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Kei Nishikori

JPN Age 36 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 2007–2026

Kei Nishikori represents Japan on the ATP Tour and has reached a career high of No. 4. He most recently lost to Frances Tiafoe in the Japan Open round of 32 on October 1, 2026.

Singles ranking

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Career singles high

4 (Mar 2, 2015)

Elo peak

2275 (99th percentile)

Singles record

436–233 (65.2%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$26,002,690

YTD W-L

1–2

Equipment brand

Wilson

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Kei Nishikori's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Frances Tiafoe #8	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 1, 2026	R32	Japan Open	ATP 500	Hard
Rei Sakamoto #157	4-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2026	Q3 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
M. Antonius	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2026	Q2 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Sebastian Ofner #125	6-1 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 2026	Q1 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Marco Trungelliti #91	6-4 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 2026	Q2 Q	Cincinnati Open	Masters 1000	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Kei Nishikori's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Novak Djokovic	2	20	22	Sep 5, 2021	H2H
Marin Cilic	10	6	16	Sep 28, 2024	H2H
Rafael Nadal	2	12	14	Apr 23, 2021	H2H
David Ferrer	10	4	14	May 17, 2017	H2H
Sam Querrey	7	4	11	Aug 4, 2021	H2H

Singles Titles (12)

Kei Nishikori singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
2008	18	1	—	—	—	1	—	Delray Beach Open
2012	22	1	—	—	1	—	—	Japan Open
2013	23	1	—	—	1	—	—	Memphis
2014	24	4	—	—	2	2	—	Kuala Lumpur, Memphis, Barcelona Open, Japan Open
2015	25	3	—	—	2	1	—	Memphis, Barcelona Open, Washington Open
2016	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Memphis
2019	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Brisbane International
Total		12	—	—	6	6	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (5)

