Holger Rune vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
H. Rune vs K. Nishikori

Holger Rune

DEN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

C. Rank

156

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.9M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

C. Rank

156

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.9M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Rune 1 - 0 Nishikori

They have played 3 sets in total, with Holger Rune winning 2 and Kei Nishikori winning 1. The last match between Holger Rune and Kei Nishikori was at the Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo, 29-09-2024, Round: QF, Surface: Hard, with Holger Rune getting the victory 3-6 6-2 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Rune	1
Nishikori	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(QF) Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo(09-29-24)

Stats

Holger Rune

Kei Nishikori

H. Rune vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

H. Rune	Stats	K. Nishikori
$9,902,260	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
65.23% (287-153)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (597-281)
1	Hard	0
14	Titles	21
1	Total H2H Matches	0
62.07% (36-22)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)
1	YTD Titles	0

H. Rune vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Holger Rune has won 46.16% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.96%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Holger Rune, in recent form, has won 42.90% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.92%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.20% and 23.61% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Holger Rune has saved 59.56% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 30.77% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Holger Rune has won 62.07% of matches played (W/L 36/22), with Kei Nishikori winning 55.56% (W/L 15/12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Holger Rune has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 72/30), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 57% (W/L 12/9). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, Holger Rune has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 63.64% of matches (W/L 14/8), where as Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Holger Rune winning 1 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Holger Rune winning 2 and Kei Nishikori winning 1.
The last match between Holger Rune and Kei Nishikori was at the Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo, 29-09-2024, Round: QF, Surface: Hard, with Holger Rune getting the victory 3-6 6-2 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:16:19.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Holger Rune has played against opponents with an average rank of 68.47 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 129.52.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Holger Rune has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 73% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Holger Rune has converted 36.84% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Holger Rune vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

H. Rune vs K. Nishikori H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

H. Rune	Stats	K. Nishikori
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	1
16	Games Won	13
6	Aces (Total)	1
2:16:19	Average Match Time	2:16:19
69% (63/91)	1st Serve %	70% (64/91)
71% (45/63)	1st Serve Win %	69% (44/64)
57% (16/28)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (14/27)
44% (4/9)	Break Pts Won %	25% (2/8)
36% (33/91)	Return Points Win %	33% (30/91)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

H. Rune Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm - 13-10-2025
SF Ugo HumbertU. Humbert	L	4-6 2-2 ret.	Stats
QF Tomas Martin EtcheverryT. Martin	W	6-7(4) 6-3 6-4	Stats
R2 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
QF Valentin VacherotV. Vacherot	L	2-6 7-6(4) 6-4	Stats
R4 Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardG. Mpetshi	W	6-4 6-7(7) 6-3	Stats

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K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
QF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
R2 Sanhui ShinS. Shin	W	6-4 6-1	Stats
R1 Taisei IchikawaT. Ichikawa	W	4-6 6-1 6-1	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R1 Camilo Ugo CarabelliC. Ugo	L	7-5 6-3	Stats
Gonet Geneva Open - Geneva - 19-05-2025
R2 Karen KhachanovK. Khachanov	L	7-5 2-5 ret.	Stats

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H. Rune vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

H. Rune	Stats	K. Nishikori
65.23% (287/153)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (597/281)
61.44% (674/423)	Sets Win/Loss	62.25% (1400/849)
53.23% (5615/4934)	Games Win/Loss	53.87% (11512/9858)
58.20% (71/51)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (298/142)
67.69% (132/63)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
70.59% (72/30)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
57.14% (12/9)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.35	Aces Per Game	0.23
1829	Aces Total	2447
0.24	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
1253	Total Double Faults	1933
1:48:6	Average Match Time	1:27:13
280.77	Average Opponent Rank	454.75
63% (20082/32118)	1st Serve %	62% (36638/59204)
71% (14216/20082)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25783/36638)
53% (6431/12036)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12033/22551)
42% (1279/3030)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2546/6179)
39% (12539/32441)	Return Points Win %	40% (24128/60796)
65.31% (32/17)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
63.44% (59/34)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
53.33% (8/7)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
63.27% (93/54)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
33.33% (1/2)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
69.57% (48/21)	Challenger W/L	72.58% (90/34)
71.88% (46/18)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
66% (253/383)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (476/698)
62% (31/50)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
61% (105/173)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
59% (86/147)	Deciding Set Win %	73% (201/277)
88% (267/235)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (512/470)
12% (267/32)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (512/41)
30% (173/52)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (366/128)