Kei Nishikori vs Kevin Anderson Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs K. Anderson

Kei Nishikori

JPN

6

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'8" (203 cm)

158

C. Rank

617

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$11.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kevin Anderson

RSA

6

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'8" (203 cm)

158

C. Rank

617

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$11.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 6 - 4 Anderson

They have played 24 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 13 and Kevin Anderson winning 11. The last match between Kevin Anderson and Kei Nishikori was at the Nitto ATP Finals - London, 13-11-2018, Round: Robin, Surface: I.hard, with Kevin Anderson getting the victory 6-0 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	6
Anderson	4

Last 10 H2H Matches:

(Robin) Nitto ATP Finals - London(11-13-18)

Stats

Kevin Anderson

Kei Nishikori

(R3) BNP Paribas Masters - Paris(11-01-18)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Kevin Anderson

(F) Erste Bank Open - Vienna(10-28-18)

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Kevin Anderson

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs K. Anderson H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	K. Anderson
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$11,835,521
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	62.21% (568-345)
1	Clay	0
3	Hard	1
2	Indoor	3
21	Titles	13
6	Total H2H Matches	4
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs K. Anderson 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 Kevin Anderson 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 Kevin Anderson 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 Kevin Anderson 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 Kevin Anderson 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). Kevin Anderson has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 338/182), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 56% (W/L 84/66).
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 Kevin Anderson 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 10 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 6 times and Kevin Anderson being victorious 4 times. They have played 24 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 13 and Kevin Anderson winning 11.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Kevin Anderson was at the Nitto ATP Finals - London, 13-11-2018, Round: Robin, Surface: I.hard, with Kevin Anderson getting the victory 6-0 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:51:49.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Kei Nishikori and Kevin Anderson have played a deciding set 4 times, with Kei Nishikori winning 3 times and Kevin Anderson 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 6 tiebreaks against each other with Kei Nishikori winning 2, and Kevin Anderson 4.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 130.93 while Kevin Anderson 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 Kevin Anderson 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 Kevin Anderson 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 Kevin Anderson Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs K. Anderson H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	K. Anderson
6	H2H Matches Won	4
13	Sets Won	11
118	Games Won	121
23	Aces (Total)	116
18	Total Double Faults	22
1:51:49	Average Match Time	1:51:49
59% (444/750)	1st Serve %	64% (461/720)
74% (328/444)	1st Serve Win %	77% (356/461)
58% (178/306)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (138/259)
39% (17/44)	Break Pts Won %	31% (16/52)
31% (226/720)	Return Points Win %	33% (244/750)
60% (6/10)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	40% (4/10)
75% (3/4)	Deciding Set Win %	25% (1/4)
100% (4/4)	1st Set Won, Won Match	67% (4/6)
0% (0/4)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	33% (2/6)
33% (2/6)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/4)

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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K. Anderson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 28-08-2023
Q2 Tomas MachacT. Machac	L	6-4 7-5	Stats
Q1 Oleksii KrutykhO. Krutykh	W	6-3 7-5	Stats
Citi Open - Washington - 31-07-2023
R1 Jordan ThompsonJ. Thompson	L	6-4 6-7(1) 6-1	Stats
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport - 17-07-2023
QF Ugo HumbertU. Humbert	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
R2 Gijs BrouwerG. Brouwer	W	6-3 7-6(6)	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs K. Anderson Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	K. Anderson
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	62.21% (568/345)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	58.92% (1351/942)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	52.82% (12320/11003)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	65.00% (338/182)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	56.00% (84/66)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	58.78% (87/61)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	62.11% (59/36)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.75
2447	Aces Total	8583
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
1933	Total Double Faults	2010
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:13:10
453.93	Average Opponent Rank	511.29
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	65% (35586/54889)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	77% (27400/35586)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (10235/19303)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	36% (1478/4084)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	35% (19432/56254)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	61.43% (86/54)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	56.63% (111/85)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	80.00% (12/3)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	61.31% (206/130)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	50.00% (2/2)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	65.82% (104/54)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	74.19% (46/16)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	62% (471/762)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	64% (85/132)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	55% (300/546)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (162/286)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (523/457)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (523/63)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	28% (389/107)