How old is S. Nishio?

S. Nishio is 72 years old, born on May 23, 1954.

How many Grand Slams has S. Nishio won?

S. Nishio has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has S. Nishio won?

S. Nishio has not won a Masters 1000 title.

What is S. Nishio's highest ATP ranking?

S. Nishio's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 263, first achieved on December 31, 1978.

What is S. Nishio's career win-loss record?

S. Nishio has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 11 losses (26.7%).

How much career prize money has S. Nishio earned?

S. Nishio has earned at least $10,785 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did S. Nishio play professional tennis?

S. Nishio turned professional in 1974 and was active through 1985.

Who is S. Nishio's biggest rival?

S. Nishio's most frequent opponent is T. Yonezawa, with a head-to-head record of 2–0 across 2 meetings.

S. Nishio

JPN Age 72 Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1974–1985

Peak ranking

263 (Dec 31, 1978)

Elo peak

1533 (12.3%ile)

Career record

4–11 (26.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$10,785

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Oct 16, 1985*	Tokyo Outdoor	ATP 250	R64	Hard	H. Nihonmatsu	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 10, 1984*	Tokyo Outdoor	ATP 250	R64	Hard	D. Pate #65	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 19, 1983*	Tokyo Outdoor	ATP 250	R64	Hard	K. Flach #314	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 28, 1982*	Tokyo Indoor	ATP 250	R32	Carpet	V. Gerulaitis #6	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 20, 1982*	Tokyo Outdoor	ATP 250	R64	Clay	E. Sherbeck #420	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
T. Yonezawa	2	0	2	Oct 21, 1981	H2H
H. Nihonmatsu	0	1	1	Oct 16, 1985	H2H
D. Pate	0	1	1	Oct 10, 1984	H2H
K. Flach	0	1	1	Oct 19, 1983	H2H
V. Gerulaitis	0	1	1	Oct 28, 1982	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	20	0	1	1	0.0%	297	274
1978	24	0	1	1	0.0%	386	263
1979	25	2	2	4	50.0%	439	439
1980	26	1	1	2	50.0%	372	372
1981	27	1	1	2	50.0%	372	372
1982	28	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1983	29	0	1	1	0.0%	423	423
1984	30	0	1	1	0.0%	367	463
1985	31	0	1	1	0.0%	464	570
Career		4	11	15	26.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	25	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
1980	26	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1981	27	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1982	28	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1983	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	30	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	4	4	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	4	11	15	26.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1980	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1981	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1983	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	30	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	10	11	9.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 11/15 (73.3%) of S. Nishio's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Dec. Set W%	TB W%
1974	20	1488	44	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	24	—	—
1978	24	1483	27	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	72	—	—
1979	25	1505	52	—	56	—	55.6%	+0.75	32	—	—
1980	26	1518	62	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	82	—	—
1981	27	1520	57	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.75	12	—	—
1982	28	1501	42	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	79	—	—
1983	29	1485	25	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	4	—	—
1984	30	1477	16	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	51	—	—
1985	31	1462	9	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	4	—	—
Career		1495	39	20	56	—	29.0%	-2.00	43	—	—

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

ATP 250

Season	Age	TKY	OSA
1974	20	R64	—
1978	24	—	R64
1979	25	R16	—
1980	26	R32	—
1981	27	R32	—
1982	28	R32	—
1983	29	R64	—
1984	30	R64	—
1985	31	R64	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

263

Career-high date

Dec 31, 1978

First top 100

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First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	297	274
1975	21	281	—	306	324	333	330	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	386	—	—	—	—	263
1979	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	439
1980	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	372
1983	29	423	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	30	367	—	—	—	—	348	401	394	467	459	451	463
1985	31	466	480	494	496	570	567	580	607	602	571	571	570
1986	32	568	561	566	554	629	624	515	525	522	589	592	601
1987	33	604	606	591	614	522	542	600	590	586	590	592	587
1988	34	586	593	602	598	698	575	645	672	699	696	708	556
1989	35	552	555	555	570	542	594	595	570	553	568	572	712
1990	36	706	694	703	790	781	782	808	948	946	961	978	1007
1991	37	1008	1016	1033	1024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
K. Tanabe	JPN	669	1,576	0	37	11	26	29.7%	1971-1982	Match log
T. Fukui	JPN	177	1,521	0	36	10	26	27.8%	1977-1989	Match log
K. Hirai	JPN	180	1,505	0	39	7	32	17.9%	1971-1981	Match log
D. Ralston	USA	115	1,954	6	293	157	136	53.6%	1968-1980	Match log
J. Osborne	USA	211	1,817	0	239	118	121	49.4%	1968-1982	Match log
M. Santana	ESP	145	1,994	11	163	113	50	69.3%	1968-1978	Match log
E. Buchholz	USA	156	1,941	6	179	98	81	54.7%	1968-1978	Match log
M. Anderson	AUS	125	1,932	3	135	81	54	60.0%	1968-1981	Match log
F. Pala	CZE	102	1,718	0	174	62	112	35.6%	1969-1979	Match log
N. Kalogeropoulos	GRE	108	1,681	0	127	53	74	41.7%	1968-1980	Match log
R. Fisher	USA	113	1,600	0	152	48	104	31.6%	1968-1981	Match log
R. Benavides	BOL	124	1,563	0	152	44	108	28.9%	1968-1983	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is S. Nishio?: S. Nishio is 72 years old, born on May 23, 1954.
Which country is S. Nishio from?: S. Nishio is from Japan.
Is S. Nishio left-handed or right-handed?: S. Nishio plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has S. Nishio won?: S. Nishio has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has S. Nishio won?: S. Nishio has not won a Masters 1000 title.
What is S. Nishio's highest ATP ranking?: S. Nishio's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 263, first achieved on December 31, 1978.
What is S. Nishio's career win-loss record?: S. Nishio has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 11 losses (26.7%).
How much career prize money has S. Nishio earned?: S. Nishio has earned at least $10,785 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did S. Nishio play professional tennis?: S. Nishio turned professional in 1974 and was active through 1985.
Who is S. Nishio's biggest rival?: S. Nishio's most frequent opponent is T. Yonezawa, with a head-to-head record of 2–0 across 2 meetings.