Kei Nishikori vs Ben Shelton Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs B. Shelton

Kei Nishikori

JPN

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

158

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$9.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Ben Shelton

USA

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

158

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$9.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Nishikori 0 - 1 Shelton

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Ben Shelton winning 2. The last match between Ben Shelton and Kei Nishikori was at the French Open - Paris, 30-05-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Ben Shelton getting the victory 7-6(7) 6-4 ret..

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	0
Shelton	1

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R2) French Open - Paris(05-30-24)

Stats

Ben Shelton

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs B. Shelton H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	B. Shelton
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$9,066,750
68.04% (596-280)	Career Total W/L	64.12% (168-94)
0	Clay	1
21	Titles	7
0	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	62.50% (40-24)
0	YTD Titles	1

K. Nishikori vs B. Shelton Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 49.40% of points on their second serve, while Ben Shelton has won 48.30%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kei Nishikori, in recent form, has won 53.42% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ben Shelton has won 40.53%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.88% and 20.77% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 37.50% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ben Shelton has saved 59.55% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 56.00% of matches played (W/L 14/11), with Ben Shelton winning 61.54% (W/L 40/25) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: 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). Ben Shelton has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 43/17), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 12/11).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5), where as Ben Shelton has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 65.22% of matches (W/L 15/8). 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 Kei Nishikori winning 0 times and Ben Shelton being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Ben Shelton winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Ben Shelton was at the French Open - Paris, 30-05-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Ben Shelton getting the victory 7-6(7) 6-4 ret..
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:49:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 114.92 while Ben Shelton has played against players with an average rank of 56.49.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kei Nishikori has won 73% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Ben Shelton has won 57% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 35.71% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ben Shelton has converted 24.59% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Kei Nishikori vs Ben Shelton Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs B. Shelton H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	B. Shelton
0	H2H Matches Won	1
0	Sets Won	2
10	Games Won	13
0	Aces (Total)	9
3	Total Double Faults	5
1:49:0	Average Match Time	1:49:0
69% (60/87)	1st Serve %	65% (48/74)
65% (39/60)	1st Serve Win %	79% (38/48)
52% (14/27)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (13/26)
33% (1/3)	Break Pts Won %	33% (2/6)
31% (23/74)	Return Points Win %	39% (34/87)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
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
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid - 21-04-2025
R2 Denis ShapovalovD. Shapovalov	L	6-1 6-4	Stats

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B. Shelton Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Nitto ATP Finals - Turin - 10-11-2025
Robin Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 7-6(3)	Stats
Robin Felix Auger AliassimeF. Auger	L	4-6 7-6(7) 7-5	Stats
Robin Alexander ZverevA. Zverev	L	6-3 7-6(6)	Stats
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
QF Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
R3 Andrey RublevA. Rublev	W	7-6(6) 6-3	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs B. Shelton Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	B. Shelton
68.04% (596/280)	YTD Win/Loss	64.12% (168/94)
62.27% (1398/847)	Sets Win/Loss	60.12% (410/272)
53.88% (11496/9841)	Games Win/Loss	52.55% (3660/3305)
67.81% (297/141)	Hard Win/Loss	65.44% (89/47)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	55.81% (24/19)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	71.67% (43/17)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	52.17% (12/11)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.68
2441	Aces Total	2335
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
1929	Total Double Faults	917
1:27:16	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.21	Average Opponent Rank	190.52
62% (36571/59095)	1st Serve %	65% (13633/21049)
70% (25744/36571)	1st Serve Win %	75% (10275/13633)
53% (12012/22509)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (4013/7416)
41% (2540/6168)	Break Points Won % (Total)	39% (592/1499)
40% (24087/60695)	Return Points Win %	34% (7159/20971)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	70.21% (33/14)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	57.38% (35/26)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	50.00% (2/2)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	55.26% (42/34)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0.00% (0/3)
72.95% (89/33)	Challenger W/L	80.00% (44/11)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	75.00% (12/4)
68% (475/696)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	62% (134/215)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	71% (32/45)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (90/166)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (50/89)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (145/126)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (145/18)
35% (365/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (117/41)