Kei Nishikori vs Ernests Gulbis Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs E. Gulbis

Kei Nishikori

JPN

4

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

156

C. Rank

893

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$4.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Ernests Gulbis

LAT

4

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

156

C. Rank

893

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$4.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 4 - 0 Gulbis

They have played 11 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 9 and Ernests Gulbis winning 2. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Ernests Gulbis was at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam, 14-02-2019, Round: R2, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-1 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	4
Gulbis	0

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam(02-14-19)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ernests Gulbis

(R4) Wimbledon - London(07-09-18)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ernests Gulbis

(SF) Barcelona Open BancSabadell - Barcelona(04-26-14)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ernests Gulbis

K. Nishikori vs E. Gulbis H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	E. Gulbis
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$4,263,485
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	54.84% (487-401)
2	Clay	0
1	Grass	0
1	Indoor	0
21	Titles	16
4	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs E. Gulbis Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.96% of points on their second serve, while Ernests Gulbis has won 0%. 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 47.92% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ernests Gulbis has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 30.77% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ernests Gulbis has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 55.56% of matches played (W/L 15/12), with Ernests Gulbis winning 0% (W/L 0/0) 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). Ernests Gulbis has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 123/85), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 45% (W/L 22/27).
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 Ernests Gulbis has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 4 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 4 times and Ernests Gulbis being victorious 0 times. They have played 11 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 9 and Ernests Gulbis winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Ernests Gulbis was at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam, 14-02-2019, Round: R2, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-1 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:32:4.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.52 while Ernests Gulbis has played against players with an average rank of 0.
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 Ernests Gulbis has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ernests Gulbis has converted 0% 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 Ernests Gulbis Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs E. Gulbis H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	E. Gulbis
4	H2H Matches Won	0
9	Sets Won	2
62	Games Won	40
9	Aces (Total)	27
12	Total Double Faults	8
1:32:4	Average Match Time	1:32:4
63% (154/244)	1st Serve %	58% (142/246)
78% (120/154)	1st Serve Win %	70% (99/142)
60% (54/90)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (53/104)
38% (9/24)	Break Pts Won %	22% (2/9)
38% (94/246)	Return Points Win %	29% (70/244)
100% (3/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/3)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

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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E. Gulbis Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Davis Cup, Group I, PO, LAT-ISR 2-3 - 30-01-2023
Rubber 2 Daniel CukiermanD. Cukierman	W	6-1 2-6 7-6(2)	Stats
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Challenger - 23-01-2023
R2 Gauthier OnclinG. Onclin	L	6-7(6) 6-2 6-3	Stats
R1 Lukas KleinL. Klein	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
Q3 Tibo ColsonT. Colson	L	6-2 3-0 ret.	Stats
Q1 Charles BroomC. Broom	W	1-6 6-4 7-6(4)	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs E. Gulbis Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	E. Gulbis
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	54.84% (487/401)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	53.51% (1183/1028)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	51.48% (11015/10380)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	51.00% (127/122)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	52.15% (158/145)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	62.72% (180/107)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	44.90% (22/27)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.58
2447	Aces Total	6030
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.3
1933	Total Double Faults	3134
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:2:57
454.75	Average Opponent Rank	519.74
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	59% (31263/53269)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	75% (23525/31263)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (10630/22006)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	38% (1668/4353)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	36% (18957/52647)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	49.54% (54/55)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	47.45% (65/72)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	86.67% (26/4)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	51.03% (173/166)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	60.29% (123/81)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	67.65% (46/22)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (420/765)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	55% (62/113)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	45% (161/358)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (158/284)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (476/395)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	17% (476/80)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (412/90)