H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Daniel Evans vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 2-2

Daniel Evans and Kei Nishikori are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Daniel Evans leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Daniel Evans won the 2021 Indian Wells Open second round 4-6 6-3 6-4.

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Daniel Evans
Great Britain Age 36 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Daniel Evans #22 4-6 6-3 6-4 Kei Nishikori #52 Match data Oct 10, 2021* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #35 1-6 6-1 7-6(3) 1-6 6-4 Daniel Evans #34 Match data Sep 29, 2020* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #5 6-3 6-4 Daniel Evans #41 Match data Mar 12, 2017* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Daniel Evans #179 6-4 6-4 6-2 Kei Nishikori #12 Match data Aug 28, 2013* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Daniel Evans #385 #21 2,195 1,926 141 161 46.7% 0 0 0 1 1 2
Kei Nishikori #481 #4 6,385 2,275 436 232 65.3% 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 Daniel Evans Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 2008 0–1 0.0% #477 1,465 0 0 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 2009 0–1 0.0% #261 1,442 0 0 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2010 0–1 0.0% #363 1,504 0 0 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2011 0–2 0.0% #342 1,489 0 0 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2012 0–1 0.0% #297 1,533 0 0 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2013 4–2 66.7% #150 1,692 0 0 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2014 4–6 40.0% #305 1,679 0 0 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 — — — — — — — 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2016 9–8 52.9% #66 1,791 0 0 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2017 11–10 52.4% #133 1,820 0 0 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2018 0–1 0.0% #192 1,787 0 0 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2019 18–18 50.0% #42 1,815 0 0 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2020 16–13 55.2% #32 1,857 0 0 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2021 23–22 51.1% #25 1,836 0 1 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2022 27–26 50.9% #27 1,848 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 2023 15–23 39.5% #38 1,761 0 2 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2024 7–20 25.9% #164 1,707 0 2 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12
35 2025 7–6 53.8% #185 1,725 0 2 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 Daniel Evans 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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
18 2008 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2009 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2011 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2012 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2013 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2014 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2017 9 5 14 64.3% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2018 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2019 14 13 27 51.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2020 16 10 26 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2021 13 14 27 48.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2022 22 16 38 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 10 15 25 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 2024 6 11 17 35.3% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 2025 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 102 97 199 51.3% 18 36 54 33.3% 21 28 49 42.9% — 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 297/302 of Daniel Evans'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 Daniel Evans 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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 8/8 3.0 3.5 58.6% 69.8% 47.8% 60.4% 48.1% 60.9% 35.4%
18 2008 1/1 1.0 4.0 59.2% 48.3% 35.0% 28.6% — 42.9% 15.2% 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4%
