H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC
Kei Nishikori vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez H2H: 3-1
Kei Nishikori holds a 3–1 lead over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Kei Nishikori leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez won the 2018 Barcelona third round 6-3 0-0 RET.
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Japan
Age 36
Right-Handed
178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3
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1
4 main draw meetings
ESP
Age 43
Right-Handed
185 cm / 6'1"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2018* | Barcelona | ATP 500 | R32 | Clay | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | 6-3 0-0 (ret.) | Kei Nishikori | Match data |
| Jan 24, 2016* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Kei Nishikori | 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-4 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | Match data |
| May 7, 2014* | Madrid Masters | Masters 1000 | R32 | Clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-1 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | Match data |
| Oct 2, 2008* | Tokyo | ATP 500 | R32 | Hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 6-4 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | 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 |
| Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | #1,009 | #23 | 1,465 | 1,938 | 299 | 353 | 45.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 2007 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #286 | 1,576 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2008 | 16–10 | 61.5% | #63 | 1,792 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2009 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #418 | 1,743 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2010 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #98 | 1,743 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #244 | 1,497 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2011 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #25 | 1,922 | 0 | 1 | 2004 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #129 | 1,578 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2012 | 32–17 | 65.3% | #19 | 1,971 | 0 | 2 | 2005 | 19–26 | 42.2% | #91 | 1,589 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2013 | 34–19 | 64.2% | #17 | 1,940 | 0 | 3 | 2006 | 15–20 | 42.9% | #68 | 1,595 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2014 | 52–15 | 77.6% | #5 | 2,211 | 0 | 7 | 2007 | 13–22 | 37.1% | #90 | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2015 | 51–17 | 75.0% | #8 | 2,131 | 0 | 10 | 2008 | 22–22 | 50.0% | #62 | 1,646 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2016 | 52–20 | 72.2% | #5 | 2,151 | 0 | 11 | 2009 | 28–27 | 50.9% | #41 | 1,757 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2017 | 30–14 | 68.2% | #22 | 2,067 | 0 | 11 | 2010 | 31–23 | 57.4% | #33 | 1,874 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | 2018 | 43–21 | 67.2% | #9 | 2,105 | 0 | 11 | 2011 | 20–29 | 40.8% | #65 | 1,712 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 2019 | 29–14 | 67.4% | #13 | 2,001 | 0 | 12 | 2012 | 20–25 | 44.4% | #76 | 1,719 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 2020 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #41 | 1,911 | 0 | 12 | 2013 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #62 | 1,774 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 2021 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #47 | 1,945 | 0 | 12 | 2014 | 25–26 | 49.0% | #36 | 1,740 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 32–25 | 56.1% | #27 | 1,853 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | 2023 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #352 | 1,938 | 0 | 12 | 2016 | 22–31 | 41.5% | #70 | 1,686 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | 2024 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #106 | 1,863 | 0 | 12 | 2017 | 5–15 | 25.0% | #70 | 1,747 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | 2025 | 9–9 | 50.0% | #156 | 1,809 | 0 | 12 | 2018 | 16–23 | 41.0% | #105 | 1,675 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 6–10 | 37.5% | #144 | 1,694 | 0 | 5 |