H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Gilles Muller H2H: 4-0

Kei Nishikori holds a 4–0 lead over Gilles Muller in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2017 Indian Wells Open third round 6-2 6-2.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Gilles Muller
LUX Age 43 Left-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #5 6-2 6-2 Gilles Muller #28 Match data Mar 14, 2017* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #5 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 Gilles Muller #37 Match data Oct 29, 2016* SF Swiss Indoors ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #48 1-6 6-4 7-6(5) Gilles Muller #69 Match data Aug 23, 2011* R64 Winston-Salem Open ATP 250 Hard
Kei Nishikori #56 7-5 6-2 Gilles Muller #79 Match data Feb 12, 2009* R32 San Jose ATP 250 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
Gilles Muller #966 #21 1,930 2,076 203 202 50.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Gilles Muller
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 — — — — — — —
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2002 0–1 0.0% #255 1,488 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2003 0–1 0.0% #195 1,450 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2004 10–8 55.6% #69 1,600 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2005 20–21 48.8% #76 1,728 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2006 11–20 35.5% #105 1,534 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2007 2–3 40.0% #117 1,577 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2008 5–6 45.5% #95 1,672 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2009 5–9 35.7% #248 1,632 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2010 2–2 50.0% #134 1,610 0 0
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2011 14–11 56.0% #54 1,797 0 0
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2012 21–21 50.0% #67 1,839 0 0
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2013 2–8 20.0% #368 1,678 0 0
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2014 4–6 40.0% #47 1,737 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2015 31–24 56.4% #38 1,893 0 0
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2016 35–24 59.3% #34 1,968 0 0
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2017 32–18 64.0% #25 1,943 0 2
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2018 9–19 32.1% #138 1,689 0 2
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 Gilles Muller
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2004 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2005 12 11 23 52.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2006 8 10 18 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2007 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2008 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2011 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2013 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2014 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 23 18 41 56.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 22 17 39 56.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 16 12 28 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 5 10 15 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 137 131 268 51.1% 19 30 49 38.8% 45 36 81 55.6% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 397/405 of Gilles Muller'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 Gilles Muller
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2002 1/1 13.0 3.0 60.4% 77.6% 38.6% 70.0% 25.0% 62.2% 34.3%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2003 1/1 3.0 3.0 49.2% 56.7% 67.7% 33.3% 25.0% 62.3% 40.3%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2004 18/18 8.2 3.0 61.1% 70.3% 53.4% 48.8% 53.1% 63.5% 36.9%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2005 41/41 9.2 3.6 60.8% 73.4% 50.7% 64.0% 42.8% 64.5% 31.5%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2006 31/31 9.1 3.8 61.0% 72.5% 48.9% 64.2% 32.8% 63.0% 32.9%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2007 5/5 15.6 3.6 66.8% 72.1% 50.4% 56.1% 41.8% 64.9% 33.6%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2008 11/11 19.4 4.0 61.7% 77.1% 48.6% 69.2% 32.8% 66.0% 28.3%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2009 13/14 12.3 3.5 60.5% 74.5% 51.2% 57.7% 29.7% 65.5% 30.0%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2010 4/4 17.3 3.3 64.5% 81.3% 58.3% 50.0% 16.8% 72.8% 26.6%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2011 25/25 15.5 3.1 60.2% 80.0% 49.9% 63.1% 42.9% 68.4% 29.4%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2012 40/42 13.5 3.1 62.1% 81.2% 47.5% 64.0% 36.9% 68.6% 30.8%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2013 10/10 11.2 3.5 59.1% 73.6% 45.8% 58.0% 33.2% 62.3% 27.8%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2014 10/10 16.8 4.0 62.0% 76.4% 49.0% 49.3% 24.9% 66.4% 28.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 55/55 13.9 3.7 60.6% 79.6% 50.8% 69.0% 39.4% 68.4% 32.2%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2016 56/59 15.3 3.6 60.8% 82.1% 53.2% 61.4% 37.0% 70.6% 32.6%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2017 48/50 14.7 3.9 63.0% 80.1% 52.7% 70.9% 43.0% 69.6% 32.7%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2018 28/28 15.0 4.8 61.4% 78.3% 47.3% 58.5% 28.4% 66.2% 31.1%
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% — 397/405 13.4 3.6 61.3% 77.9% 50.6% 63.2% 37.8% 67.3% 31.7%

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 Gilles Muller
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2002 1488 100.0 -3.28 -2.21 0.908 49.0% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.06
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 2003 1451 96.0 +2.20 -4.69 1.068 50.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — 0.00
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 2004 1600 126.5 +0.44 -0.24 1.013 50.1% +38 — — 44.2% -0.09 7–1 (88%) 1–6 (14%) 105.2 +0.52
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 2005 1728 137.8 +2.01 -3.76 0.888 48.6% -9 -178 -152 44.8% -0.60 6–5 (55%) 13–6 (68%) 107.5 -2.15
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 2006 1535 118.4 -0.34 -3.26 0.890 48.8% +78 -6 -43 36.1% -0.67 1–4 (20%) 5–9 (36%) 92.3 +1.32
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 2007 1578 104.7 +1.65 -2.99 0.958 49.5% -32 — — 30.8% -0.77 — 1–1 — +0.07
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 2008 1673 122.4 +2.48 -2.87 0.833 48.5% +20 — — 45.7% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 6–4 (60%) 103.7 +0.16
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 2009 1632 120.3 +1.24 -3.51 0.868 48.1% +68 — -102 40.0% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 101.7 +0.29
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 2010 1610 114.3 -1.03 -2.96 0.979 49.2% — — — 50.0% -0.10 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.27
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 2011 1798 145.1 +4.00 -3.93 0.931 49.6% 0 — -131 55.4% -0.09 2–5 (29%) 16–11 (59%) 101.5 -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 2012 1840 148.8 +4.06 -4.34 0.979 49.8% +31 -246 -188 46.8% -0.15 10–7 (59%) 16–17 (48%) 102.7 -1.66
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 2013 1678 116.7 +0.08 -5.24 0.738 45.9% +82 -165 — 26.1% -1.22 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 -0.20
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 2014 1738 140.5 +1.86 -1.97 0.832 47.2% +17 — — 44.4% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 101.0 -0.77
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1894 162.5 +4.09 -2.33 1.019 50.8% -10 -311 -37 53.9% +0.26 11–8 (58%) 27–18 (60%) 107.4 -1.33
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2016 1968 159.7 +6.13 -2.52 1.108 51.4% -18 — -20 55.2% +0.31 10–8 (56%) 24–21 (53%) 101.5 -1.98
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 2017 1943 156.0 +4.71 -2.01 1.074 51.2% -84 -284 +133 59.7% +0.47 9–4 (69%) 19–10 (66%) 107.2 -0.32
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 2018 1689 131.0 +1.83 -3.86 0.921 48.7% +16 -65 +271 39.0% -0.55 3–6 (33%) 9–10 (47%) 92.5 +1.28
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.37 -0.66 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 — 2076 149.8 +3.16 -2.99 0.969 49.8% +3 -180 -5 48.3% -0.13 65–58 (53%) 152–124 (55%) 106.3 -1.18

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.