Kei Nishikori vs Reilly Opelka Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs R. Opelka

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'11" (211 cm)

158

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Reilly Opelka

USA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'11" (211 cm)

158

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Opelka

They have played 3 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Reilly Opelka winning 1. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Reilly Opelka was at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai, 14-03-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Opelka	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai(03-14-21)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Reilly Opelka

K. Nishikori vs R. Opelka H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Opelka
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$3,799,360
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	55.97% (258-203)
1	Hard	0
21	Titles	8
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	51.02% (25-24)

K. Nishikori vs R. Opelka 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 Reilly Opelka has won 48.46%. 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 Reilly Opelka has won 38.78%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 18.30% 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 Reilly Opelka has saved 65.89% 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 Reilly Opelka winning 54.10% (W/L 33/28) 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). Reilly Opelka has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 51/28), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 46% (W/L 17/20).
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 Reilly Opelka has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 59.38% of matches (W/L 19/13). 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 Reilly Opelka being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Reilly Opelka winning 1.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Reilly Opelka was at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai, 14-03-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:36:13.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 130.93 while Reilly Opelka has played against players with an average rank of 95.62.
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 Reilly Opelka has won 63% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Reilly Opelka has converted 18.42% 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 Reilly Opelka Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Opelka
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	1
15	Games Won	13
4	Aces (Total)	13
0	Total Double Faults	4
1:36:13	Average Match Time	1:36:13
62% (46/74)	1st Serve %	56% (42/75)
78% (36/46)	1st Serve Win %	71% (30/42)
64% (18/28)	2nd Serve Win %	73% (24/33)
67% (2/3)	Break Pts Won %	100% (1/1)
28% (21/75)	Return Points Win %	27% (20/74)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	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. Opelka Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
R1 Vit KoprivaV. Kopriva	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
R1 Corentin MoutetC. Moutet	L	3-6 7-5 6-1	Stats
Q3 Aleksandar VukicA. Vukic	L	w/o	Stats
Q1 Mattia BellucciM. Bellucci	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel - 20-10-2025
QF Ugo HumbertU. Humbert	L	7-6(0) 6-4	Stats

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	R. Opelka
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	55.97% (258/203)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	54.55% (618/515)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	50.87% (6056/5849)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	53.70% (116/100)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	57.36% (74/55)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.56% (51/28)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	45.95% (17/20)
0.23	Aces Per Game	1.12
2447	Aces Total	6557
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.22
1933	Total Double Faults	1297
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:27:46
453.93	Average Opponent Rank	384.35
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	62% (19690/31541)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	79% (15577/19690)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (6429/11851)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	32% (545/1703)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	29% (8945/30413)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	47.27% (26/29)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	53.42% (39/34)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	50.00% (4/4)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	52.67% (79/71)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	64.00% (64/36)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	61.33% (46/29)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (240/416)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	44% (17/39)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (194/361)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (88/161)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (241/199)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	17% (241/42)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	27% (220/59)