Kei Nishikori vs Roman Safiullin Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs R. Safiullin

Kei Nishikori

JPN

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

158

C. Rank

170

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$2.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Roman Safiullin

RUS

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

158

C. Rank

170

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$2.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 0 - 1 Safiullin

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Roman Safiullin winning 2. The last match between Roman Safiullin and Kei Nishikori was at the Bratislava 2 Challenger, 02-11-2024, Round: SF, Surface: I.hard, with Roman Safiullin getting the victory 6-4 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	0
Safiullin	1

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(SF) Bratislava 2 Challenger(11-02-24)

Stats

Roman Safiullin

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs R. Safiullin H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Safiullin
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$2,294,235
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	64.06% (410-230)
0	Indoor	1
21	Titles	25
0	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	29.17% (7-17)

K. Nishikori vs R. Safiullin 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 Roman Safiullin has won 50.91%. 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 Roman Safiullin has won 45.32%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 24.40% 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 Roman Safiullin has saved 55.67% 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 Roman Safiullin winning 39.39% (W/L 13/20) 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). Roman Safiullin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 233/104), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 14/13).
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 Roman Safiullin has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 27.27% of matches (W/L 3/8). 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 Roman Safiullin being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 0 and Roman Safiullin winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Roman Safiullin was at the Bratislava 2 Challenger, 02-11-2024, Round: SF, Surface: I.hard, with Roman Safiullin getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:31:30.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 130.93 while Roman Safiullin has played against players with an average rank of 109.21.
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 Roman Safiullin has won 46% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Roman Safiullin has converted 29.11% 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 Roman Safiullin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Safiullin
0	H2H Matches Won	1
0	Sets Won	2
7	Games Won	12
1	Aces (Total)	9
1	Total Double Faults	2
1:31:30	Average Match Time	1:31:30
69% (44/64)	1st Serve %	62% (40/65)
61% (27/44)	1st Serve Win %	83% (33/40)
45% (9/20)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (11/25)
25% (1/4)	Break Pts Won %	43% (3/7)
32% (21/65)	Return Points Win %	44% (28/64)
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. Safiullin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Felix Auger AliassimeF. Auger	L	6-1 7-6(4) 7-6(5)	Stats
R1 Gael MonfilsG. Monfils	W	6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-4	Stats
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem - 18-08-2025
R1 Christopher O'ConnellC. O'Connell	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R2 Holger RuneH. Rune	L	7-5 7-6(5)	Stats
R1 Alejandro TabiloA. Tabilo	W	6-3 6-3	Stats

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Safiullin
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	64.12% (411/230)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	61.05% (934/596)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	54.31% (7940/6681)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	69.23% (234/104)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	57.05% (85/64)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	61.42% (78/49)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	51.85% (14/13)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.43
2447	Aces Total	3047
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.26
1933	Total Double Faults	1858
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:30:33
453.93	Average Opponent Rank	466.12
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	64% (26444/41601)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	71% (18878/26444)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (7772/15157)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	43% (1809/4255)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	40% (17035/42674)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	52.50% (21/19)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	56.25% (27/21)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	50.00% (2/2)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	46.24% (43/50)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	58.04% (130/94)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	81.14% (185/43)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	65% (385/596)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	50% (16/32)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (117/229)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (115/215)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (395/342)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (395/50)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	27% (245/65)