Kei Nishikori Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2008	Beijing Olympics	First Round	0	1	Rainer Schuettler #35 def. Kei Nishikori #124 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3	H2H	Match data
2012	London Olympics	Quarterfinal	3	1	Juan Martin del Potro #9 def. Kei Nishikori #17 6-4 7-6(4)	H2H	Match data
2016	Rio de Janeiro Olympics	Bronze Medal	5	1	Kei Nishikori #7 def. Rafael Nadal #5 6-2 6-7(1) 6-3	H2H	Match data
2020	Tokyo Olympics	Quarterfinal	3	1	Novak Djokovic #1 def. Kei Nishikori #69 6-2 6-0	H2H	Match data
2024	Paris Olympics	First Round	0	1	Jack Draper #27 def. Kei Nishikori #581 6-1 6-4	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Kei Nishikori career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2007	17	Qualifying Q	9	3	12	75.0%	—	—
2007	17	ATP	3	5	8	37.5%	603	286
2008	18	Qualifying Q	10	2	12	83.3%	—	—
2008	18	ATP	16	11	27	59.3%	289	63
2009	19	ATP	3	6	9	33.3%	61	418
2010	20	Qualifying Q	9	2	11	81.8%	—	—
2010	20	ATP	3	9	12	25.0%	417	98
2011	21	Qualifying Q	6	1	7	85.7%	—	—
2011	21	ATP	32	22	54	59.3%	98	25
2012	22	ATP	35	18	53	66.0%	25	19
2013	23	ATP	34	19	53	64.2%	18	17
2014	24	ATP	52	15	67	77.6%	17	5
2015	25	ATP	51	17	68	75.0%	5	8
2016	26	ATP	57	21	78	73.1%	8	5
2017	27	ATP	30	14	44	68.2%	5	22
2018	28	ATP	43	21	64	67.2%	22	9
2019	29	ATP	29	14	43	67.4%	9	13
2020	30	ATP	2	4	6	33.3%	16	41
2021	31	ATP	27	16	43	62.8%	41	47
2023	33	ATP	2	1	3	66.7%	—	352
2024	34	ATP	7	9	16	43.8%	352	106
2025	35	ATP	9	9	18	50.0%	74	156
2026	36	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
2026	36	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	238	—
Career		—	436	233	669	65.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Kei Nishikori career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2007	17	Qualifying Q	9	2	11	81.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	9	3	12	75.0%
2007	17	ATP	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%
2008	18	Qualifying Q	6	1	7	85.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	10	2	12	83.3%
2008	18	ATP	14	7	21	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	16	11	27	59.3%
2009	19	ATP	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
2010	20	Qualifying Q	6	2	8	75.0%	—	—	—	—	3	0	3	100.0%	9	2	11	81.8%
2010	20	ATP	2	5	7	28.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	9	12	25.0%
2011	21	Qualifying Q	6	1	7	85.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	7	85.7%
2011	21	ATP	22	14	36	61.1%	7	5	12	58.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	32	22	54	59.3%
2012	22	ATP	21	11	32	65.6%	7	4	11	63.6%	7	3	10	70.0%	35	18	53	66.0%
2013	23	ATP	24	13	37	64.9%	8	4	12	66.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	34	19	53	64.2%
2014	24	ATP	37	11	48	77.1%	10	2	12	83.3%	5	2	7	71.4%	52	15	67	77.6%
2015	25	ATP	33	12	45	73.3%	14	3	17	82.4%	4	2	6	66.7%	51	17	68	75.0%
2016	26	ATP	40	15	55	72.7%	13	4	17	76.5%	4	2	6	66.7%	57	21	78	73.1%
2017	27	ATP	15	6	21	71.4%	12	6	18	66.7%	3	2	5	60.0%	30	14	44	68.2%
2018	28	ATP	27	14	41	65.9%	11	5	16	68.8%	5	2	7	71.4%	43	21	64	67.2%
2019	29	ATP	15	8	23	65.2%	10	5	15	66.7%	4	1	5	80.0%	29	14	43	67.4%
2020	30	ATP	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
2021	31	ATP	17	10	27	63.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	27	16	43	62.8%
2023	33	ATP	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2024	34	ATP	6	6	12	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	9	16	43.8%
2025	35	ATP	6	6	12	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	9	9	18	50.0%
2026	36	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
2026	36	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	—	—	288	152	440	65.5%	107	53	160	66.9%	41	28	69	59.4%	436	233	669	65.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Kei Nishikori career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2007	17	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	5	8	37.5%
2008	18	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	9	6	15	60.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	16	11	27	59.3%
2009	19	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
2010	20	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	9	12	25.0%
2011	21	3	5	8	37.5%	4	3	7	57.1%	16	11	27	59.3%	9	3	12	75.0%	32	22	54	59.3%
2012	22	3	5	8	37.5%	2	7	9	22.2%	19	5	24	79.2%	11	1	12	91.7%	35	18	53	66.0%
2013	23	2	7	9	22.2%	8	6	14	57.1%	16	3	19	84.2%	8	3	11	72.7%	34	19	53	64.2%
2014	24	11	9	20	55.0%	9	2	11	81.8%	25	4	29	86.2%	6	0	6	100.0%	51	15	66	77.3%
2015	25	5	10	15	33.3%	11	3	14	78.6%	30	4	34	88.2%	5	0	5	100.0%	51	17	68	75.0%
2016	26	5	12	17	29.4%	17	6	23	73.9%	23	2	25	92.0%	12	1	13	92.3%	57	21	78	73.1%
