Naoki Nakagawa
{{Short description|Japanese tennis player (born 1996)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Naoki Nakagawa
中川直樹
|fullname =
|country = Japan
|residence = Bradenton, Florida, United States
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|11|19}}
|birth_place = Fukutsu, Fukuoka, Japan
|height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|cm|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
|coach = Kenichi Nakagawa
|careerprizemoney = US $123,517
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=0}}
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 327 (23 June 2025)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 327 (23 June 2025)
|AustralianOpenresult =
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|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=0}}
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 726 (30 July 2018)
|currentdoublesranking =
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
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|updated = 23 June 2025
}}
{{nihongo|Naoki Nakagawa|中川直樹|Nakagawa Naoki|extra=born 19 November 1996}} is a Japanese tennis player.
Nakagawa has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 327 achieved on 23 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of world No. 726 achieved on 30 July 2018.
As a teen, Nakagawa reached his highest ranking of world No. 9 in the combined singles and doubles ITF junior ranking system. His junior tenure was highlighted and capped off by winning the boys' doubles title at the 2014 US Open where he alongside Australia's Omar Jasika defeated the Brazilian duo or João Menezes and Rafael Matos in straight sets 6–3, 7–6(8–6).
Nakagawa won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2024 Columbus Challenger, defeating James Trotter in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/brouwer-pouille-saint-tropez-challenger-2024-final|title=Brouwer, Munar save MPs en route to Challenger title runs|publisher=ATPTour|accessdate=30 January 2025}}
ATP Challenger Tour finals
=Singles: 1 (1 title)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1–0 |2024 Columbus Challenger – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Columbus, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|JPN}} James Trotter |7–6(10–8), 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
=Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Oct 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Mexico F13, Veracruz |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Carlos Spir |6–3, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–1 |{{dts|Nov 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F37, Pensacola |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Gianni Mina |6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Mar 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Croatia F3, Umag |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} Yannick Vandenbulcke |1–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–3 |{{dts|Jun 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F18, Buffalo |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Rybakov |6–4, 0–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–4 |{{dts|Jan 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F4, Sunrise |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} Julien Cagnina |7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–5 |{{dts|Mar 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|PER}} Juan Pablo Varillas |6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–5 |{{dts|Mar 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Monastir, Tunisia |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Agamenone |7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–6 |{{dts|Oct 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Cazaux |3–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–6 |{{dts|Nov 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Afula, Israel |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|GRE}} Michail Pervolarakis |4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|3–7 |{{dts|Mar 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|NED}} Jesper de Jong |1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
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|3–8 |{{dts|Aug 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Decatur, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Cash Hanzlik |6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–8 |{{dts|Sep 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Sapporo, Japan |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nishiwaki |4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–8 |{{dts|Sep 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Takasaki, Japan |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Ochi |6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|5–9 |{{dts|Sep 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Sapporo, Japan |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kokoro Isomura |3–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|0–1 |{{dts|Aug 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F10, Wetzlar |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|DOM}} Roberto Cid Subervi |{{flagicon|GER}} Jannis Kahlke |0–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Aug 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F11, Karlsruhe |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|DOM}} Roberto Cid Subervi |{{flagicon|GER}} Hannes Wagner |3–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–2 |{{dts|Oct 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Changwon, South Korea |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Mochizuki |{{flagicon|KOR}} Chung Hong |6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–3 |{{dts|Feb 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Monastir, Tunisia |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryota Tanuma |{{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Erler |0–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–3 |{{dts|Mar 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Monastir, Tunisia |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryota Tanuma |{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Kotzen |6–1, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–4 |{{dts|Nov 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Meitar, Israel |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Rio Noguchi |{{flagicon|FIN}} Iiro Vasa |1–6, 6–7 (3–7) |
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Doubles: 1 (1 title)=
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|bgcolor=98fb98|Win |2014 |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Omar Jasika |{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Matos |6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
{{US Open boys' doubles champions}}
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