Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Robert Smeets Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs R. Smeets

Kei Nishikori

JPN

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

158

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

146

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$77.5K

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Robert Smeets

AUS

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

158

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

146

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$77.5K

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 0 - 1 Smeets

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Robert Smeets winning 2. The last match between Robert Smeets and Kei Nishikori was at the Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships - Kyoto, 06-03-2006, Round: R1, Surface: Carpet, with Robert Smeets getting the victory 6-1 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	0
Smeets	1

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships - Kyoto(03-06-06)

Stats

Robert Smeets

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs R. Smeets H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Smeets
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$77,550
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	57.91% (227-165)
0	Indoor	1
21	Titles	11
0	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs R. Smeets 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 Robert Smeets 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 Robert Smeets 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 Robert Smeets 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 Robert Smeets 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). Robert Smeets has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 152/102), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 41% (W/L 15/22).
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 Robert Smeets 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 Robert Smeets being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Robert Smeets winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Robert Smeets was at the Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships - Kyoto, 06-03-2006, Round: R1, Surface: Carpet, with Robert Smeets getting the victory 6-1 6-2.
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 130.93 while Robert Smeets 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 Robert Smeets 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 Robert Smeets 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 Robert Smeets Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Smeets
0	H2H Matches Won	1
0	Sets Won	2
3	Games Won	12
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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R. Smeets Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Caloundra Challenger - 07-02-2011
Q1 Isaac FrostI. Frost	L	6-3 4-6 6-2	Stats
Australia F10 - 23-11-2009
R1 Jason Murray KublerJ. Murray	W	6-1 2-6 6-1	Stats
R2 Jarryd MaherJ. Maher	W	6-4 6-1	Stats
QF John MillmanJ. Millman	L	7-6(5) 6-1	Stats
Australia F9 - 16-11-2009
R1 Michael LookM. Look	W	7-5 4-6 7-5	Stats

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Smeets
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	57.91% (227/165)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	57.03% (515/388)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	52.97% (4547/4037)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	59.84% (152/102)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	40.54% (15/22)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	65.45% (36/19)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	52.17% (24/22)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.05
2447	Aces Total	220
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.04
1933	Total Double Faults	150
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1st Match
453.93	Average Opponent Rank	504.3
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	55% (1386/2515)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	70% (976/1386)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (523/1125)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	36% (71/197)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	35% (865/2446)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	40.74% (11/16)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	38.71% (12/19)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	48.47% (79/84)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	73.10% (125/46)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (221/381)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	33% (2/6)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	48% (64/133)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	46% (53/116)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (236/200)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	15% (236/36)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	17% (156/27)