Kei Nishikori vs Samuel Vincent Ruggeri Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs S. Vincent Ruggeri

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

156

C. Rank

818

Best Rank

252

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Samuel Vincent Ruggeri

ITA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

156

C. Rank

818

Best Rank

252

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Ruggeri

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Samuel Vincent Ruggeri winning 0. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Samuel Vincent Ruggeri was at the Como Challenger, 27-08-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Ruggeri	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Como Challenger(08-27-24)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Samuel Vincent Ruggeri

K. Nishikori vs S. V. Ruggeri H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. V. Ruggeri
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$0
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	59.27% (195-134)
1	Clay	0
21	Titles	6
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs S. V. Ruggeri 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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has won 45.42%. 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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has won 42.48%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 26.04% 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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has saved 57.47% 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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri winning 33.33% (W/L 9/18) 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). Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 88/46), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 48% (W/L 15/16).
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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 28.57% of matches (W/L 4/10). 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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Samuel Vincent Ruggeri winning 0.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Samuel Vincent Ruggeri was at the Como Challenger, 27-08-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:13:15.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.52 while Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has played against players with an average rank of 434.52.
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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has won 25% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Samuel Vincent Ruggeri has converted 29.79% 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 Samuel Vincent Ruggeri Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs S. V. Ruggeri H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. V. Ruggeri
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	3
1	Aces (Total)	0
3	Total Double Faults	5
1:13:15	Average Match Time	1:13:15
62% (29/47)	1st Serve %	36% (18/50)
79% (23/29)	1st Serve Win %	61% (11/18)
67% (12/18)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (13/32)
44% (4/9)	Break Pts Won %	0% (0/2)
52% (26/50)	Return Points Win %	26% (12/47)
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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S. V. Ruggeri Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Sharm ElSheikh - 01-12-2025
R2 Erik ArutiunianE. Arutiunian	L	7-6(5) 5-7 6-1	Stats
R1 Seifelden Mostafa SamihS. Mostafa	W	6-3 6-2	Stats
M15 Sharm ElSheikh - 24-11-2025
R2 Romain FauconR. Faucon	L	6-3 7-6(6)	Stats
R1 Evgenii TiurnevE. Tiurnev	W	6-3 6-2	Stats
M15 Sharm ElSheikh - 17-11-2025
QF Luca StaeheliL. Staeheli	L	6-3 6-2	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs S. V. Ruggeri Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. V. Ruggeri
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	59.27% (195/134)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	58.47% (435/309)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	52.70% (3635/3262)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	65.67% (88/46)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	56.10% (92/72)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	48.39% (15/16)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.44
2447	Aces Total	1488
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.4
1933	Total Double Faults	1350
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:38:13
454.75	Average Opponent Rank	470.5
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	58% (12164/20938)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	70% (8518/12164)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (4211/8774)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	44% (957/2180)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	41% (8368/20597)
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	0% (0/0)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	51.94% (67/62)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	64.32% (128/71)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	60% (191/319)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/1)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	53% (46/87)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	49% (47/96)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (197/169)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (197/26)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (131/25)