Yoshihito Nishioka

Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, Nishioka Yoshihito, born 27 September 1995) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has won two 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]

Yoshihito Nishioka

Nishioka at the 2023 Washington Open
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 28) Tsu, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	January 2014
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand), born right-handed
Coach	Christian Zahalka
Prize money	US $5,280,839 ^[1]
Singles
Career record	115–131 (46.7%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 24 (19 June 2023)
Current ranking	No. 46 (11 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2023)
French Open	4R (2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
US Open	2R (2015, 2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record	11–27 (28.9%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 210 (1 July 2019)
Current ranking	No. 333 (18 September 2023)
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 Representing  Japan Men's tennis Asian Games 2014 Incheon Singles 2014 Incheon Team Event
Last updated on: 25 September 2023.

Career

Junior career

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.^[3]

Junior Grand Slam singles results

Australian Open: 3R (2013)
French Open: 2R (2012, 2013)
Wimbledon: 2R (2012, 2013)
US Open: SF (2012)

2014

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. The next week, he claimed his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Shanghai by beating Somdev Devvarman in the final.

In September, Nishioka earned 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.^[4]

2015

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.^[5] He lost to Bernard Tomic in straight sets.

During the spring clay court season, Nishioka made his debut at the 2015 French Open, losing to fourth seed Tomáš Berdych in the first round. 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

2016: Miami Open third round, Top 100

By winning the Asia-Pacific wildcard play-offs in Shenzhen, Nishioka earned a wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open.^[8] 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. He lost to fourth seed Sam Querrey in straight sets. 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 sixteen when he was beaten by 14th seed Dominic Thiem.

In June, Nishioka won through qualifying at 2016 Wimbledon for the first time, losing to Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round of the main draw. 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.^[9] At the Atlanta Tennis Championships, he reached his first ATP tournament semi-final, after defeating Daniel Evans, fourth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov and Horacio Zeballos.^[10] He then lost to eventual champion Nick Kyrgios in three sets.

2017: Rising star, Indian Wells fourth round, knee injury

At the 2017 Australian Open, Nishioka earned his second win at a Grand Slam tournament when he defeated Alex Bolt. In the second round, he was ousted by Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. 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.^[11] He was then defeated by Rafael Nadal in straight sets.

In March, Nishioka built on his momentum by entering the main draw at 2017 Indian Wells as a lucky loser. In the first round of the main draw, he played a rematch of his qualifying loss against Elias Ymer, this time winning in straight sets. In the second and third rounds he defeated Ivo Karlović and Tomáš Berdych respectively. He was lauded for his comeback three-set victory against Berdych after being down 1–6, 2–5. He was ousted in the fourth round by world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in a tight three-set match 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), that featured multiple breaks of serve and a tiebreak in the third set; Wawrinka went on to become runner-up in the Masters tournament.

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.^[12]

2018: Return from injury, first ATP title

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 2018 Australian Open draw.^[13] In the first round of the 2018 Australian Open, his first major match since his injury, he defeated No. 28 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in five sets. At the Shenzhen Open, he won the first ATP World Tour title in his career, defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final.

2019: Consistent Major results, Masters quarterfinal, first top-10 win

Nishioka defeated American Tennys Sandgren in the first round of the 2019 Australian Open in a tight match. He fell to Karen Khachanov in the second round. It marked the third consecutive year Nishioka reached the second round in Melbourne, where he has had his most consistent success in the Grand Slam events.

In the 2019 French Open, Nishioka defeated American Mackenzie McDonald in the first round. He fell to Juan Martín del Potro in a nearly four-hour-long five-set match in the second round, which included a comeback tiebreak to push the match to a fifth set. Nishioka's trademark defensive game was not ultimately enough to prevail over the powerful Argentine. Del Potro crossed the net and bowed to Nishioka in respect at the end of the epic match.

At the 2019 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. Nishioka advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament but had to withdraw due to illness.

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

At the 2020 Australian Open, Nishioka reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career defeating 30th seed Dan Evans.

Nishioka reached his second ATP final in Delray Beach, where he lost to Reilly Opelka in three sets.^[14] As a result, he reached the top 50 at world No. 48 on 24 February 2020.

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.^[15]

Nishioka reached the quarterfinals in Lyon, beating Ugo Humbert and 5th seed Gaël Monfils, both in 3 sets. He would end up losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.

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

Nishioka started his 2022 season at the Adelaide International 1. He lost in the first round to eighth seed Kwon Soon-woo.^[16] Getting past qualifying at the Adelaide International 2, he was defeated in the first round by lucky loser Thiago Monteiro.^[17] At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to qualifier, Radu Albot, in four sets.^[18]

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.^[19] Seeded third at the Cleveland Open, he reached the final; however, he was defeated by Dominic Stricker.^[20] At the first edition of the Dallas Open, he was eliminated in the second round by fifth seed Adrian Mannarino.^[21] In Delray Beach, he was beaten in the first round by Oscar Otte.^[22] 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.^[23] He lost in the quarterfinals to top seed and world No. 2, Daniil Medvedev.^[24] 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.^[25] He lost in the third round to Lloyd Harris.^[26]

Nishioka started his clay court season at the BMW Open in Munich. Getting past qualifying, he lost in the first round to Emil Ruusuvuori.^[27] In Madrid, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Lorenzo Musetti.^[28] At the Italian Open, he lost in the first round of qualifying to Francisco Cerúndolo. At the Lyon Open, he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying by Ugo Blanchet. At the French Open, he lost in the first round to world No. 1, 20-time major champion, and two-time French Open champion, Novak Djokovic.^[29] At Wimbledon, Nishioka lost in the first round to Emil Ruusuvuori in four sets.^[30]

Ranked No. 96 at the 2022 Citi Open he again reached the quarterfinals at this level, defeating Jenson Brooksby as well as Atlanta champion and 11th seed Alex de Minaur^[31][32] and 7th seed Karen Khachanov in straight sets.^[33] He defeated 16th seed Dan Evans in three tough sets to reach the semifinals of an ATP 500 event for the first time in his career.^[34] 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.^[35] He lost in the final to Nick Kyrgios. As a result, he moved up more than 40 positions back into the top 60 and became the No. 1 Japanese player.

At the 2022 Korea Open he defeated fifth seed Dan Evans in the first round for the sixth time overall and the third time this season.^[36] 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.^[37] He defeated lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic to reach the final. He won his second title defeating fourth seed Denis Shapovalov in the final in straight sets.^[38] As a result, he reached a new career-high of No. 41 on 3 October 2022.^[39] 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 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships he lost in the first round to Miomir Kecmanović.^[40]

At the 2022 Rolex 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.^[41]

2023: Australian & French Opens fourth rounds, 100th win, top 25, fifth final

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.^[42] He reached the semifinals where he retired during the second set against Sebastian Korda due to a leg injury.^[43] Seeded 31st at the Australian Open, he reached the fourth round for the first time at a Grand Slam, recording his 100th career match win over Mackenzie McDonald, before losing to 18th seed and world No. 20, Karen Khachanov.^[44] As a result, he reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 32 on 20 February 2023.^[45]

After the Australian Open, Nishioka represented Japan in the Davis Cup tie against Poland. He played one match and beat Daniel Michalski.^[46] In the end, Japan won the tie over Poland 4–0.^[47] Seeded fifth at the Delray Beach Open, he defeated Oscar Otte before losing in the second round to Mackenzie McDonald.^[48] At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, he lost in the first round to sixth seed and world No. 15, Frances Tiafoe.^[49] Seeded 29th at the BNP Paribas Open, he fell in his second-round match to qualifier Cristian Garín.^[50] Seeded 28th at the Miami Open, he lost in the second round to Alex Molčan.^[51]

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.^[52] 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.^[53] As the top seed at the Challenger 175, the Sardegna Open, he lost in the second round to Daniel Elahi Galán.^[54] In Rome he lost to Lorenzo Sonego also in the second round. In June at Roland Garros,^[55] he defeated qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in five sets, the conqueror of world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, to advance to his second consecutive Grand Slam fourth round.^[56] 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.^[57] 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,^[58] Nishioka did not compete again until the Wimbledon Championships, where he lost in the first round to Galán.

He reached his fifth final and first for the season at the 2023 Zhuhai Championships but lost to top seed Karen Khachanov.^[59][60]

Performance timelines

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

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q2	1R	2R	2R	2R	3R	1R	1R	4R	0 / 8	8–8
French Open	A	A	1R	Q3	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	4R	0 / 7	6–7
Wimbledon	A	A	Q2	1R	A	1R	1R	NH	2R	1R	1R	0 / 6	1–6
US Open	A	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 9	2–9
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–3	1–1	1–4	3–4	3–3	2–4	0–4	6–4	0 / 30	17–30
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	Q1	A	4R	1R	4R	NH	2R	Q2	2R	0 / 5	7–5
Miami Open	Q1	A	Q1	3R	2R	2R	A	NH	1R	3R	2R	0 / 6	6–6
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	2R	Q1	3R	0 / 2	2–2
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	Q1	2R	0 / 4	1–4
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	Q2	NH	1R	2R	1R	0 / 4	1–4
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	1R	A	2R	0 / 3	4–2
Shanghai Masters	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	Q2	NH				0 / 0	0–0
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	Q2	2R		0 / 3	2–3
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	4–2	1–3	6–3	2–2	2–6	4–3	2–6	0 / 27	23–26
National representation
Davis Cup	A	A	PO	1R	1R	PO	RR	A	A	A		0 / 3	5–4
Summer Olympics	NH			A	NH				1R	NH		0 / 1	0–1
Career statistics
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Career
Tournaments	0	1	5	12	7	12	21	11	21	18	17	125
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	5
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–1	3–5	10–12	9–9	10–11	19–20	14–12	10–23	19–17	18–17	112–127
Year-end ranking	442	166	117	100	166	75	73	56	80	36		47%

ATP career finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) ATP Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP 500 Series (0–1) ATP 250 Series (2–2)

Titles by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (2–2) Indoor (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2018	ATP Shenzhen Open, China	250 Series	Hard	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Feb 2020	Delray Beach Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Reilly Opelka	5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 2–6
Loss	1–2	Aug 2022	Washington Open, United States	500 Series	Hard	Nick Kyrgios	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–2	Sep 2022	Korea Open, South Korea	250 Series	Hard	Denis Shapovalov	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
Loss	2–3	Sep 2023	Zhuhai Championships, China	250 Series	Hard (i)	Karen Khachanov	6–7^(2–7), 1–6

ATP Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 17 (11 titles, 6 runners-up)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (6–2) ITF Futures Tour (5–4)

Titles by surface Hard (6–3) Clay (4–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2011	Usa F28, Birmingham	Futures	Clay	Jason Kubler	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2012	Mexico F11, Manzanillo	Futures	Hard	Darian King	0–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Feb 2013	Mexico F3, Mexico City	Futures	Hard	Marcelo Arévalo	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	2–2	Dec 2013	Chile F11, Quillota	Futures	Clay	Andrés Molteni	7–5, 6–2
Win	3–2	Dec 2013	Chile F12, San Felipe	Futures	Clay	Jorge Aguilar	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–3	Jan 2014	Usa F1, Plantation	Futures	Clay	Sekou Bangoura	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3–4	Jan 2014	Usa F2, Sunrise	Futures	Clay	Kyle Edmund	0–6, 3–6
Win	4–4	Feb 2014	Usa F5, Sunrise	Futures	Clay	Tiago Lopes	6–2, 6–3
Win	5–4	Jun 2014	Japan F8, Sapporo	Futures	Clay	Yasutaka Uchiyama	6–4, 6–3
Win	6–4	Sep 2014	Shanghai, China	Challenger	Hard	Somdev Devvarman	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–3)
Win	7–4	Nov 2015	Toyota, Japan	Challenger	Carpet (i)	Alexander Kudryavtsev	6–3, 6–4
Win	8–4	Jul 2016	Winnetka, United States	Challenger	Hard	Frances Tiafoe	6–3, 6–2
Win	9–4	Nov 2016	Astana, Kazakhstan	Challenger	Hard (i)	Denis Istomin	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3)
Win	10–4	May 2018	Gimcheon, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Vasek Pospisil	6–4, 7–5
Loss	10–5	Oct 2018	Traralgon, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Jordan Thompson	3–6, 4–6
Win	11–5	Jan 2022	Columbus, United States	Challenger	Hard (i)	Dominic Stricker	6–2, 6–4
Loss	11–6	Jan 2022	Cleveland, United States	Challenger	Hard (i)	Dominic Stricker	5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2016	Cherbourg, France	Hard (i)	Aldin Šetkić	Ken Skupski   Neal Skupski	6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

Record against top 10 players

Nishioka's match record against players who have been ranked in the Top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.