2017	27	1	3	4	25.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	19	6	25	76.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	29	14	43	67.4%
2018	28	7	10	17	41.2%	8	4	12	66.7%	19	5	24	79.2%	9	2	11	81.8%	43	21	64	67.2%
2019	29	0	3	3	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	19	9	28	67.9%	7	0	7	100.0%	29	14	43	67.4%
2020	30	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
2021	31	1	7	8	12.5%	9	4	13	69.2%	13	4	17	76.5%	4	1	5	80.0%	27	16	43	62.8%
2023	33	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	1	3	66.7%
2024	34	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%	3	4	7	42.9%	2	0	2	100.0%	7	9	16	43.8%
2025	35	0	0	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	6	2	8	75.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	9	9	18	50.0%
2026	36	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
Career		39	79	118	33.1%	81	60	141	57.4%	226	75	301	75.1%	88	19	107	82.2%	434	233	667	65.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 667/669 (99.7%) of Kei Nishikori's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Kei Nishikori performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2007	17	8/8	3.0	3.5	58.6%	69.8%	47.8%	60.4%	48.1%	60.9%	35.4%
2008	18	25/27	3.2	2.9	59.9%	69.1%	50.9%	57.2%	45.4%	61.8%	37.4%
2009	19	9/9	2.8	3.1	53.7%	64.6%	49.4%	39.4%	45.3%	57.3%	37.7%
2010	20	12/12	3.1	4.0	60.3%	64.3%	43.5%	45.8%	23.0%	56.4%	33.0%
2011	21	54/54	2.5	2.9	60.7%	68.5%	52.4%	59.5%	39.7%	62.0%	38.2%
2012	22	48/53	2.4	2.6	62.6%	70.0%	53.6%	55.2%	39.9%	63.6%	41.4%
2013	23	53/53	2.6	2.8	62.3%	68.9%	52.2%	55.7%	47.2%	62.6%	40.6%
2014	24	66/67	4.3	2.8	60.6%	73.4%	53.9%	63.1%	42.6%	65.6%	39.9%
2015	25	66/68	4.6	2.5	59.6%	74.7%	54.5%	62.3%	44.7%	66.6%	39.3%
2016	26	71/78	3.4	2.4	61.0%	72.3%	53.9%	64.1%	47.7%	65.1%	40.2%
2017	27	43/44	3.3	2.3	62.3%	71.9%	53.3%	64.2%	45.5%	64.9%	40.7%
2018	28	64/64	3.6	2.3	60.0%	71.3%	55.9%	60.0%	44.8%	65.2%	37.8%
2019	29	43/43	3.1	2.8	63.6%	70.1%	54.2%	51.2%	45.0%	64.3%	40.9%
2020	30	6/6	1.2	2.5	63.5%	62.2%	50.7%	57.8%	31.4%	58.0%	37.8%
2021	31	37/43	2.5	2.0	64.2%	65.6%	55.3%	57.2%	45.2%	62.0%	38.5%
2023	33	3/3	1.7	1.3	67.5%	73.8%	53.6%	52.8%	16.7%	67.2%	29.9%
2024	34	15/16	2.1	1.7	66.6%	66.7%	55.0%	58.6%	39.7%	62.7%	36.1%
2025	35	18/18	3.2	1.9	65.6%	68.6%	47.6%	53.2%	35.9%	61.9%	35.2%
2026	36	3/3	3.3	1.3	59.3%	72.3%	55.3%	19.0%	40.7%	64.3%	31.3%
Career		644/669	3.3	2.6	61.5%	70.5%	53.3%	58.6%	43.4%	63.8%	39.1%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 644/669 (96.3%) of Kei Nishikori's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Kei Nishikori advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2007	17	1576	116.9	-2.68	-0.02	0.904	48.6%	+35	—	—	38.9%	-0.83	1–1	1–1	—	+0.05
2008	18	1758	125.8	-0.30	+0.72	0.981	49.7%	+19	—	-131	50.8%	-0.10	8–2 (80%)	4–2 (67%)	108.5	+0.07
2009	19	1724	129.5	-3.16	+1.29	0.884	47.6%	+12	—	—	35.3%	-1.06	—	1–0	—	-0.98
2010	20	1735	129.7	-2.46	-1.12	0.757	44.8%	+5	—	-69	25.9%	-1.74	2–1 (67%)	3–0 (100%)	105.5	-1.08
2011	21	1923	151.1	-0.10	+1.28	1.007	50.3%	+11	-301	-200	53.4%	+0.20	14–3 (82%)	12–9 (57%)	113.8	+0.32
2012	22	2007	156.0	+1.03	+3.76	1.139	52.0%	+15	-248	-162	59.8%	+0.79	15–4 (79%)	9–8 (53%)	111.3	+1.94
2013	23	1946	158.7	-0.22	+3.58	1.086	51.5%	+28	-64	-111	62.7%	+0.75	6–4 (60%)	9–7 (56%)	102.6	+3.21
2014	24	2211	173.9	+2.73	+4.62	1.162	52.6%	+18	-194	-285	68.2%	+1.09	21–2 (91%)	19–10 (66%)	119.8	-0.99
2015	25	2153	175.0	+2.66	+4.32	1.175	52.6%	+22	+6	-165	69.5%	+1.23	17–6 (74%)	9–12 (43%)	100.1	+2.30
2016	26	2183	179.2	+2.13	+4.67	1.151	52.6%	+16	+25	-149	69.4%	+1.15	14–5 (74%)	16–9 (64%)	107.0	-1.29
2017	27	2080	165.7	+1.81	+4.17	1.159	52.4%	+66	+70	-116	63.6%	+0.88	12–5 (71%)	9–10 (47%)	98.7	-0.06
2018	28	2107	171.3	+1.83	+2.94	1.086	51.5%	+11	+66	-54	62.6%	+0.63	12–5 (71%)	17–5 (77%)	109.4	-1.99
2019	29	2002	158.4	+0.34	+4.57	1.145	52.3%	+1	+149	+96	62.7%	+0.73	8–6 (57%)	9–7 (56%)	95.3	+1.02
2020	30	1913	109.6	-1.35	-0.42	0.900	47.5%	—	+89	—	42.1%	-0.95	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	96.6	+0.14
2021	31	1978	161.2	-0.40	+2.72	1.013	50.2%	+38	+96	+56	55.2%	+0.23	14–7 (67%)	9–8 (53%)	102.5	-2.26
2023	33	1968	114.7	+1.39	+0.98	0.912	49.4%	+49	—	—	66.7%	-0.17	—	3–0 (100%)	—	-0.03
2024	34	1872	134.6	-0.60	+0.92	0.967	49.3%	+66	+121	—	45.0%	-0.42	4–2 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	99.6	-0.17
2025	35	1810	129.1	-1.20	-0.68	0.924	48.6%	+60	+105	—	47.6%	-0.24	6–2 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	100.7	-1.29
2026	36	1761	112.2	+0.65	-0.98	0.879	47.0%	+24	—	—	28.6%	-1.00	1–0	0–1	—	-0.35
Career		2275	168.2	+0.95	+3.17	1.081	51.3%	+23	-11	-121	60.6%	+0.61	156–57 (73%)	136–94 (59%)	115.6	-0.22

