H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Fernando Verdasco H2H: 5-2

Kei Nishikori holds a 5–2 lead over Fernando Verdasco in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 2–1 on clay and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2017 Halle Open first round 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Fernando Verdasco
ESP Age 42 Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #9 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4 Fernando Verdasco #34 Match data Jun 22, 2017* R32 Halle Open ATP 500 Grass
Kei Nishikori #9 0-6 6-4 6-4 6-0 Fernando Verdasco #37 Match data Jun 6, 2017* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #4 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-1 Fernando Verdasco #30 Match data Mar 27, 2017* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #6 6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-4 Fernando Verdasco #52 Match data May 28, 2016* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #5 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 Fernando Verdasco #31 Match data Mar 17, 2015* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Fernando Verdasco #20 4-2 (ret.) Kei Nishikori #17 Match data Apr 28, 2012* QF Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Fernando Verdasco #9 6-2 6-4 6-3 Kei Nishikori #82 Match data Jan 23, 2011* R32 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
Fernando Verdasco #893 #7 3,900 2,127 549 442 55.4% 0 0 0 1 6 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 Fernando Verdasco
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 2002 1–2 33.3% #173 1,502 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2003 7–12 36.8% #109 1,591 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2004 31–25 55.4% #36 1,730 0 1
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2005 34–27 55.7% #32 1,790 0 1
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2006 31–25 55.4% #35 1,726 0 1
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2007 33–26 55.9% #26 1,864 0 1
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2008 45–27 62.5% #16 1,875 0 2
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2009 51–24 68.0% #9 2,003 0 3
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2010 43–21 67.2% #9 1,927 0 5
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2011 34–24 58.6% #24 1,931 0 5
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2012 32–22 59.3% #24 1,901 0 5
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2013 27–24 52.9% #30 1,896 0 5
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2014 26–20 56.5% #33 1,879 0 6
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2015 24–26 48.0% #49 1,822 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2016 29–26 52.7% #42 1,823 0 7
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2017 29–25 53.7% #35 1,895 0 7
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2018 33–28 54.1% #28 1,914 0 7
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2019 26–27 49.1% #49 1,810 0 7
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2020 6–7 46.2% #65 1,768 0 7
37 — — — — — — — 2021 2–8 20.0% #154 1,627 0 7
38 — — — — — — — 2022 5–11 31.2% #124 1,603 0 7
39 — — — — — — — 2023 0–5 0.0% #651 1,535 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 Fernando Verdasco
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% — — — — 2002 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 6 7 13 46.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2005 14 12 26 53.8% 15 11 26 57.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2006 9 12 21 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 18 14 32 56.3% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 20 16 36 55.6% 17 8 25 68.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 35 15 50 70.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 21 13 34 61.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 19 14 33 57.6% 12 8 20 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2012 11 10 21 52.4% 19 10 29 65.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2013 9 13 22 40.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2014 11 11 22 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2015 11 14 25 44.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 13 15 28 46.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 18 15 33 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 18 14 32 56.3% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2019 13 14 27 48.1% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 6 5 11 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 259 235 494 52.4% 231 156 387 59.7% 51 44 95 53.7% 8 7 15 53.3%

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 988/991 of Fernando Verdasco'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 Fernando Verdasco
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% 2002 3/3 1.7 6.3 71.8% 56.3% 32.1% 54.4% 39.3% 49.7% 37.0%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2003 18/19 5.0 4.3 64.8% 68.3% 55.7% 51.0% 42.6% 63.8% 34.4%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2004 56/56 4.8 3.2 66.0% 71.0% 56.3% 65.5% 40.6% 65.7% 37.3%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2005 61/61 6.6 3.7 65.1% 72.5% 51.7% 60.0% 44.5% 65.2% 38.9%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2006 56/56 3.9 3.8 72.5% 68.7% 49.7% 62.8% 43.6% 63.3% 38.3%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2007 59/59 4.6 3.4 72.4% 70.2% 52.2% 55.3% 38.6% 65.1% 38.2%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2008 72/72 3.8 4.1 72.6% 69.3% 53.0% 55.6% 47.6% 64.7% 40.8%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2009 75/75 6.1 3.7 69.1% 73.1% 54.3% 62.2% 46.5% 67.1% 41.1%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2010 64/64 5.4 4.8 67.1% 71.2% 49.4% 60.0% 44.6% 64.0% 40.3%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2011 58/58 5.5 3.9 68.8% 70.7% 51.3% 61.5% 44.9% 64.6% 38.1%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2012 53/54 4.6 3.8 69.7% 69.7% 51.4% 64.4% 42.1% 64.1% 38.3%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2013 50/51 5.9 5.0 61.7% 72.8% 54.0% 56.4% 36.3% 65.3% 37.4%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2014 46/46 5.7 4.7 66.3% 71.7% 51.8% 65.6% 43.2% 64.5% 37.3%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2015 50/50 7.7 4.1 64.6% 73.5% 52.3% 60.8% 35.2% 66.1% 35.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 55/55 6.3 3.9 64.0% 73.2% 51.4% 62.1% 38.4% 65.1% 37.8%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2017 54/54 4.0 3.4 69.0% 70.6% 51.0% 53.7% 45.7% 64.6% 39.5%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2018 61/61 6.7 4.2 63.1% 72.0% 48.7% 59.3% 42.9% 63.4% 39.0%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2019 53/53 7.7 3.7 63.8% 71.8% 49.4% 62.4% 40.0% 63.7% 36.0%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2020 13/13 6.3 2.6 67.5% 68.9% 49.5% 59.7% 29.5% 62.7% 36.4%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 10/10 3.9 3.2 66.9% 60.7% 48.4% 54.2% 28.3% 56.6% 35.0%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 16/16 4.3 2.9 63.4% 66.0% 48.6% 58.4% 37.6% 59.8% 36.2%
39 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 5/5 1.0 4.0 62.6% 53.7% 32.4% 36.3% 45.3% 45.6% 34.0%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 988/991 5.5 3.9 67.3% 70.9% 51.6% 59.9% 42.1% 64.4% 38.3%

