H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Gael Monfils vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 1-4

Kei Nishikori holds a 4–1 lead over Gael Monfils in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2018 US Open second round 6-2 5-4 RET.

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Gael Monfils
France Age 40 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #19 6-2 5-4 (ret.) Gael Monfils #39 Match data Aug 30, 2018* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Gael Monfils #22 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(6) Kei Nishikori #9 Match data Aug 10, 2017* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #7 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) Gael Monfils #11 Match data Aug 12, 2016* QF Rio de Janeiro Olympics Olympics Hard
Kei Nishikori #6 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) Gael Monfils #16 Match data Apr 1, 2016* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #12 6-1 3-6 6-3 Gael Monfils #20 Match data Jun 13, 2014* R16 Halle Open ATP 250 Grass

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
Gael Monfils #311 #6 3,815 2,169 577 363 61.4% 0 0 0 3 10 13
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 Gael Monfils Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 3–2 60.0% #239 1,541 0 0 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 2005 25–22 53.2% #30 1,754 0 1 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 2006 20–19 51.3% #46 1,721 0 1 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2007 21–21 50.0% #38 1,782 0 1 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2008 30–17 63.8% #14 1,953 0 1 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2009 42–19 68.9% #13 2,006 0 2 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2010 42–19 68.9% #12 2,066 0 3 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2011 37–17 68.5% #16 2,002 0 4 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2012 18–10 64.3% #77 1,938 0 4 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2013 33–22 60.0% #31 1,930 0 4 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2014 32–15 68.1% #18 2,056 0 5 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2015 33–18 64.7% #24 1,952 0 5 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2016 43–18 70.5% #7 2,067 0 6 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2017 20–14 58.8% #46 1,970 0 6 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2018 30–20 60.0% #29 1,919 0 7 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2019 37–20 64.9% #10 1,925 0 8 — — — — — — —
33 2020 15–6 71.4% #11 1,937 0 10 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2021 19–17 52.8% #21 1,895 0 10 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12
35 2022 14–7 66.7% #52 1,927 0 11 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12
36 2023 15–12 55.6% #74 1,927 0 12 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12
37 2024 25–22 53.2% #55 1,904 0 12 — — — — — — —
38 2025 18–16 52.9% #68 1,773 0 13 — — — — — — —
39 2026 5–10 33.3% #311 1,693 0 13 — — — — — — —