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Kei Nishikori Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2007	17	—	—	—	Q2	1–1 (50%)
2008	18	—	Q2	R128	R16	4–3 (57%)
2009	19	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2010	20	—	R64	R128	R32	6–3 (67%)
2011	21	R32	R64	R128	R128	3–4 (43%)
2012	22	QF	—	R32	R32	8–3 (73%)
2013	23	R16	R16	R32	R128	8–4 (67%)
2014	24	R16	R128	R16	F	12–4 (75%)
2015	25	QF	QF	R64	R128	9–4 (69%)
2016	26	QF	R16	R16	SF	15–4 (79%)
2017	27	R16	QF	R32	—	9–3 (75%)
2018	28	—	R16	QF	SF	12–3 (80%)
2019	29	QF	QF	QF	R32	14–4 (78%)
2020	30	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2021	31	R128	R16	R64	R32	6–4 (60%)
2024	34	—	R64	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
2025	35	R64	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2026	36	—	—	—	Q3	2–1 (67%)
W-L		28–11 (72%)	29–13 (69%)	22–13 (63%)	33–13 (72%)	112–50 (69%)

Masters 1000

Kei Nishikori Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	IW	MAD	MC	MIA	PAR	ITA	SHA	W-L Win %
2007	17	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2008	18	—	—	R128	—	—	R128	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2009	19	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2010	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	0–1 (0%)
2011	21	—	R64	R128	R64	—	R64	R64	—	SF	7–6 (54%)
2012	22	R32	R16	R64	—	R16	R16	R16	—	R32	8–7 (53%)
2013	23	R16	R64	R32	QF	—	R16	R16	R32	R16	13–8 (62%)
2014	24	—	—	R32	F	—	SF	SF	—	R32	13–5 (72%)
2015	25	SF	—	R16	SF	—	QF	R16	QF	R16	15–7 (68%)
2016	26	F	R16	QF	SF	—	F	R16	SF	—	20–7 (74%)
2017	27	R32	—	QF	QF	—	QF	—	R16	—	9–5 (64%)
2018	28	R64	R32	—	R64	F	R32	QF	QF	QF	14–8 (64%)
2019	29	R32	R32	R32	R16	R32	R64	—	QF	—	4–7 (36%)
2020	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
2021	31	R32	—	R64	R32	—	R32	—	R16	—	6–5 (55%)
2024	34	QF	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	R64	4–3 (57%)
2025	35	—	R128	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
2026	36	Q1	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		13–11 (54%)	7–8 (47%)	15–12 (56%)	19–10 (66%)	7–3 (70%)	22–12 (65%)	10–7 (59%)	15–8 (65%)	11–8 (58%)	119–79 (60%)