Player	Years	MP	Record	Win%	Hard	Clay	Grass	Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Carlos Alcaraz	2022	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Paris
Roger Federer	2018	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 2–6, 4–6) at 2018 US Open
Daniil Medvedev	2022	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Acapulco
Andy Murray	2020	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–4, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(4–7), 4–6) at 2020 US Open
Rafael Nadal	2017–20	2	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (6–7^(4–7), 4–6) at 2020 ATP Cup
Novak Djokovic	2019–22	3	0–3	0%	0–2	0–1	–	Lost (3–6, 1–6, 0–6) at 2022 French Open
Number 2 ranked players
Casper Ruud	2021–23	3	1–2	33%	1–1	0–1	–	Lost (5–7, 0–6) at 2023 Shanghai
Alexander Zverev	2015–23	2	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2023 Cincinnati
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić	2018	1	0–1	0%	–	–	0–1	Lost (1–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon
Dominic Thiem	2016	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2016 Miami
Stefanos Tsitsipas	2021	1	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Lyon
Juan Martín del Potro	2019	2	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (7–5, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 2–6) at 2019 French Open
Grigor Dimitrov	2019–20	2	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2020 Rome
Stan Wawrinka	2017–23	2	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (6–7^(5–7), 2–6, 4–6) at 2023 US Open
Number 4 ranked players
Kei Nishikori	2019	1	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (7–6^(7–2), 6–4) at 2019 Cincinnati
Holger Rune	2023	1	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (2–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Adelaide 1
Tomáš Berdych	2015–18	3	1–2	33%	1–1	0–1	–	Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2018 Miami
Jannik Sinner	2023	2	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (2–6, 0–6) at 2023 Beijing
Number 5 ranked players
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2021	1	1–0	100%	–	1–0	–	Won (6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5)) at 2021 French Open
Taylor Fritz	2018–22	4	3–1	75%	3–1	–	–	Lost (7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(7–9), 3–6) at 2022 Vienna
Andrey Rublev	2019–23	5	2–3	40%	2–2	0–1	–	Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Paris
Kevin Anderson	2016	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 5–7, 4–6) at 2016 US Open
Number 6 ranked players
Gaël Monfils	2019–21	2	2–0	100%	1–0	1–0	–	Won (4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2)) at 2021 Lyon
Félix Auger-Aliassime	2019–22	4	2–2	50%	1–2	1–0	–	Lost (6–7^(6–8), 4–6) at 2022 Montréal
Gilles Simon	2017	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Davis Cup
Number 7 ranked players
David Goffin	2016–23	3	2–1	67%	1–1	1–0	–	Won (6–1, 7–5) at 2023 Barcelona
Fernando Verdasco	2018	2	1–1	50%	1–0	0–1	–	Won (1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)) at 2018 Shenzhen
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner	2017–21	3	1–2	33%	0–2	–	1–0	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Indian Wells
Cameron Norrie	2018–21	3	1–2	33%	1–2	–	–	Lost (1–6, 6–3, 5–7) at 2021 Miami
Karen Khachanov	2019–23	5	1–4	20%	1–4	–	–	Lost (6–7^(2–7), 1–6) at 2023 Zhuhai
Jack Sock	2017–21	5	1–4	20%	1–3	–	0–1	Lost (7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 4–6, 2–6) at 2021 US Open
Marcos Baghdatis	2018	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (5–7, 6–3, 5–7) at 2018 Indian Wells
Diego Schwartzman	2019	3	0–3	0%	0–1	0–2	–	Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2019 Rome
Number 9 ranked players
Roberto Bautista Agut	2017–19	2	1–1	50%	1–1	–	–	Won (7–6^(7–3), 6–4) at 2019 Indian Wells
Fabio Fognini	2018	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2018 Los Cabos
Number 10 ranked players
Denis Shapovalov	2018–22	2	2–0	100%	2–0	–	–	Won (6–4, 7–6^(7–5)) at 2022 Seoul
Pablo Carreño Busta	2018	1	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (0–6, ret.) at 2018 Toronto
Ernests Gulbis	2019	1	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (2–6, 6–7^(7–9)) at 2019 Geneva
Lucas Pouille	2016–19	2	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2019 Tokyo
Frances Tiafoe	2019–23	3	0–3	0%	0–2	0–1	–	Lost (6–7^(6–8), 4–6) at 2023 Acapulco
Total	2015–23	85	24–61	28%	19–46 (29%)	4–13 (24%)	1–2 (33%)	Statistics correct as of 2 November 2023^[update].

Wins over top 10 players

• He has a 4–21 (16.0%) 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	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	YNR
2019
1.	Kei Nishikori	5	Cincinnati Masters, USA	Hard	2R	7–6^(7–2), 6–4	77
2.	Gaël Monfils	10	Davis Cup Finals, Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	GS	7–5, 6–2	73
2022
3.	Andrey Rublev	8	Washington, D.C., USA	Hard	SF	6–3, 6–4	96
4.	Casper Ruud	2	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	QF	6–2, 3–6, 6–2	56

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External links

• Official website
• Yoshihito Nishioka at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Yoshihito Nishioka at the International Tennis Federation  
• Yoshihito Nishioka at the Davis Cup