H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Alexander Zverev vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 5-1

Alexander Zverev holds a 5–1 lead over Kei Nishikori in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Alexander Zverev leads 3–1 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Alexander Zverev won the 2021 Roland Garros fourth round 6-4 6-1 6-1.

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Alexander Zverev
Germany Age 29 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alexander Zverev #6 6-4 6-1 6-1 Kei Nishikori #49 Match data Jun 8, 2021* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Alexander Zverev #6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Kei Nishikori #45 Match data May 14, 2021* R16 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Alexander Zverev #6 6-3 6-2 Kei Nishikori #43 Match data May 5, 2021* R32 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Alexander Zverev #3 3-6 6-1 6-4 Kei Nishikori #20 Match data Aug 4, 2018* QF Washington Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #36 3-6 6-3 6-4 Alexander Zverev #4 Match data Apr 21, 2018* SF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Alexander Zverev #8 6-3 6-4 Kei Nishikori #9 Match data Aug 5, 2017* SF Washington Open ATP 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Alexander Zverev #2 #2 8,480 2,260 543 218 71.4% 1 1 7 2 6 8 25
Kei Nishikori #481 #4 6,385 2,275 436 232 65.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6 12

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Alexander Zverev Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2013 0–1 0.0% #809 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2014 4–6 40.0% #136 1,574 0 0 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 2015 14–17 45.2% #83 1,767 0 0 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 2016 44–22 66.7% #24 2,011 0 1 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2017 54–21 72.0% #4 2,055 0 6 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2018 55–18 75.3% #4 2,125 0 10 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2019 41–24 63.1% #7 2,031 0 11 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2020 28–8 77.8% #7 2,130 0 13 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2021 58–13 81.7% #3 2,254 0 19 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2022 25–10 71.4% #12 2,183 0 19 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2023 54–24 69.2% #7 2,096 0 21 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2024 64–19 77.1% #2 2,132 0 23 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2025 54–23 70.1% #3 2,042 0 24 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2026 48–12 80.0% #2 2,142 1 25 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 — — — — — — — 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 — — — — — — — 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
33 — — — — — — — 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 — — — — — — — 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12
35 — — — — — — — 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12
36 — — — — — — — 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Alexander Zverev Kei Nishikori
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 2013 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 2007 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
18 2015 5 10 15 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2016 25 13 38 65.8% 13 7 20 65.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2017 29 14 43 67.4% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2018 33 13 46 71.7% 20 3 23 87.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2019 23 13 36 63.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2020 25 7 32 78.1% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2021 40 7 47 85.1% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2022 10 5 15 66.7% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2023 29 15 44 65.9% 20 7 27 74.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2024 35 11 46 76.1% 23 6 29 79.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2025 30 13 43 69.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2026 19 6 25 76.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 303 128 431 70.3% 186 65 251 74.1% 54 25 79 68.4% — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 744/763 of Alexander Zverev's and 643/668 of Kei Nishikori's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Alexander Zverev Kei Nishikori
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2013 1/1 1.0 7.0 35.9% 50.0% 24.0% 25.0% 33.3% 33.3% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 10/10 3.9 3.5 53.6% 58.1% 49.6% 50.1% 32.4% 54.3% 37.3% 2007 8/8 3.0 3.5 58.6% 69.8% 47.8% 60.4% 48.1% 60.9% 35.4%
