Kei Nishikori vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs P. Herbert

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

156

C. Rank

155

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Pierre-Hugues Herbert

FRA

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

156

C. Rank

155

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 2 Herbert

They have played 9 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 4 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert winning 5. The last match between Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Kei Nishikori was at the Open 13 Provence - Marseille, 09-03-2021, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Pierre-Hugues Herbert getting the victory 6-1 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	2
Herbert	2

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R1) Open 13 Provence - Marseille(03-09-21)

Stats

Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Kei Nishikori

(R2) Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo(04-17-19)

Stats

Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Kei Nishikori

(R1) ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam(02-12-19)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Pierre-Hugues Herbert

K. Nishikori vs P. Herbert H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	P. Herbert
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$3,016,461
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	56.03% (497-390)
0	Clay	1
1	Hard	0
1	Indoor	1
21	Titles	12
2	Total H2H Matches	2
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	36.36% (4-7)

K. Nishikori vs P. Herbert 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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert has won 46.55%. 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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert has won 42.37%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 19.39% 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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert has saved 55.73% 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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert winning 50.00% (W/L 27/27) 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). Pierre-Hugues Herbert has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 206/129), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 120/118).
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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 53.85% of matches (W/L 14/12). 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 2 times and Pierre-Hugues Herbert being victorious 2 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 4 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert winning 5.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Pierre-Hugues Herbert was at the Open 13 Provence - Marseille, 09-03-2021, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Pierre-Hugues Herbert getting the victory 6-1 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:38:33.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.52 while Pierre-Hugues Herbert has played against players with an average rank of 231.22.
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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert has won 55% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Pierre-Hugues Herbert has converted 27.94% 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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs P. Herbert H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	P. Herbert
2	H2H Matches Won	2
4	Sets Won	5
42	Games Won	44
3	Aces (Total)	33
8	Total Double Faults	11
1:38:33	Average Match Time	1:38:33
63% (159/251)	1st Serve %	56% (169/300)
72% (115/159)	1st Serve Win %	72% (122/169)
57% (52/92)	2nd Serve Win %	55% (72/131)
24% (6/25)	Break Pts Won %	54% (7/13)
35% (106/300)	Return Points Win %	33% (84/251)
50% (2/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (2/4)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	67% (2/3)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	33% (1/3)
33% (1/3)	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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P. Herbert Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
Q1 Valentin RoyerV. Royer	L	7-5 6-3	Stats
European Open - Brussels - 13-10-2025
Q3 Nikoloz BasilashviliN. Basilashvili	L	3-6 6-3 7-6(4)	Stats
Q1 Jurij RodionovJ. Rodionov	W	7-6(5) 6-4	Stats
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger - 29-09-2025
R2 Patrick KypsonP. Kypson	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
R1 Henry SearleH. Searle	W	6-4 6-1	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs P. Herbert Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	P. Herbert
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	56.03% (497/390)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	54.28% (1168/984)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	51.47% (11076/10443)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	52.40% (109/99)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	50.42% (120/118)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	61.77% (223/138)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	56.25% (45/35)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.59
2447	Aces Total	6194
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.29
1933	Total Double Faults	3101
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:21:43
454.75	Average Opponent Rank	511.61
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	57% (31995/55882)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	76% (24223/31995)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (12141/23887)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	38% (1582/4199)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	35% (19200/54594)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	43.02% (37/49)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	51.16% (44/42)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0.00% (0/1)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	54.80% (137/113)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	58.10% (190/137)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	64.96% (89/48)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (471/830)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	38% (18/47)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (231/446)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (166/312)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (463/388)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (463/75)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	26% (424/109)