H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

James Duckworth vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 0-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 1–0 lead over James Duckworth in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2015 Washington Open second round 6-7(8) 6-1 6-4.

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James Duckworth
Australia Age 34 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #5 6-7(8) 6-1 6-4 James Duckworth #95 Match data Aug 6, 2015* R32 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
James Duckworth #71 #46 1,244 1,801 85 134 38.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 James Duckworth 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 2012 2–3 40.0% #209 1,497 0 0 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2013 3–7 30.0% #136 1,567 0 0 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2014 1–7 12.5% #127 1,594 0 0 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2015 9–11 45.0% #120 1,626 0 0 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2016 4–8 33.3% #103 1,703 0 0 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2017 0–1 0.0% #990 1,685 0 0 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2018 2–6 25.0% #234 1,610 0 0 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2019 0–3 0.0% #100 1,575 0 0 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2020 4–8 33.3% #103 1,578 0 0 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2021 22–19 53.7% #49 1,791 0 0 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2022 7–13 35.0% #155 1,689 0 0 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2023 2–5 28.6% #116 1,598 0 0 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2024 9–15 37.5% #82 1,636 0 0 — — — — — — —
33 2025 8–12 40.0% #87 1,661 0 0 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2026 12–16 42.9% #71 1,693 0 0 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 James Duckworth 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 2012 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2013 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2014 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2015 6 8 14 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2016 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2018 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2019 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2020 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2021 18 15 33 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2022 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2023 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2024 5 11 16 31.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 7 7 14 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 2026 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 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 — 66 97 163 40.5% 5 14 19 26.3% 14 23 37 37.8% — 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 216/219 of James Duckworth'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 James Duckworth 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 2012 5/5 7.2 3.0 57.7% 71.8% 47.6% 56.3% 54.3% 60.9% 35.7% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2013 10/10 13.5 3.8 58.0% 73.0% 51.9% 64.5% 46.3% 63.9% 32.7% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2014 8/8 9.3 2.8 60.7% 72.3% 48.5% 63.2% 41.4% 62.5% 27.5% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2015 20/20 9.8 4.3 57.3% 71.2% 51.6% 61.0% 35.1% 62.7% 32.4% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2016 12/12 10.7 3.8 52.6% 73.3% 52.5% 70.3% 40.3% 63.5% 34.2% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2017 1/1 8.0 7.0 50.0% 78.9% 49.3% 42.9% 22.2% 64.1% 33.3% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2018 8/8 8.6 4.3 51.8% 73.9% 46.2% 51.6% 52.0% 60.2% 30.9% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2019 3/3 8.7 5.0 59.0% 68.9% 43.0% 47.2% 62.2% 58.3% 32.4% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2020 12/12 7.4 3.5 56.5% 70.3% 51.4% 64.9% 36.5% 61.9% 28.4% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2021 39/41 7.2 1.8 57.4% 73.2% 53.9% 64.6% 49.3% 64.7% 36.0% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 2022 20/20 7.8 2.6 54.4% 72.5% 52.4% 51.3% 50.5% 63.2% 32.5% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2023 7/7 6.9 2.7 56.8% 68.8% 54.9% 60.9% 25.3% 62.9% 34.9% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2024 24/24 7.6 2.4 60.5% 73.8% 54.4% 63.7% 35.6% 66.1% 30.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 20/20 7.3 3.2 56.7% 73.3% 53.5% 63.3% 30.2% 64.8% 33.9% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2026 27/28 8.2 4.0 55.2% 73.9% 51.7% 67.5% 27.7% 63.7% 33.3% 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 — 216/219 8.3 3.1 56.7% 72.7% 52.2% 62.3% 40.0% 63.7% 32.9% — 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 James Duckworth 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 2010 1475 94.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2011 1459 103.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2012 1497 119.2 -0.75 -0.53 0.913 48.9% +40 — — 46.2% -0.46 — 0–1 — -0.13 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 2013 1567 119.2 +0.09 -1.67 0.906 48.8% -18 — — 42.9% -0.57 1–5 (17%) 3–1 (75%) 99.1 +1.12 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 2014 1594 125.2 -0.36 -1.26 0.732 45.5% -76 — +178 28.0% -1.72 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) 98.3 -0.71 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 2015 1626 136.9 -0.93 -2.27 0.868 48.1% -5 -41 — 44.1% -0.51 5–5 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 102.3 +1.27 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 2016 1704 136.2 -0.18 -0.59 0.937 49.5% +28 — — 35.5% -0.23 1–3 (25%) 1–6 (14%) 95.1 -0.30 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 2017 1685 103.8 -1.10 -1.52 0.928 48.8% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 1–1 — +0.01 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 2018 1611 118.6 -1.08 -1.76 0.777 46.3% +34 — — 27.3% -1.55 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.19 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 2019 1576 127.0 +1.83 +0.41 0.776 46.1% +37 — — 12.5% -1.75 0–1 — — -0.63 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 2020 1578 119.3 -1.38 -4.27 0.744 46.1% +20 — — 35.5% -1.03 1–1 5–4 (56%) — +0.39 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 2021 1792 142.4 +0.90 -0.46 1.020 50.4% -13 — -28 52.8% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 10–10 (50%) 101.1 +1.53 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 2022 1689 127.7 -0.46 -2.35 0.884 48.4% +38 — +60 39.0% -0.51 5–5 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 97.9 +0.30 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 2023 1598 108.9 -1.00 -0.94 0.940 49.1% +42 — — 36.8% -0.95 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.93 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
32 2024 1637 127.6 +0.43 -3.44 0.894 48.6% -34 — +160 43.1% -0.40 2–5 (29%) 9–6 (60%) 98.7 -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 1661 119.9 +0.59 -1.25 0.960 49.4% -4 — +93 44.4% -0.39 2–6 (25%) 5–3 (63%) 98.7 +0.25 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
34 2026 1693 131.2 0.00 -2.17 0.916 49.0% +4 -216 -5 45.2% -0.26 3–4 (43%) 7–9 (44%) 99.8 +0.44 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 +1.38 -0.67 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
Career — 1801 134.8 -0.03 -1.78 0.905 48.7% +1 -116 +70 42.2% -0.49 29–48 (38%) 60–63 (49%) 96.2 +1.78 — 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.