18 2015 31/31 6.5 4.5 60.6% 71.8% 48.2% 59.3% 47.3% 62.4% 33.3% 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4%
19 2016 66/66 6.3 4.5 61.4% 72.5% 51.2% 63.7% 45.9% 64.3% 38.6% 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2017 75/75 8.1 3.5 64.4% 75.3% 54.1% 62.6% 50.9% 67.9% 37.7% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2018 73/73 7.5 2.9 64.3% 75.7% 54.2% 54.8% 47.0% 67.8% 40.4% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2019 65/65 10.7 5.9 66.8% 75.6% 45.7% 58.9% 42.5% 65.5% 39.0% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2020 36/36 11.3 5.3 68.6% 78.3% 47.9% 61.1% 45.3% 68.8% 40.5% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2021 64/71 10.4 3.8 68.0% 77.8% 52.9% 56.1% 43.9% 69.8% 40.6% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2022 34/35 7.4 4.0 71.6% 73.7% 48.5% 56.4% 51.2% 66.5% 39.7% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2023 78/78 8.1 2.8 70.8% 74.5% 50.6% 62.7% 37.4% 67.3% 37.9% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2024 79/83 9.6 2.3 70.8% 78.3% 57.0% 68.1% 43.1% 71.9% 38.5% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2025 73/77 7.3 2.0 71.8% 74.3% 53.2% 52.9% 41.9% 68.7% 38.5% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2026 59/62 10.0 2.4 72.4% 76.5% 56.1% 51.3% 39.6% 71.0% 37.4% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0%
Career — 744/763 8.5 3.5 67.6% 75.2% 52.1% 59.1% 44.0% 67.7% 38.6% — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Alexander Zverev Kei Nishikori
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 2011 1486 92.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 1497 101.5 +0.17 -1.12 0.589 36.8% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 1574 121.3 -3.93 -0.69 0.816 45.7% — +27 — 40.9% -1.05 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.23 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 — — 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — +0.05
18 2015 1768 138.7 -1.35 -1.51 0.885 48.3% -73 -98 -78 44.7% -0.32 10–7 (59%) 7–10 (41%) 105.2 -0.65 2008 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
19 2016 2011 165.0 +0.87 +2.35 1.080 51.5% -35 -158 -148 59.6% +0.51 17–10 (63%) 19–12 (61%) 113.1 -1.23 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2017 2055 170.5 +4.24 +3.03 1.173 52.7% -35 -1 -103 66.0% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 19–13 (59%) 105.2 -0.40 2010 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
21 2018 2126 170.2 +3.79 +4.87 1.253 53.4% -14 +77 -205 70.0% +1.05 12–10 (55%) 15–6 (71%) 101.4 +2.37 2011 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
22 2019 2031 164.5 +1.72 +3.34 1.133 51.9% +27 +88 -162 59.0% +0.50 12–10 (55%) 19–13 (59%) 98.0 +2.74 2012 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
23 2020 2130 170.0 +5.36 +3.59 1.298 53.8% +21 -50 — 69.7% +1.16 7–3 (70%) 11–8 (58%) 102.2 -0.61 2013 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
24 2021 2255 175.2 +6.59 +4.64 1.343 54.3% +32 -37 -344 75.8% +1.53 11–8 (58%) 20–10 (67%) 103.6 -1.85 2014 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
25 2022 2184 161.5 +2.95 +3.25 1.185 52.8% +15 +81 — 70.2% +1.06 6–3 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 105.3 +0.04 2015 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
26 2023 2096 163.2 +3.63 +2.62 1.161 52.2% +12 +96 -130 61.7% +0.76 18–5 (78%) 18–20 (47%) 101.0 -1.77 2016 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
27 2024 2132 169.5 +7.35 +3.38 1.373 54.4% +6 +88 -104 71.6% +1.32 12–11 (52%) 29–18 (62%) 99.1 +2.00 2017 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
28 2025 2043 164.3 +4.61 +2.86 1.228 52.9% +52 +81 -56 67.0% +0.88 10–11 (48%) 26–16 (62%) 94.6 -0.71 2018 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
29 2026 2143 163.7 +6.46 +2.45 1.289 53.2% -21 +66 -52 71.4% +1.27 13–6 (68%) 27–14 (66%) 105.4 -1.30 2019 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
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 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
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 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
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 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
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1814 129.1 -1.20 -0.68 0.924 48.6% +64 +99 — 47.6% -0.24 6–2 (75%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -1.30
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1771 106.9 +1.37 -0.66 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
Career — 2260 170.2 +4.00 +3.04 1.196 52.7% +3 +39 -122 66.0% +0.90 147–95 (61%) 222–144 (61%) 106.9 -0.22 — 2275 168.2 +0.96 +3.18 1.082 51.3% +23 -11 -121 60.7% +0.61 156–57 (73%) 136–94 (59%) 115.6 -0.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.