded third at theCleveland Open, he reached the final; however, he was defeated by Dominic Stricker.[42] At the first edition of theDallas Open, he was eliminated in the second round by fifth seedAdrian Mannarino.[43] InDelray Beach, he was beaten in the first round byOscar Otte.[44] Making it past qualifying at theAbierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, he upset seventh seed, world No. 16, and 2020 finalist,Taylor Fritz, in the second round.[45] He lost in the quarterfinals to top seed and world No. 2Daniil Medvedev.[46] At theIndian Wells Masters, he fell in the final round of qualifying toMikhail Kukushkin. Getting past qualifying at theMiami Open, he defeated 24th seed and world No. 27,Dan Evans, in the second round to reach the third round as a qualifier for only the second time in his career at this Masters event.[47] He lost in the third round toLloyd Harris.[48]
Nishioka started his clay court season at theBMW Open in Munich. Getting past qualifying, he lost in the first round toEmil Ruusuvuori.[49] InMadrid, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying byLorenzo Musetti.[50] At theFrench Open, he lost in the first round to world No. 1Novak Djokovic.[51]AtWimbledon, Nishioka lost in the first round to Emil Ruusuvuori in four sets.[52]
Ranked No. 96 at theCiti Open, he reached the quarterfinals, defeatingJenson Brooksby as well as 11th seedAlex de Minaur[53][54] and 7th seedKaren Khachanov in straight sets.[55] He defeated 16th seedDan Evans in three sets to reach the semifinals of an ATP 500 event for the first time in his career.[56] He went one step further to reach the biggest final of his career, defeating world No. 8 and top seedAndrey Rublev in straight sets, his third top-10 win in his career.[57] He lost in the final toNick Kyrgios.[58] As a result, he moved up more than 40 positions back into the top 60 and became the No. 1 Japanese player.[citation needed]
At the2022 Korea Open, he defeated fifth seed Dan Evans in the first round for the sixth time overall and the third time that season.[59] Next he defeated compatriotTaro Daniel and top seed and world No. 2Casper Ruud to reach the semifinals for only his second top-5 win of his career.[60] He defeated lucky loserAleksandar Kovacevic to reach the final. He then won his second title, defeating fourth seedDenis Shapovalov in the final in straight sets.[61] As a result, he reached a new career-high of No. 41 on 3 October 2022.[62] He became the first player from his nation to win a tour-level title since Kei Nishikori won Brisbane in 2019. At his home tournament, theJapan Open, he lost in the first round toMiomir Kecmanović.[63]
At theParis Masters he lost to World No. 1Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets. Despite the loss he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 36 on 7 November 2022, becoming the No. 1 Asian player, one position ahead ofAlexander Bublik.[64]
Nishioka started his 2023 season at theAdelaide International 1. He upset fifth seed and world No. 11,Holger Rune, in the first round in three sets.[65] He reached the semifinals, where he retired during the second set againstSebastian Korda due to a leg injury.[66] Seeded 31st at theAustralian Open, he reached the fourth round for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament, recording his 100th career match win overMackenzie McDonald, before losing to 18th seed and world No. 20Karen Khachanov.[67] As a result, he reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 32 on 20 February 2023.[68]
After the Australian Open, Nishioka represented Japan in theDavis Cup tie against Poland. He played one match and beatDaniel Michalski.[69] In the end, Japan won the tie over Poland 4–0.[70] Seeded fifth at theDelray Beach Open, he defeatedOscar Otte before losing in the second round to Mackenzie McDonald.[71] At theAbierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, he lost in the first round to sixth seed and world No. 15Frances Tiafoe.[72] Seeded 29th at theBNP Paribas Open, he fell in his second-round match to qualifierCristian Garín.[73] Seeded 28th at theMiami Open, he lost in the second round toAlex Molčan.[74]
Nishioka started his clay court season at theBarcelona Open. Seeded 16th, he reached the third round defeatingDavid Goffin before losing to fourth seed and world No. 8,Jannik Sinner, in three sets.[75] Seeded 28th inMadrid, he defeatedAlex Molčan before getting eliminated from the tournament in the third round by fifth seed and world No. 6Andrey Rublev.[76] As the top seed at the Challenger 175, theSardegna Open, he lost in the second round toDaniel Elahi Galán.[77] InRome he lost toLorenzo Sonego, also in the second round. In June at theFrench Open,[78] he defeated qualifierThiago Seyboth Wild, the conqueror of world No. 2Daniil Medvedev, in five sets to advance to his second consecutive Grand Slam fourth round.[79] He became just the second Japanese player afterKei Nishikori to reach the last 16 of the tournament since the start of theOpen Era in 1968.[80] He lost toTomás Martín Etcheverry in straight sets. As a result, he reached the top 30 in the rankings on 12 June 2023 and the top 25 a week later. Due to a groin injury sustained during his match against Etcheverry,[81] Nishioka did not compete again untilWimbledon, where he lost in the first round to Daniel Galán.[82]
He reached his fifth final and first of the season at theZhuhai Championships but lost to top seedKaren Khachanov.[83][84]
In July, Nishioka won his third title at theAtlanta Open, defeatingJordan Thompson and becoming the final champion at the tournament.[85]
AtJapan Open where he entered the main draw as a wildcard, he upsetFélix Auger-Aliassime saving two match points, reaching the second round for only the second time at his home tournament.[86] Nishioka lost his next match to sixth seedHolger Rune.[87]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2024 Hangzhou Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 9–10 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | Q3 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | |
US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 2–10 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 35 | 19–35 |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | 4R | 1R | 4R | NH | 2R | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | |
Miami Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | NH | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 5–3 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 4–8 | 2–4 | 0 / 33 | 27–32 | |
National representation | |||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | PO | 1R | 1R | PO | RR | A | A | WG1 | WG1 | 0 / 3 | 10–4 | ||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Career | ||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 149 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 10–12 | 9–9 | 10–11 | 19–20 | 14–12 | 10–23 | 19–17 | 21–21 | 19–15 | 1-1 | 135–147 | |
Year-end ranking | 442 | 166 | 117 | 100 | 166 | 75 | 73 | 56 | 80 | 36 | 47 | 48% |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | ATP Shenzhen Open, China | ATP 250 | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2020 | Delray Beach Open, United States | ATP 250 | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2022 | Washington Open, United States | ATP 500 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2022 | Korea Open, South Korea | ATP 250 | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2023 | Zhuhai Championships, China | ATP 250 | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2024 | Atlanta Open, United States | ATP 250 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2014 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2015 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Jul 2016 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Nov 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 5–0 | May 2018 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 5–1 | Oct 2018 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–1 | Jan 2022 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–2 | Jan 2022 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2016 | Cherbourg, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2011 | USA F28, Birmingham | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2012 | Mexico F11, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 0–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Feb 2013 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 2–2 | Dec 2013 | Chile F11, Quillota | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 3–2 | Dec 2013 | Chile F12, San Felipe | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2014 | USA F1, Plantation | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2014 | USA F2, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Feb 2014 | USA F5, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2014 | Japan F8, Sapporo | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Season | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
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Wins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
# | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
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2019 | ||||||||
1. | ![]() | 5 | Cincinnati Open, US | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 77 | |
2. | ![]() | 10 | Davis Cup Finals, Spain | Hard (i) | – | 7–5, 6–2 | 73 | |
2022 | ||||||||
3. | ![]() | 8 | Washington, D.C., US | Hard | SF | 6–3, 6–4 | 96 | |
4. | ![]() | 2 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | QF | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | 56 |
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