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Yoshihito Nishioka
Nishioka at the 2023 Washington Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29)
Tsu, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2014
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand), born right-handed
CoachChristian Zahalka
Prize moneyUS $6,551,286[1]
Singles
Career record137–151
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 24 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 63 (6 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2023)
French Open4R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2021, 2024)
US Open2R (2015, 2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record14–33
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 210 (1 July 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French Open2R (2019, 2021)
Wimbledon1R (2018, 2021)
US Open2R (2018, 2022, 2023)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team Event
Last updated on: 6 January 2025.

Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, Nishioka Yoshihito, born 27 September 1995) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 24 on 19 June 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Japanese player.[2]

Personal Life

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Marriage

Nishioka married long time girlfriend Saya Hiyama in December of 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]

Career

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Junior career

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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]

Junior Grand Slam singles results

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2014

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Nishioka qualified for the US Open in his first Grand Slam qualifying appearance, but he was forced to retire in the first round match against Paolo Lorenzi because of illness.[5] The next week, he claimed his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Shanghai by beating Somdev Devvarman in the final.[6]

In September, Nishioka earned the men's singles gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, where he upset top seed Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei in the final. He also became the first Japanese men's singles champion since Toshiro Sakai, who won the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.[7]

2015

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Nishioka qualified for the Delray Beach Open in February. He beat Igor Sijsling in the first round to record his first ATP main-draw win. He followed that up with a straight-sets win over Marinko Matosevic to become the first teenage qualifier to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament since his countryman Kei Nishikori.[8] He lost to Bernard Tomic in straight sets.[citation needed]

During the spring clay court season, Nishioka made his debut at the French Open, losing to fourth seed Tomáš Berdych in the first round.[citation needed] In the 2015 US Open, Nishioka advanced to the second round of a Major for the first time in his career, beating fellow qualifier Paul-Henri Mathieu in five sets.[9] He was beaten by 30th seed Thomaz Bellucci in the next round. In November, he ended the 2015 season with his second challenger title in Toyota, beating Alexander Kudryavtsev in the final.[10]

2016: Miami Open third round, Top 100

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By winning the Asia-Pacific wildcard play-offs in Shenzhen, Nishioka earned a wildcard into the Australian Open.[11] However, he fell in the first round to Pablo Cuevas. In February, he reached the quarterfinal of the Memphis Open as a qualifier, winning over Jared Donaldson and Illya Marchenko along the way.[citation needed] He lost to fourth seed Sam Querrey in straight sets.[12] He then qualified for the Miami Open to make his ATP World Tour Masters 1000 main-draw debut, getting to the third round after beating fellow qualifier Jared Donaldson and 21st seed Feliciano López. He lost his chance to compete in the round of 16 when he was beaten by 14th seed Dominic Thiem.[13]

In June, Nishioka won through qualifying at Wimbledon for the first time, losing to Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round of the main draw.[14] The following week, he earned his third Challenger title in Winnetka without dropping a set, beating Frances Tiafoe in the final. He also moved into the top 100 of the ATP rankings for the first time.[15] At the Atlanta Tennis Championships, he reached his first ATP tournament semi-final, after defeating Daniel Evans,[16] fourth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov and Horacio Zeballos.[17] He then lost to eventual champion Nick Kyrgios in three sets.[18]

2017: Indian Wells fourth round, knee injury

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At the Australian Open, Nishioka earned his second win at a Grand Slam tournament when he defeated Alex Bolt.[19] In the second round, he was ousted by Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets.[20] In February, he qualified for the Mexican Open by defeating Tobias Kamke and Ryan Harrison. He proceeded to the quarterfinals after wins against Jack Sock and Jordan Thompson. His victory against Sock was his first win over a top-20 opponent on the ATP Tour.[21] He was then defeated by Rafael Nadal in straight sets.[22]

In March, Nishioka built on his momentum by entering the main draw at Indian Wells as a lucky loser and reaching the fourth round, where he lost to world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in three sets.[23] Nishioka's promising start to the season was abruptly cut short when he ruptured the ACL of his left knee in a match against Jack Sock at the Miami Open. He underwent surgical reconstruction of the ACL on April 4, 2017.[24]

