Kei Nishikori was the first Japanese tennis player to have reached the top five singles and is currently in the 7th position on the ATP list. In 2015 he was even placed to 4 in the ATP list. If you are interested in seeing some interesting facts about this male tennis player, as well as to see what his net wealth is this year, bring more to our article.
Bio
Kei Nishikori was born on December 29, 1989, and the zodiac sign was Capricorn. He was born in Matsue, Shimane’s prefecture, which is located in Japan. Kei Nishikori’s father named Kiyoshi Nishikori, and he is an engineer, and Mrs. Kei, Eri Nishikori is a music teacher. Eri and Kiyoshi have another child named Renia. Kei’s father was the person who carried a piece of tennis in Kei’s life when he bought him a tennis racket and gave him a gift when he was a child. At present, Kei lives in Bradenton, Florida, which is located in the United States. Kei finished Aomori-Yamada High School, and after he went to Bradenon in Florida, he attended the IMG Academy. That was in 2004, and the whole family of Nishikori moved to the United States.
Career
When Kei was only five years old, he showed an interest in tennis, and his first match was at that time. However, it took many years until he could do some more professional matches, and at the age of 14, he won the Riad 21 2004 tournament which took place in Rabat, Morocco. In 2006 he ended in the semifinals during Junior French Open 2006, and in 2007 he won the Luxilon Cup when he beat Michael McClune in the tournament. The Luxilon Cup tournament took place during the 2007 Sony Ericsson.
As we said, it took Kei Nishikori for many years until he left for some more serious and professional matches. In 2007 his career flew, because he qualified for the main lottery of ATP that occurred at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is located in the United States, or rather, California.
In 2008, Kei won the ATP Newcomer of the Year tiles. The match was significant and his first tournament took place in 2012, when Kei finally competed in the Australian Open in the quarter -finals, and then in the semifinals at Brisbane International. He won his third title after he defeated Ivo Karlovic in the final of the U.S. National Indoor Championship. He was recognized all over the world when he defeated the 2014 Roger Federer at the Madrid Masters, and he arrived at the final, where he faced Rafael Nadal. However, Kei Nishikori suffered a back injury and had to retire from the tournament, leaving Rafael Nadal as Wined of 2014 Madrid Masters.
Kei Nishikori is currently the first male Japanese player to be ranked in the first ten places ranked Singles ATP. In 2016 he took revenge on Rafael Nadal when Kei won the 2016 bronze medal at the summer Olympics that took place in Rio de Janeiro, which is located in Brazil. It was very impressive at that time, because everyone put their money on Nadal won the tournament, and what surprised everyone, Kei defeated him and finally returned home with a bronze medal.
Personal life
There are several rumors that Kei Nishikori and Akomizuki are dating. They have known each other since 2015, but both tennis players and models have not confirmed rumors. Recently, the story of Honamitsuboi and Kei Nishikori reached the surface, and some believe that the two actually established a relationship. Honamitsuboi was a yoga teacher representing Japan during the 2008 summer Olympics which took place in Beijing. He was a gymnast at the time, and after he decided to end his gymnast career in 2010, he dedicated his life to become a yoga instructor. The reason why everyone believes that Honamitsuboi and Kei Nishikori are dating are that Tsuboi is often seen cheering between the audience during the Nishikori tennis tournament and event.
Kei Nishikori Measurement and Net Worth 2022
Kei Nishikori is 5 feet 11 inches high, and weighs 77kg. His current net worth in 2022 is around $ 9 million, and his wealth came from various tournaments that won and a lot of support, such as his agreement with Asahi, NTT, Nissin, Nike, Jaguar, Japan Airlines and many others.