H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Denis Kudla H2H: 2-0

Kei Nishikori holds a 2–0 lead over Denis Kudla in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2019 Brisbane International second round 7-5 6-2.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Denis Kudla
USA Age 34 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #9 7-5 6-2 Denis Kudla #63 Match data Jan 4, 2019* R16 Brisbane International ATP 250 Hard
Kei Nishikori #12 6-3 6-2 6-1 Denis Kudla #136 Match data Jun 26, 2014* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Denis Kudla #1,269 #53 858 1,834 71 132 35.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Denis Kudla
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 2010 1–1 50.0% #496 1,501 0 0
18 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1 2011 2–2 50.0% #276 1,558 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2012 2–6 25.0% #137 1,574 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2013 5–11 31.2% #114 1,628 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2014 3–5 37.5% #121 1,702 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2015 8–14 36.4% #69 1,759 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2016 8–20 28.6% #131 1,637 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2017 1–1 50.0% #174 1,593 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2018 11–14 44.0% #63 1,789 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2019 11–22 33.3% #113 1,714 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2020 0–1 0.0% #114 1,663 0 0
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2021 9–11 45.0% #105 1,702 0 0
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2022 6–16 27.3% #106 1,571 0 0
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2023 3–5 37.5% #163 1,535 0 0
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2024 1–3 25.0% #267 1,553 0 0
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 — — — — — — —
34 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 Kei Nishikori Denis Kudla
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% — — — — — — — — 2010 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2012 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2013 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2014 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 2015 5 12 17 29.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2016 5 12 17 29.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2017 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2018 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2019 5 13 18 27.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 4 8 50.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2021 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2022 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 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 — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — 39 88 127 30.7% 6 18 24 25.0% 26 26 52 50.0%

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 201/203 of Denis Kudla'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 Denis Kudla
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% 2010 2/2 5.5 3.5 51.7% 63.9% 52.5% 59.6% 41.8% 58.3% 39.3%
18 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4% 2011 4/4 5.0 4.5 49.8% 64.8% 53.5% 58.4% 57.3% 59.1% 36.0%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2012 8/8 5.0 4.0 55.0% 65.0% 49.5% 56.0% 47.8% 58.2% 33.9%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2013 16/16 3.6 2.9 59.8% 71.6% 51.7% 62.9% 32.2% 63.5% 33.3%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2014 8/8 3.4 2.5 61.4% 64.2% 51.5% 72.0% 41.7% 59.5% 37.9%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2015 21/22 6.1 3.8 61.1% 68.1% 52.0% 50.3% 46.5% 61.7% 34.0%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2016 27/28 5.8 3.0 59.0% 70.6% 47.7% 51.7% 45.8% 60.9% 34.5%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2017 2/2 3.5 3.5 64.3% 70.5% 53.8% 47.5% 48.1% 64.5% 40.9%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2018 25/25 8.4 4.0 56.4% 75.4% 50.5% 51.5% 40.2% 64.5% 33.8%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2019 33/33 6.1 3.6 57.0% 67.2% 48.3% 51.3% 39.6% 59.2% 33.6%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2020 1/1 19.0 7.0 61.9% 74.0% 51.6% 58.3% 75.0% 65.5% 30.7%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2021 20/20 6.5 4.0 55.8% 71.7% 51.1% 49.7% 35.6% 62.6% 33.4%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2022 22/22 4.9 2.5 62.1% 68.0% 49.6% 54.3% 44.2% 61.1% 32.8%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2023 8/8 4.3 2.6 61.1% 68.2% 52.6% 49.1% 49.2% 62.0% 30.9%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2024 4/4 4.8 2.5 54.3% 65.9% 42.6% 45.8% 25.7% 55.1% 35.7%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 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 — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 201/203 5.8 3.4 58.4% 69.4% 50.0% 53.4% 41.9% 61.3% 33.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Denis Kudla
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1488 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 — — 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — +0.05 2010 1501 96.9 -2.83 -2.17 0.943 49.3% — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.38
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%) 108.5 +0.07 2011 1559 106.8 -2.45 -0.04 0.882 49.1% — — +89 50.0% -0.20 1–1 2–0 — +0.28
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2012 1575 117.0 -1.45 -0.61 0.812 46.4% +24 — — 33.3% -1.13 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.6 +0.04
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%) 105.5 -1.08 2013 1629 124.1 -1.05 -1.44 0.913 48.6% -38 — +119 34.9% -0.42 1–2 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 94.4 +1.13
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%) 113.8 +0.32 2014 1703 119.7 -2.21 +1.02 0.937 48.9% -49 — +117 36.4% -0.59 1–1 1–1 — -0.25
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%) 111.3 +1.94 2015 1759 142.0 -2.26 -1.39 0.887 48.2% -24 — +121 40.3% -0.47 3–4 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 97.9 +0.36
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%) 102.6 +3.21 2016 1637 127.5 -2.48 -0.93 0.882 47.5% +20 -22 +109 30.0% -1.09 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.3 -0.48
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%) 119.8 -0.99 2017 1593 110.5 -3.46 +3.63 1.150 51.8% — — — 40.0% +0.40 1–0 — — +0.35
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%) 100.1 +2.30 2018 1790 136.9 +0.60 -0.85 0.952 49.2% -49 -94 0 45.3% -0.31 2–3 (40%) 5–8 (38%) 99.1 -1.08
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%) 107.0 -1.29 2019 1715 129.0 -3.76 -1.81 0.825 46.4% -3 -110 +45 36.4% -0.97 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 101.3 -0.65
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%) 98.7 -0.06 2020 1663 114.4 -0.49 +1.01 0.888 49.1% — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 1–0 — -0.17
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%) 109.4 -1.99 2021 1703 130.5 -0.68 -1.57 0.893 48.0% -32 — +158 42.9% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 103.2 +0.54
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%) 95.3 +1.02 2022 1571 126.0 -2.43 -1.28 0.845 47.4% +31 — +202 34.4% -0.87 4–6 (40%) 3–12 (20%) 93.4 +0.23
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 2023 1536 113.1 -1.49 -0.41 0.815 46.2% +20 — — 36.4% -1.27 2–0 3–1 (75%) — -0.05
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%) 102.5 -2.26 2024 1554 115.2 -2.14 -1.75 0.794 45.3% +28 — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–1 — +0.26
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 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 +1.37 -0.66 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1835 131.9 -1.89 -1.10 0.878 47.8% -7 -74 +95 37.7% -0.71 34–34 (50%) 38–54 (41%) 97.1 +0.44

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.