Yoshihito Nishioka
Nishioka at the 2023 Washington Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 28)
Tsu, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proJanuary 2014
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand), born right-handed
CoachChristian Zahalka
Prize moneyUS $5,668,415 [1]
Singles
Career record115–132 (46.6%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 24 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 61 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2023)
French Open4R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open2R (2015, 2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record13–30 (30.2%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 210 (1 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 248 (8 January 2024)
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: 15 January 2024.

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. 2 Japanese player.[2]

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 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Feb 2020 Delray Beach Open, United States 250 Series Hard United States Reilly Opelka 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 2–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2022 Washington Open, United States 500 Series Hard Australia Nick Kyrgios 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2022 Korea Open, South Korea 250 Series Hard Canada 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 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
Win 6–4 Sep 2014 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard India Somdev Devvarman 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–4 Nov 2015 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i) Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev 6–3, 6–4
Win 8–4 Jul 2016 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard United States Frances Tiafoe 6–3, 6–2
Win 9–4 Nov 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard (i) Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
Win 10–4 May 2018 Gimcheon, South Korea Challenger Hard Canada Vasek Pospisil 6–4, 7–5
Loss 10–5 Oct 2018 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Jordan Thompson 3–6, 4–6
Win 11–5 Jan 2022 Columbus, United States Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Dominic Stricker 6–2, 6–4
Loss 11–6 Jan 2022 Cleveland, United States Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland 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) Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom 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
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Paris
Switzerland Roger Federer 2018 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6, 4–6) at 2018 US Open
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2022 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Acapulco
United Kingdom 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
Spain Rafael Nadal 2017–20 2 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6) at 2020 ATP Cup
Serbia 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
Norway Casper Ruud 2021–23 3 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 0–6) at 2023 Shanghai
Germany Alexander Zverev 2015–23 2 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2023 Cincinnati
Number 3 ranked players
Croatia Marin Čilić 2018 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (1–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon
Austria Dominic Thiem 2016 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2016 Miami
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 2021 1 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Lyon
Argentina 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
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2019–20 2 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2020 Rome
Switzerland 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
Japan Kei Nishikori 2019 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–2), 6–4) at 2019 Cincinnati
Denmark Holger Rune 2023 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (2–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Adelaide 1
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 2015–18 3 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2018 Miami
Italy Jannik Sinner 2023 2 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 0–6) at 2023 Beijing
Number 5 ranked players
France 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
United States Taylor Fritz 2018–22 4 3–1 75% 3–1 – – Lost (7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6) at 2022 Vienna
Russia Andrey Rublev 2019–23 5 2–3 40% 2–2 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Paris
South Africa Kevin Anderson 2016 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 5–7, 4–6) at 2016 US Open
Number 6 ranked players
France Gaël Monfils 2019–21 2 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 – Won (4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)) at 2021 Lyon
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 2019–22 4 2–2 50% 1–2 1–0 – Lost (6–7(6–8), 4–6) at 2022 Montréal
France Gilles Simon 2017 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Davis Cup
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin 2016–23 3 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 – Won (6–1, 7–5) at 2023 Barcelona
Spain 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
United States John Isner 2017–21 3 1–2 33% 0–2 – 1–0 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Indian Wells
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 2018–21 3 1–2 33% 1–2 – – Lost (1–6, 6–3, 5–7) at 2021 Miami
Russia Karen Khachanov 2019–23 5 1–4 20% 1–4 – – Lost (6–7(2–7), 1–6) at 2023 Zhuhai
United States 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
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 2018 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 6–3, 5–7) at 2018 Indian Wells
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2019 3 0–3 0% 0–1 0–2 – Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2019 Rome
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 2017–19 2 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (7–6(7–3), 6–4) at 2019 Indian Wells
Italy Fabio Fognini 2018 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2018 Los Cabos
Number 10 ranked players
Australia Alex de Minaur 2018–22 3 3–0 100% 3–0 – – Won (3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2) at 2022 Washington DC
Canada Denis Shapovalov 2018–22 2 2–0 100% 2–0 – – Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2022 Seoul
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2018 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (0–6, ret.) at 2018 Toronto
Latvia Ernests Gulbis 2019 1 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2019 Geneva
France Lucas Pouille 2016–19 2 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2019 Tokyo
United States 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 88 27–61 31% 22–46
(32%) 		4–13
(24%) 		1–2
(33%) 		Statistics correct as of 14 January 2024.

Wins over top 10 players

Season 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Wins 2 0 0 2 0 4
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score YNR
2019
1. Japan Kei Nishikori 5 Cincinnati Masters, USA Hard 2R 7–6(7–2), 6–4 77
2. France 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. Norway Casper Ruud 2 Seoul, South Korea Hard QF 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 56

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