H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 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 Italian Open first round 7-6(5) 6-4.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #24 7-6(5) 6-4 Feliciano Lopez #33 Match data May 15, 2018* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Feliciano Lopez #12 6-4 7-6(2) Kei Nishikori #5 Match data Mar 19, 2015* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #12 6-4 6-4 Feliciano Lopez #29 Match data May 10, 2014* QF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #13 7-6(4) 6-0 Feliciano Lopez #24 Match data Oct 4, 2013* R16 Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Feliciano Lopez #27 6-4 7-6(4) Kei Nishikori #12 Match data Aug 13, 2013* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #22 6-2 6-3 Feliciano Lopez #47 Match data Feb 24, 2013* F Memphis ATP 500 Hard
Feliciano Lopez #42 6-4 7-6(5) Kei Nishikori #48 Match data Apr 22, 2011* R16 Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay

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
Feliciano Lopez #672 #12 2,415 2,010 501 479 51.1% 0 0 0 3 4 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 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1 2000 0–1 0.0% #271 1,480 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2001 2–5 28.6% #159 1,520 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2002 18–16 52.9% #62 1,697 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2003 34–31 52.3% #28 1,840 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2004 32–25 56.1% #25 1,842 0 1
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 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 1,675 0 1
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2007 27–24 52.9% #35 1,803 0 1
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2008 23–24 48.9% #30 1,832 0 1
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2009 17–23 42.5% #47 1,725 0 1
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2010 27–23 54.0% #32 1,801 0 2
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2011 35–25 58.3% #20 1,968 0 2
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2012 26–27 49.1% #40 1,857 0 2
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2013 30–20 60.0% #28 1,914 0 3
32 2014 40–25 61.5% #14 1,947 0 4
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2015 32–26 55.2% #17 1,942 0 4
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2016 29–24 54.7% #28 1,888 0 5
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2017 25–24 51.0% #36 1,902 0 6
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2018 22–21 51.2% #64 1,806 0 6
37 2019 13–15 46.4% #62 1,807 0 7
38 2020 7–10 41.2% #64 1,756 0 7
39 2021 9–20 31.0% #106 1,593 0 7
40 2022 0–11 0.0% #830 1,468 0 7
41 2023 3–4 42.9% #468 1,517 0 7

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 Feliciano Lopez
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 %
16 1998 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2007 3 5 8 37.5%
18 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% 2001 2 5 7 28.6%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2002 11 10 21 52.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2003 14 14 28 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 2004 17 12 29 58.6% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 18 14 32 56.3% 7 8 15 46.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2006 9 16 25 36.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2007 20 15 35 57.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2008 17 17 34 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2009 11 15 26 42.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2010 15 15 30 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2011 17 15 32 53.1% 13 8 21 61.9% 5 2 7 71.4%
30 2020 2 4 6 33.3% 2012 15 16 31 48.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
32 2014 22 16 38 57.9% 6 7 13 46.2% 12 2 14 85.7%
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% 2015 20 14 34 58.8% 9 8 17 52.9% 3 4 7 42.9%
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 16 14 30 53.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2017 8 15 23 34.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 9 2 11 81.8%
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% 2018 12 12 24 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
37 2019 7 10 17 41.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
38 2020 5 8 13 38.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
39 2021 2 10 12 16.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
40 2022 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
41 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% 272 277 549 49.5% 130 137 267 48.7% 89 53 142 62.7% 10 12 22 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 957/979 of Feliciano Lopez'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 Feliciano Lopez
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%
16 —/— 1998 1/1 0.0 0.0 73.0% 37.0% 50.0% 28.6% 0.0% 40.5% 34.0%
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% —/—
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2001 7/7 5.6 2.9 59.3% 66.9% 49.1% 54.8% 43.7% 59.4% 35.1%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2002 30/34 9.7 4.3 60.4% 73.0% 48.8% 58.0% 42.1% 63.4% 30.5%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2003 61/65 8.1 3.3 58.2% 74.6% 52.4% 67.5% 43.8% 65.3% 33.3%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2004 54/57 10.3 3.6 57.2% 77.2% 51.9% 62.9% 40.9% 66.4% 32.3%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2005 57/57 8.6 3.3 59.8% 75.5% 50.0% 64.7% 36.1% 65.3% 32.9%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2006 47/47 9.9 3.6 57.2% 75.3% 48.3% 55.3% 36.9% 63.9% 33.4%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2007 51/51 10.0 3.5 59.7% 75.5% 52.4% 57.9% 40.5% 66.1% 32.9%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2008 47/47 11.8 3.2 60.1% 75.7% 54.2% 66.9% 41.9% 66.9% 32.1%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2009 39/40 9.7 2.7 59.1% 73.5% 50.3% 61.4% 41.0% 64.2% 32.2%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2010 49/50 10.5 3.3 57.4% 77.3% 50.8% 63.1% 37.8% 65.9% 32.3%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2011 60/60 12.2 3.7 57.6% 77.2% 53.7% 64.7% 36.4% 67.2% 32.7%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2012 50/53 9.9 3.4 56.6% 76.1% 51.1% 66.1% 38.5% 65.3% 32.4%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2013 49/50 11.1 3.6 58.9% 74.8% 53.2% 68.2% 39.1% 66.2% 33.8%
32 —/— 2014 64/65 10.0 3.1 59.5% 77.2% 52.4% 64.0% 36.1% 67.2% 32.4%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2015 58/58 12.7 3.6 57.3% 76.5% 53.6% 66.4% 33.4% 66.8% 34.1%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2016 53/53 11.0 3.2 57.8% 77.8% 51.5% 63.1% 38.5% 66.5% 35.4%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2017 48/49 10.8 2.9 59.5% 77.0% 51.4% 64.1% 38.3% 66.5% 32.8%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2018 42/43 11.8 3.1 60.9% 76.5% 48.6% 63.3% 39.5% 65.4% 32.2%
37 —/— 2019 26/28 12.9 4.2 56.7% 76.5% 51.9% 66.8% 36.0% 66.0% 31.5%
38 —/— 2020 17/17 14.2 5.1 53.7% 79.3% 47.9% 70.8% 37.0% 64.8% 31.2%
39 —/— 2021 29/29 10.4 4.8 55.1% 77.3% 50.8% 53.0% 43.1% 65.2% 30.2%
40 —/— 2022 11/11 9.4 5.6 51.6% 74.1% 39.5% 56.6% 18.7% 57.1% 29.2%
41 —/— 2023 7/7 10.4 4.4 54.3% 76.6% 52.7% 65.7% 26.4% 65.9% 29.1%
Career 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% 957/980 10.5 3.5 58.2% 76.0% 51.4% 63.4% 38.4% 65.7% 32.7%

