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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

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S. Wawrinka vs K. Nishikori

Stan Wawrinka

SUI

7

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

157

C. Rank

156

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$26.8M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

7

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

157

C. Rank

156

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$26.8M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Wawrinka 7 - 4 Nishikori

They have played 29 sets in total, with Stan Wawrinka winning 18 and Kei Nishikori winning 11. 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
Wawrinka	7
Nishikori	4

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)

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Stan Wawrinka

Kei Nishikori

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

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Stan Wawrinka

Kei Nishikori

S. Wawrinka vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

S. Wawrinka	Stats	K. Nishikori
$26,817,641	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
62.35% (712-430)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (597-281)
2	Clay	0
4	Hard	3
1	Indoor	1
23	Titles	21
7	Total H2H Matches	4
23.53% (4-13)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)

S. Wawrinka vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Stan Wawrinka has won 46.36% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.96%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Stan Wawrinka, in recent form, has won 43.90% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.92%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.80% and 23.61% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Stan Wawrinka has saved 53.30% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 30.77% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Stan Wawrinka has won 52.08% of matches played (W/L 25/23), with Kei Nishikori winning 55.56% (W/L 15/12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Stan Wawrinka has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 66% (W/L 289/149), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 50% (W/L 35/35). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 66% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, Stan Wawrinka has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 68.97% of matches (W/L 20/9), where as Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5). 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 Stan Wawrinka winning 7 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 4 times. They have played 29 sets in total, with Stan Wawrinka winning 18 and Kei Nishikori winning 11.
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).
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: Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori have played a deciding set 2 times, with Stan Wawrinka winning 1 times and Kei Nishikori 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 Stan Wawrinka winning 3, and Kei Nishikori 3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Stan Wawrinka has played against opponents with an average rank of 158.67 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 129.52.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Stan Wawrinka has won 23% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 73% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Stan Wawrinka has converted 26.79% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Stan Wawrinka vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

S. Wawrinka Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
R2 Lorenzo MusettiL. Musetti	L	4-6 7-6(5) 6-4	Stats
R1 Botic Van De ZandschulpB. Van	W	2-6 7-6(5) 7-5	Stats
Bratislava 2 Challenger - 27-10-2025
R2 Raphael CollignonR. Collignon	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
R1 Vitaliy SachkoV. Sachko	W	6-4 6-3	Stats
Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel - 20-10-2025
R2 Casper RuudC. Ruud	L	6-4 7-6(5)	Stats

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

S. Wawrinka	Stats	K. Nishikori
62.35% (712/430)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (597/281)
59.02% (1815/1260)	Sets Win/Loss	62.25% (1400/849)
52.78% (16111/14415)	Games Win/Loss	53.87% (11512/9858)
65.12% (252/135)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (298/142)
65.98% (289/149)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
55.06% (136/111)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
50.00% (35/35)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.46	Aces Per Game	0.23
6922	Aces Total	2447
0.16	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
2362	Total Double Faults	1933
1:10:40	Average Match Time	1:27:13
426.61	Average Opponent Rank	454.75
58% (46229/79983)	1st Serve %	62% (36638/59204)
74% (34152/46229)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25783/36638)
54% (18150/33792)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12033/22551)
39% (2804/7124)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2546/6179)
37% (29888/80246)	Return Points Win %	40% (24128/60796)
68.49% (163/75)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
57.14% (172/129)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
61.54% (24/15)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
61.30% (255/161)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
46.67% (7/8)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
69.53% (89/39)	Challenger W/L	72.58% (90/34)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
61% (530/872)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (476/698)
67% (173/258)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
53% (296/561)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
58% (237/409)	Deciding Set Win %	73% (201/277)
84% (664/556)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (512/470)
16% (664/107)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (512/41)
32% (477/151)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (366/128)