H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Fabio Fognini H2H: 3-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 3–1 lead over Fabio Fognini in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2021 Italian Open first round 6-3 6-4.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Fabio Fognini
ITA Age 39 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #45 6-3 6-4 Fabio Fognini #28 Match data May 11, 2021* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Fabio Fognini #40 6-4 6-2 Kei Nishikori #4 Match data Mar 31, 2017* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #6 6-2 3-6 7-5 Fabio Fognini #31 Match data May 4, 2016* R32 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #82 6-1 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 Fabio Fognini #58 Match data Jan 19, 2011* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Fabio Fognini #188 #9 2,920 2,033 402 385 51.1% 0 1 0 1 7 9

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 Fabio Fognini
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 2005 0–1 0.0% #305 1,482 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2006 2–5 28.6% #247 1,476 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2007 5–7 41.7% #95 1,601 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2008 16–17 48.5% #88 1,614 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2009 17–26 39.5% #54 1,716 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2010 14–25 35.9% #55 1,703 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2011 22–28 44.0% #48 1,728 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2012 21–24 46.7% #45 1,764 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2013 41–26 61.2% #16 1,933 0 2
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2014 36–24 60.0% #20 1,823 0 3
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2015 30–25 54.5% #21 1,908 0 3
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2016 25–22 53.2% #49 1,871 0 4
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2017 35–23 60.3% #27 1,946 0 5
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2018 44–22 66.7% #13 1,943 0 8
32 — — — — — — — 2019 30–22 57.7% #12 1,908 0 9
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2020 4–8 33.3% #17 1,799 0 9
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2021 20–22 47.6% #37 1,773 0 9
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2022 19–24 44.2% #55 1,703 0 9
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2023 9–13 40.9% #107 1,692 0 9
37 — — — — — — — 2024 12–14 46.2% #91 1,678 0 9
38 — — — — — — — 2025 0–7 0.0% #188 1,579 0 9

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 Fabio Fognini
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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% — — — — 2005 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2007 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2008 4 7 11 36.4% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2009 2 8 10 20.0% 14 15 29 48.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 3 9 12 25.0% 8 14 22 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2011 5 14 19 26.3% 17 14 31 54.8% — — — — — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 8 11 19 42.1% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2013 12 14 26 46.2% 27 10 37 73.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2014 13 12 25 52.0% 21 11 32 65.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2015 9 12 21 42.9% 20 12 32 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2016 13 12 25 52.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2018 22 12 34 64.7% 20 9 29 69.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 13 12 25 52.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 3 4 7 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 10 12 22 45.5% 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2022 8 12 20 40.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 3 6 9 33.3% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 2 7 9 22.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 151 178 329 45.9% 226 180 406 55.7% 25 26 51 49.0% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 775/787 of Fabio Fognini'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 Fabio Fognini
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% 2005 1/1 2.0 6.0 69.1% 64.2% 50.0% 55.6% 30.0% 59.8% 35.6%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2006 7/7 2.1 2.9 53.1% 65.4% 47.5% 44.2% 54.7% 56.9% 37.3%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2007 12/12 4.5 3.8 52.0% 68.2% 44.3% 53.3% 45.5% 56.6% 35.3%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2008 33/33 3.2 3.9 54.6% 69.4% 46.0% 55.5% 46.4% 58.6% 38.2%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2009 43/43 3.2 4.0 58.2% 64.4% 45.3% 49.8% 44.0% 56.5% 37.7%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2010 39/39 2.9 4.8 58.7% 64.9% 43.6% 50.5% 38.7% 56.0% 38.5%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2011 49/50 3.0 4.6 58.7% 66.2% 45.3% 51.7% 47.8% 57.6% 39.8%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2012 44/45 2.4 3.0 65.6% 63.4% 48.6% 53.6% 47.1% 58.2% 38.1%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2013 67/67 2.7 3.2 59.2% 66.9% 49.6% 55.8% 45.5% 59.9% 41.2%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2014 60/60 3.4 4.0 59.2% 68.8% 48.1% 51.1% 45.7% 60.2% 38.1%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2015 55/55 3.4 3.6 58.4% 69.0% 49.3% 57.5% 40.8% 60.8% 39.2%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2016 44/47 3.4 4.4 56.0% 69.1% 51.4% 52.7% 42.7% 61.1% 39.6%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2017 58/58 3.3 4.7 58.8% 69.1% 49.8% 57.4% 42.8% 61.2% 38.8%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2018 64/66 3.8 3.5 61.8% 68.9% 52.7% 55.6% 48.5% 62.7% 40.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 51/52 3.9 3.7 60.7% 67.9% 49.0% 53.2% 42.9% 60.3% 38.7%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2020 12/12 5.3 4.2 54.5% 67.7% 51.4% 46.1% 48.4% 60.1% 34.7%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2021 39/42 3.0 4.3 60.1% 68.4% 48.4% 54.2% 44.8% 60.5% 38.4%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2022 42/43 3.3 4.5 59.3% 65.9% 49.0% 57.2% 40.1% 58.9% 36.4%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2023 22/22 2.9 4.7 60.4% 65.4% 46.8% 49.6% 43.0% 58.1% 39.4%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 26/26 4.4 4.8 57.8% 67.4% 45.6% 49.9% 43.4% 58.0% 34.9%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 7/7 0.7 5.4 51.9% 62.0% 49.9% 43.4% 24.9% 56.1% 31.4%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 775/787 3.3 4.0 59.0% 67.3% 48.4% 53.5% 44.2% 59.5% 38.6%

