Illya Marchenko vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
I. Marchenko vs K. Nishikori

Illya Marchenko

UKR

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

641

C. Rank

158

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.2M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

641

C. Rank

158

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$1.2M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Marchenko 1 - 1 Nishikori

They have played 4 sets in total, with Illya Marchenko winning 2 and Kei Nishikori winning 2. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Illya Marchenko was at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis, 19-02-2013, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Marchenko	1
Nishikori	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis(02-19-13)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Illya Marchenko

(R2) Izmir Cup - Izmir(05-28-08)

Stats

Illya Marchenko

Kei Nishikori

I. Marchenko vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

I. Marchenko	Stats	K. Nishikori
$1,217,273	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
57.00% (607-458)	Career Total W/L	68.07% (597-280)
1	Hard	0
0	Indoor	1
12	Titles	21
1	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)

I. Marchenko vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Illya Marchenko has won 50.00% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.66%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Illya Marchenko, in recent form, has won 56.86% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 52.63%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.26% and 26.45% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Illya Marchenko has saved 75.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 33.33% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Illya Marchenko has won 71.43% of matches played (W/L 5/2), with Kei Nishikori winning 57.69% (W/L 15/11) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Illya Marchenko has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 231/138), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 43% (W/L 63/85). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, Illya Marchenko has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 2/2), 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 2 times before with Illya Marchenko winning 1 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 1 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Illya Marchenko winning 2 and Kei Nishikori winning 2.
The last match between Illya Marchenko and Kei Nishikori was at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis, 19-02-2013, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:44:16.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Illya Marchenko has played against opponents with an average rank of 391.14 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 124.88.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Illya Marchenko has won 100% 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, Illya Marchenko has converted 11.76% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 33.33% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Illya Marchenko vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

I. Marchenko vs K. Nishikori H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

I. Marchenko	Stats	K. Nishikori
1	H2H Matches Won	1
2	Sets Won	2
21	Games Won	19
5	Aces (Total)	1
3	Total Double Faults	4
0:44:16	Average Match Time	0:44:16
60% (42/70)	1st Serve %	51% (33/65)
57% (24/42)	1st Serve Win %	67% (22/33)
54% (15/28)	2nd Serve Win %	63% (20/32)
40% (2/5)	Break Pts Won %	40% (4/10)
35% (23/65)	Return Points Win %	44% (31/70)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

I. Marchenko Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Qian Daohu - 27-10-2025
R1 Minghui ZhangM. Zhang	W	7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4	Stats
R2 Sergey FominS. Fomin	L	w/o	Stats
Q3 Wenze LiW. Li	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
Q1 Yanjie ZhengY. Zheng	W	7-5 6-2	Stats
Brisbane 2 Challenger - 03-02-2025
Q1 Cruz HewittC. Hewitt	L	1-1 ret.	Stats

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K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
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
R1 Learner TienL. Tien	W	4-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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I. Marchenko vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

I. Marchenko	Stats	K. Nishikori
57.00% (607/458)	YTD Win/Loss	68.07% (597/280)
55.96% (1428/1124)	Sets Win/Loss	62.31% (1400/847)
51.94% (12880/11917)	Games Win/Loss	53.89% (11508/9846)
58.45% (256/182)	Hard Win/Loss	67.88% (298/141)
42.57% (63/85)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
62.78% (253/150)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
46.05% (35/41)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.33	Aces Per Game	0.23
4034	Aces Total	2444
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
2979	Total Double Faults	1931
1:14:14	Average Match Time	1:27:15
566.06	Average Opponent Rank	454.12
58% (34524/60040)	1st Serve %	62% (36608/59154)
72% (24963/34524)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25767/36608)
50% (12840/25507)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12023/22531)
41% (2333/5672)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2546/6176)
38% (23071/60087)	Return Points Win %	40% (24118/60751)
50.57% (44/43)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
30.56% (11/25)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
56.67% (17/13)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
50.72% (106/103)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
0% (0/0)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
59.71% (369/249)	Challenger W/L	73.17% (90/33)
71.43% (60/24)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
57% (573/1005)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (476/697)
49% (23/47)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
50% (211/423)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
47% (173/370)	Deciding Set Win %	73% (201/277)
83% (598/496)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (512/470)
17% (598/102)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (512/41)
24% (466/110)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (365/128)