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 Fernando Verdasco
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 2002 1502 102.0 -2.56 -2.05 0.736 44.2% — +27 — 28.6% -1.72 1–0 — — +0.02
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2003 1592 125.8 +1.64 -0.91 0.950 48.7% +9 -89 — 39.6% -0.77 2–4 (33%) 7–7 (50%) 99.9 -0.48
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 2004 1731 140.6 +2.76 +0.54 1.085 51.4% -84 +24 -92 53.2% +0.29 6–8 (43%) 11–12 (48%) 100.4 -1.34
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 2005 1791 146.9 +2.51 +2.36 1.116 51.9% -27 +11 -149 55.1% +0.46 10–12 (45%) 12–11 (52%) 100.7 -2.07
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 2006 1727 137.0 +0.96 +1.48 1.042 50.6% -72 +110 +30 56.5% +0.19 10–10 (50%) 14–10 (58%) 101.8 +0.48
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 2007 1864 150.9 +2.40 +2.23 1.097 51.3% -58 -13 -91 54.4% +0.38 11–10 (52%) 10–14 (42%) 101.0 -1.77
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 2008 1876 151.0 +1.44 +3.82 1.154 52.4% -51 +93 +36 58.0% +0.69 13–9 (59%) 13–14 (48%) 101.8 +1.79
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 2009 2004 172.3 +4.14 +5.15 1.247 53.9% +20 +44 -100 66.0% +1.22 11–12 (48%) 15–19 (44%) 96.0 -0.23
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 2010 1928 161.5 +1.35 +3.83 1.119 52.0% +11 +172 — 59.1% +0.69 18–5 (78%) 17–17 (50%) 104.3 +1.41
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 2011 1931 156.9 +1.76 +2.02 1.077 51.0% -19 +115 -49 55.4% +0.39 9–9 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 97.4 -0.03
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 2012 1902 158.3 +1.78 +1.64 1.068 50.9% -15 +110 -16 57.3% +0.45 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) 96.5 +0.32
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 2013 1897 150.8 +1.90 +1.27 1.077 50.9% -69 +47 +113 54.3% +0.20 11–12 (48%) 14–10 (58%) 102.3 -0.19
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 2014 1880 147.7 +0.99 +0.74 1.048 50.8% -58 +69 +74 55.4% +0.36 11–12 (48%) 12–16 (43%) 94.8 +1.67
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 2015 1822 158.0 +2.13 -0.07 1.043 50.6% -12 +53 +115 47.4% +0.18 12–11 (52%) 13–16 (45%) 97.0 -2.42
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1823 157.6 +1.70 +1.52 1.083 51.2% -31 +108 +59 53.3% +0.30 6–12 (33%) 15–12 (56%) 97.7 -1.95
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2017 1896 164.3 +0.98 +3.38 1.115 51.7% -12 +46 -99 55.4% +0.30 6–15 (29%) 18–9 (67%) 98.6 -2.48
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 2018 1915 159.9 -0.10 +2.46 1.065 50.9% +25 +13 -172 51.9% +0.27 15–11 (58%) 8–17 (32%) 94.6 -1.33
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 2019 1810 151.6 -0.18 +0.45 0.990 50.1% +22 +37 +5 51.4% +0.28 13–13 (50%) 8–11 (42%) 96.5 -0.47
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.35 -0.64 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2020 1768 132.5 -0.34 -1.01 0.975 49.0% +72 — — 48.5% -0.27 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.38
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1627 114.6 -2.83 -1.10 0.807 46.0% — +81 — 25.0% -1.25 — 1–2 (33%) — -0.25
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1604 122.9 -3.29 -0.30 0.900 48.1% +74 +90 — 36.6% -0.81 2–4 (33%) 5–5 (50%) 98.8 +0.75
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1536 96.8 -6.12 -1.90 0.625 40.2% +105 — — 9.1% -3.27 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.03
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 — 2128 158.8 +1.50 +2.00 1.077 51.2% -17 +67 -9 54.3% +0.35 175–178 (50%) 214–226 (49%) 97.0 -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.