What is Kei Nishikori?
'''Kei Nishikori''' (born on December 29, 1989<ref name=ATP>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Kei-Nishikori.aspx |title=Kei Nishikori |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= |publisher=ATP Tour, Inc. |accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>) is a [[Japan]]ese professional [[tennis player]]. He is from [[Matsue]] in [[Shimane]]. He graduated from [[Nogi elementary school]], [[Kaisei junior high school]], and [[Aomori-yamada high school]]. He is right-handed. ==Record== In September 2014, Nishikori was the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]] first runner-up.<ref name=CM>{{cite news |title=Australian Open 2015: Kei Nishikori rated a strong chance by Andre Agassi |author=Paul Malone |newspaper=Courier Mail |date=13 December 2014 |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2015-kei-nishikori-rated-a-strong-chance-by-andre-agassi/story-fnkrowox-1227155167317?nk=f2b746ce0db64b91f9035b73baa06b4f |accessdate=5 January 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He participated in the [[ATP World Tour Final]] in 2014. His career-high ATP Ranking is 4th in the [[world]].<ref name=CM/> ==Career== He began tennis when he was five years old.<ref name=ATP/> He has achieved a national Triple Crown at 11 years old and he was trained in the [[United States]] from 13 years old. He turned professional when he was 17 years old and he won his first professional tournament at 18 years old. He injured his [[elbow]] in 2009, but he returned the following year. As of August 2015, he is ranked number 4 in the world. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishikori, Kei}} [[Category:Male tennis players]] [[Category:Japanese tennis players]] [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Shimane Prefecture]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Japan]] {{japan-sports-bio-stub}}