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. 128 in September 2023.[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),

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

Jason Yue (2018-)
Prize moneyUS $343,124
Singles
Career record4–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 261 (12 June 2006)
Current rankingNo. 1415 (25 September 2023)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 128 (13 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 129 (25 September 2023)
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: 2 August 2023.

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 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. He is also 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 44y 6m 11d Stands 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

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

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 United States Michael Yani 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Dec 2005 Sri Lanka F2, Colombo Futures Clay Japan Go Soeda 6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Apr 2006 Chikmagalur, India Challenger Hard Thailand Danai Udomchoke 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2007 Japan F8, Osaka Futures Hard Japan Yuichi Ito 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 1–4 May 2008 Korea Rep. F2, Changwon Futures Hard Australia Matthew Ebden 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–5 Sep 2009 Great Britain F12, London Futures Hard United Kingdom Colin Fleming 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–6 Jun 2010 Japan F7, Tokyo Futures Carpet Japan Hiroki Kondo 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 1–7 Dec 2013 Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Ti 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–7 May 2014 Thailand F5, Bangkok Futures Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–8 Dec 2014 Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Huang Liang-chi 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Jun 2015 Japan F6, Kashiwa Futures Hard South Korea Lee Duck-hee 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 47 (22–25)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–12)
ITF Futures Tour (12–13)
Titles by surface
Hard (20–25)
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 Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun Indonesia Peter Handoyo
Indonesia Suwandi Suwandi		 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2003 Busan, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Japan Michihisa Onoda South Korea Baek Seung-bok
South Korea Park Seung-kyu		 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jun 2003 Mexico F9, Quintana Roo Futures Hard Japan Michihisa Onoda Chile Paul Capdeville
Argentina Sebastián Decoud		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–2 May 2007 Korea Rep. F2, Daegu Futures Hard Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi China Yu Xinyuan
China Zeng Shaoxuan		 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Nov 2007 Yokohama, Japan Challenger Hard Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi Japan Hiroki Kondo
Japan Go Soeda		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [9–11]
Loss 2–4 May 2008 Korea Rep. F3, Daegu Futures Hard Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi South Korea Kim Young-jun
South Korea Kwon Oh-hee		 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Loss 2–5 May 2009 Busan, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Japan Tasuku Iwami Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana		 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–5 May 2010 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard United States Brendan Evans China Gong Maoxin
China Li Zhe		 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 4–5 Jun 2010 Guam F1, Tumon Futures Hard Japan Tasuku Iwami Philippines Ruben Gonzales
United States Christian Guevara		 3–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 4–6 Apr 2012 China F5, Chengdu Futures Hard Japan Yusuke Watanuki China Gao Peng
China Gao Wan		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Oct 2012 Japan F9, Ōarai Futures Hard Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan South Korea An Jae-sung
Japan Arata Onozawa		 6–2, 1–6, [6–10]
Win 5–7 Jan 2013 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Australia Sam Groth New Zealand Artem Sitak
New Zealand Jose Statham		 7–6(8–6), 1–6, [10–4]
Loss 5–8 Jun 2013 India F6, Chennai Futures Hard Japan Bumpei Sato India Sriram Balaji
India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 5–9 Jul 2013 Japan F8, Kashiwa Futures Hard Japan Bumpei Sato Japan Hiroki Kondo
New Zealand Jose Statham		 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–9 Jul 2013 Beijing, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Thailand Danai Udomchoke China Gong Maoxin
China Zhang Ze		 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]
Loss 6–10 Aug 2013 China F6, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard South Korea Lim Yong-kyu India Sriram Balaji
India Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan		 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 6–11 Dec 2013 Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh Futures Hard Thailand Danai Udomchoke Japan Takuto Niki
Japan Arata Onozawa		 6–7(10–12), 6–7(8–10)
