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Toshihide Matsui

Toshihide Matsui (松井 俊英, Matsui Toshihide, born 19 April 1978) is a professional Japanese tennis player. On 12 June 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 261. He achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 123 in February 2024.[1] He is currently the oldest active singles player on the ATP world ranking.

Toshihide Matsui
Toshihide 'Toshi' Matsui at TTC, Kashiwa during the Japanese Premium tournament in 2021
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceKashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Born (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 46)
Osaka, Japan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Turned proJune 2000
PlaysRight-handed (one handed backhand)
CoachDavid Porter (1997–2000),

Robert Davis (2014–17),Laurence Tieleman (2004–14, 2018–),

Jason Yue (2018–)
Prize moneyUS$386,128
Singles
Career record4–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 261 (12 June 2006)
Current rankingNo. 1527 (13 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record3–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 123 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 137 (13 May 2024)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Tennis
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeam
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2005 MacauSingles
Bronze medal – third place2005 MacauDoubles
Last updated on: 13 May 2024.

Career

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He was the runner-up in men's singles at the Japanese National Championships in 2006 when he lost the final against Satoshi Iwabuchi.[2]

He won 6 Japanese national championship titles in men's doubles category:4 titles with Satoshi Iwabuchi (2005,2007–09) and 2 titles with Kaito Uesugi (2021–22).

When he played at the 2019 Shenzhen Longhua Open against 18-year-old Chun-hsin Tseng as a lucky loser, it was the largest age difference ever in a Challenger match, with Matsui being the oldest player at 41 years old, with an ATP ranking.[3]

He represented Japan in three Davis Cup ties between 2006 and 2010, his win–loss record is 4–1. Plus Matsui participated in the first 2 editions of ATP Cup in 2020–2021 as a member of Team Japan. Matsui holds the record as the oldest player in ATP Cup history.

Records

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DescriptionRecordPlayers matched
Championships
Current oldest active player on ATP Tour in singlesBorn 19 April 1978Stands alone
Oldest player in ATP Cup history played a match42y 9m 18dStands alone
Oldest Japanese player winning a Japanese national championship title in any category44y 6m 11dStands alone
Most years btw the 1st and last title at Japanese national championships (in all categories)17 years

(Men's Doubles 2005,2022)

Stands alone
Most years btw the 1st and last title at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category[4]17 years (2005,2022)Stands alone
Most years btw the 1st and last final at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category[5]17 years (2005,2022)Stands alone
The longest span btw 2 titles at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category[6]12 years (2009,2021)Stands alone

Personal life

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Based in Kashiwa,[7] Matsui speaks Japanese and English fluently. In 2010, he was married to a former professional tennis player Tomoyo Takagishi, they have 2 children.

