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Birthday: 12/29/89
Birthplace: Shimane, Japan
Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight:150 lbs (68 kg)
Plays: Right Handed
Turned Pro: 2007
Kei Nishikori began playing tennis at the age of five in Japan. His mother, Eri, is a piano teacher and his father, Kiyoshi, is an engineer. He has one older sister, Reina, who graduated from college and works in Tokyo. Kei moved from Shimane, Japan, to the United States when he was 14 to train at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Florida and didn't speak a word of English when he arrived. He came to the academy thanks to the Masaaki Morita Tennis Fund group, which consists of a select few Japanese players sponsored by Mr. Morita, the CEO of Sony Corp. He took the Roland Garros junior doubles title in 2006 and ranked at a high of No. 7 in singles that same year. His favorite surfaces are hard and clay courts and he considers his best shot to be his forehand. He was named the 2008 ATP Newcomer of Year and currently trains at an academy under guidance of Nick Bollettieri and travels with his coaches Dante Bottini and Brad Gilbert.
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