H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

David Goffin vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 0-4

Kei Nishikori holds a 4–0 lead over David Goffin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships second round 6-3 7-6(3).

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David Goffin
Belgium Age 35 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #41 6-3 7-6(3) David Goffin #13 Match data Mar 17, 2021* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #4 6-4 6-4 David Goffin #14 Match data Aug 14, 2015* R16 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #5 6-2 4-6 6-4 David Goffin #21 Match data May 6, 2015* R32 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #5 6-1 6-2 David Goffin #20 Match data Apr 1, 2015* R16 Miami Open Masters 1000 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
David Goffin #317 #7 3,775 2,098 327 267 55.1% 0 0 0 1 5 6
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 David Goffin Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2011 2–2 50.0% #174 1,592 0 0 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2012 14–14 50.0% #46 1,786 0 0 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2013 10–22 31.2% #110 1,741 0 0 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2014 22–14 61.1% #22 1,969 0 2 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2015 34–24 58.6% #16 1,979 0 2 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2016 46–25 64.8% #11 2,014 0 2 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2017 53–24 68.8% #7 2,062 0 4 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2018 27–16 62.8% #22 2,023 0 4 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2019 36–26 58.1% #11 1,981 0 4 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2020 9–10 47.4% #15 1,859 0 4 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2021 14–15 48.3% #39 1,743 0 5 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2022 23–25 47.9% #53 1,759 0 6 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2023 9–12 42.9% #111 1,716 0 6 — — — — — — —
33 2024 17–16 51.5% #52 1,825 0 6 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2025 11–22 33.3% #119 1,695 0 6 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 David Goffin 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 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2011 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2013 8 13 21 38.1% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2014 16 9 25 64.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2016 31 18 49 63.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2017 39 17 56 69.6% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2018 15 9 24 62.5% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2019 20 17 37 54.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2020 9 8 17 52.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2021 9 9 18 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2022 7 18 25 28.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2023 4 4 8 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 15 10 25 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 2025 8 18 26 30.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — 209 173 382 54.7% 88 67 155 56.8% 30 27 57 52.6% — 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 585/594 of David Goffin'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 David Goffin 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 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2011 4/4 3.8 2.5 60.9% 72.1% 54.7% 74.1% 40.0% 64.6% 36.3% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2012 27/28 4.8 5.0 57.0% 69.7% 50.0% 58.1% 33.8% 61.1% 36.5% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2013 32/32 3.1 5.1 61.5% 65.1% 47.9% 54.3% 43.0% 58.8% 38.4% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2014 36/36 6.1 3.6 55.7% 74.6% 51.7% 58.5% 45.6% 64.4% 38.7% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2015 57/58 6.1 3.6 56.0% 74.2% 50.5% 59.0% 39.5% 64.0% 39.5% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2016 68/71 5.3 3.6 59.6% 72.8% 51.0% 59.1% 47.4% 63.9% 41.6% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2017 76/77 5.6 2.8 57.8% 73.0% 53.0% 63.3% 44.5% 64.6% 40.0% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2018 42/43 4.9 2.5 61.5% 70.9% 52.4% 55.0% 47.2% 63.9% 39.9% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2019 61/62 6.1 2.9 59.1% 72.7% 50.9% 50.3% 43.7% 63.9% 40.0% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2020 19/19 5.6 4.6 58.1% 70.8% 45.9% 54.1% 43.6% 60.3% 37.6% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 2021 29/29 4.9 3.5 58.3% 70.5% 47.5% 55.6% 47.6% 61.0% 39.9% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2022 48/48 4.6 3.4 57.1% 69.8% 49.2% 57.4% 40.2% 60.8% 38.5% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2023 20/21 4.8 2.5 58.7% 69.7% 50.1% 59.1% 49.3% 62.1% 38.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 33/33 5.2 3.3 59.3% 68.9% 47.6% 54.5% 35.6% 60.1% 38.0% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2025 33/33 5.2 3.3 54.7% 69.4% 47.1% 45.6% 32.5% 59.1% 36.1% 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 — 585/595 5.3 3.4 58.2% 71.4% 50.2% 56.7% 42.7% 62.6% 39.2% — 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 David Goffin 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 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 — — 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — +0.05
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2010 1513 109.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2011 1592 118.2 +0.38 -0.19 1.024 50.5% +16 — — 50.0% +0.13 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.03 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 2012 1787 141.3 -1.58 -0.07 0.939 49.3% -19 -63 -158 44.0% -0.29 7–1 (88%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.07 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 2013 1741 143.3 -3.12 +1.83 0.931 48.6% +53 -71 -161 33.8% -0.91 5–8 (38%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.13 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 2014 1969 149.5 +0.59 +2.21 1.089 51.4% -16 -164 -335 57.3% +0.49 7–3 (70%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.19 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 2015 1980 163.3 +0.41 +3.77 1.096 51.4% -12 -66 -193 57.6% +0.57 10–8 (56%) 12–7 (63%) — +1.29 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 2016 2015 168.7 +0.59 +5.44 1.150 52.3% -6 -7 -135 59.8% +0.67 14–11 (56%) 11–15 (42%) — +2.25 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 2017 2062 168.3 +1.56 +4.11 1.130 52.3% +8 -73 — 61.1% +0.68 22–6 (79%) 20–15 (57%) — +2.16 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 2018 2023 162.8 +0.45 +4.21 1.104 51.6% +22 +13 — 58.5% +0.74 8–3 (73%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.15 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 2019 1981 161.7 +0.57 +4.20 1.109 51.7% -31 -6 +15 55.9% +0.53 7–5 (58%) 12–12 (50%) — -1.93 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 2020 1859 145.7 -2.07 +1.59 0.949 49.2% +36 — — 49.1% +0.02 2–2 (50%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.60 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 2021 1744 144.8 -1.38 +2.12 1.024 50.6% +54 +115 — 49.3% +0.06 5–4 (56%) 2–7 (22%) — +1.33 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 2022 1759 139.6 -1.73 +1.46 0.983 49.6% -130 +164 +241 50.0% -0.01 6–8 (43%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.26 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 2023 1717 128.9 -1.76 +1.71 1.019 50.0% -76 +94 +266 47.2% +0.15 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 1826 138.4 -3.46 +2.42 0.953 49.2% +10 -57 — 47.7% -0.16 8–3 (73%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.20 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
34 2025 1695 135.8 -4.25 -0.02 0.884 47.4% +3 +57 — 36.3% -0.87 5–6 (45%) 3–7 (30%) — -0.19 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 2026 1615 98.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1771 106.9 +1.39 -0.69 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
Career — 2099 159.2 -0.57 +2.98 1.047 50.8% -6 -1 -47 52.8% +0.25 108–71 (60%) 108–118 (48%) 104.0 +0.58 — 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.