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 261 and, on 7 May 2018, achieved his highest doubles ranking of 130.[1]

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
Osaka, Japan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Turned proJune 2000
PlaysRight-handed (one handed backhand)
CoachDavid Porter (1997-2000)

Laurence Tieleman (2004-14) Robert Davis (2014-17),

Jason Yue (2018-)
Prize moneyUS$336,057
Singles
Career record4–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 261 (12 June 2006)
Current rankingNo. 1072 (15 November 2021)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 130 (7 May 2018)
Current rankingNo. 374 (15 November 2021)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Tennis
Asian Games
2006 DohaTeam
2010 GuangzhouTeam
East Asian Games
2005 MacauSingles
2005 MacauDoubles
Last updated on: 15 November 2021.

Career

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 5 Japanese national championship titles in men's doubles category:

4 titles with Satoshi Iwabuchi (2005,2007–09) and 1 title with Kaito Uesugi (2021).

He represented Japan in 3 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.

He holds the record as the oldest player in ATP Cup history.

Matsui is currently the oldest active singles player on the ATP world ranking.

Records
Description Record Players matched
Championships
Current oldest active player on ATP Tour in singles Born April 19, 1978 Stands alone
Oldest player in ATP Cup history played a match 42y 9m 18d Stands alone
Oldest Japanese player winning a Japanese national championship title in any category 43y 6m 19d Stands alone
Most years btw the 1st and last title at Japanese national championships (in all categories) 16 years

(Men's Doubles 2005,2021)

 Tied with Tamio Abe

(Men's Doubles 1922,

Mixed Doubles 1938)

Most years btw the 1st and last title at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category[3] 16 years (2005,2021) Stands alone
Most years btw the 1st and last final at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category[4] 16 years (2005,2021) Stands alone
The longest span btw 2 titles at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category[5] 12 years (2009,2021) Stands alone