ATP 500

Kei Nishikori ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	MEX	BAR	BAS	DAL	DUB	HAL	HAM	RIO	ROT	TKY	VIE	WAS	MEM	WAS	W-L Win %
2007	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2008	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	Q2	—	3–2 (60%)
2009	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
2010	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2011	21	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	Q2	—	7–4 (64%)
2012	22	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	8–2 (80%)
2013	23	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	W	—	10–4 (71%)
2014	24	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	12–1 (92%)
2015	25	F	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	20–3 (87%)
2016	26	R16	F	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	11–5 (69%)
2017	27	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	4–3 (57%)
2018	28	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	F	F	QF	—	—	11–6 (65%)
2019	29	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	7–3 (70%)
2020	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	31	—	R16	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	12–5 (71%)
2024	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2025	35	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2026	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	1–2 (33%)
W-L		6–4 (60%)	24–7 (77%)	9–3 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	7–5 (58%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	24–10 (71%)	4–2 (67%)	19–6 (76%)	7–3 (70%)	1–1 (50%)	110–48 (70%)

ATP 250

Kei Nishikori ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	BEI	BRI	BUE	CDU	CHN	DAL	DLB	EAS	GEN	HAL	HKG	U.S	AUS	MET	MRS	NAP	NWP	STO	WAS	WSA	ASB	BEL	QUE	KUA	LOS	MEM	SAN	U.S	W-L Win %
2007	17	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	Q1	11–5 (69%)
2008	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	R32	17–5 (77%)
2009	19	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	3–3 (50%)
2010	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	Q2	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
2011	21	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R64	SF	—	—	R16	F	21–9 (70%)
2012	22	QF	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	8–5 (62%)
2013	23	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
2014	24	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	13–3 (81%)
2015	25	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	6–1 (86%)
2016	26	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	5–1 (83%)
2017	27	—	—	F	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–3 (73%)
2018	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
2019	29	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–0 (100%)
2020	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2023	33	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2024	34	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2025	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–4 (60%)
W-L		3–2 (60%)	3–1 (75%)	18–7 (72%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	12–5 (71%)	9–3 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	9–3 (75%)	4–2 (67%)	12–0 (100%)	3–3 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	116–53 (69%)

ATP Finals

Kei Nishikori ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	W-L Win %
2014	24	SF	2–2 (50%)
2015	25	RR	1–2 (33%)
2016	26	SF	1–3 (25%)
2018	28	RR	1–2 (33%)
W-L		5–9 (36%)	5–9 (36%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Current rank

