Kei Nishikori vs Benoit Paire Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs B. Paire

Kei Nishikori

JPN

7

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

159

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Benoit Paire

FRA

7

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

159

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 7 - 2 Paire

They have played 30 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 20 and Benoit Paire winning 10. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Benoit Paire was at the French Open - Paris, 03-06-2019, Round: R4, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	7
Paire	2

Last 9 H2H Matches:

(R4) French Open - Paris(06-03-19)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Benoit Paire

(R1) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai(02-26-19)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Benoit Paire

(R2) Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo(10-03-18)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Benoit Paire

K. Nishikori vs B. Paire H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	B. Paire
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$5,704,593
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	52.32% (574-523)
4	Clay	0
1	Hard	2
2	Indoor	0
21	Titles	17
7	Total H2H Matches	2
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs B. Paire Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 49.46% of points on their second serve, while Benoit Paire has won 44.10%. 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 48.86% of their opponent's second serve points, while Benoit Paire has won 41.51%. The same stats for first serve returns are 25.76% and 28.99% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 60.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Benoit Paire has saved 60.47% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 54.17% of matches played (W/L 13/11), with Benoit Paire winning 30.43% (W/L 7/16) 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). Benoit Paire has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 265/211), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 47% (W/L 31/35).
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 Benoit Paire has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 31.82% of matches (W/L 7/15). 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 9 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 7 times and Benoit Paire being victorious 2 times. They have played 30 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 20 and Benoit Paire winning 10.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Benoit Paire was at the French Open - Paris, 03-06-2019, Round: R4, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:14:22.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Kei Nishikori and Benoit Paire have played a deciding set 4 times, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 times and Benoit Paire 2 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 5 tiebreaks against each other with Kei Nishikori winning 1, and Benoit Paire 4.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 87 while Benoit Paire has played against players with an average rank of 326.26.
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 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Benoit Paire has won 36% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Benoit Paire has converted 30.00% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Kei Nishikori vs Benoit Paire Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	B. Paire
7	H2H Matches Won	2
20	Sets Won	10
167	Games Won	125
21	Aces (Total)	77
29	Total Double Faults	64
2:14:22	Average Match Time	2:14:22
64% (593/927)	1st Serve %	51% (482/950)
72% (429/593)	1st Serve Win %	72% (347/482)
52% (174/334)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (206/468)
45% (46/102)	Break Pts Won %	37% (25/68)
42% (397/950)	Return Points Win %	35% (324/927)
80% (4/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	20% (1/5)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	25% (1/4)
50% (2/4)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (2/4)
88% (7/8)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
13% (1/8)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	13% (1/8)

Recent Performance Stats

K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
R1 Aleksandar VukicA. Vukic	W	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stats

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B. Paire Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Orleans Challenger - 22-09-2025
R1 Edas ButvilasE. Butvilas	L	1-6 6-2 3-0 ret.	Stats
Rennes Challenger - 08-09-2025
Q1 Adrien GobatA. Gobat	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
Cassis Challenger - 01-09-2025
R1 Mae MaligeM. Malige	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Troyes Challenger - 30-06-2025
R1 Matteo MartineauM. Martineau	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
Royan Challenger - 16-06-2025
R1 Buvaysar GadamauriB. Gadamauri	L	7-5 7-6(5)	Stats

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	B. Paire
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	52.32% (574/523)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	51.20% (1409/1343)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	50.24% (13406/13276)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	49.37% (156/160)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	55.67% (265/211)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	51.05% (122/117)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	46.97% (31/35)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.54
2439	Aces Total	7050
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.35
1927	Total Double Faults	4520
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1:16:23
453.96	Average Opponent Rank	487.37
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	52% (36896/70897)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	74% (27412/36896)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (15472/33995)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	40% (2682/6702)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	39% (27117/70207)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	47.79% (54/59)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	45.75% (70/83)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	30.00% (3/7)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	47.06% (168/189)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	56.83% (179/136)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	67.35% (99/48)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	53% (516/976)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	48% (49/102)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (228/456)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (227/418)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (518/437)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (518/81)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (578/136)