2018: Return from injury, first ATP title

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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 the Australian Open draw.[25] In the first round of the Australian Open, his first major match since his injury, he defeated No. 28 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in five sets.[26] At the Shenzhen Open, he won the first ATP World Tour title in his career, defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final.[27]

2019: Masters quarterfinal, first top-10 win

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Nishioka defeated American Tennys Sandgren in the first round of the Australian Open.[28] He fell to Karen Khachanov in the second round.[29]

In the French Open, Nishioka defeated American Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.[30] He fell to Juan Martín del Potro in a nearly four-hour-long five-set match in the second round.[31]

At the Western & Southern Open, Nishioka had his first win against a top-ten player, defeating Kei 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]

2020–21: Australian Open third round, Second final, Top 50 debut

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At the Australian Open, Nishioka reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career, defeating 30th seed Dan Evans[34]

Nishioka reached his second ATP final in Delray Beach, where he lost to Reilly 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 2020 US Open, Nishioka lost in the first round to former champion Andy Murray in a come-from-behind victory for the Scotsman in five sets.[36]

Nishioka reached the quarterfinals in Lyon, where he to Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.[37]

2022: First ATP 500 final, Japanese No. 1, Second title, Top 40, Asian No. 1

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Nishioka started his 2022 season at the Adelaide International 1. He lost in the first round to eighth seed Kwon Soon-woo.[38] Getting past qualifying at the Adelaide International 2, he was defeated in the first round by lucky loser Thiago Monteiro.[39] At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to qualifier Radu Albot in four sets.[40]

After the Australian Open, Nishioka played at the Columbus Challenger. Seeded third, he won his 11th ATP challenger title by beating Dominic Stricker in the final.[41] Seeded third at the Cleveland Open, he reached the final; however, he was defeated by Dominic Stricker.[42] At the first edition of the Dallas Open, he was eliminated in the second round by fifth seed Adrian Mannarino.[43] In Delray Beach, he was beaten in the first round by Oscar Otte.[44] Making it past qualifying at the Abierto 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. 2 Daniil Medvedev.[46] At the Indian Wells Masters, he fell in the final round of qualifying to Mikhail Kukushkin. Getting past qualifying at the Miami 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 to Lloyd Harris.[48]

Nishioka started his clay court season at the BMW Open in Munich. Getting past qualifying, he lost in the first round to Emil Ruusuvuori.[49] In Madrid, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Lorenzo Musetti.[50] At the French Open, he lost in the first round to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.[51] At Wimbledon, Nishioka lost in the first round to Emil Ruusuvuori in four sets.[52]

Ranked No. 96 at the Citi Open, he reached the quarterfinals, defeating Jenson Brooksby as well as 11th seed Alex de Minaur[53][54] and 7th seed Karen Khachanov in straight sets.[55] He defeated 16th seed Dan 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 seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets, his third top-10 win in his career.[57] He lost in the final to Nick 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 the 2022 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 compatriot Taro Daniel and top seed and world No. 2 Casper Ruud to reach the semifinals for only his second top-5 win of his career.[60] He defeated lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic to reach the final. He then won his second title, defeating fourth seed Denis 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, the Japan Open, he lost in the first round to Miomir Kecmanović.[63]

At the Paris Masters he lost to World No. 1 Carlos 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 of Alexander Bublik.[64]

2023: Australian & French Open fourth rounds, 100th win, top 25

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Nishioka started his 2023 season at the Adelaide 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 against Sebastian Korda due to a leg injury.[66] Seeded 31st at the Australian Open, he reached the fourth round for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament, recording his 100th career match win over Mackenzie McDonald, before losing to 18th seed and world No. 20 Karen 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 the Davis Cup tie against Poland. He played one match and beat Daniel Michalski.[69] In the end, Japan won the tie over Poland 4–0.[70] Seeded fifth at the Delray Beach Open, he defeated Oscar Otte before losing in the second round to Mackenzie McDonald.[71] At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, he lost in the first round to sixth seed and world No. 15 Frances Tiafoe.[72] Seeded 29th at the BNP Paribas Open, he fell in his second-round match to qualifier Cristian Garín.[73] Seeded 28th at the Miami Open, he lost in the second round to Alex Molčan.[74]