19 2009 1/1 3.0 5.0 66.3% 53.8% 30.3% 46.7% 100.0% 45.9% 29.7% 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2010 1/1 5.0 3.0 52.2% 60.0% 56.3% 20.0% 36.4% 58.2% 44.9% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2011 2/2 7.5 10.0 63.8% 74.1% 53.8% 57.1% 52.4% 66.7% 33.8% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2012 1/1 2.0 2.0 60.0% 58.3% 59.4% 69.2% 75.0% 58.8% 42.0% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2013 6/6 7.2 4.7 60.9% 67.8% 50.3% 65.8% 44.6% 61.3% 40.9% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2014 10/10 7.5 3.3 58.8% 71.6% 51.0% 55.6% 34.0% 63.1% 33.8% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2016 17/17 5.6 4.8 59.5% 70.2% 53.5% 63.1% 40.0% 63.5% 36.2% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2017 19/21 4.7 3.4 59.7% 71.7% 49.1% 53.3% 44.6% 62.0% 39.1% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2018 1/1 2.0 2.0 55.1% 73.5% 47.5% 66.7% 66.7% 61.8% 41.2% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2019 36/36 3.7 2.7 63.2% 71.1% 52.5% 60.1% 40.7% 64.2% 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 29/29 4.1 2.5 59.3% 71.4% 51.9% 60.2% 41.1% 63.6% 36.9% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2021 45/45 4.1 2.6 62.2% 70.4% 52.1% 64.4% 47.2% 63.5% 37.0% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2022 52/53 4.3 2.5 61.6% 71.6% 51.2% 54.9% 46.2% 64.1% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 38/38 3.9 3.0 59.0% 72.1% 52.8% 61.9% 41.1% 64.1% 36.8% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2024 25/27 4.5 4.5 55.5% 70.8% 49.3% 61.2% 32.6% 61.0% 34.7% 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1%
35 2025 13/13 3.6 3.1 56.8% 67.8% 47.6% 48.6% 43.1% 59.2% 34.5% 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 — 297/302 4.4 3.1 60.2% 70.8% 51.3% 59.1% 42.5% 63.1% 36.9% — 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Daniel Evans 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
17 2007 1482 97.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 — — 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — +0.05
18 2008 1465 96.1 -0.67 -0.93 0.265 31.7% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.06 2008 1758 125.8 -0.30 +0.72 0.981 49.7% +19 — -131 50.8% -0.10 8–2 (80%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.07
19 2009 1442 94.1 +3.68 +2.34 0.549 39.5% — — — 0.0% -3.33 — — — -0.15 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2010 1505 103.0 +1.24 -0.01 1.074 50.3% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.12 2010 1735 129.7 -2.46 -1.12 0.757 44.8% +5 — -69 25.9% -1.74 2–1 (67%) 3–0 (100%) — -1.08
21 2011 1490 102.4 +1.09 -0.34 1.014 49.8% — — — 28.6% 0.00 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.03 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%) — +0.32
22 2012 1533 112.2 +0.20 -2.14 1.018 50.3% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — 0.00 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%) — +1.94
23 2013 1692 123.6 -0.35 +1.64 1.058 51.1% -13 — -160 61.1% +0.33 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 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%) — +3.21
24 2014 1679 121.9 -0.68 -1.14 0.915 48.4% +41 — -157 42.9% -0.64 3–3 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.49 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%) — -0.99
25 2015 1685 98.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%) — +2.30
26 2016 1792 134.4 +0.32 +0.67 0.994 50.2% -18 — -136 53.8% +0.02 2–5 (29%) 9–5 (64%) — -0.45 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%) — -1.29
27 2017 1820 148.3 -1.83 +2.08 1.029 50.4% +56 -281 — 50.9% +0.03 5–2 (71%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.93 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%) — -0.06
28 2018 1787 101.8 -0.92 -0.58 1.078 51.7% — — — 33.3% +0.67 0–1 — — +0.12 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%) — -1.99
29 2019 1816 150.4 -0.19 +1.96 1.045 50.6% +43 — -139 51.5% +0.14 5–7 (42%) 10–7 (59%) — -1.00 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%) — +1.02
30 2020 1857 155.8 +0.55 +1.27 1.013 50.3% +40 -315 — 50.6% +0.19 8–5 (62%) 6–7 (46%) — -1.13 2020 1913 109.6 -1.35 -0.42 0.900 47.5% — +89 — 42.1% -0.95 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.14
31 2021 1836 156.0 +0.36 +0.91 1.016 50.3% +15 -200 -81 51.6% +0.10 8–9 (47%) 10–11 (48%) — -1.12 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%) — -2.26
32 2022 1848 156.2 +0.45 +2.12 1.064 51.0% +43 -209 -129 50.0% +0.12 6–7 (46%) 9–11 (45%) — +1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 1761 145.7 +0.74 +1.02 1.026 50.3% +32 -100 — 44.4% -0.27 2–6 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.30 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
34 2024 1708 133.1 -3.07 -0.42 0.891 48.0% +63 -124 — 37.0% -0.90 3–9 (25%) 5–11 (31%) — -0.57 2024 1872 134.6 -0.60 +0.92 0.967 49.3% +66 +121 — 45.0% -0.42 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.17
35 2025 1726 118.5 -1.93 -0.59 0.845 47.4% -17 — -2 46.9% -0.41 4–0 (100%) 0–2 — -0.22 2025 1814 129.1 -1.20 -0.68 0.924 48.6% +64 +99 — 47.6% -0.24 6–2 (75%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.30
36 2026 1651 95.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1771 106.9 +1.54 -0.54 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
Career — 1927 148.9 -0.19 +1.10 1.000 50.0% +35 -187 -101 48.2% -0.10 47–57 (45%) 60–70 (46%) 97.2 -1.63 — 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.