H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Kei Nishikori vs Dominic Thiem H2H: 3-2
Kei Nishikori holds a 3–2 lead over Dominic Thiem in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Dominic Thiem won the 2018 Tour Finals round-robin match 6-1 6-4.
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Japan
Age 36
Right-Handed
178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3
–
2
5 main draw meetings
AUT
Age 32
Right-Handed
185 cm / 6'1"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2018 | Tour Finals | ATP Finals | RR | Hard | Dominic Thiem | 6-1 6-4 | Kei Nishikori | Match data |
| Oct 27, 2018* | Vienna | ATP 500 | QF | Hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-1 | Dominic Thiem | Match data |
| Jun 5, 2018* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R16 | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 | Kei Nishikori | Match data |
| May 14, 2016* | Rome Masters | Masters 1000 | QF | Clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 7-5 | Dominic Thiem | Match data |
| Jun 18, 2015* | Halle | ATP 500 | R32 | Grass | Kei Nishikori | 7-6(4) 7-5 | Dominic Thiem | 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 |
| Dominic Thiem | #1,174 | #3 | 9,125 | 2,241 | 337 | 207 | 61.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
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 | Dominic Thiem | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 2007 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #286 | 1,576 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #638 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2008 | 16–10 | 61.5% | #63 | 1,792 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #309 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2009 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #418 | 1,743 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | 4–2 | 66.7% | #139 | 1,580 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2010 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #98 | 1,743 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #39 | 1,848 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2011 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #25 | 1,922 | 0 | 1 | 2015 | 36–26 | 58.1% | #20 | 1,889 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 2012 | 32–17 | 65.3% | #19 | 1,971 | 0 | 2 | 2016 | 58–24 | 70.7% | #8 | 2,015 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | 2013 | 34–19 | 64.2% | #17 | 1,940 | 0 | 3 | 2017 | 47–27 | 63.5% | #5 | 1,958 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | 2014 | 52–15 | 77.6% | #5 | 2,211 | 0 | 7 | 2018 | 50–21 | 70.4% | #8 | 2,064 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 2015 | 51–17 | 75.0% | #8 | 2,131 | 0 | 10 | 2019 | 48–17 | 73.8% | #4 | 2,145 | 0 | 16 |
| 26 | 2016 | 52–20 | 72.2% | #5 | 2,151 | 0 | 11 | 2020 | 24–7 | 77.4% | #3 | 2,200 | 1 | 17 |
| 27 | 2017 | 30–14 | 68.2% | #22 | 2,067 | 0 | 11 | 2021 | 8–8 | 50.0% | #15 | 2,014 | 1 | 17 |
| 28 | 2018 | 43–21 | 67.2% | #9 | 2,105 | 0 | 11 | 2022 | 18–16 | 52.9% | #102 | 1,907 | 1 | 17 |
| 29 | 2019 | 29–14 | 67.4% | #13 | 2,001 | 0 | 12 | 2023 | 19–22 | 46.3% | #98 | 1,799 | 1 | 17 |
| 30 | 2020 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #41 | 1,911 | 0 | 12 | 2024 | 1–9 | 10.0% | #524 | 1,627 | 1 | 17 |
| 31 | 2021 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #47 | 1,945 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2023 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #352 | 1,938 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 2024 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #106 | 1,863 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2025 | 9–9 | 50.0% | #156 | 1,809 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |