H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 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 ATP Finals round robin 6-1 6-4.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Dominic Thiem
AUT Age 33 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dominic Thiem #8 6-1 6-4 Kei Nishikori #9 Match data Nov 12, 2018 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Kei Nishikori #11 6-3 6-1 Dominic Thiem #7 Match data Oct 27, 2018* QF Vienna Open ATP 500 Hard
Dominic Thiem #8 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 Kei Nishikori #21 Match data Jun 5, 2018* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #6 6-3 7-5 Dominic Thiem #15 Match data May 14, 2016* QF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #5 7-6(4) 7-5 Dominic Thiem #29 Match data Jun 18, 2015* R32 Halle Open ATP 500 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
Dominic Thiem #1,174 #3 9,125 2,240 337 207 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
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 2011 1–3 25.0% #638 1,495 0 0
18 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1 2012 1–2 33.3% #309 1,486 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2013 4–2 66.7% #139 1,580 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2014 22–23 48.9% #39 1,852 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2015 36–26 58.1% #20 1,891 0 3
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2016 58–24 70.7% #8 2,005 0 7
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 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 2,066 0 11
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2019 48–17 73.8% #4 2,143 0 16
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2020 24–7 77.4% #3 2,201 1 17
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2021 8–8 50.0% #15 2,014 1 17
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2022 18–16 52.9% #102 1,907 1 17
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2023 19–22 46.3% #98 1,799 1 17
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2024 1–9 10.0% #524 1,628 1 17
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 — — — — — — —
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 Dominic Thiem
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% — — — — — — — — 2011 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2012 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2013 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2014 10 13 23 43.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2015 14 16 30 46.7% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 2016 25 15 40 62.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 8 2 10 80.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2017 21 19 40 52.5% 22 5 27 81.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2018 23 11 34 67.6% 26 8 34 76.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2019 25 9 34 73.5% 23 7 30 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2020 18 5 23 78.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2021 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2022 11 7 18 61.1% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2023 6 9 15 40.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2024 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 161 115 276 58.3% 161 74 235 68.5% 15 18 33 45.5%

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 539/544 of Dominic Thiem'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 Dominic Thiem
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% 2011 4/4 4.0 2.8 48.1% 75.6% 37.4% 48.4% 86.1% 55.7% 33.4%
18 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4% 2012 3/3 5.0 3.0 61.3% 75.2% 45.6% 73.5% 38.9% 63.6% 28.9%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2013 6/6 5.8 2.5 54.7% 78.5% 62.7% 58.8% 39.6% 70.9% 38.3%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2014 44/45 4.4 2.9 57.3% 72.6% 50.7% 58.4% 41.6% 62.9% 37.1%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2015 62/62 5.9 2.3 56.6% 74.8% 56.2% 58.9% 35.8% 66.5% 37.1%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2016 80/82 5.9 2.9 61.4% 74.3% 54.1% 56.1% 40.5% 66.4% 37.4%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2017 74/74 6.1 3.1 58.8% 75.2% 52.6% 61.5% 41.3% 65.9% 38.5%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2018 70/71 7.3 3.5 58.8% 75.9% 53.3% 63.4% 39.3% 66.5% 38.4%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2019 64/65 4.8 2.1 65.8% 73.6% 56.2% 60.7% 45.4% 67.6% 38.0%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2020 31/31 7.1 2.8 63.4% 74.0% 53.5% 64.3% 43.8% 66.4% 38.0%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2021 16/16 4.6 2.6 63.9% 72.8% 54.3% 66.1% 46.9% 66.2% 36.4%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2022 34/34 4.3 2.2 63.3% 68.8% 52.8% 50.6% 35.6% 63.3% 36.5%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2023 41/41 5.4 2.9 60.8% 72.2% 52.2% 61.4% 33.1% 64.3% 34.1%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2024 10/10 5.9 3.3 58.0% 67.4% 53.0% 48.4% 38.6% 61.4% 27.8%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 539/544 5.7 2.8 60.4% 73.8% 53.6% 59.6% 40.4% 65.7% 37.2%

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 Dominic Thiem
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1491 101.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 — — 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — +0.05 2011 1496 112.5 -2.63 -3.33 0.753 45.1% +32 — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.02
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 2012 1487 106.1 +0.37 -3.45 0.794 48.0% — — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 1–1 — +0.16
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2013 1580 124.6 +2.00 -0.38 1.319 54.2% -19 -9 — 64.3% +1.29 1–1 0–1 — +0.35
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 2014 1853 150.8 -0.10 +1.26 1.001 49.9% -30 -16 — 50.0% -0.09 8–8 (50%) 9–6 (60%) 104.7 -1.38
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 2015 1892 154.0 +1.96 +1.24 1.108 51.3% -65 +157 -301 51.8% +0.13 10–9 (53%) 17–24 (41%) 97.2 +0.34
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 2016 2006 168.6 +3.18 +1.63 1.114 51.5% -61 +166 -227 63.5% +0.71 21–3 (88%) 20–14 (59%) 118.6 -0.64
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 2017 1959 167.8 +2.96 +2.51 1.131 52.0% -82 +337 -151 63.7% +0.80 7–12 (37%) 14–14 (50%) 93.6 +0.76
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 2018 2067 169.1 +3.22 +2.98 1.147 52.2% -45 +195 -279 66.7% +0.99 14–5 (74%) 17–14 (55%) 103.1 +0.03
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 2019 2144 172.9 +3.94 +3.40 1.174 52.5% -34 +136 — 65.6% +0.78 14–3 (82%) 16–12 (57%) 111.2 -1.32
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 2020 2202 171.1 +4.24 +2.58 1.132 52.4% +10 +19 — 69.1% +1.14 7–3 (70%) 15–9 (63%) 102.9 -2.09
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 2021 2015 141.5 +1.76 +0.56 1.075 51.5% +142 +122 — 52.3% +0.34 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 97.8 +0.26
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 2022 1908 145.5 +0.24 +0.10 0.994 49.8% +149 +46 — 47.6% -0.26 10–5 (67%) 14–4 (78%) 103.9 -2.20
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 2023 1800 137.0 -0.18 -1.41 0.957 49.4% +72 +55 — 47.5% -0.20 8–9 (47%) 10–10 (50%) 96.8 -1.03
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 2024 1628 110.1 -2.09 -4.22 0.720 45.2% +169 +71 — 19.2% -1.54 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.8 -0.23
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 +1.35 -0.64 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 — 2241 165.8 +2.25 +1.56 1.084 51.3% -20 +139 -230 58.6% +0.47 105–65 (62%) 138–117 (54%) 106.3 -1.29

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.