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 Gael Monfils Kei Nishikori
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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 2004 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 12 10 22 54.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
19 2006 8 10 18 44.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 6 10 16 37.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
21 2008 18 11 29 62.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
22 2009 33 15 48 68.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
23 2010 32 13 45 71.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2011 22 9 31 71.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
25 2012 15 7 22 68.2% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
26 2013 16 12 28 57.1% 15 9 24 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
27 2014 23 10 33 69.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2015 15 10 25 60.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
29 2016 37 14 51 72.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
30 2017 12 7 19 63.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
31 2018 15 8 23 65.2% 10 10 20 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
32 2019 30 13 43 69.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 15 3 18 83.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 16 10 26 61.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 2022 13 6 19 68.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 2023 14 9 23 60.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 17 14 31 54.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 14 9 23 60.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 389 218 607 64.1% 135 104 239 56.5% 47 37 84 56.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — 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 918/940 of Gael Monfils'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 Gael Monfils 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 2004 5/5 8.6 4.6 50.1% 73.2% 42.1% 59.4% 52.9% 57.7% 39.0% 2007 8/8 3.0 3.5 58.6% 69.8% 47.8% 60.4% 48.1% 60.9% 35.4%
18 2005 47/47 7.9 3.2 53.5% 72.4% 45.6% 53.3% 44.7% 60.2% 38.9% 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4%
19 2006 39/39 6.5 4.0 57.1% 69.6% 49.5% 51.5% 48.3% 60.9% 39.1% 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2007 42/42 11.3 3.8 56.8% 74.7% 51.9% 56.5% 41.4% 64.6% 35.1% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2008 43/47 7.3 3.2 61.0% 73.5% 48.9% 55.8% 43.6% 63.9% 37.6% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2009 60/61 9.2 2.3 62.4% 75.9% 50.2% 64.1% 44.6% 66.1% 37.7% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2010 61/61 9.3 3.7 63.1% 72.7% 51.7% 55.6% 42.5% 64.6% 38.0% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2011 53/54 7.8 3.6 63.9% 73.1% 50.9% 60.4% 42.6% 65.1% 38.9% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2012 28/28 7.1 4.3 64.4% 72.1% 47.2% 56.4% 48.2% 62.6% 39.0% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2013 55/55 7.7 3.7 66.0% 71.4% 48.6% 61.2% 40.6% 63.7% 38.9% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2014 47/47 8.6 4.1 64.7% 74.7% 50.5% 56.6% 41.9% 66.2% 40.1% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2015 51/51 8.9 3.0 64.2% 73.5% 52.3% 70.1% 42.6% 65.9% 38.1% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2016 56/61 8.2 2.9 64.2% 75.6% 53.1% 55.6% 50.1% 67.3% 40.4% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 2017 34/34 9.1 4.0 62.8% 72.9% 50.7% 59.3% 42.7% 64.8% 38.9% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2018 48/50 7.8 4.4 66.5% 70.8% 49.9% 58.4% 48.9% 63.4% 36.9% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2019 55/57 6.8 4.0 65.1% 72.1% 51.4% 62.8% 42.0% 64.6% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 21/21 6.3 3.7 67.2% 70.5% 49.2% 54.1% 44.1% 63.9% 40.1% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2021 33/36 9.6 5.0 61.5% 75.8% 48.7% 58.1% 37.5% 65.3% 38.7% 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1%
35 2022 21/21 7.4 3.5 60.5% 75.0% 51.7% 57.6% 43.1% 65.7% 39.2% 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2%
36 2023 26/27 7.9 4.8 58.5% 75.2% 48.5% 64.3% 50.2% 64.2% 37.0% 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0%
37 2024 45/47 9.0 4.2 60.2% 74.2% 51.2% 58.8% 38.3% 65.1% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 33/34 9.9 5.6 60.2% 75.5% 48.7% 58.2% 39.6% 64.8% 35.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 15/15 8.3 5.0 58.0% 73.7% 43.7% 63.2% 34.4% 60.7% 38.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 918/940 8.3 3.8 62.1% 73.4% 50.0% 58.9% 43.5% 64.4% 38.2% — 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 Gael Monfils 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 2004 1541 108.8 -0.58 +0.57 0.922 48.3% +29 — — 44.4% -0.78 1–0 0–1 — +0.16 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 — — 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — +0.05
18 2005 1755 136.3 -0.97 +1.08 0.975 49.4% -9 -156 -166 51.7% -0.20 8–7 (53%) 11–4 (73%) — -0.34 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 2006 1721 133.5 -0.81 +2.04 0.999 50.1% -49 -25 -128 51.0% +0.16 6–4 (60%) 9–11 (45%) — -0.10 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2007 1782 136.7 +1.42 -0.82 0.994 49.6% -153 +65 -178 54.1% +0.14 3–9 (25%) 13–11 (54%) — -1.33 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 2008 1953 154.2 +0.73 +2.37 1.040 50.5% -67 -7 -277 60.3% +0.51 8–1 (89%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.32 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 2009 2007 158.5 +2.40 +2.01 1.113 51.9% -18 -3 — 66.2% +0.91 11–6 (65%) 14–8 (64%) — +2.24 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 2010 2066 159.3 +1.36 +1.81 1.073 51.1% +36 -91 -319 62.1% +0.58 17–7 (71%) 17–15 (53%) — +2.34 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 2011 2002 157.4 +2.10 +1.95 1.116 51.8% +50 +13 -191 64.0% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 16–11 (59%) — +1.42 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 2012 1939 150.3 +0.17 +1.43 1.041 50.6% +63 +20 — 60.9% +0.49 5–5 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.02 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 2013 1931 160.1 +0.59 +2.40 1.070 51.0% +14 +50 -85 59.3% +0.57 10–9 (53%) 13–13 (50%) — -2.90 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 2014 2056 169.1 +2.56 +3.83 1.185 52.6% +23 -15 -229 68.8% +0.98 5–8 (38%) 12–6 (67%) — -2.40 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 2015 1952 158.7 +2.29 +1.91 1.117 51.9% +17 +137 -63 63.8% +0.85 10–8 (56%) 18–10 (64%) — +1.11 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 2016 2067 172.6 +3.30 +4.82 1.234 53.6% +18 +2 — 70.7% +1.23 6–8 (43%) 13–9 (59%) — +4.14 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 2017 1970 155.7 +1.37 +2.55 1.105 51.7% +56 +25 -100 60.2% +0.69 6–7 (46%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.21 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 2018 1919 155.3 -0.44 +1.41 1.011 50.2% +63 +5 +33 60.0% +0.50 11–10 (52%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.37 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 2019 1926 160.8 +0.66 +3.33 1.112 52.2% +53 -1 -70 62.5% +0.96 16–6 (73%) 13–15 (46%) — +2.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 1937 153.8 +0.85 +2.39 1.109 52.2% +115 -125 — 71.4% +1.27 1–1 5–1 (83%) — +1.00 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
34 2021 1896 147.8 +1.89 +1.74 1.115 51.6% +97 -123 -123 54.7% +0.32 4–8 (33%) 7–9 (44%) — +1.47 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 2022 1927 151.1 +2.06 +2.54 1.144 52.4% +36 — — 72.3% +1.43 2–1 (67%) 6–0 (100%) — +1.36 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 2023 1928 151.8 +0.57 +1.80 1.035 50.5% +27 -154 — 58.2% +0.30 5–6 (45%) 4–3 (57%) — -0.99 2026 1771 106.9 +1.38 -0.67 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
37 2024 1904 154.2 +1.42 -0.11 1.005 50.2% +38 -180 -35 52.8% +0.20 9–9 (50%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 1773 144.0 +0.03 -0.16 1.006 50.2% +87 -34 +34 52.0% +0.23 10–7 (59%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 1693 131.7 -1.98 +0.87 0.975 49.9% +83 -6 — 41.9% -0.28 1–5 (17%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2169 163.2 +1.14 +1.96 1.074 51.2% +25 -8 -117 60.3% +0.58 165–138 (54%) 232–176 (57%) 104.0 +0.50 — 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.