# Gael Monfils vs Rinky Hijikata — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/gael-monfils-vs-rinky-hijikata?player1_id=69&player2_id=211
Tour: ATP

Rinky Hijikata holds a 1–0 lead over Gael Monfils in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rinky Hijikata leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rinky Hijikata won the 2026 Cincinnati Open first round 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3.

## Overall
- Gael Monfils: 0 wins
- Rinky Hijikata: 1 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Gael Monfils 0 - 1 Rinky Hijikata

## By tournament category
- Masters 1000: Gael Monfils 0 - 1 Rinky Hijikata

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 17 | Gael Monfils | 2004 | Hard | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 17 | Gael Monfils | 2004 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Gael Monfils | 2005 | Hard | 12-10 | 22 | 54.5% |
| 18 | Gael Monfils | 2005 | Clay | 6-7 | 13 | 46.2% |
| 18 | Gael Monfils | 2005 | Grass | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 18 | Gael Monfils | 2005 | Carpet | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 19 | Gael Monfils | 2006 | Hard | 8-10 | 18 | 44.4% |
| 19 | Gael Monfils | 2006 | Clay | 9-6 | 15 | 60.0% |
| 19 | Gael Monfils | 2006 | Grass | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 19 | Gael Monfils | 2006 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Gael Monfils | 2007 | Hard | 6-10 | 16 | 37.5% |
| 20 | Gael Monfils | 2007 | Clay | 12-8 | 20 | 60.0% |
| 20 | Gael Monfils | 2007 | Grass | 3-3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Gael Monfils | 2008 | Hard | 18-11 | 29 | 62.1% |
| 21 | Gael Monfils | 2008 | Clay | 9-5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 21 | Gael Monfils | 2008 | Grass | 3-1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 21 | Rinky Hijikata | 2022 | Hard | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 22 | Gael Monfils | 2009 | Hard | 33-15 | 48 | 68.8% |
| 22 | Gael Monfils | 2009 | Clay | 8-3 | 11 | 72.7% |
| 22 | Gael Monfils | 2009 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 22 | Rinky Hijikata | 2023 | Hard | 7-9 | 16 | 43.8% |
| 22 | Rinky Hijikata | 2023 | Grass | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Gael Monfils | 2010 | Hard | 32-13 | 45 | 71.1% |
| 23 | Gael Monfils | 2010 | Clay | 8-4 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Gael Monfils | 2010 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Rinky Hijikata | 2024 | Hard | 12-12 | 24 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Rinky Hijikata | 2024 | Clay | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 23 | Rinky Hijikata | 2024 | Grass | 3-5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 24 | Gael Monfils | 2011 | Hard | 22-9 | 31 | 71.0% |
| 24 | Gael Monfils | 2011 | Clay | 10-6 | 16 | 62.5% |
| 24 | Gael Monfils | 2011 | Grass | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 24 | Rinky Hijikata | 2025 | Hard | 7-12 | 19 | 36.8% |
| 24 | Rinky Hijikata | 2025 | Clay | 0-4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Rinky Hijikata | 2025 | Grass | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 25 | Gael Monfils | 2012 | Hard | 15-7 | 22 | 68.2% |
| 25 | Gael Monfils | 2012 | Clay | 3-3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 25 | Rinky Hijikata | 2026 | Hard | 8-9 | 17 | 47.1% |
| 25 | Rinky Hijikata | 2026 | Clay | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 25 | Rinky Hijikata | 2026 | Grass | 3-3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 26 | Gael Monfils | 2013 | Hard | 16-12 | 28 | 57.1% |
| 26 | Gael Monfils | 2013 | Clay | 15-9 | 24 | 62.5% |
| 26 | Gael Monfils | 2013 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Career | Gael Monfils | - | Hard | 388-217 | 605 | 64.13223140495867% |
| Career | Gael Monfils | - | Clay | 135-104 | 239 | 56.48535564853557% |
| Career | Gael Monfils | - | Grass | 47-37 | 84 | 55.95238095238095% |
| Career | Gael Monfils | - | Carpet | 6-4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| Career | Rinky Hijikata | - | Hard | 35-45 | 80 | 43.75% |
| Career | Rinky Hijikata | - | Clay | 2-12 | 14 | 14.285714285714286% |
| Career | Rinky Hijikata | - | Grass | 11-13 | 24 | 45.833333333333336% |

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## Performance progression by age
Detailed serve and return statistics available for 916/939 of Gael Monfils's and 115/121 of Rinky Hijikata's main draw matches.

Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 17 | Gael Monfils | 2004 | 5/5 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 50.1% | 73.2% | 42.1% | 59.4% | 52.9% | 57.7% | 39.0% |
| 18 | Gael Monfils | 2005 | 47/47 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 53.5% | 72.4% | 45.6% | 53.3% | 44.7% | 60.2% | 38.9% |
| 19 | Gael Monfils | 2006 | 39/39 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 57.1% | 69.6% | 49.5% | 51.5% | 48.3% | 60.9% | 39.1% |
| 20 | Gael Monfils | 2007 | 42/42 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 56.8% | 74.7% | 51.9% | 56.5% | 41.4% | 64.6% | 35.1% |
| 21 | Gael Monfils | 2008 | 43/47 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 61.0% | 73.5% | 48.9% | 55.8% | 43.6% | 63.9% | 37.6% |
| 21 | Rinky Hijikata | 2022 | 4/4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 55.6% | 68.9% | 46.6% | 63.7% | 41.7% | 58.8% | 32.6% |
| 22 | Gael Monfils | 2009 | 60/61 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 62.4% | 75.9% | 50.2% | 64.1% | 44.6% | 66.1% | 37.7% |
| 22 | Rinky Hijikata | 2023 | 22/22 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 57.7% | 67.8% | 45.9% | 61.4% | 36.4% | 58.7% | 37.3% |
| 23 | Gael Monfils | 2010 | 61/61 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 63.1% | 72.7% | 51.7% | 55.6% | 42.5% | 64.6% | 38.0% |
| 23 | Rinky Hijikata | 2024 | 36/38 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 58.3% | 68.8% | 46.8% | 58.0% | 36.4% | 59.5% | 34.7% |
| 24 | Gael Monfils | 2011 | 53/54 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 63.9% | 73.1% | 50.9% | 60.4% | 42.6% | 65.1% | 38.9% |
| 24 | Rinky Hijikata | 2025 | 26/27 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 61.4% | 65.9% | 49.5% | 55.3% | 36.0% | 59.5% | 33.2% |
| 25 | Gael Monfils | 2012 | 28/28 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 64.4% | 72.1% | 47.2% | 56.4% | 48.2% | 62.6% | 39.0% |
| 25 | Rinky Hijikata | 2026 | 27/30 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 62.7% | 69.5% | 51.2% | 58.1% | 35.3% | 63.0% | 35.6% |
| 26 | Gael Monfils | 2013 | 55/55 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 66.0% | 71.4% | 48.6% | 61.2% | 40.6% | 63.7% | 38.9% |
| Career | Gael Monfils | - | 916/939 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 62.1% | 73.4% | 50.1% | 58.8% | 43.6% | 64.4% | 38.2% |
| Career | Rinky Hijikata | - | 115/121 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 59.8% | 68.1% | 48.3% | 58.2% | 36.3% | 60.2% | 35.0% |

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## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Gael Monfils | 2169 | 163.2 | 1.14 | 1.97 | 1.074 | 51.2% | 25 | -8 | -117 | 60.4% | 0.58 | 165-138 (54%) | 232-176 (57%) | 0.65 |
| Rinky Hijikata | 1770 | 132.2 | -3.06 | -0.35 | 0.878 | 47.8% | 19 | -221 | -27 | 40.1% | -0.67 | 20-15 (57%) | 22-21 (51%) | -1.35 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-08-13 | Cincinnati Open | R128 | Hard | Rinky Hijikata | 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 |

## Career rivalries
### Gael Monfils

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Novak Djokovic | 0-19 | 19 | 2025-01-03 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/novak-djokovic-vs-gael-monfils?player1_id=4&player2_id=69) |
| Richard Gasquet | 11-7 | 18 | 2020-02-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/gael-monfils-vs-richard-gasquet?player1_id=69&player2_id=418) |
| Rafael Nadal | 2-15 | 17 | 2019-08-10 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/gael-monfils-vs-rafael-nadal?player1_id=69&player2_id=222119) |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 12-2 | 14 | 2021-09-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/gael-monfils-vs-philipp-kohlschreiber?player1_id=69&player2_id=222172) |
| John Isner | 7-6 | 13 | 2021-08-14 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/gael-monfils-vs-john-isner?player1_id=69&player2_id=222169) |

### Rinky Hijikata

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Frances Tiafoe | 1-4 | 5 | 2026-06-11 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/frances-tiafoe-vs-rinky-hijikata?player1_id=30&player2_id=211) |
| Luciano Darderi | 2-2 | 4 | 2026-08-15 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/luciano-darderi-vs-rinky-hijikata?player1_id=24&player2_id=211) |
| David Goffin | 2-2 | 4 | 2025-07-02 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/rinky-hijikata-vs-david-goffin?player1_id=211&player2_id=217) |
| Brandon Nakashima | 1-3 | 4 | 2025-03-08 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/brandon-nakashima-vs-rinky-hijikata?player1_id=33&player2_id=211) |
| Adrian Mannarino | 2-1 | 3 | 2026-01-19 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/adrian-mannarino-vs-rinky-hijikata?player1_id=68&player2_id=211) |

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