Kei Nishikori vs Rafael Nadal Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs R. Nadal

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

12

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

156

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Rafael Nadal

ESP

2

Win

Played

12

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

156

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 12 Nadal

They have played 36 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 7 and Rafael Nadal winning 29. The last match between Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori was at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona, 22-04-2021, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Rafael Nadal getting the victory 6-0 2-6 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	2
Nadal	12

Last 14 H2H Matches:

(R3) Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona(04-22-21)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Kei Nishikori

(QF) French Open - Paris(06-04-19)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Kei Nishikori

(F) Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo(04-22-18)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs R. Nadal H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Nadal
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$96,585,210
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	82.16% (1124-244)
0	Clay	6
0	Grass	2
2	Hard	4
21	Titles	94
2	Total H2H Matches	12
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs R. Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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). Rafael Nadal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 511/59), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 82/39).
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 Rafael Nadal 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 14 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 2 times and Rafael Nadal being victorious 12 times. They have played 36 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 7 and Rafael Nadal winning 29.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal was at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona, 22-04-2021, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Rafael Nadal getting the victory 6-0 2-6 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:45:19.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal have played a deciding set 3 times, with Kei Nishikori winning 1 times and Rafael Nadal 2 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.52 while Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs R. Nadal H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Nadal
2	H2H Matches Won	12
7	Sets Won	29
138	Games Won	194
36	Aces (Total)	57
33	Total Double Faults	31
1:45:19	Average Match Time	1:45:19
62% (663/1061)	1st Serve %	70% (751/1075)
64% (422/663)	1st Serve Win %	70% (529/751)
47% (187/396)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (167/323)
29% (29/99)	Break Pts Won %	47% (54/115)
35% (379/1078)	Return Points Win %	42% (452/1069)
22% (2/9)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	78% (7/9)
0% (0/5)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	100% (5/5)
33% (1/3)	Deciding Set Win %	67% (2/3)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (11/11)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/11)
0% (0/11)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	33% (1/3)

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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R. Nadal Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED-ESP 2-1 - 18-11-2024
Rubber 1 Botic Van De ZandschulpB. Van	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Olympics - Paris - 29-07-2024
R2 Novak DjokovicN. Djokovic	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	W	6-1 4-6 6-4	Stats
Nordea Open - Bastad - 15-07-2024
F Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
SF Duje AjdukovicD. Ajdukovic	W	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs R. Nadal Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Nadal
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	82.16% (1124/244)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	76.57% (2696/825)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	59.47% (19730/13449)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	79.67% (439/112)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	89.65% (511/59)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.90% (98/53)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	79.17% (76/20)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.24
2447	Aces Total	3839
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
1933	Total Double Faults	2000
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:7:13
454.75	Average Opponent Rank	429.85
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	68% (58555/86368)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	72% (42361/58544)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	57% (15931/27857)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (4679/10428)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	42% (38917/92075)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	87.71% (314/44)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	81.98% (414/91)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	87.50% (35/5)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	80.50% (289/70)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	53.85% (21/18)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	75.47% (40/13)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	80% (775/968)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	88% (338/384)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	61% (276/452)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	68% (199/291)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	94% (1049/990)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	5% (1049/57)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	41% (319/132)