Nishioka started his clay court season at the Barcelona Open. Seeded 16th, he reached the third round defeating David Goffin before losing to fourth seed and world No. 8, Jannik Sinner, in three sets.[75] Seeded 28th in Madrid, he defeated Alex Molčan before getting eliminated from the tournament in the third round by fifth seed and world No. 6 Andrey Rublev.[76] As the top seed at the Challenger 175, the Sardegna Open, he lost in the second round to Daniel Elahi Galán.[77] In Rome he lost to Lorenzo Sonego, also in the second round. In June at the French Open,[78] he defeated qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild, the conqueror of world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, in five sets to advance to his second consecutive Grand Slam fourth round.[79] He became just the second Japanese player after Kei Nishikori to reach the last 16 of the tournament since the start of the Open Era in 1968.[80] He lost to Tomás 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 until Wimbledon, where he lost in the first round to Daniel Galán.[82]

He reached his fifth final and first of the season at the Zhuhai Championships but lost to top seed Karen Khachanov.[83][84]

2024: Third ATP title, back to top 50

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In July, Nishioka won his third title at the Atlanta Open, defeating Jordan Thompson and becoming the final champion at the tournament.[85]

At Japan Open where he entered the main draw as a wildcard, he upset Félix 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 seed Holger Rune.[87]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Hangzhou Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
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%

ATP Tour finals

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Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–3)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 ATP Shenzhen Open, China ATP 250 Hard France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Feb 2020 Delray Beach Open, United States ATP 250 Hard United States Reilly Opelka 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 2–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2022 Washington Open, United States ATP 500 Hard Australia Nick Kyrgios 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2022 Korea Open, South Korea ATP 250 Hard Canada Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2–3 Sep 2023 Zhuhai Championships, China ATP 250 Hard Karen Khachanov 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2024 Atlanta Open, United States ATP 250 Hard Australia Jordan Thompson 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2014 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard India Somdev Devvarman 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Nov 2015 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i) Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jul 2016 Winnetka, USA Challenger Hard United States Frances Tiafoe 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–0 Nov 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard (i) Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–0 May 2018 Gimcheon, South Korea Challenger Hard Canada Vasek Pospisil 6–4, 7–5
Loss 5–1 Oct 2018 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Jordan Thompson 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–1 Jan 2022 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Dominic Stricker 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–2 Jan 2022 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Dominic Stricker 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 Cherbourg, France Hard (i) Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski 		6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2011 USA F28, Birmingham Futures Clay Australia Jason Kubler 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2012 Mexico F11, Manzanillo Futures Hard Barbados Darian King 0–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2013 Mexico F3, Mexico City Futures Hard El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–2 Dec 2013 Chile F11, Quillota Futures Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni 7–5, 6–2
Win 3–2 Dec 2013 Chile F12, San Felipe Futures Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Jan 2014 USA F1, Plantation Futures Clay United States Sekou Bangoura 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Jan 2014 USA F2, Sunrise Futures Clay United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 0–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 Feb 2014 USA F5, Sunrise Futures Clay Brazil Tiago Lopes 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–4 Jun 2014 Japan F8, Sapporo Futures Clay Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama 6–4, 6–3

Wins over top 10 players

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  • He has a 4–21 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Wins 2 0 0 2 0 4
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2019
1. Japan Kei Nishikori 5 Cincinnati Open, US Hard 2R 7–6(7–2), 6–4 77
2. France Gaël Monfils 10 Davis Cup Finals, Spain Hard (i) – 7–5, 6–2 73
2022
3. Andrey Rublev 8 Washington, D.C., US Hard SF 6–3, 6–4 96
4. Norway Casper Ruud 2 Seoul, South Korea Hard QF 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 56

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