Kei Nishikori

Kei Nishikori is a professional tennis player. 

He is ranked inside the top 5 in singles and is the only male Japanese tennis player to do so. 

Kei’s career-high singles ranking is World number 4, which he achieved in March 2015 and is ranked world number 35 at present by ATP. 

Nishikori has won the Memphis title for three consecutive years.

Kei’s supportive parents 

Kei is the son of Kiyoshi Nishikori and his wife, Eri Nishikori. 

Kiyoshi is an engineer, whereas Eri is a piano teacher. He has an elder sibling, a sister named Reina Nishikori. 

She works and resides in Tokyo. Kei has been playing tennis since the age of five. 

In the country whose base game is football and baseball, his parents supported their son’s interests and goals. 

They were always there by his side.

Kei’s several nicknames

Nishikori is usually addressed by several nicknames. One of them is ‘Air K.’ 

It is because, despite his relatively short height by professional tennis standards, he has a leaping forehand, which is rarely seen among his Asian mates. 

Another one is ‘Project 45’, which was given to him when he was training at Florida’s Elite Bollettieri Academy. 

The name refers to his goal of surpassing Shuzo Matsuoka’s ranking of 46, which is the highest a Japanese man has climbed in the Open era.

Nishikori’s Injuries

Kei withdrew from the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open because of an injured right elbow for the first time in 2009. 

In 2017, he withdrew from the US Open in Cincinnati with a right wrist problem. 

He went through a scan that revealed a tear in one of the tendons. 

Nishikori then announced he would miss the season, which made him fall to World number 22 and his first time out of the top 20 rankings. 

After the 2019 US Open, Kei had suffered an elbow injury that ruled him out for the start of the 2020 season. 

His comeback was further delayed after being tested positive for the COVID-19 test twice.

Kei’s relations and love affair

Kei has not been married yet. He has been dating his long-term girlfriend, Honami Tsuboi. 

Honami is a former Japanese gymnast. 

She retired from gymnastics in 2010 and is a certified yoga teacher at present. 

As per sources, the pair met through their mutual friend. 

After being introduced, they met for dinner and eventually fell in love with each other. 

The couple has been in a love affair since 2014 and is still together. 

Honami even once assisted Kei as his “personal manager” when he was diagnosed with kidney stones.

Net Worth

Kei Nishikori has a current net worth of $24 Million, and his salary is $4.3 Million. 

He also earns around $33 Million fortune through several endorsements and brands like Asahi Group Holdings, Jaccs, Jaguar, Nike, and many more. 

Kei’s prize money is $23.8 Million at present.

Below is the list of Japanese Tennis Player along with their career prize money

Age and height

1. Kei is born on December 29, 1989, which makes him age 31 as of 2020.
2. He stands tall with a height of around 5 feet and 10 inches.
3. Kei has his own iPhone application.

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