H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Benjamin Becker H2H: 4-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 4–1 lead over Benjamin Becker in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2016 US Open first round 6-1 6-1 3-6 6-3.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Benjamin Becker
GER Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #7 6-1 6-1 3-6 6-3 Benjamin Becker #96 Match data Aug 31, 2016* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #5 (w/o) Benjamin Becker #48 Match data May 30, 2015* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #7 4-6 6-0 7-6(2) Benjamin Becker #62 Match data Oct 4, 2014* SF Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #16 6-4 6-4 Benjamin Becker #88 Match data Feb 14, 2014* R16 Memphis ATP 250 Hard
Benjamin Becker #61 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) Kei Nishikori #121 Match data Oct 10, 2010 Q1 Q Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Benjamin Becker #40 6-3 1-6 6-0 Kei Nishikori #898 Match data Feb 25, 2010* R32 Delray Beach Open ATP 250 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Kei Nishikori #481 #4 6,385 2,275 436 232 65.3% 0 0 0 6 6 12
Benjamin Becker #1,074 #35 1,098 1,848 153 217 41.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kei Nishikori Benjamin Becker
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 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 — — — — — — —
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 — — — — — — —
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2006 9–8 52.9% #58 1,726 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2007 21–30 41.2% #84 1,586 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2008 11–20 35.5% #129 1,640 0 0
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2009 14–19 42.4% #40 1,643 0 1
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2010 30–29 50.8% #53 1,808 0 1
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2011 3–9 25.0% #304 1,723 0 1
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2012 10–14 41.7% #65 1,724 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 2013 9–20 31.0% #79 1,761 0 1
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2014 27–26 50.9% #40 1,831 0 1
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2015 10–21 32.3% #97 1,734 0 1
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2016 9–18 33.3% #119 1,735 0 1
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2017 0–3 0.0% #519 1,602 0 1

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 Kei Nishikori Benjamin Becker
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 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 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 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% — — — — 2006 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 14 18 32 43.8% 3 8 11 27.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2009 6 16 22 27.3% — — — — 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2010 20 21 41 48.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2011 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 6 16 22 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 20 18 38 52.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 8 14 22 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 105 151 256 41.0% 11 34 45 24.4% 36 30 66 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 643/668 of Kei Nishikori's and 368/370 of Benjamin Becker'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 Kei Nishikori Benjamin Becker
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 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 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% 2006 17/17 12.8 3.5 54.7% 80.0% 53.5% 61.7% 33.8% 68.4% 33.2%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2007 51/51 8.2 3.1 51.8% 76.3% 52.1% 66.5% 30.1% 64.5% 32.2%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2008 31/31 8.9 3.0 52.6% 75.0% 50.0% 60.3% 41.1% 63.2% 33.3%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2009 33/33 9.0 2.2 57.5% 76.2% 51.3% 47.2% 48.7% 65.7% 32.1%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2010 58/59 7.9 2.7 57.9% 76.7% 51.0% 57.2% 40.4% 65.9% 36.0%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2011 12/12 7.3 2.8 54.1% 78.4% 52.0% 55.5% 37.3% 66.1% 30.9%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2012 24/24 7.3 3.0 54.3% 70.9% 49.7% 50.5% 38.3% 61.3% 34.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 29/29 7.3 3.1 57.0% 73.6% 48.0% 52.8% 39.6% 62.5% 32.0%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2014 53/53 6.2 2.9 58.4% 74.0% 50.0% 59.1% 37.3% 63.9% 35.4%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2015 30/31 7.0 3.2 60.6% 70.9% 48.5% 57.4% 42.2% 62.0% 31.8%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2016 27/27 5.3 2.8 61.2% 69.9% 44.2% 45.4% 31.3% 60.1% 34.0%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2017 3/3 5.3 4.7 58.2% 70.8% 41.4% 33.3% 34.3% 58.8% 35.0%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 368/370 7.7 2.9 56.5% 74.6% 50.0% 56.5% 38.1% 63.9% 33.6%

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 Kei Nishikori Benjamin Becker
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 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 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 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 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 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 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 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 2006 1727 131.5 +4.00 -1.34 1.052 50.5% -16 — -89 52.2% +0.28 3–1 (75%) 6–5 (55%) — -0.39
26 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 2007 1586 123.7 -0.11 -2.84 0.906 48.3% +35 -110 +5 43.0% -0.55 5–7 (42%) 14–12 (54%) — +1.96
27 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 2008 1641 125.7 +0.57 -2.80 0.905 48.2% +40 -198 -53 36.5% -0.70 4–6 (40%) 3–13 (19%) — +0.69
28 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 2009 1644 132.3 +1.65 -2.97 0.936 49.1% -43 — +148 43.6% -0.31 4–5 (44%) 5–11 (31%) — +0.84
29 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 2010 1809 142.6 +2.02 -0.41 1.058 50.6% -11 -338 +42 48.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 10–13 (43%) — +0.59
30 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 2011 1724 129.0 +0.80 -3.08 0.912 48.3% -14 — — 31.0% -0.62 1–1 2–7 (22%) — -0.87
31 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 2012 1724 136.6 -1.52 -0.33 0.901 48.3% -1 — +165 41.1% -0.39 2–2 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — 0.00
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1761 143.4 -0.06 -2.70 0.853 47.4% -12 — +158 35.5% -0.89 3–7 (30%) 7–11 (39%) — -2.02
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2014 1832 144.8 -0.11 -0.42 0.980 49.7% -14 -338 +56 47.2% -0.16 9–6 (60%) 11–11 (50%) — +0.66
34 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 2015 1734 136.6 -2.43 -2.38 0.837 47.2% -2 -183 — 38.8% -0.93 5–9 (36%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.58
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%) — -1.30 2016 1735 129.7 -2.90 -1.85 0.853 47.0% +10 -190 +45 36.4% -0.88 4–3 (57%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.04
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.53 -0.53 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2017 1602 105.6 -0.43 -2.63 0.850 46.6% — — — 0.0% -2.17 — 0–1 — +0.26
Career — 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 — 1849 140.2 +0.18 -1.77 0.932 48.8% -2 -223 +64 42.1% -0.45 46–54 (46%) 69–102 (40%) 92.8 +0.32

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.