Kei Nishikori

JPN · Right-handed · 36 yrs · 178 cm

model rank
#119
in the world
ATP rank
#710
current
record
586-283
ATP-level
── the model's read

How good is he, really?

Kei is the model's world #119 — in the top 66% of the rated field. The model rates him 591 spots higher than the ATP (#710) — a player the rankings are slow to catch. He's a return specialist (below avg serve, strong return), strongest on clay courts. Recent form: 77 over the last 52 weeks.

── surface Elo

By surface

Hard
1855
Clay
1875best
Grass
1827
── vs the rated field

Scouting

overall Elo
185534th · below avg
serve rating
31th · below avg
return rating
77th · strong

percentile across players with a current rating

── model Elo over time

Elo trajectory

── ATP ranking over time · lower is better

Ranking trajectory

── nearest on the rating profile

Similar players

── year by year

Seasons

yearW-Lwin%titles
20265-550%
202511-1150%
202424-1365%1
202310-377%1
202127-1860%
20202-433%
201925-1464%
201852-2270%2
201730-1468%
201658-2273%1
201555-1776%3
201452-1479%4
201335-1965%1
201240-2067%1
201142-2365%
201039-1572%4
20094-640%
200837-1867%2
200721-1657%
200617-965%1
── filter the record · shareable link

Splits

All 869 matches — pick filters to split the record, serve/return and log below.

── career · point data

Serve & return profile

Serve
aces4.1%
double faults3.3%
1st serve in62%
1st serve won70%
2nd serve won53%
serve pts won64%
hold %80%
Return
return pts won40%
break %27%
BP conversion41%
Under pressure
BP saved (serve)61%
BP saved2873/4709
BP conversion41%

Career aggregate over 753 matches with point data · hold/break derived from break-point outcomes.

── 869 matches

Match log

datetournamentsurfrdopponentresscore
2026-04-20Savannah CHClayR32Colton Smith #190W6-2 6-3
2026-04-20Savannah CHClayR16Jack Kennedy #582L6-3 6-7(3) 6-0
2026-04-06Sarasota CHClayR32Nicolas Kicker #344W6-3 6-2
2026-04-06Sarasota CHClayR16Yibing Wu #115L6-3 3-6 6-1
2026-03-09Cherbourg CHHardR32Clement Tabur #190L7-6(5) 6-4
2026-03-02Thionville CHHardQ1Daniel Jade #1827W6-2 6-3
2026-03-02Thionville CHHardQ2Jelle Sels #343W7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
2026-03-02Thionville CHHardR32Clement Tabur #190W7-5 4-6 6-2
2026-03-02Thionville CHHardR16Nicolai Budkov Kjaer #150L3-6 6-4 6-2
2026-01-05Canberra CHHardR32Vit Kopriva #101L6-1 2-2 RET
2025-11-17Yokohama CHHardR16San Hui Sin #374W6-4 6-1
2025-11-17Yokohama CHHardR32Taisei Ichikawa #793W4-6 6-1 6-1
2025-11-17Yokohama CHHardQFKaichi Uchida #288L6-2 6-2
2025-08-07Cincinnati MastersHardR128Camilo Ugo Carabelli #47L7-5 6-3
2025-05-18GenevaClayR32Learner Tien #67W4-6 6-4 6-4
2025-05-18GenevaClayR16Karen Khachanov #24L7-5 2-5 RET
2025-04-23Madrid MastersClayR128Aleksandar Vukic #83W6-4 3-6 6-3
2025-04-23Madrid MastersClayR64Denis Shapovalov #30L6-1 6-4
2025-03-31HoustonClayR32Mitchell Krueger #141W6-4 6-2
2025-03-31HoustonClayR16Christopher Eubanks #117L6-1 0-0 RET
2025-03-11Phoenix CHHardR32Luca Nardi #67W6-4 6-3
2025-03-11Phoenix CHHardQFFlavio Cobolli #40W6-2 4-6 6-4
2025-03-11Phoenix CHHardR16Mikhail Kukushkin #166W6-3 2-1 RET
2025-03-11Phoenix CHHardSFJoao Fonseca #80L6-3 6-3
2025-03-05Indian Wells MastersHardR128Jaume Munar #58W6-2 5-7 7-6(3)
2025-03-05Indian Wells MastersHardR64Ugo Humbert #19L6-4 6-3
2025-02-10Delray BeachHardR32Mackenzie Mcdonald #123L7-6(4) 4-6 7-5
2025-02-03DallasHardR32Tomas Machac #25L6-2 6-2
2025-01-31Davis Cup QLS R1: JPN vs GBRHardRRBilly Harris #129W6-2 6-3
2025-01-31Davis Cup QLS R1: JPN vs GBRHardRRJacob Fearnley #77L6-3 6-3
2025-01-13Australian OpenHardR128Thiago Monteiro #105W4-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2 6-3
2025-01-13Australian OpenHardR64Tommy Paul #11L6-7(3) 6-0 6-3 6-1
2024-12-30Hong KongHardR16Karen Khachanov #19W4-6 6-3 7-5
2024-12-30Hong KongHardQFCameron Norrie #49W6-3 3-6 6-2
2024-12-30Hong KongHardSFJuncheng Shang #50W4-3 RET
2024-12-30Hong KongHardR32Denis Shapovalov #56W6-2 6-3
2024-12-30Hong KongHardFAlexandre Muller #67L2-6 6-1 6-3
2024-11-04Helsinki CHHardR16Jerome Kym #134W6-3 1-6 6-2
2024-11-04Helsinki CHHardR32Nicolas Alvarez Varona #384W6-4 6-2
2024-11-04Helsinki CHHardFLuca Nardi #102W3-6 6-4 6-1
2024-11-04Helsinki CHHardSFMax Hans Rehberg #332W6-4 6-7(6) 6-2
2024-11-04Helsinki CHHardQFJacob Fearnley #94W6-4 6-3
2024-10-28Bratislava 2 CHHardQFConstant Lestienne #196W6-3 5-7 6-2
2024-10-28Bratislava 2 CHHardR16Lukas Klein #146W6-3 6-7(3) 6-1
2024-10-28Bratislava 2 CHHardR32Marton Fucsovics #88W6-2 1-6 6-1
2024-10-28Bratislava 2 CHHardSFRoman Safiullin #59L6-4 6-3
2024-10-21ViennaHardR32Jack Draper #18L7-6(5) 7-5
2024-10-02Shanghai MastersHardR128Mariano Navone #38W3-6 6-4 6-3
2024-10-02Shanghai MastersHardR64Stefanos Tsitsipas #12L7-6(6) 6-4
2024-09-25TokyoHardR32Marin Cilic #373W6-4 3-6 6-3