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 Feliciano Lopez
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 1998 1491 95.8 +0.71 -0.39 0.571 36.7% 0.0% -5.00 -0.03
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 2000 1480 100.5 0.0% -3.50 +0.09
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 35.3% -1.06 1–0 -0.98 2001 1520 116.2 -0.46 -2.22 0.863 47.5% +31 38.9% -0.78 0–3 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 98.5 +0.17
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 2002 1698 127.3 +1.48 -5.32 0.834 47.5% -42 -107 -65 47.5% -0.35 13–4 (76%) 10–8 (56%) 114.4 +0.51
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 2003 1841 141.9 +3.32 -2.91 0.959 49.6% -82 -104 -140 51.6% -0.01 11–11 (50%) 20–17 (54%) 105.0 -2.29
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 2004 1843 141.1 +3.06 -2.87 0.962 49.6% -4 -87 -139 53.5% +0.07 12–9 (57%) 13–16 (45%) 100.2 +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 2005 1760 138.7 +2.28 -3.17 0.949 49.1% -15 -35 +85 52.0% -0.07 13–7 (65%) 18–15 (55%) 103.7 -0.87
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 2006 1676 133.5 +1.55 -2.92 0.925 48.9% -40 +59 +97 41.8% -0.47 9–9 (50%) 11–13 (46%) 98.3 -1.61
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 2007 1803 144.0 +3.00 -2.42 0.971 49.7% -12 -87 -39 52.6% -0.04 8–10 (44%) 21–14 (60%) 104.0 -1.68
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 2008 1832 150.3 +3.61 -2.59 0.970 49.7% +8 -169 +26 50.4% -0.12 6–10 (38%) 17–8 (68%) 103.6 -1.42
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 2009 1726 141.9 +1.43 -2.88 0.900 48.4% +26 -48 +98 47.2% -0.30 7–11 (39%) 13–9 (59%) 100.2 -0.15
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 2010 1802 148.0 +2.32 -2.85 0.948 49.5% -6 -112 +49 50.0% -0.03 6–2 (75%) 13–13 (50%) 104.4 +0.29
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 2011 1969 161.7 +4.60 -2.41 0.997 49.9% -64 -112 +32 55.2% +0.10 12–10 (55%) 28–17 (62%) 111.3 -3.54
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 2012 1858 151.5 +1.97 -3.28 0.934 49.0% +2 -55 +79 48.8% +0.13 10–5 (67%) 14–25 (36%) 96.1 -1.11
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 2013 1915 149.8 +2.60 -1.97 0.997 50.1% -40 -64 +140 53.7% +0.07 9–6 (60%) 14–10 (58%) 105.2 -0.06
32 2014 1948 155.3 +3.04 -2.60 0.987 49.8% -17 -179 +209 55.8% +0.15 14–3 (82%) 22–19 (54%) 109.9 +2.25
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 66.7% -0.17 3–0 (100%) -0.03 2015 1943 158.0 +2.20 -0.75 1.029 50.3% +56 -176 +79 54.8% +0.18 12–13 (48%) 26–15 (63%) 102.1 +2.95
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 2016 1889 154.0 +2.36 -0.30 1.055 50.8% +25 -36 +78 54.5% +0.23 10–10 (50%) 20–15 (57%) 102.4 +1.68
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 2017 1903 154.4 +2.94 -2.24 0.978 49.7% -97 -32 +126 51.2% +0.07 11–10 (52%) 16–15 (52%) 99.6 -1.42
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.35 -0.64 0.889 47.0% 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 -0.11 2018 1806 142.4 +1.63 -2.71 0.932 49.0% -27 +12 +191 44.6% -0.49 10–4 (71%) 13–9 (59%) 107.5 +0.44
37 2019 1808 139.4 +1.43 -2.84 0.926 48.8% -26 -93 +213 47.3% -0.08 7–5 (58%) 9–13 (41%) 99.1 -1.25
38 2020 1756 143.9 +1.90 -3.41 0.888 48.9% +5 -63 40.9% -0.45 3–3 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 100.8 -1.13
39 2021 1593 125.8 +0.90 -5.11 0.867 47.8% +32 +34 +333 36.8% -0.80 2–9 (18%) 8–7 (53%) 90.3 +0.52
40 2022 1468 99.6 -3.78 -3.84 0.681 43.1% +58 +305 14.3% -2.43 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 96.8 +0.10
41 2023 1517 114.8 +0.13 -1.94 0.853 48.1% +211 43.8% -0.87 1–1 3–3 (50%) -0.06
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 2011 152.3 +2.42 -2.62 0.953 49.3% -16 -72 +109 49.9% -0.11 186–158 (54%) 319–269 (54%) 107.2 -0.72

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.