Kei Nishikori vs John Isner Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs J. Isner

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'10" (208 cm)

112

C. Rank

660

Best Rank

Total Title

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$15.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

John Isner

USA

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'10" (208 cm)

112

C. Rank

660

Best Rank

Total Title

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$15.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 1 Isner

They have played 8 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 4 and John Isner winning 4. The last match between Kei Nishikori and John Isner was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 16-03-2016, Round: R4, Surface: Hard, with John Isner getting the victory 1-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	2
Isner	1

Last H2H Matches:

(R4) BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(03-16-16)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

John Isner

(F) Citi Open - Washington(08-09-15)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

John Isner

(QF) Miami Open - Miami(04-02-15)

Stats

John Isner

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs J. Isner H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	J. Isner
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$15,094,425
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	61.45% (561-352)
2	Hard	1
21	Titles	20
2	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs J. Isner Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.92% of points on their second serve, while John Isner 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 45.32% of their opponent's second serve points, while John Isner has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.53% 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 62.16% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas John Isner has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 61.76% of matches played (W/L 21/13), with John Isner 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). John Isner has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 71% (W/L 56/29), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 54% (W/L 76/66).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 84.62% of matches (W/L 11/2), where as John Isner 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 3 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 2 times and John Isner being victorious 1 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 4 and John Isner winning 4.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and John Isner was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 16-03-2016, Round: R4, Surface: Hard, with John Isner getting the victory 1-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:45:26.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 104.18 while John Isner 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 81% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while John Isner has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 27.59% of breakpoint opportunities, and John Isner 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 John Isner Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs J. Isner H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	J. Isner
2	H2H Matches Won	1
4	Sets Won	4
38	Games Won	44
7	Aces (Total)	54
4	Total Double Faults	4
1:45:26	Average Match Time	1:45:26
64% (146/229)	1st Serve %	68% (158/232)
78% (114/146)	1st Serve Win %	80% (126/158)
55% (46/83)	2nd Serve Win %	61% (45/74)
40% (2/5)	Break Pts Won %	45% (5/11)
26% (61/232)	Return Points Win %	30% (69/229)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (2/2)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/2)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	33% (1/3)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	67% (2/3)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

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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J. Isner Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 28-08-2023
R2 Michael MmohM. Mmoh	L	3-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 7-6(7)	Stats
R1 Facundo Diaz AcostaF. Diaz	W	6-4 6-3 7-6(1)	Stats
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati - 14-08-2023
R1 Jordan ThompsonJ. Thompson	L	7-6(5) 7-6(2)	Stats
Abierto de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos - 31-07-2023
R2 Stefanos TsitsipasS. Tsitsipas	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
R1 Rinky HijikataR. Hijikata	W	6-2 7-6(4)	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs J. Isner Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	J. Isner
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	61.45% (561/352)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	58.40% (1422/1013)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	51.54% (13780/12956)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	64.64% (340/186)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	55.41% (87/70)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	53.79% (78/67)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	65.88% (56/29)
0.23	Aces Per Game	1.14
2439	Aces Total	14970
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.14
1927	Total Double Faults	1857
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1:25:12
450.06	Average Opponent Rank	482.38
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	69% (48323/70140)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	79% (38033/48323)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	56% (12267/21947)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	30% (1160/3810)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	30% (20799/70185)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	60.00% (87/58)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	60.49% (147/96)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	44.07% (26/33)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	63.85% (242/137)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0.00% (0/3)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	69.84% (44/19)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	70.59% (12/5)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	62% (464/747)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	59% (97/164)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	60% (558/933)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (204/357)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (541/456)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (541/85)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	29% (371/106)