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 (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.

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

DescriptionRecordPlayers matched Championships Current oldest active player on ATP Tour in singles Born 19 April 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 17 years (2005,2022) Stands alone Most years btw the 1st and last final at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category 17 years (2005,2022) Stands alone The longest span btw 2 titles at Japanese national championships in Men's Doubles category 12 years (2009,2021) Stands alone

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) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)ITF Futures Tour (2–8)Titles by surfaceHard (2–7)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Japan F9, KashiwaFuturesHard Michael Yani7–6(8–6), 6–3Loss1–1Sri Lanka F2, ColomboFuturesClay Go Soeda6–4, 5–7, 5–7Loss1–2Chikmagalur, IndiaChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke5–7, 4–6Loss1–3Japan F8, OsakaFuturesHard Yuichi Ito1–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss1–4Korea Rep. F2, ChangwonFuturesHard Matthew Ebden4–6, 5–7Loss1–5Great Britain F12, LondonFuturesHard Colin Fleming6–4, 3–6, 1–6Loss1–6Japan F7, TokyoFuturesCarpet Hiroki Kondo6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)Loss1–7Cambodia F3, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Chen Ti3–6, 4–6Win2–7Thailand F5, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat6–4, 6–1Loss2–8Cambodia F3, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Huang Liang-chi5–7, 4–6Loss2–9Japan F6, KashiwaFuturesHard Lee Duck-hee4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 50 (23–31) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (10–16)ITF Futures Tour (13–15)Titles by surfaceHard (21–30)Clay (1–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Japan F6, KashiwaFuturesHard Lu Yen-hsun Peter Handoyo Suwandi Suwandi3–6, 2–6Win1–1Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Michihisa Onoda Baek Seung-bok Park Seung-kyu6–1, 6–3Win2–1Mexico F9, Quintana RooFuturesHard Michihisa Onoda Paul Capdeville Sebastián Decoud6–3, 6–4Loss2–2Korea Rep. F2, DaeguFuturesHard Satoshi Iwabuchi Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan3–6, 7–5, 3–6Loss2–3Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Satoshi Iwabuchi Hiroki Kondo Go Soeda7–6(7–5), 3–6, [9–11]Loss2–4Korea Rep. F3, DaeguFuturesHard Satoshi Iwabuchi Kim Young-jun Kwon Oh-hee6–3, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]Loss2–5Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Tasuku Iwami Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana4–6, 2–6Win3–5Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Brendan Evans Gong Maoxin Li Zhe3–6, 6–3, [10–8]Win4–5Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Tasuku Iwami Ruben Gonzales Christian Guevara3–6, 7–5, [10–4]Loss4–6China F5, ChengduFuturesHard Yusuke Watanuki Gao Peng Gao Wan4–6, 4–6Loss4–7Japan F9, ŌaraiFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan An Jae-sung Arata Onozawa6–2, 1–6, [6–10]Win5–7Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Sam Groth Artem Sitak Jose Statham7–6(8–6), 1–6, [10–4]Loss5–8India F6, ChennaiFuturesHard Bumpei Sato Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan1–6, 4–6Loss5–9Japan F8, KashiwaFuturesHard Bumpei Sato Hiroki Kondo Jose Statham4–6, 2–6Win6–9Beijing, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]Loss6–10China F6, ZhangjiagangFuturesHard Lim Yong-kyu Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan5–7, 6–7(4–7)Loss6–11Cambodia F2, Phnom PenhFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke Takuto Niki Arata Onozawa6–7(10–12), 6–7(8–10)Loss6–12Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith4–6, 2–6Win7–12Japan F1, TokyoFuturesHard Arata Onozawa Shintaro Imai Takao Suzuki6–4, 7–5Loss7–13Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Danai Udomchoke Takuto Niki Arata Onozawa4–6, 2–6Win8–13Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Yasutaka Uchiyama Bumpei Sato Yang Tsung-hua7–6(8–6), 6–2Loss8–14New Delhi, IndiaChallengerHard Riccardo Ghedin Egor Gerasimov Alexander Kudryavtsev7–6(7–5), 4–6, [6–10]Loss8–15Indonesia F1, TarakanFuturesHard (i) Christopher Rungkat Matt Seeberger Finn Tearney2–6, 6–1, [8–10]Win9–15Indonesia F2, TegalFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Aditya Hari Sasongko Sunu Wahyu Trijati6–4, 6–2Win10–15Indonesia F3, JakartaFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Danai Udomchoke6–4, 6–2Win11–15Thailand F1, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana4–6, 6–3, [10–8]Win12–15Thailand F4, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana4–6, 6–3, [10–2]Win13–15Thailand F6, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Benjamin Mitchell Jordan Thompson4–6, 6–3, [11–9]Loss13–16Thailand F7, BangkokFuturesHard Christopher Rungkat Pruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan4–6, 6–7(5–7)Win14–16Japan F1, TokyoFuturesHard Yuya Kibi Huang Liang-chi Ben McLachlan6–3, 6–1Loss14–17Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Yuya Kibi Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki1–6, 2–6Win15–17Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Andrew Whittington Sho Katayama Yutaro Matsuzaki6–3, 3–6, [10–8]Loss15–18Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Vishnu Vardhan Yannick Jankovits Luca Margaroli4–6, 6–7(4–7)Win16–18Japan F6, KaruizawaFuturesClay Christopher Rungkat Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki7–5, 6–2Win17–18Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard Vishnu Vardhan Evgeny Karlovskiy Evgenii Tiurnev7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]Win18–18Shanghai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Yi Chu-huan Bradley Klahn Peter Polansky7–6(7–1), 4–6, [10–5]Win19–18Seoul, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Frederik Nielsen Chen Ti Yi Chu-huan6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss19–19Charlottesville, USAChallengerHard (i) Frederik Nielsen Harri Heliövaara Henri Laaksonen3–6, 4–6Win20–19Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) Frederik Nielsen Hunter Reese Tennys Sandgren7–6(8–6), 7–5Loss20–20Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Vishnu Vardhan Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat6–7(7–9), 1–6Loss20–21 M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Kaito Uesugi Grigoriy Lomakin Oleg Prihodko5–7, 6–3, [5–10]Win21–21 M25 Harmon, GuamWorld Tennis TourHard Kaito Uesugi Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu6–3, 0–6, [10–7]Win22–21 Japan M25 Kashiwa OpenWorld Tennis TourHard Kaito Uesugi Naoki Tajima Seita Watanabe6–3, 4–6, [10–5]Loss22–22Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Andrew Harris John-Patrick Smith 3–6, 6–4, [8–10]Loss22–23Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Colin Sinclair Rubin Statham4–6, 3–6Loss22–24Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth1–6, 6–4, [3–10]Loss22–25Palmas del Mar, Puerto RicoChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Evan King Reese Stalder6–3, 5–7, [9–11]Loss22–26Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi S D Prajwal Dev Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha3–6, 6–7(4–7)Win23–26Porto, PortugalChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–5]Loss23–27Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Karol Drzewiecki Zdenek Kolar 3–6, 2–6Loss23–28Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Calum Puttergill Colin Sinclair Rubin Statham5–7, 2–6Loss23–29Wuxi, ChinaChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Reese Stalder Calum Puttergill6–7(8–10), 6–7(4–7)Loss23–30Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard Kaito Uesugi Ray Ho Nam Ji-sung2–6, 2–6Loss23–31M15 Harmon, GuamWorld Tennis TourHard Masakatsu Noguchi Yusuke Kusuhara Shunsuke Nakagawa2–6, 4–6

References

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