Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Jurgen Melzer Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs J. Melzer

Kei Nishikori

JPN

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$4.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Jurgen Melzer

AUT

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$4.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 3 - 1 Melzer

They have played 11 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and Jurgen Melzer winning 5. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Jurgen Melzer was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai, 09-10-2013, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 3-6 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	3
Melzer	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai(10-09-13)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Jurgen Melzer

(R1) Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo(10-01-13)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Jurgen Melzer

(R1) Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid(05-06-13)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Jurgen Melzer

K. Nishikori vs J. Melzer H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	J. Melzer
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$4,041,290
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	54.31% (504-424)
1	Clay	0
2	Hard	1
21	Titles	10
3	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs J. Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer 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). Jurgen Melzer has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 118/73), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 51% (W/L 134/128).
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 Jurgen Melzer 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 3 times and Jurgen Melzer being victorious 1 times. They have played 11 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and Jurgen Melzer winning 5.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Jurgen Melzer was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai, 09-10-2013, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 3-6 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:14:21.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.07 while Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	J. Melzer
3	H2H Matches Won	1
6	Sets Won	5
54	Games Won	49
20	Aces (Total)	14
18	Total Double Faults	6
1:14:21	Average Match Time	1:14:21
67% (223/334)	1st Serve %	67% (195/291)
71% (158/223)	1st Serve Win %	69% (135/195)
44% (49/111)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (43/96)
56% (15/27)	Break Pts Won %	40% (12/30)
39% (113/291)	Return Points Win %	38% (127/334)
100% (3/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/3)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (2/2)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (1/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	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
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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J. Melzer Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
All Lower level tournaments - 01-06-2020
R1 Alexander ErlerA. Erler	L	7-6(7) 3-6 6-3	Stats
R1 Sebastian OfnerS. Ofner	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
R1 David PichlerD. Pichler	W	3-6 6-2 6-4	Stats
R1 Lenny HampelL. Hampel	W	7-6 6-3	Stats
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem - 19-08-2019
Q1 Bjorn FratangeloB. Fratangelo	L	6-4 6-4	Stats

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	J. Melzer
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	54.31% (504/424)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	52.64% (1266/1139)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	50.71% (11860/11528)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	51.15% (134/128)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	52.32% (169/154)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.48% (150/98)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	53.68% (51/44)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.27
2447	Aces Total	3144
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.14
1933	Total Double Faults	1648
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.14	Average Opponent Rank	534.77
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	63% (28979/46355)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	70% (20212/28983)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (8873/17339)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	39% (1651/4210)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	37% (17216/46317)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	56.74% (80/61)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	42.36% (61/83)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	43.14% (22/29)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	54.74% (231/191)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	65.24% (107/57)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (414/754)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	50% (82/163)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (200/396)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (179/323)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	79% (501/397)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	21% (501/103)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (426/104)