Loss 6–12 Feb 2014 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard Thailand Danai Udomchoke Australia Matt Reid
Australia John-Patrick Smith		 4–6, 2–6
Win 7–12 Mar 2014 Japan F1, Tokyo Futures Hard Japan Arata Onozawa Japan Shintaro Imai
Japan Takao Suzuki		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 7–13 Mar 2014 Japan F3, Kōfu Futures Hard Thailand Danai Udomchoke Japan Takuto Niki
Japan Arata Onozawa		 4–6, 2–6
Win 8–13 Nov 2014 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i) Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama Japan Bumpei Sato
Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-hua		 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Loss 8–14 Feb 2015 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard Italy Riccardo Ghedin Belarus Egor Gerasimov
Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev		 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 8–15 Apr 2015 Indonesia F1, Tarakan Futures Hard (i) Indonesia Christopher Rungkat United States Matt Seeberger
New Zealand Finn Tearney		 2–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 9–15 Apr 2015 Indonesia F2, Tegal Futures Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Indonesia Aditya Hari Sasongko
Indonesia Sunu Wahyu Trijati		 6–4, 6–2
Win 10–15 Apr 2015 Indonesia F3, Jakarta Futures Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Thailand Danai Udomchoke		 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–15 Apr 2015 Thailand F1, Bangkok Futures Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana		 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 12–15 Jun 2015 Thailand F4, Bangkok Futures Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana		 4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 13–15 Aug 2015 Thailand F6, Bangkok Futures Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Australia Benjamin Mitchell
Australia Jordan Thompson		 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 13–16 Aug 2015 Thailand F7, Bangkok Futures Hard Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Thailand Pruchya Isaro
Thailand Nuttanon Kadchapanan		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 14–16 Mar 2016 Japan F1, Tokyo Futures Hard Japan Yuya Kibi Chinese Taipei Huang Liang-chi
New Zealand Ben McLachlan		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 14–17 Mar 2016 Japan F3, Kōfu Futures Hard Japan Yuya Kibi Japan Shintaro Imai
Japan Takuto Niki		 1–6, 2–6
Win 15–17 May 2016 Guam F1, Tumon Futures Hard Australia Andrew Whittington Japan Sho Katayama
Japan Yutaro Matsuzaki		 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 15–18 Jun 2016 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard India Vishnu Vardhan France Yannick Jankovits
Switzerland Luca Margaroli		 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 16–18 Jun 2017 Japan F6, Karuizawa Futures Clay Indonesia Christopher Rungkat Japan Shintaro Imai
Japan Takuto Niki		 7–5, 6–2
Win 17–18 Jul 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard India Vishnu Vardhan Russia Evgeny Karlovskiy
Russia Evgenii Tiurnev		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win 18–18 Sep 2017 Shanghai, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan United States Bradley Klahn
Canada Peter Polansky		 7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–5]
Win 19–18 May 2018 Seoul, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard Denmark Frederik Nielsen Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 19–19 Nov 2018 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Denmark Frederik Nielsen Finland Harri Heliövaara
Switzerland Henri Laaksonen		 3–6, 4–6
Win 20–19 Nov 2018 Knoxville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Denmark Frederik Nielsen United States Hunter Reese
United States Tennys Sandgren		 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss 20–20 May 2019 Busan, Korea, Rep. Challenger Hard India Vishnu Vardhan Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Indonesia Christopher Rungkat		 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win 21–20 Sep 2022 Japan M25 Kashiwa Open Futures Hard Japan Kaito Uesugi Japan Naoki Tajima
Japan Seita Watanabe		 6-3, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 21–21 Nov 2022 Matsuyama, Japan Challenger Hard Japan Kaito Uesugi Australia Andrew Harris
Australia John-Patrick Smith		 3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 21–22 Jan 2023 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Japan Kaito Uesugi Northern Mariana Islands Colin Sinclair
New Zealand Jose Statham		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 21–23 Feb 2023 Pune, India Challenger Hard Japan Kaito Uesugi India Anirudh Chandrasekar
India Vijay Sundar Prashanth		 1–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Loss 21–24 Jun 2023 Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico Challenger Hard Japan Kaito Uesugi United States Evan King
United States Reese Stalder		 6-3, 5–7, [9–11]
Loss 21–25 July 2023 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Japan Kaito Uesugi India S D Prajwal Dev
India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha		 6-3, 7-6(4–7)
Win 22–25 August 2023 Porto, Portugal Challenger Hard Japan Kaito Uesugi India Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
India Arjun Kadhe		 6-7(5–7), 6–3, [10–5]

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


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