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 Fabio Fognini
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%) 108.5 +0.07 2005 1482 99.2 +0.23 -1.18 0.887 47.5% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.22
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2006 1477 110.3 -2.63 +0.34 0.866 47.3% — +31 — 35.3% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 100.8 -0.26
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 2007 1602 117.2 -2.15 -0.69 0.814 46.3% -46 +18 — 44.8% -0.69 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 99.0 +0.25
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 2008 1615 127.2 -3.14 +0.45 0.925 48.6% -103 +155 — 43.4% -0.61 6–5 (55%) 3–8 (27%) 98.2 +0.15
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 2009 1716 132.0 -5.36 +0.55 0.866 47.2% -159 +131 -181 37.4% -1.01 7–7 (50%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 -0.90
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 2010 1704 131.6 -5.15 +1.23 0.875 47.4% -88 +13 -98 37.7% -0.90 8–6 (57%) 6–6 (50%) 104.7 -0.82
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 2011 1728 142.9 -3.68 +1.72 0.937 48.9% -115 +73 — 48.0% -0.26 8–12 (40%) 8–5 (62%) 100.6 +0.45
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 2012 1764 140.0 -3.89 +1.02 0.912 48.4% -75 +8 -38 46.2% -0.38 8–5 (62%) 10–5 (67%) 109.7 +0.35
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 2013 1933 165.8 -1.81 +4.34 1.027 50.6% -168 +182 -226 58.3% +0.36 13–11 (54%) 13–9 (59%) 105.6 -0.89
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 2014 1824 155.2 -2.34 +1.83 0.959 49.1% -21 +165 -68 56.4% +0.07 14–5 (74%) 11–4 (73%) 107.7 +2.30
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 2015 1908 159.9 -1.81 +2.86 1.001 50.0% -62 +90 — 51.4% +0.05 12–5 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 106.5 +0.93
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 2016 1871 155.5 -1.25 +2.39 1.019 50.5% -16 +34 — 52.5% +0.19 10–9 (53%) 8–9 (47%) 97.1 +0.07
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 2017 1946 159.9 -1.21 +2.19 1.002 50.1% -11 -23 -165 56.7% +0.10 14–7 (67%) 15–10 (60%) 109.2 -0.17
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 2018 1944 156.4 -0.63 +3.84 1.087 51.6% -12 +56 -127 60.8% +0.58 16–8 (67%) 7–8 (47%) 102.3 +2.85
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1908 157.6 -2.55 +2.86 0.977 49.6% -19 +81 -89 53.8% +0.05 9–5 (64%) 12–8 (60%) 104.4 +0.99
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2020 1799 125.0 -2.89 -0.42 0.870 47.4% +50 +60 — 39.5% -0.53 3–2 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 99.0 +0.27
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 2021 1773 149.5 -1.39 +0.94 0.972 49.6% +28 +52 +62 52.7% -0.02 4–9 (31%) 13–7 (65%) 99.3 +1.27
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 2022 1703 141.0 -3.90 +0.04 0.885 48.0% +22 +76 — 45.5% -0.40 9–4 (69%) 6–7 (46%) 102.8 +0.20
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.35 -0.64 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2023 1692 133.5 -4.24 +2.71 0.941 48.7% -31 +89 — 47.4% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 8–1 (89%) 101.7 -0.21
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1679 121.5 -3.83 -1.47 0.833 46.6% -78 +120 +144 44.9% -0.45 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) 101.0 +0.27
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1579 103.9 -1.49 -2.36 0.717 43.9% — +125 +163 21.1% -2.10 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — -0.30
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 — 2033 153.0 -2.64 +1.84 0.954 49.2% -46 +84 -49 50.2% -0.15 151–117 (56%) 154–119 (56%) 109.2 +0.90

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.