Toshihide Matsui


Toshihide Matsui 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. He is currently the oldest active singles player in the ATP world doubles rankings.

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.
He won 6 Japanese national championship titles in men's doubles category:
4 titles with Satoshi Iwabuchi and 2 titles with Kaito Uesugi.
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.
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.
In February 2024, Matsui achieved his highest ranking in doubles, No.123, at the age of 45; he later improved this to No. 121 on 27 May 2024, aged 46.

Records

Personal life

Based in Kashiwa, 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)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Japan F9, KashiwaFuturesHarddts|Dec 2005

Doubles: 50 (23–31)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Japan F6, KashiwaFuturesHard