Kei Nishikori vs Nicolas Alvarez Varona Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs N. Alvarez Varona

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

156

C. Rank

367

Best Rank

219

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$29.7K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Nicolas Alvarez Varona

ESP

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

156

C. Rank

367

Best Rank

219

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$29.7K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Varona

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Nicolas Alvarez Varona winning 0. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Nicolas Alvarez Varona was at the Helsinki Challenger, 06-11-2024, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Varona	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Helsinki Challenger(11-06-24)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Nicolas Alvarez Varona

K. Nishikori vs N. A. Varona H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	N. A. Varona
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$29,685
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	56.86% (232-176)
1	Indoor	0
21	Titles	4
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs N. A. Varona 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 Nicolas Alvarez Varona has won 46.36%. 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 Nicolas Alvarez Varona has won 47.30%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 26.06% 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 Nicolas Alvarez Varona has saved 57.14% 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 Nicolas Alvarez Varona winning 55.56% (W/L 30/24) 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). Nicolas Alvarez Varona has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 94/60), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 46% (W/L 11/13).
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 Nicolas Alvarez Varona has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 51.16% of matches (W/L 22/21). 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 1 times and Nicolas Alvarez Varona being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Nicolas Alvarez Varona winning 0.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Nicolas Alvarez Varona was at the Helsinki Challenger, 06-11-2024, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:18:56.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.52 while Nicolas Alvarez Varona has played against players with an average rank of 381.52.
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 Nicolas Alvarez Varona has won 32% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Nicolas Alvarez Varona has converted 35.83% 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 Nicolas Alvarez Varona Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs N. A. Varona H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	N. A. Varona
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	6
3	Aces (Total)	3
7	Total Double Faults	4
1:18:56	Average Match Time	1:18:56
48% (31/64)	1st Serve %	70% (39/56)
81% (25/31)	1st Serve Win %	67% (26/39)
45% (15/33)	2nd Serve Win %	29% (5/17)
57% (4/7)	Break Pts Won %	25% (1/4)
45% (25/56)	Return Points Win %	38% (24/64)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

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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N. A. Varona Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Sabadell - 22-09-2025
SF Lorenzo GiustinoL. Giustino	L	4-3 ret.	Stats
QF Pedro Vives MarcosP. Vives	W	6-3 2-6 6-0	Stats
R2 John SperleJ. Sperle	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Buvaysar GadamauriB. Gadamauri	W	7-5 6-3	Stats
Targu Mures 2 Challenger - 15-09-2025
R2 Gabi Adrian BoitanG. Adrian	L	6-7(2) 6-3 6-4	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs N. A. Varona Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	N. A. Varona
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	56.86% (232/176)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	56.06% (527/413)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	52.61% (4661/4199)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	61.04% (94/60)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	55.22% (127/103)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	45.83% (11/13)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.32
2447	Aces Total	1402
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.23
1933	Total Double Faults	1000
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:33:46
454.75	Average Opponent Rank	454.11
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	63% (15732/25047)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	69% (10838/15732)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (4461/9315)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	44% (1109/2549)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	40% (10113/24985)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	0.00% (0/1)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	58.33% (7/5)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	46.37% (83/96)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	65.74% (142/74)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (228/388)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/7)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	47% (61/129)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (70/131)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (232/192)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (232/37)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (175/38)