H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs David Ferrer H2H: 9-4

Kei Nishikori holds a 9–4 lead over David Ferrer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 5–4 on hard courts and 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2017 Rome Masters third round 7-5 6-2.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
9 – 4
13 main draw meetings
David Ferrer
ESP Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 17, 2017* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Kei Nishikori #9 7-5 6-2 David Ferrer #30 Match data
May 12, 2017* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Kei Nishikori #8 6-4 6-3 David Ferrer #30 Match data
May 9, 2015* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Kei Nishikori #5 6-4 6-2 David Ferrer #8 Match data
Feb 28, 2015* Acapulco ATP 500 F Hard David Ferrer #9 6-3 7-5 Kei Nishikori #5 Match data
Jan 27, 2015* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Kei Nishikori #5 6-3 6-3 6-3 David Ferrer #10 Match data
Nov 9, 2014 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Hard Kei Nishikori #5 4-6 6-4 6-1 David Ferrer #10 Match data
Nov 1, 2014* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Kei Nishikori #7 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 David Ferrer #6 Match data
May 10, 2014* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 SF Clay Kei Nishikori #12 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3 David Ferrer #5 Match data
Mar 26, 2014* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Kei Nishikori #21 7-6(7) 2-6 7-6(9) David Ferrer #4 Match data
Mar 27, 2013* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard David Ferrer #5 6-4 6-2 Kei Nishikori #15 Match data
Jan 22, 2013* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard David Ferrer #5 6-2 6-1 6-4 Kei Nishikori #18 Match data
Oct 6, 2011* Tokyo ATP 500 R32 Hard David Ferrer #5 6-4 6-3 Kei Nishikori #47 Match data
Aug 31, 2008* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Kei Nishikori #126 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-5 David Ferrer #4 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Kei Nishikori #464 #4 6,385 2,245 424 226 65.2% 0 0 0 5 7 12
David Ferrer #224 #3 7,220 2,270 700 368 65.5% 0 1 0 7 19 27

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 David Ferrer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2008 16–10 61.5% #63 1,792 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,743 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,743 0 1 2002 10–6 62.5% #59 1,610 0 1
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,922 0 1 2003 20–27 42.6% #71 1,672 0 1
22 2012 32–17 65.3% #19 1,971 0 2 2004 29–31 48.3% #49 1,651 0 1
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,940 0 3 2005 41–28 59.4% #14 1,776 0 1
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2006 37–24 60.7% #14 1,815 0 2
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,131 0 10 2007 57–22 72.2% #5 2,036 0 5
26 2016 52–20 72.2% #5 2,151 0 11 2008 40–20 66.7% #12 1,856 0 7
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,067 0 11 2009 40–24 62.5% #17 1,853 0 7
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,105 0 11 2010 58–23 71.6% #7 2,033 0 9
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,001 0 12 2011 55–19 74.3% #5 2,108 0 11
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,911 0 12 2012 68–14 82.9% #5 2,241 0 18
31 2021 24–15 61.5% #47 1,945 0 12 2013 63–24 72.4% #3 2,100 0 20
32 — — — — — — — 2014 55–24 69.6% #10 2,065 0 21
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,938 0 12 2015 53–16 76.8% #7 2,126 0 26
34 2024 7–8 46.7% #106 1,863 0 12 2016 33–22 60.0% #21 1,966 0 26
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,809 0 12 2017 25–21 54.3% #37 1,914 0 27
36 — — — — — — — 2018 8–17 32.0% #125 1,710 0 27
37 — — — — — — — 2019 8–6 57.1% #224 1,804 0 27