Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Michael Shabaz Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs M. Shabaz

Kei Nishikori

JPN

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

394

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$6.3K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Michael Shabaz

USA

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

394

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$6.3K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 0 - 1 Shabaz

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Michael Shabaz winning 2. The last match between Michael Shabaz and Kei Nishikori was at the Charlottesville Challenger, 05-11-2010, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Michael Shabaz getting the victory 7-6(3) 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	0
Shabaz	1

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(QF) Charlottesville Challenger(11-05-10)

Stats

Michael Shabaz

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs M. Shabaz H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Shabaz
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$6,285
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	52.29% (160-146)
0	Indoor	1
21	Titles	4
0	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs M. Shabaz 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 Michael Shabaz 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 Michael Shabaz 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 Michael Shabaz 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 Michael Shabaz 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). Michael Shabaz has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 115/101), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 33% (W/L 1/2).
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 Michael Shabaz 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 1 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 0 times and Michael Shabaz being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Michael Shabaz winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Michael Shabaz was at the Charlottesville Challenger, 05-11-2010, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Michael Shabaz getting the victory 7-6(3) 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.07 while Michael Shabaz 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 Michael Shabaz 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 Michael Shabaz 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 Michael Shabaz Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs M. Shabaz H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Shabaz
0	H2H Matches Won	1
0	Sets Won	2
7	Games Won	13
0:0:0	Average Match Time	0:0:0
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

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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M. Shabaz Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Boca Raton - 14-11-2022
Q3 Rowland PhillipsR. Phillips	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Q1 Matthew SeguraM. Segura	W	6-3 4-6 10-3	Stats
M15 Albuquerque - 26-09-2022
R1 Ryan DickersonR. Dickerson	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Q3 Marino JakicM. Jakic	W	4-6 6-4 10-7	Stats
Q1 Aram NoroozianA. Noroozian	W	6-3 6-4	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs M. Shabaz Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Shabaz
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	52.29% (160/146)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	53.08% (379/335)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	51.31% (3475/3297)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	53.24% (115/101)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	51.72% (30/28)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	48.28% (14/15)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	33.33% (1/2)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.08
2447	Aces Total	263
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.06
1933	Total Double Faults	188
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.14	Average Opponent Rank	524.57
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	60% (2903/4852)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	66% (1928/2903)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (934/1949)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	36% (154/433)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	37% (1779/4846)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	50.00% (1/1)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	33.33% (4/8)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	42.50% (17/23)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	54.76% (138/114)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	52% (159/303)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (52/97)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	43% (44/103)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	79% (180/142)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	21% (180/37)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	14% (126/18)