Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Tsitsipas vs K. Nishikori

Stefanos Tsitsipas

GRE

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'4" (193 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

C. Rank

116

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$21.8M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'4" (193 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

C. Rank

116

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$21.8M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Tsitsipas 2 - 2 Nishikori

They have played 9 sets in total, with Stefanos Tsitsipas winning 4 and Kei Nishikori winning 5. The last match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Kei Nishikori was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai, 04-10-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Stefanos Tsitsipas getting the victory 7-6(6) 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Tsitsipas	2
Nishikori	2

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai(10-04-24)

Stats

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Kei Nishikori

(R2) National Bank Open - Montreal(08-08-24)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Stefanos Tsitsipas

(R3) Miami Open - Miami(03-29-21)

Stats

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Kei Nishikori

S. Tsitsipas vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

S. Tsitsipas	Stats	K. Nishikori
$21,798,775	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
67.04% (537-264)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (595-280)
2	Hard	1
0	Indoor	1
19	Titles	21
2	Total H2H Matches	2
55.00% (22-18)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)
1	YTD Titles	0

S. Tsitsipas vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Stefanos Tsitsipas has won 45.81% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.92%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Stefanos Tsitsipas, in recent form, has won 47.01% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 45.32%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.99% and 24.53% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Stefanos Tsitsipas has saved 58.20% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 62.16% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Stefanos Tsitsipas has won 56.52% of matches played (W/L 26/20), with Kei Nishikori winning 63.64% (W/L 21/12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Stefanos Tsitsipas has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 75% (W/L 202/66), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 27/21). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 75% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, Stefanos Tsitsipas has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 63.16% of matches (W/L 12/7), where as Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 84.62% of matches (W/L 11/2). 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 4 times before with Stefanos Tsitsipas winning 2 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 2 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Stefanos Tsitsipas winning 4 and Kei Nishikori winning 5.
The last match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Kei Nishikori was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai, 04-10-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Stefanos Tsitsipas getting the victory 7-6(6) 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:35:53.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Stefanos Tsitsipas has played against opponents with an average rank of 64.52 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 112.24.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Stefanos Tsitsipas has won 59% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 81% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Stefanos Tsitsipas has converted 27.59% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 27.59% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

S. Tsitsipas	Stats	K. Nishikori
2	H2H Matches Won	2
4	Sets Won	5
42	Games Won	44
39	Aces (Total)	10
9	Total Double Faults	1
1:35:53	Average Match Time	1:35:53
64% (162/255)	1st Serve %	64% (167/259)
79% (128/162)	1st Serve Win %	75% (125/167)
48% (45/93)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (49/92)
30% (6/20)	Break Pts Won %	40% (8/20)
33% (85/259)	Return Points Win %	32% (82/255)
50% (2/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (2/4)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Tsitsipas Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, GRE-BRA 1-3 - 08-09-2025
Rubber 4 Joao FonsecaJ. Fonseca	L	6-4 3-6 7-5	Stats
Rubber 2 Thiago Seyboth WildT. Seyboth	W	6-2 6-1	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Daniel AltmaierD. Altmaier	L	7-6(5) 1-6 4-6 6-3 7-5	Stats
R1 Alexandre MullerA. Muller	W	4-6 6-0 6-1 7-6(5)	Stats
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem - 18-08-2025
R2 Bu YunchaoketeB. Yunchaokete	L	6-3 6-2	Stats

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

S. Tsitsipas	Stats	K. Nishikori
67.04% (537/264)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (595/280)
62.64% (1264/754)	Sets Win/Loss	62.27% (1396/846)
54.16% (10844/9178)	Games Win/Loss	53.86% (11480/9833)
63.03% (208/122)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (296/141)
75.37% (202/66)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
64.52% (100/55)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
56.25% (27/21)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.51	Aces Per Game	0.23
5033	Aces Total	2439
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
1732	Total Double Faults	1927
1:41:26	Average Match Time	1:27:17
335.08	Average Opponent Rank	451.59
61% (34958/56968)	1st Serve %	62% (36526/59026)
76% (26516/34958)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25707/36526)
54% (11972/22004)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12003/22485)
40% (1989/4931)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2535/6163)
37% (21176/57579)	Return Points Win %	40% (24053/60622)
68.47% (76/35)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
65.91% (116/60)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
69.23% (18/8)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
69.14% (177/79)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
42.86% (6/8)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
62.07% (54/33)	Challenger W/L	72.73% (88/33)
68.55% (85/39)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
67% (454/681)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (474/695)
70% (75/107)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
59% (239/406)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
60% (160/265)	Deciding Set Win %	72% (200/276)
89% (490/438)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (511/469)
10% (490/50)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (511/41)
31% (310/96)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (364/127)