Naoki Nakagawa

Naoki Nakagawa
中川直樹
Country (sports)Japan
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, United States
Born (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996
Fukutsu, Fukuoka, Japan
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachKenichi Nakagawa
Prize moneyUS $123,517
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 327 (23 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 327 (23 June 2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 726 (30 July 2018)
Last updated on: 23 June 2025.

Naoki Nakagawa (中川直樹, Nakagawa Naoki; 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.[1]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2024 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) 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)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (5–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2013 Mexico F13, Veracruz Futures Hard Juan Carlos Spir 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Nov 2016 USA F37, Pensacola Futures Clay Gianni Mina 6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2017 Croatia F3, Umag Futures Clay Yannick Vandenbulcke 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2017 USA F18, Buffalo Futures Clay Alex Rybakov 6–4, 0–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Jan 2018 USA F4, Sunrise Futures Clay Julien Cagnina 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Mar 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard Juan Pablo Varillas 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Mar 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Franco Agamenone 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 2–6 Oct 2021 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard Arthur Cazaux 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–6 Nov 2021 M25 Afula, Israel WTT Hard Michail Pervolarakis 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–7 Mar 2023 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard Jesper de Jong 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 3–8 Aug 2023 M25 Decatur, USA WTT Hard Cash Hanzlik 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 4–8 Sep 2023 M25 Sapporo, Japan WTT Hard Kazuki Nishiwaki 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 5–8 Sep 2023 M25 Takasaki, Japan WTT Hard Makoto Ochi 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 5–9 Sep 2024 M25 Sapporo, Japan WTT Hard Kokoro Isomura 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2016 Germany F10, Wetzlar Futures Clay Roberto Cid Subervi Jannis Kahlke
Robin Kern 		0–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2016 Germany F11, Karlsruhe Futures Clay Roberto Cid Subervi Hannes Wagner
Johannes Härteis 		3–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Oct 2019 M15 Changwon, South Korea WTT Hard Shintaro Mochizuki Chung Hong
Lee Jea-moon 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Ryota Tanuma Alexander Erler
Skander Mansouri 		0–6, 5–7
Win 2–3 Mar 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Ryota Tanuma Alexander Kotzen
Simon Carr 		6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–4 Nov 2021 M25 Meitar, Israel WTT Hard Rio Noguchi Iiro Vasa
Eero Vasa 		1–6, 6–7 (3–7)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2014 US Open Hard Omar Jasika Rafael Matos
João Menezes 		6–3, 7–6(8–6)

References

  1. ^ "Brouwer, Munar save MPs en route to Challenger title runs". ATPTour. Retrieved 30 January 2025.


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