Personal life

Based in Kashiwa,[6] 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

Singles: 11 (2–9)
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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2005 Japan F9, Kashiwa Futures Hard Michael Yani 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Dec 2005 Sri Lanka F2, Colombo Futures Clay Go Soeda 6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Apr 2006 Chikmagalur, India Challenger Hard Danai Udomchoke 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2007 Japan F8, Osaka Futures Hard Yuichi Ito 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 1–4 May 2008 Korea Rep. F2, Changwon Futures Hard Matthew Ebden 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–5 Sep 2009 Great Britain F12, London Futures Hard Colin Fleming 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–6 Jun 2010 Japan F7, Tokyo Futures Carpet Hiroki Kondo 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 1–7 Dec 2013 Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Chen Ti 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–7 May 2014 Thailand F5, Bangkok Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–8 Dec 2014 Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Huang Liang-chi 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Jun 2015 Japan F6, Kashiwa Futures Hard Lee Duck-hee 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 40 (20–20)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–7)
ITF Futures Tour (11–13)
Titles by surface
Hard (18–20)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2002 Japan F6, Kashiwa Futures Hard Lu Yen-hsun Peter Handoyo
Suwandi Suwandi		 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2003 Busan, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Michihisa Onoda Baek Seung-bok
Park Seung-kyu		 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jun 2003 Mexico F9, Quintana Roo Futures Hard Michihisa Onoda Paul Capdeville
Sebastián Decoud		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–2 May 2007 Korea Rep. F2, Daegu Futures Hard Satoshi Iwabuchi Yu Xinyuan
Zeng Shaoxuan		 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Nov 2007 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard Satoshi Iwabuchi Hiroki Kondo
Go Soeda		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [9–11]
Loss 2–4 May 2008 Korea Rep. F3, Daegu Futures Hard Satoshi Iwabuchi Kim Young-jun
Kwon Oh-hee		 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Loss 2–5 May 2009 Busan, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Tasuku Iwami Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–5 May 2010 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Brendan Evans Gong Maoxin
Li Zhe		 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 4–5 Jun 2010 Guam F1, Tumon Futures Hard Tasuku Iwami Ruben Gonzales
Christian Guevara		 3–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 4–6 Apr 2012 China F5, Chengdu Futures Hard Yusuke Watanuki Gao Peng
Gao Wan		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Oct 2012 Japan F9, Ōarai Futures Hard Yi Chu-huan An Jae-sung
Arata Onozawa		 6–2, 1–6, [6–10]
Win 5–7 Jan 2013 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Sam Groth Artem Sitak
Jose Statham		 7–6(8–6), 1–6, [10–4]
Loss 5–8 Jun 2013 India F6, Chennai Futures Hard Bumpei Sato Sriram Balaji
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 5–9 Jul 2013 Japan F8, Kashiwa Futures Hard Bumpei Sato Hiroki Kondo
Jose Statham		 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–9 Jul 2013 Beijing, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Danai Udomchoke Gong Maoxin
Zhang Ze		 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]
Loss 6–10 Aug 2013 China F6, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu Sriram Balaji
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan		 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 6–11 Dec 2013 Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Danai Udomchoke Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa		 6–7(10–12), 6–7(8–10)
Loss 6–12 Feb 2014 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard Danai Udomchoke Matt Reid
John-Patrick Smith		 4–6, 2–6
Win 7–12 Mar 2014 Japan F1, Tokyo Futures Hard Arata Onozawa Shintaro Imai
Takao Suzuki		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 7–13 Mar 2014 Japan F3, Kōfu Futures Hard Danai Udomchoke Takuto Niki
Arata Onozawa		 4–6, 2–6
Win 8–13 Nov 2014 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i) Yasutaka Uchiyama Bumpei Sato
Yang Tsung-hua		 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Loss 8–14 Feb 2015 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard Riccardo Ghedin Egor Gerasimov
Alexander Kudryavtsev		 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 8–15 Apr 2015 Indonesia F1, Tarakan Futures Hard (i) Christopher Rungkat Matt Seeberger
Finn Tearney		 2–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 9–15 Apr 2015 Indonesia F2, Tegal Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Aditya Hari Sasongko
Sunu Wahyu Trijati		 6–4, 6–2
Win 10–15 Apr 2015 Indonesia F3, Jakarta Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Danai Udomchoke		 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–15 Apr 2015 Thailand F1, Bangkok Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 12–15 Jun 2015 Thailand F4, Bangkok Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 13–15 Aug 2015 Thailand F6, Bangkok Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Benjamin Mitchell
Jordan Thompson		 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 13–16 Aug 2015 Thailand F7, Bangkok Futures Hard Christopher Rungkat Pruchya Isaro
Nuttanon Kadchapanan		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 14–16 Mar 2016 Japan F1, Tokyo Futures Hard Yuya Kibi Huang Liang-chi
Ben McLachlan		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 14–17 Mar 2016 Japan F3, Kōfu Futures Hard Yuya Kibi Shintaro Imai
Takuto Niki		 1–6, 2–6
Win 15–17 May 2016 Guam F1, Tumon Futures Hard Andrew Whittington Sho Katayama
Yutaro Matsuzaki		 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 15–18 Jun 2016 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Vishnu Vardhan Yannick Jankovits
Luca Margaroli		 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 16–18 Jun 2017 Japan F6, Karuizawa Futures Clay Christopher Rungkat Shintaro Imai
Takuto Niki		 7–5, 6–2
Win 17–18 Jul 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Vishnu Vardhan Evgeny Karlovskiy
Evgenii Tiurnev		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win 18–18 Sep 2017 Shanghai, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Yi Chu-huan Bradley Klahn
Peter Polansky		 7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–5]
Win 19–18 May 2018 Seoul, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Frederik Nielsen Chen Ti
Yi Chu-huan		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 19–19 Nov 2018 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Frederik Nielsen Harri Heliövaara
Henri Laaksonen		 3–6, 4–6
Win 20–19 Nov 2018 Knoxville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Frederik Nielsen Hunter Reese
Tennys Sandgren		 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss 20–20 May 2019 Busan, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Vishnu Vardhan Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat		 6–7(7–9), 1–6

References
  1. "Toshihide Matsui biography". ATP World 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
  3. https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/Portals/0/images/match/all_japan/md.pdf
  4. https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/Portals/0/images/match/all_japan/md.pdf
  5. https://www.jta-tennis.or.jp/Portals/0/images/match/all_japan/md.pdf
  6. "Interview with Toshihide Matsui, the oldest active singles player on the ATP rankings". YouTube.


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