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 11 (2–9)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (2–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–7)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2005Japan F9, KashiwaFuturesHard Michael Yani7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss1–1Dec 2005Sri Lanka F2, ColomboFuturesClay Go Soeda6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss1–2Apr 2006Chikmagalur, IndiaChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke5–7, 4–6
Loss1–3Sep 2007Japan F8, OsakaFuturesHard Yuichi Ito1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss1–4May 2008Korea Rep. F2, ChangwonFuturesHard Matthew Ebden4–6, 5–7
Loss1–5Sep 2009Great Britain F12, LondonFuturesHard Colin Fleming6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss1–6Jun 2010Japan F7, TokyoFuturesCarpet Hiroki Kondo6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss1–7Dec 2013Cambodia F3, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Chen Ti3–6, 4–6
Win2–7May 2014Thailand F5, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat6–4, 6–1
Loss2–8Dec 2014Cambodia F3, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Huang Liang-chi5–7, 4–6
Loss2–9Jun 2015Japan F6, KashiwaFuturesHard Lee Duck-hee4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 50 (23–29)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–16)
ITF Futures Tour (13–14)
Titles by surface
Hard (21–30)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2002Japan F6, KashiwaFuturesHard Lu Yen-hsun Peter Handoyo
Suwandi Suwandi		3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Jun 2003Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Michihisa Onoda Baek Seung-bok
Park Seung-kyu		6–1, 6–3
Win2–1Jun 2003Mexico F9, Quintana RooFuturesHard Michihisa Onoda Paul Capdeville
Sebastián Decoud		6–3, 6–4
Loss2–2May 2007Korea Rep. F2, DaeguFuturesHard Satoshi Iwabuchi Yu Xinyuan
Zeng Shaoxuan		3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss2–3Nov 2007Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Satoshi Iwabuchi Hiroki Kondo
Go Soeda		7–6(7–5), 3–6, [9–11]
Loss2–4May 2008Korea Rep. F3, DaeguFuturesHard Satoshi Iwabuchi Kim Young-jun
Kwon Oh-hee		6–3, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Loss2–5May 2009Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Tasuku Iwami Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		4–6, 2–6
Win3–5May 2010Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Brendan Evans Gong Maoxin
Li Zhe		3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win4–5Jun 2010Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Tasuku Iwami Ruben Gonzales
Christian Guevara		3–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss4–6Apr 2012China F5, ChengduFuturesHard Yusuke Watanuki Gao Peng
Gao Wan		4–6, 4–6
Loss4–7Oct 2012Japan F9, ŌaraiFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan An Jae-sung
Arata Onozawa		6–2, 1–6, [6–10]
Win5–7Jan 2013Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Sam Groth Artem Sitak
Jose Statham		7–6(8–6), 1–6, [10–4]
Loss5–8Jun 2013India F6, ChennaiFuturesHard Bumpei Sato Sriram Balaji
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan		1–6, 4–6
Loss5–9Jul 2013Japan F8, KashiwaFuturesHard Bumpei Sato Hiroki Kondo
Jose Statham		4–6, 2–6
Win6–9Jul 2013Beijing, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke Gong Maoxin
Zhang Ze		4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]
Loss6–10Aug 2013China F6, ZhangjiagangFuturesHard Lim Yong-kyu Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan		5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss6–11Dec 2013Cambodia F2, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa		6–7(10–12), 6–7(8–10)
Loss6–12Feb 2014Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke Matt Reid
John-Patrick Smith		4–6, 2–6
Win7–12Mar 2014Japan F1, TokyoFuturesHard Arata Onozawa Shintaro Imai
Takao Suzuki		6–4, 7–5
Loss7–13Mar 2014Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa		4–6, 2–6
Win8–13Nov 2014Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Yasutaka Uchiyama Bumpei Sato
Yang Tsung-hua		7–6(8–6), 6–2
Loss8–14Feb 2015New Delhi, IndiaChallengerHard Riccardo Ghedin Egor Gerasimov
Alexander Kudryavtsev		7–6(7–5), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss8–15Apr 2015Indonesia F1, TarakanFuturesHard (i) Christopher Rungkat Matt Seeberger
Finn Tearney		2–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win9–15Apr 2015Indonesia F2, TegalFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Aditya Hari Sasongko
Sunu Wahyu Trijati		6–4, 6–2
Win10–15Apr 2015Indonesia F3, JakartaFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Danai Udomchoke		6–4, 6–2
Win11–15Apr 2015Thailand F1, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win12–15Jun 2015Thailand F4, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win13–15Aug 2015Thailand F6, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Benjamin Mitchell
Jordan Thompson		4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss13–16Aug 2015Thailand F7, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Pruchya Isaro
Nuttanon Kadchapanan		4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win14–16Mar 2016Japan F1, TokyoFuturesHard Yuya Kibi Huang Liang-chi
Ben McLachlan		6–3, 6–1
Loss14–17Mar 2016Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Yuya Kibi Shintaro Imai
Takuto Niki		1–6, 2–6
Win15–17May 2016Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Andrew Whittington Sho Katayama
Yutaro Matsuzaki		6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss15–18Jun 2016Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Vishnu Vardhan Yannick Jankovits
Luca Margaroli		4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win16–18Jun 2017Japan F6, KaruizawaFuturesClay Christopher Rungkat Shintaro Imai
Takuto Niki		7–5, 6–2
Win17–18Jul 2017Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard Vishnu Vardhan Evgeny Karlovskiy
Evgenii Tiurnev		7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win18–18Sep 2017Shanghai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Yi Chu-huan Bradley Klahn
Peter Polansky		7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–5]
Win19–18May 2018Seoul, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Frederik Nielsen Chen Ti
Yi Chu-huan		6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss19–19Nov 2018Charlottesville, USAChallengerHard (i) Frederik Nielsen Harri Heliövaara
Henri Laaksonen		3–6, 4–6
Win20–19Nov 2018Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) Frederik Nielsen Hunter Reese
Tennys Sandgren		7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss20–20May 2019Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Vishnu Vardhan Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat		6–7(7–9), 1–6
Loss20–21Dec 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Kaito Uesugi Grigoriy Lomakin
Oleg Prihodko		5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
Win21–21Jun 2022M25 Harmon, GuamWorld Tennis TourHard Kaito Uesugi Nam Ji-sung
Song Min-kyu		6–3, 0–6, [10–7]
Win22–21Sep 2022Japan M25 Kashiwa OpenWorld Tennis TourHard Kaito Uesugi Naoki Tajima
Seita Watanabe		6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss22–22Nov 2022Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Andrew Harris
John-Patrick Smith		3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss22–23Jan 2023Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Colin Sinclair
Rubin Statham		4–6, 3–6
Loss22–24Feb 2023Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Anirudh Chandrasekar
Vijay Sundar Prashanth		1–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Loss22–25Jun 2023Palmas del Mar, Puerto RicoChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Evan King
Reese Stalder		6–3, 5–7, [9–11]
Loss22–26July 2023Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi S D Prajwal Dev
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha		6–3, 7-6(4–7)
Win23–26Aug 2023Porto, PortugalChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Arjun Kadhe		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–5]
Loss23–27Nov 2023Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Karol Drzewiecki
Zdenek Kolar		3–6, 2–6
Loss23–28Jan 2024Noumea, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Calum Puttergill Colin Sinclair
Rubin Statham		5–7, 2–6
Loss23–29May 2024Wuxi, ChinaChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Reese Stalder
Calum Puttergill		6–7(8–10), 6–7(4–7)
Loss23–30May 2024Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Ray Ho
Nam Ji-sung		2–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Toshihide Matsui biography". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. ^ https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/Portals/0/images/match/all_japan/ms.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Battle of Generations: The 23-Year Age Gap in Shenzhen | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/Portals/0/images/match/all_japan/md.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/Portals/0/images/match/all_japan/md.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/Portals/0/images/match/all_japan/md.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Interview with Toshihide Matsui, the oldest active singles player on the ATP rankings" – via YouTube.
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