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Career high

Career-high date

Mar 2, 2015

First Top 100

Apr 28, 2008

First Top 50

Apr 11, 2011

First Top 20

Jan 30, 2012

First Top 10

May 12, 2014

Ranking History Matrix

Kei Nishikori ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2007	17	601	598	597	544	561	389	276	267	251	261	282	286
2008	18	252	123	120	99	100	103	122	126	84	65	63	63
2009	19	59	93	95	118	116	117	103	98	169	432	421	418
2010	20	597	898	—	648	246	189	194	147	123	124	100	98
2011	21	70	62	62	47	59	52	48	46	54	32	25	25
2012	22	20	17	16	17	18	20	17	18	17	16	19	19
2013	23	21	16	15	15	15	11	11	12	13	19	17	17
2014	24	18	20	18	12	10	12	11	11	7	7	5	5
2015	25	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	8	8
2016	26	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	5	4	5	5
2017	27	5	5	4	7	9	9	9	10	14	20	22	22
2018	28	27	26	33	21	21	27	20	19	12	11	9	9
2019	29	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	11	13	13
2020	30	18	31	31	—	—	—	—	34	35	37	41	41
2021	31	41	43	39	41	49	53	69	56	52	48	47	47
2022	32	45	42	51	64	83	114	160	370	748	—	—	—
2023	33	—	—	—	—	—	493	353	353	353	351	351	352
2024	34	349	353	351	358	350	399	581	222	153	140	107	106
2025	35	70	73	66	64	58	66	67	90	112	115	157	156
2026	36	240	282	417	464	—	—	—	481	436	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Kei Nishikori's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	M1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Taylor Fritz (active player)	USA	#4	2,111	566	350	216	61.8%	$32,672,664	11	0	1	2015–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Felix Auger-Aliassime (active player)	CAN	#4	2,097	464	286	178	61.6%	$23,758,766	9	0	0	2018–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Tomas Berdych	CZE	#4	2,233	923	599	324	64.9%	$29,491,328	13	0	1	2003–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Holger Rune (active player)	DEN	#4	2,099	274	172	102	62.8%	$15,768,390	5	0	1	2021–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Ben Shelton (active player)	USA	#4	2,078	242	151	91	62.4%	$17,928,337	7	0	2	2022–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Jack Draper (active player)	GBR	#4	2,143	176	113	63	64.2%	$8,966,669	3	0	1	2021–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Milos Raonic	CAN	#3	2,248	558	370	188	66.3%	$20,764,512	8	0	0	2009–2024	Rivalries	Match log
Alex de Minaur (active player)	AUS	#5	2,122	494	314	180	63.6%	$26,594,001	11	0	0	2017–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Stefanos Tsitsipas (active player)	GRE	#3	2,231	571	373	198	65.3%	$38,898,851	13	0	3	2017–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Andrey Rublev (active player)	RUS	#5	2,175	604	382	222	63.2%	$34,454,499	18	0	2	2014–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Dominic Thiem	AUT	#3	2,240	544	337	207	61.9%	$30,387,561	17	1	1	2011–2024	Rivalries	Match log
Grigor Dimitrov (active player)	BUL	#3	2,170	792	477	315	60.2%	$32,431,749	9	0	1	2008–2026	Rivalries	Match log

Equipment

Equipment summary

Wilson

Model: Not specified by manufacturer
Frame style: —

The official manufacturer roster confirms the brand relationship but does not publish a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one from photos or third-party lists.

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Last source check: Oct 29, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kei Nishikori?: Kei Nishikori is 36 years old, born on December 29, 1989.
Which country does Kei Nishikori represent?: Kei Nishikori represents Japan in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Kei Nishikori?: Kei Nishikori is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Kei Nishikori use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Kei Nishikori uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Kei Nishikori left-handed or right-handed?: Kei Nishikori plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Kei Nishikori won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Kei Nishikori in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Kei Nishikori won?: TennisDB does not group any of Kei Nishikori's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Kei Nishikori won?: TennisDB records 12 ATP singles titles for Kei Nishikori across all categories. The most recent was Brisbane International Presented by ANZ in 2019.
What is Kei Nishikori's highest ATP ranking?: Kei Nishikori's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on March 2, 2015.
What is Kei Nishikori's career win-loss record?: Kei Nishikori has 436 wins and 233 losses (65.2%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 2007 through 2026.
How much career prize money has Kei Nishikori earned?: Kei Nishikori has earned at least $26,002,690 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Kei Nishikori?: TennisDB records 2007 as Kei Nishikori's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Kei Nishikori's career appear in TennisDB?: Kei Nishikori appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 2007 through 2026.
On which surface does Kei Nishikori have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Kei Nishikori's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 66.9% (107–53).
Who has Kei Nishikori faced most often?: Kei Nishikori's most frequent opponent is Novak Djokovic, with a head-to-head record of 2–20 across 22 meetings.
What racquet does Kei Nishikori use?: The official Wilson player roster lists Kei Nishikori with Wilson, but it does not specify a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one.