H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs James Blake H2H: 3-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 3–1 lead over James Blake in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 3–0 on hard courts, while James Blake leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2012 Cincinnati Open second round 2-6 6-4 6-4.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #18 2-6 6-4 6-4 James Blake #106 Match data Aug 15, 2012* R32 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #66 6-3 6-4 James Blake #144 Match data Feb 25, 2011* R16 Delray Beach Open ATP 250 Hard
James Blake #8 6-4 6-4 Kei Nishikori #116 Match data Apr 17, 2008* R32 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Kei Nishikori #244 3-6 6-1 6-4 James Blake #12 Match data Feb 17, 2008* F Delray Beach Open International Series → modern equivalent 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
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,041 349 237 59.6% 0 0 0 1 9 10

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 James Blake
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 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10
32 — — — — — — — 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 0 10
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 — — — — — — —
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 — — — — — — —
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 James Blake
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% — — — — 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 273 164 437 62.5% 39 39 78 50.0% 32 27 59 54.2% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 563/586 of James Blake'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 James Blake
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% 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 563/586 6.0 2.8 57.7% 73.3% 52.1% 58.7% 44.5% 64.3% 38.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 James Blake
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 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
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 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23
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 2001 1647 135.3 +2.25 +0.39 1.059 51.0% -18 — -87 55.1% +0.55 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 101.7 +0.08
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 2002 1816 147.9 +1.40 +2.12 1.061 51.1% -26 -178 -199 56.1% +0.32 11–10 (52%) 9–7 (56%) 104.0 -0.19
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 2003 1794 146.7 +1.54 +3.57 1.120 52.2% +27 -165 -202 58.3% +0.52 6–12 (33%) 15–9 (63%) 98.1 -0.97
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 2004 1692 126.8 -0.56 +1.37 1.056 50.9% +63 -67 — 55.1% +0.38 3–4 (43%) 7–3 (70%) 101.0 +2.11
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 2005 1925 148.8 +3.11 +2.61 1.175 52.6% +27 -259 -338 61.2% +0.81 8–9 (47%) 10–15 (40%) 98.1 -1.49
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 2006 2000 158.3 +2.59 +5.15 1.189 53.1% +48 -316 -257 64.5% +0.91 17–8 (68%) 18–14 (56%) 104.4 +0.23
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 2007 1917 151.1 +3.35 +2.66 1.201 53.1% +45 -237 -153 66.3% +1.01 12–9 (57%) 20–16 (56%) 97.1 +3.66
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 2008 1883 152.4 +2.01 +2.91 1.131 52.4% +72 -189 -110 61.9% +0.79 13–11 (54%) 12–11 (52%) 97.3 +4.15
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 2009 1850 151.0 +2.02 +0.45 1.012 50.5% +25 -106 -16 53.8% +0.24 7–8 (47%) 14–11 (56%) 101.0 -0.82
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 2010 1760 142.1 -0.13 0.00 1.000 50.0% +24 — — 49.4% -0.01 6–9 (40%) 5–6 (45%) 93.5 -0.97
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 2011 1825 150.5 -0.14 -0.22 0.954 49.7% +33 — — 50.0% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) 99.3 -0.57
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1781 139.4 -0.94 -0.30 0.965 49.4% +57 — — 45.5% -0.34 2–6 (25%) 4–5 (44%) 94.5 +0.24
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2013 1712 137.4 -1.34 +1.25 1.009 50.5% +56 — -13 42.1% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 3–8 (27%) 92.9 +0.69
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.38 -0.67 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 — 2042 153.8 +1.56 +2.23 1.088 51.6% +35 -188 -160 57.2% +0.48 97–99 (49%) 127–119 (52%) 97.2 +1.00

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.