# Toshihide Matsui

Toshihide Matsui (松井 俊英, Matsui Toshihide, born 19 April 1978) 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

| Description | Record | Players 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 surface
* Hard (2–7)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2005 | Japan F9, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Michael Yani | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2005 | Sri Lanka F2, Colombo | Futures | Clay | Go Soeda | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2006 | Chikmagalur, India | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2007 | Japan F8, Osaka | Futures | Hard | Yuichi Ito | 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2008 | Korea Rep. F2, Changwon | Futures | Hard | Matthew Ebden | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2009 | Great Britain F12, London | Futures | Hard | Colin Fleming | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jun 2010 | Japan F7, Tokyo | Futures | Carpet | Hiroki Kondo | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–7 | Dec 2013 | Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | May 2014 | Thailand F5, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Dec 2014 | Cambodia F3, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Jun 2015 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Lee Duck-hee | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 50 (23–29)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (10–16)
* ITF Futures Tour (13–14)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (21–30)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2002 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Lu Yen-hsun | Peter Handoyo Suwandi Suwandi | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2003 | Busan, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Michihisa Onoda | Baek Seung-bok Park Seung-kyu | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2003 | Mexico F9, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | Michihisa Onoda | Paul Capdeville Sebastián Decoud | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2007 | Korea Rep. F2, Daegu | Futures | Hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2007 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | Hiroki Kondo Go Soeda | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2008 | Korea Rep. F3, Daegu | Futures | Hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | Kim Young-jun Kwon Oh-hee | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2–5 | May 2009 | Busan, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Tasuku Iwami | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | May 2010 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Brendan Evans | Gong Maoxin Li Zhe | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 2010 | Guam F1, Tumon | Futures | Hard | Tasuku Iwami | Ruben Gonzales Christian Guevara | 3–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2012 | China F5, Chengdu | Futures | Hard | Yusuke Watanuki | Gao Peng Gao Wan | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Oct 2012 | Japan F9, Ōarai | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | An Jae-sung Arata Onozawa | 6–2, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 5–7 | Jan 2013 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Sam Groth | Artem Sitak Jose Statham | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 1–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2013 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Hard | Bumpei Sato | Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Jul 2013 | Japan F8, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Bumpei Sato | Hiroki Kondo Jose Statham | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Jul 2013 | Beijing, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [10–8] |
| Loss | 6–10 | Aug 2013 | China F6, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Lim Yong-kyu | Sriram Balaji Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 6–11 | Dec 2013 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | Takuto Niki Arata Onozawa | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$ |
| Loss | 6–12 | Feb 2014 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–12 | Mar 2014 | Japan F1, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | Arata Onozawa | Shintaro Imai Takao Suzuki | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–13 | Mar 2014 | Japan F3, Kōfu | Futures | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | Takuto Niki Arata Onozawa | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–13 | Nov 2014 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Yasutaka Uchiyama | Bumpei Sato Yang Tsung-hua | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–14 | Feb 2015 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | Egor Gerasimov Alexander Kudryavtsev | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 8–15 | Apr 2015 | Indonesia F1, Tarakan | Futures | Hard (i) | Christopher Rungkat | Matt Seeberger Finn Tearney | 2–6, 6–1, [8–10] |
| Win | 9–15 | Apr 2015 | Indonesia F2, Tegal | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Aditya Hari Sasongko Sunu Wahyu Trijati | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–15 | Apr 2015 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Danai Udomchoke | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–15 | Apr 2015 | Thailand F1, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–15 | Jun 2015 | Thailand F4, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Win | 13–15 | Aug 2015 | Thailand F6, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Benjamin Mitchell Jordan Thompson | 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Loss | 13–16 | Aug 2015 | Thailand F7, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Pruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 14–16 | Mar 2016 | Japan F1, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | Yuya Kibi | Huang Liang-chi Ben McLachlan | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14–17 | Mar 2016 | Japan F3, Kōfu | Futures | Hard | Yuya Kibi | Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 15–17 | May 2016 | Guam F1, Tumon | Futures | Hard | Andrew Whittington | Sho Katayama Yutaro Matsuzaki | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 15–18 | Jun 2016 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Yannick Jankovits Luca Margaroli | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 16–18 | Jun 2017 | Japan F6, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Christopher Rungkat | Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–18 | Jul 2017 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Evgeny Karlovskiy Evgenii Tiurnev | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–7] |
| Win | 18–18 | Sep 2017 | Shanghai, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Bradley Klahn Peter Polansky | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 19–18 | May 2018 | Seoul, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Frederik Nielsen | Chen Ti Yi Chu-huan | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 19–19 | Nov 2018 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Frederik Nielsen | Harri Heliövaara Henri Laaksonen | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 20–19 | Nov 2018 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Frederik Nielsen | Hunter Reese Tennys Sandgren | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 20–20 | May 2019 | Busan, Korea, Rep. | Challenger | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Christopher Rungkat | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 20–21 | Dec 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Kaito Uesugi | Grigoriy Lomakin Oleg Prihodko | 5–7, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Win | 21–21 | Jun 2022 | M25 Harmon, Guam | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu | 6–3, 0–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 22–21 | Sep 2022 | Japan M25 Kashiwa Open | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Naoki Tajima Seita Watanabe | 6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 22–22 | Nov 2022 | Matsuyama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Andrew Harris John-Patrick Smith | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 22–23 | Jan 2023 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Colin Sinclair Rubin Statham | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 22–24 | Feb 2023 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth | 1–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
| Loss | 22–25 | Jun 2023 | Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Evan King Reese Stalder | 6–3, 5–7, [9–11] |
| Loss | 22–26 | July 2023 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | S D Prajwal Dev Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 6–3, 7-6$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 23–26 | Aug 2023 | Porto, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 23–27 | Nov 2023 | Matsuyama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Karol Drzewiecki Zdenek Kolar | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 23–28 | Jan 2024 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Calum Puttergill | Colin Sinclair Rubin Statham | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 23–29 | May 2024 | Wuxi, China | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Reese Stalder Calum Puttergill | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 23–30 | May 2024 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Ray Ho Nam Ji-sung | 2–6, 2–6 |