Kei Nishikori
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Kei Nishikori (born December 29, 1989 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese male tennis player.
Nishikori began playing tennis at the age of five and on July 17, 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17. Though he lost in the first round, to Wesley Moodie, he emerged as a future star to watch on the ATP Tour.
Career
2007
A finalist in two USTA Pro Circuit events, Nishikori lost to Donald Young in Little Rock, Arkansas and Alex Bogomolov, Jr. in Carson, California. He partnered with Donald Young to win the doubles title at Little Rock, Arkansas. He paired with triple-French Open champion, Gustavo Kuerten at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida where they lost in the first round.
2006
Nishikori qualified and won the title at ITF Futures event in Mazatlan, Mexico. He began the year by receiving a wildcard to the Kyoto Challenger in Kyoto, Japan.
Junior Career
Kei won the 2007 Luxilon Cup held at the Sony Ericsson Open by defeating Michael McClune. Nishikori won the 2004 title at the Riad 21 Tournament in Rabat, Morocco and was a quarterfinalist at the 2006 Junior French Open. He partnered with Emiliano Massa of Argentina to win the 2006 Junior French Open.
Personal
Nishikori lives in Florida and is coached by Kashiwai Masaki and Yonezawa Toru. His parents are Kiyoshi and Eri and he has a sister, Reina. His hobbies include soccer, golf, reading, and listening to music.