H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Benoit Paire H2H: 7-2

Kei Nishikori holds a 7–2 lead over Benoit Paire in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 3–2 on hard courts and 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2019 Roland Garros fourth round 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
7 – 2
9 main draw meetings
Benoit Paire
France Age 37 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #7 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5 Benoit Paire #38 Match data Jun 4, 2019* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #6 6-4 6-3 Benoit Paire #65 Match data Feb 27, 2019* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #12 6-3 7-5 Benoit Paire #63 Match data Oct 5, 2018* R16 Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #21 6-3 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Benoit Paire #51 Match data May 31, 2018* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #6 6-3 6-2 Benoit Paire #22 Match data Apr 23, 2016* SF Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Benoit Paire #32 1-6 6-4 6-2 Kei Nishikori #6 Match data Oct 10, 2015* SF Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Benoit Paire #41 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 Kei Nishikori #4 Match data Sep 2, 2015* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #15 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 Benoit Paire #26 Match data Jun 2, 2013* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #16 7-6(2) 6-2 Benoit Paire #44 Match data Nov 1, 2012* R32 Paris Masters 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
Kei Nishikori #481 #4 6,385 2,275 436 232 65.3% 0 0 0 6 6 12
Benoit Paire #862 #18 1,805 1,951 240 294 44.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Benoit Paire
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 2010 1–4 20.0% #152 1,586 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2011 5–10 33.3% #95 1,603 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2012 26–26 50.0% #47 1,781 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2013 32–30 51.6% #26 1,786 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2014 10–19 34.5% #118 1,718 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2015 25–17 59.5% #19 1,924 0 1
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2016 23–32 41.8% #47 1,716 0 1
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2017 31–31 50.0% #41 1,785 0 1
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2018 26–28 48.1% #52 1,811 0 1
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2019 34–28 54.8% #24 1,818 0 3
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2020 8–12 40.0% #28 1,709 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2021 13–28 31.7% #46 1,659 0 3
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2022 4–22 15.4% #179 1,594 0 3
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2023 0–4 0.0% #117 1,585 0 3
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2024 2–3 40.0% #415 1,508 0 3
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 Kei Nishikori Benoit Paire
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 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% 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 2011 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2012 9 14 23 39.1% 12 10 22 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2013 16 17 33 48.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2015 12 9 21 57.1% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2016 13 20 33 39.4% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2017 17 18 35 48.6% 8 10 18 44.4% 6 3 9 66.7%
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2018 17 17 34 50.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2019 16 20 36 44.4% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2020 7 9 16 43.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 7 14 21 33.3% 6 12 18 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2022 3 10 13 23.1% 1 10 11 9.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2023 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2024 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — 129 165 294 43.9% 87 101 188 46.3% 24 28 52 46.2%

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 532/534 of Benoit Paire'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 Benoit Paire
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% 2010 5/5 14.0 6.0 52.0% 73.0% 44.6% 60.9% 36.7% 59.4% 32.3%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2011 15/15 5.7 3.6 51.3% 70.3% 45.8% 46.5% 42.7% 58.3% 36.8%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2012 52/52 7.4 4.5 51.7% 72.8% 46.8% 55.1% 38.9% 60.4% 39.6%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2013 62/62 8.7 3.8 52.4% 74.0% 47.2% 56.0% 41.6% 61.4% 38.4%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2014 29/29 9.9 4.5 51.5% 76.0% 45.2% 59.3% 40.4% 60.3% 35.9%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2015 42/42 7.5 4.0 52.4% 72.9% 48.6% 57.9% 46.7% 61.2% 38.6%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2016 53/55 7.9 4.7 49.6% 72.4% 46.1% 56.7% 40.9% 59.3% 37.0%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2017 62/62 8.3 4.6 52.3% 75.6% 46.2% 56.8% 47.3% 61.5% 38.8%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2018 54/54 8.9 5.5 51.0% 76.1% 44.4% 54.3% 42.8% 60.4% 38.2%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2019 62/62 9.8 6.6 51.7% 78.4% 45.7% 60.2% 41.1% 62.7% 36.9%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2020 20/20 9.8 6.2 52.9% 71.6% 43.2% 56.6% 39.1% 58.3% 35.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 41/41 8.5 7.5 52.9% 73.6% 40.1% 57.1% 43.9% 58.0% 35.8%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2022 26/26 7.4 7.8 50.9% 71.2% 39.3% 49.6% 31.7% 55.6% 34.1%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2023 4/4 10.8 9.5 54.2% 71.6% 41.8% 55.9% 33.5% 58.3% 33.3%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2024 5/5 6.6 7.2 57.5% 73.1% 39.0% 48.0% 37.5% 58.7% 38.4%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 532/534 8.5 5.3 51.8% 74.3% 45.2% 56.2% 41.8% 60.3% 37.4%

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 Benoit Paire
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 2008 1471 97.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2009 1493 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2010 1586 118.3 -2.12 -0.94 0.796 46.5% -23 — — 33.3% -0.89 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.04
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 2011 1603 123.4 -3.06 +0.10 0.882 47.5% -3 +27 — 35.0% -0.77 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.13
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 2012 1782 142.4 -1.71 +1.64 0.998 49.9% -102 -34 -102 49.6% -0.07 9–9 (50%) 11–14 (44%) — -0.08
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 2013 1786 157.4 -1.15 +1.47 0.993 50.0% -35 +83 -99 53.3% +0.10 9–11 (45%) 16–12 (57%) — +1.43
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 2014 1718 134.7 -2.95 -1.19 0.905 48.0% +51 +26 -117 42.3% -0.28 5–7 (42%) 5–13 (28%) — +0.67
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 2015 1925 154.1 -1.52 +2.40 0.997 50.1% -34 +9 -319 55.0% +0.20 12–5 (71%) 9–3 (75%) — -0.04
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 2016 1716 146.7 -3.57 +0.24 0.910 48.0% +10 +122 -135 43.2% -0.58 12–13 (48%) 10–13 (43%) — +2.19
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 2017 1785 155.3 -2.05 +2.27 1.008 50.0% -17 +10 -39 51.7% +0.01 5–11 (31%) 17–9 (65%) — +1.95
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 2018 1812 153.2 -1.98 +2.17 0.965 49.3% -13 -26 +8 48.6% -0.23 10–11 (48%) 16–12 (57%) — -1.92
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 2019 1819 150.0 -1.37 +1.15 0.989 49.8% -72 +114 +30 51.9% +0.04 11–11 (50%) 16–13 (55%) — -0.26
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 2020 1710 127.4 -3.57 -0.47 0.857 47.1% -1 +130 — 45.3% -0.36 6–4 (60%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.03
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1659 142.0 -3.78 -1.03 0.851 47.3% +15 +77 — 36.2% -0.96 4–9 (31%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.03
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2022 1594 131.2 -5.62 -1.88 0.767 45.2% +64 +14 — 28.4% -1.51 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.83
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 2023 1585 113.0 -2.53 -0.35 0.797 46.6% — -8 — 25.0% -1.25 0–2 0–2 — -0.19
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 2024 1508 101.4 -2.39 -0.60 0.929 48.2% — — — 38.5% -0.85 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.34
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.54 -0.54 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2025 1493 96.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1951 150.1 -2.39 +0.90 0.942 48.9% -20 +44 -71 46.6% -0.28 91–102 (47%) 120–117 (51%) 103.5 +0.96

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.