SF Barcelona Open 2016

Kei Nishikori #6 def. Benoit Paire #22

6-3 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 6-2 in the 2016 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Aces23
Double faults05
First serve %68.0%43.0%
First serve points won %74.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%34.0%
Break points saved %67.0%44.0%
Break points converted %56.0%33.0%
Service points won %68.0%48.0%
Return points won %52.0%32.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989May 8, 1989
Age2626
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)622
Ranking points (entering)4,4901,616
Elo (entering)2,2051,881
Current career W-L436–232240–294
Current career earnings$26,161,710$10,544,721
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #6 2 2 Benoit Paire #22

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandr Dolgopolov #307-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2016QF
Jeremy Chardy #336-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 2016R16
Thiemo de Bakker #1026-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2016R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #54-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataApr 24, 2016F

Benoit Paire's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Malek Jaziri #763-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2016QF
Pablo Cuevas #256-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 2016R16
Teymuraz Gabashvili #546-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2016R32