Kei Nishikori vs Fernando Verdasco Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs F. Verdasco

Kei Nishikori

JPN

5

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

158

C. Rank

893

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$10.5M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Fernando Verdasco

ESP

5

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

158

C. Rank

893

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$10.5M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 5 - 2 Verdasco

They have played 22 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 12 and Fernando Verdasco winning 10. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Fernando Verdasco was at the Gerry Weber Open - Halle, 20-06-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Grass, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	5
Verdasco	2

Last 7 H2H Matches:

(R1) Gerry Weber Open - Halle(06-20-17)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Fernando Verdasco

(R4) French Open - Paris(06-05-17)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Fernando Verdasco

(R3) Miami Open - Miami(03-26-17)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Fernando Verdasco

K. Nishikori vs F. Verdasco H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	F. Verdasco
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$10,462,391
68.04% (596-280)	Career Total W/L	56.26% (692-538)
2	Clay	1
1	Grass	0
2	Hard	1
21	Titles	9
5	Total H2H Matches	2
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs F. Verdasco Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 50.85% of points on their second serve, while Fernando Verdasco 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 51.79% of their opponent's second serve points, while Fernando Verdasco has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.73% 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 48.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Fernando Verdasco has saved 0% 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 Fernando Verdasco 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). Fernando Verdasco has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 287/198), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 81/82).
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 Fernando Verdasco 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 7 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 5 times and Fernando Verdasco being victorious 1 times. They have played 22 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 12 and Fernando Verdasco winning 10.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Fernando Verdasco was at the Gerry Weber Open - Halle, 20-06-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Grass, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:15:34.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 114.92 while Fernando Verdasco 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 Fernando Verdasco has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.93% of breakpoint opportunities, and Fernando Verdasco 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 Fernando Verdasco Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs F. Verdasco H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	F. Verdasco
5	H2H Matches Won	1
12	Sets Won	10
107	Games Won	99
20	Aces (Total)	41
25	Total Double Faults	26
2:15:34	Average Match Time	2:15:34
60% (411/682)	1st Serve %	70% (466/670)
71% (291/411)	1st Serve Win %	67% (312/466)
47% (127/271)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (95/204)
38% (27/71)	Break Pts Won %	35% (24/69)
39% (263/672)	Return Points Win %	39% (264/685)
100% (3/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/3)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (4/4)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/4)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	40% (2/5)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	60% (3/5)
60% (3/5)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

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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F. Verdasco Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Seville Challenger - 04-09-2023
R1 Hugo GastonH. Gaston	L	6-1 6-1	Stats
Stanford Challenger - 14-08-2023
R1 Alexander CozbinovA. Cozbinov	L	6-1 6-3	Stats
Santo Domingo Challenger - 07-08-2023
R1 Gonzalo LamaG. Lama	L	6-1 3-6 6-3	Stats
Segovia Challenger - 24-07-2023
QF Nicolas Moreno De AlboranN. Moreno	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
R2 Ricardas BerankisR. Berankis	W	6-1 6-4	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs F. Verdasco Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	F. Verdasco
68.04% (596/280)	YTD Win/Loss	56.26% (692/538)
62.27% (1398/847)	Sets Win/Loss	54.78% (1748/1443)
53.88% (11496/9841)	Games Win/Loss	51.92% (16130/14935)
67.81% (297/141)	Hard Win/Loss	56.04% (246/193)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	59.18% (287/198)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	50.00% (99/99)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	55.56% (60/48)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.34
2441	Aces Total	5126
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
1929	Total Double Faults	3775
1:27:16	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.21	Average Opponent Rank	476.38
62% (36571/59095)	1st Serve %	67% (51289/76712)
70% (25744/36571)	1st Serve Win %	71% (36168/51268)
53% (12012/22509)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (12853/25433)
41% (2540/6168)	Break Points Won % (Total)	40% (2899/7165)
40% (24087/60695)	Return Points Win %	38% (30007/78640)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	61.76% (126/78)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	50.36% (138/136)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	57.14% (12/9)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	57.65% (339/249)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0.00% (0/3)
72.95% (89/33)	Challenger W/L	55.40% (77/62)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (475/696)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (562/1019)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	60% (118/196)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (267/539)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (233/446)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (659/549)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (659/108)
35% (365/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (571/141)