Kei Nishikori vs Stan Wawrinka Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs S. Wawrinka

Kei Nishikori

JPN

4

Win

Played

7

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

117

C. Rank

137

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$26.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Stan Wawrinka

SUI

4

Win

Played

7

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

117

C. Rank

137

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$26.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 4 - 7 Wawrinka

They have played 29 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 11 and Stan Wawrinka winning 18. The last match between Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori was at the Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, 09-05-2019, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Stan Wawrinka getting the victory 6-3 7-6(3).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	4
Wawrinka	7

Last 11 H2H Matches:

(R3) Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid(05-09-19)

Stats

Stan Wawrinka

Kei Nishikori

(SF) ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam(02-16-19)

Stats

Stan Wawrinka

Kei Nishikori

(R2) Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati(08-15-18)

Stats

Stan Wawrinka

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs S. Wawrinka H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. Wawrinka
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$26,767,286
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	62.41% (709-427)
0	Clay	2
3	Hard	4
1	Indoor	1
21	Titles	23
4	Total H2H Matches	7
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	15.38% (2-11)

K. Nishikori vs S. Wawrinka Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.92% of points on their second serve, while Stan Wawrinka has won 45.97%. 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 45.32% of their opponent's second serve points, while Stan Wawrinka has won 44.42%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.53% and 22.74% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 62.16% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Stan Wawrinka has saved 52.43% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 61.76% of matches played (W/L 21/13), with Stan Wawrinka winning 51.06% (W/L 24/23) 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). Stan Wawrinka has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 289/149), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 50% (W/L 35/35).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 84.62% of matches (W/L 11/2), where as Stan Wawrinka has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 68.97% of matches (W/L 20/9). 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 11 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 4 times and Stan Wawrinka being victorious 7 times. They have played 29 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 11 and Stan Wawrinka winning 18.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka was at the Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, 09-05-2019, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Stan Wawrinka getting the victory 6-3 7-6(3).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:59:24.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka have played a deciding set 2 times, with Kei Nishikori winning 1 times and Stan Wawrinka 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 6 tiebreaks against each other with Kei Nishikori winning 3, and Stan Wawrinka 3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 106.12 while Stan Wawrinka has played against players with an average rank of 172.57.
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 81% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Stan Wawrinka has won 23% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 27.59% of breakpoint opportunities, and Stan Wawrinka has converted 27.42% 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 Stan Wawrinka Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. Wawrinka
4	H2H Matches Won	7
11	Sets Won	18
138	Games Won	156
26	Aces (Total)	105
25	Total Double Faults	33
1:59:24	Average Match Time	1:59:24
62% (583/939)	1st Serve %	59% (515/878)
69% (402/583)	1st Serve Win %	77% (399/515)
53% (190/356)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (191/363)
36% (22/61)	Break Pts Won %	37% (30/82)
33% (288/878)	Return Points Win %	37% (347/939)
38% (3/8)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	63% (5/8)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	67% (2/3)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
75% (3/4)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (6/7)
25% (1/4)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (1/7)
14% (1/7)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (1/4)

Recent Performance Stats

K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
R1 Learner TienL. Tien	W	4-6 6-4 6-4	Stats
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid - 21-04-2025
R2 Denis ShapovalovD. Shapovalov	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Aleksandar VukicA. Vukic	W	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stats

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S. Wawrinka Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
R1 Fabian MarozsanF. Marozsan	L	6-1 4-6 6-4	Stats
St. Tropez Challenger - 15-09-2025
SF Dan AddedD. Added	L	w/o	Stats
QF Martin LandaluceM. Landaluce	W	6-4 6-1	Stats
R2 Robin BertrandR. Bertrand	W	6-2 6-3	Stats
R1 Justin EngelJ. Engel	W	6-3 6-3	Stats

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	S. Wawrinka
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	62.41% (709/427)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	59.07% (1808/1253)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	52.79% (16038/14342)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	65.12% (252/135)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	65.98% (289/149)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	55.19% (133/108)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	50.00% (35/35)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.46
2439	Aces Total	6863
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.16
1927	Total Double Faults	2351
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1:10:29
450.67	Average Opponent Rank	424.77
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	58% (45943/79511)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	74% (33931/45943)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (18060/33606)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	39% (2795/7105)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	37% (29753/79818)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	68.49% (163/75)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	57.14% (172/129)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	61.54% (24/15)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	61.41% (253/159)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	46.67% (7/8)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	69.84% (88/38)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (527/866)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	67% (173/258)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	53% (294/557)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (236/407)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (661/554)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (661/106)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	32% (474/150)