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Kenta Nishimoto

Japan · Men's singles · 2012 to 2026

Born 30 August 1994 · Right-handed · 180 cm

408
matches
56%
won
3
senior titles
12
finals
World ranking
28Men's singles
45,769 points

Best 27 on the lists we hold, from 21 Sep 2026. Career high 9 in men's singles, 6 Sep 2018. In the weekly top lists of men's singles for 201 weeks (2017 to 2026), best 9th.

Our ratingHow it works
1,758Men's singles
rated 29 Sep 2026

25th of 548 rated in the last 12 months. Highest 1,886.

Form
2/10won of the last
10 matches
  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. L
  8. L
  9. L
  10. L

Latest: lost to Alwi Farhan, Asian Games 2026, round of 32. Newest on the left.

Season by season

Matches played and won, year by year.

  • Played
  • Won
  • A title that year
'12
'14
'16
'18
'20
1 '22
1
'24
1
'26
Show the numbers
YearPlayedWonTitles
20261750
202553301
202444220
202364401
202230181
20211260
202018120
201941200
201849320
201728140
20161150
201527180
2014610
2013420
2012420
Titles

3 senior titles.

Every final won, newest first. Each opens that edition's draw.

  1. 2025 Canada Open Men's singles beat Victor Lai 21–13 21–14
  2. 2023 Spain Masters Men's singles beat Kanta Tsuneyama 15–21 21–18 21–19
  3. 2022 Japan Open Men's singles beat Chou Tien-chen 21–19 21–23 21–17
Recent matches

The last 20 matches.

Scores read from Kenta Nishimoto's side.

Denmark Open 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Jason Gunawan Not known
Asian Games 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Alwi Farhan 12–21 10–21 Lost
China Masters 2026Men's singles Round of 16 Anders Antonsen 11–21 9–21 Lost
Round of 32 Rasmus Gemke 21–17 21–14 Won
World Championships 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Ng Ka Long 21–17 16–21 18–21 Lost
Round of 64 Christo Popov 21–17 21–19 Won
China Open 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Loh Kean Yew 10–21 10–21 Lost
Japan Open 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Alwi Farhan 14–21 11–21 Lost
Indonesia Open 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Li Shifeng 16–21 11–21 Lost
Singapore Open 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Shi Yuqi 17–21 18–21 Lost
Swiss Open 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Tharun Mannepalli 21–16 16–21 2–7 ret. Lost
All England Open 2026Men's singles Round of 32 Leong Jun Hao 17–21 21–13 18–21 Lost
India Open 2026Men's singles Round of 16 Lakshya Sen 19–21 10–21 Lost
Round of 32 Kodai Naraoka 21–6 7–5 ret. Won
Malaysia Open 2026Men's singles Quarter-final Anders Antonsen 9–21 12–21 Lost
Round of 16 Chou Tien-chen 21–17 21–15 Won
Round of 32 Toma Junior Popov 21–14 14–21 21–5 Won
Australian Open 2025Men's singles Round of 16 Rasmus Gemke 17–21 9–21 Lost
Round of 32 Kiran George 11–21 24–22 21–17 Won
Japan Masters 2025Men's singles Final Kodai Naraoka 11–21 21–10 15–21 Lost
Partners and rivals

Who with, and who against.

Head to head counts every draw match between them, in any event.

Rivals