H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Feliciano Lopez H2H: 4-3

Kei Nishikori holds a 4–3 lead over Feliciano Lopez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Kei Nishikori leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2018 Rome Masters second round 7-6(5) 6-4.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Feliciano Lopez
ESP Age 44 Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 15, 2018* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Kei Nishikori #24 7-6(5) 6-4 Feliciano Lopez #33 Match data
Mar 19, 2015* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Feliciano Lopez #12 6-4 7-6(2) Kei Nishikori #5 Match data
May 10, 2014* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Kei Nishikori #12 6-4 6-4 Feliciano Lopez #29 Match data
Oct 4, 2013* Tokyo ATP 500 R16 Hard Kei Nishikori #13 7-6(4) 6-0 Feliciano Lopez #24 Match data
Aug 13, 2013* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Feliciano Lopez #27 6-4 7-6(4) Kei Nishikori #12 Match data
Feb 24, 2013* Memphis ATP 250 F Hard Kei Nishikori #22 6-2 6-3 Feliciano Lopez #47 Match data
Apr 22, 2011* Barcelona ATP 500 R16 Clay Feliciano Lopez #42 6-4 7-6(5) Kei Nishikori #48 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
Feliciano Lopez #672 #12 2,415 2,013 497 477 51.0% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Feliciano Lopez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% #546 1,491 0 0
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2008 16–10 61.5% #63 1,792 0 1 2000 0–1 0.0% #271 1,480 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,743 0 1 2001 2–5 28.6% #159 1,520 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,743 0 1 2002 18–16 52.9% #62 1,699 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,922 0 1 2003 34–31 52.3% #28 1,841 0 0
22 2012 32–17 65.3% #19 1,971 0 2 2004 30–24 55.6% #25 1,833 0 1
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,940 0 3 2005 31–26 54.4% #33 1,759 0 1
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2006 19–28 40.4% #79 1,676 0 1
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,131 0 10 2007 27–24 52.9% #35 1,804 0 1
26 2016 52–20 72.2% #5 2,151 0 11 2008 23–24 48.9% #30 1,829 0 1
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,067 0 11 2009 17–23 42.5% #47 1,724 0 1
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,105 0 11 2010 27–23 54.0% #32 1,807 0 2
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,001 0 12 2011 35–25 58.3% #20 1,968 0 2
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,911 0 12 2012 24–26 48.0% #40 1,844 0 2
31 2021 24–15 61.5% #47 1,945 0 12 2013 30–20 60.0% #28 1,914 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2014 40–25 61.5% #14 1,950 0 4
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,938 0 12 2015 32–26 55.2% #17 1,943 0 4
34 2024 7–8 46.7% #106 1,863 0 12 2016 29–24 54.7% #28 1,890 0 5
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,809 0 12 2017 25–24 51.0% #36 1,900 0 6
36 — — — — — — — 2018 22–21 51.2% #64 1,817 0 6
37 — — — — — — — 2019 13–15 46.4% #62 1,824 0 7
38 — — — — — — — 2020 7–10 41.2% #64 1,763 0 7
39 — — — — — — — 2021 9–20 31.0% #106 1,595 0 7
40 — — — — — — — 2022 0–11 0.0% #830 1,468 0 7
41 — — — — — — — 2023 3–4 42.9% #468 1,517 0 7