Kei Nishikori vs Salvatore Caruso Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs S. Caruso

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

157

C. Rank

876

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$927.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Salvatore Caruso

ITA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

157

C. Rank

876

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$927.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Caruso

They have played 4 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 3 and Salvatore Caruso winning 1. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Salvatore Caruso was at the U.S. Open - New York, 31-08-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Caruso	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) U.S. Open - New York(08-31-21)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Salvatore Caruso

K. Nishikori vs S. Caruso H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. Caruso
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$927,160
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	54.05% (420-357)
1	Hard	0
21	Titles	8
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs S. Caruso 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 Salvatore Caruso 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 Salvatore Caruso 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 Salvatore Caruso 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 Salvatore Caruso 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). Salvatore Caruso has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 256/199), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 43% (W/L 41/54).
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 Salvatore Caruso 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 1 times and Salvatore Caruso being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 3 and Salvatore Caruso winning 1.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Salvatore Caruso was at the U.S. Open - New York, 31-08-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:41:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.07 while Salvatore Caruso 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 Salvatore Caruso 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 Salvatore Caruso 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 Salvatore Caruso Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs S. Caruso H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. Caruso
1	H2H Matches Won	0
3	Sets Won	1
23	Games Won	12
2	Aces (Total)	7
3	Total Double Faults	6
2:41:0	Average Match Time	2:41:0
59% (63/106)	1st Serve %	68% (77/113)
67% (42/63)	1st Serve Win %	56% (43/77)
58% (25/43)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (16/36)
64% (9/14)	Break Pts Won %	38% (3/8)
48% (54/113)	Return Points Win %	37% (39/106)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 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. Caruso Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula - 23-09-2024
R1 Jay ClarkeJ. Clarke	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
M15 Bologna - 02-09-2024
R2 Andrea PaoliniA. Paolini	L	6-0 7-5	Stats
R1 Fausto TabaccoF. Tabacco	W	7-6(3) 6-1	Stats
M15 Caltanissetta - 03-06-2024
QF Alessandro CoccioliA. Coccioli	L	w/o	Stats
R2 Michele RibecaiM. Ribecai	W	7-5 6-4	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs S. Caruso Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. Caruso
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	54.05% (420/357)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	52.50% (954/863)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	51.32% (8787/8334)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	55.26% (105/85)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	56.26% (256/199)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.25% (50/63)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	47.37% (9/10)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.18
2447	Aces Total	1514
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.16
1933	Total Double Faults	1380
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:21:3
454.14	Average Opponent Rank	549.12
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	61% (25737/42403)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	66% (17113/25737)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (8378/16666)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	43% (1882/4376)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	40% (17293/42892)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	47.83% (22/24)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	39.29% (11/17)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	40.30% (27/40)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	51.96% (212/196)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	64.91% (148/80)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	54% (406/747)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	43% (9/21)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	46% (101/218)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (135/242)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (391/342)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (391/49)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (386/78)