(born 29 December 1989) is a Japanese
tennis player. He began playing tennis at the age of five and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first
ATP main draw event at the
Countrywide Classic in
Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.
Career
Junior career
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. Nishikori won the 2007 Luxilon Cup held at the
2007 Sony Ericsson Open by defeating
Michael McClune.
2006
Nishikori qualified and won the title at the
ITF Futures event in
Mazatlán, Mexico. He began the year by receiving a wildcard to the Kyoto Challenger in
Kyoto, Japan.
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. Nishikori served as a hitting partner for
Roger Federer at
Wimbledon. After his
ATP main draw debut in Los Angeles, he qualified for the
Indianapolis Tennis Championships in July 2007. He beat
Alejandro Falla in the first round 6–4 6–3 to record his first ATP main draw win. He followed that up with a 3-set win over
Michael Berrer, the eliminator of 7th seed
Robby......
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