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Two matches into the farewell season, the record sits at 1-1 and the ranking keeps sliding: ATP No. 479, from a 238 start and a 237 peak.
The Washington round of 16 came apart on the margins, with 71 percent of first-serve points won but only five holds from eight and none of three break points saved. Rafael Jodar held all nine of his and took 60 of the 102 points.
He has not played since July 30, and ESPN reported in June that a wild card into the Japan Open, Sept. 30–Oct. 6, will be the last stop.
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Currently ranked No. 436. Across 2024–2026: a high of No. 58 and a low of No. 721 over 275 ranking updates.
Year-end ranking: 2024 — No. 106 · 2025 — No. 156 · 2026 — No. 436 (current)
Kei Nishikori's latest available published ATP singles ranking is No. 436 as of Oct 5, 2026 with 111 ATP Points.
Kei Nishikori has a 1–2 win-loss record in 2026 across the Grand Slam, Masters/1000, 500 and 250 events covered by The Drop Shot.
Kei Nishikori lost to Frances Tiafoe 4-6 4-6 in the round of 32 at the Japan Open on Oct 1, 2026. This is the latest result available in the 2026 records.
Independent rolling tour snapshot · events starting Oct 7, 2024–Oct 6, 2026All surfaces · Slam / Masters / 500 / 250 · 70/30 when both windows qualifyUpdating snapshot…
| Opponent | Last meeting | H2H |
|---|---|---|
| AOJan '25 | 1-0 | |
| AOJan '25 | 0-1 | |
| MIAMar '24 | 0-2 | |
| SHAOct '24 | 1-1 | |
| WIMJul '24 | 0-1 |