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

Kei Nishikori vs Janko Tipsarevic H2H: 0-5

Janko Tipsarevic holds a 5–0 lead over Kei Nishikori in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Janko Tipsarevic leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Janko Tipsarevic won the 2011 Kuala Lumpur semifinal 6-4 6-3.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 5
5 main-draw meetings
Janko Tipsarevic
SRB Age 42 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Janko Tipsarevic #17 6-4 6-3 Kei Nishikori #54 Match data Oct 1, 2011* SF Kuala Lumpur ATP 250 Hard
Janko Tipsarevic #30 6-2 6-4 Kei Nishikori #59 Match data Jun 17, 2011* SF Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Janko Tipsarevic #36 2-6 6-2 7-6(0) Kei Nishikori #47 Match data Apr 28, 2011* R32 Belgrade ATP 250 Clay
Janko Tipsarevic #52 6-4 6-4 Kei Nishikori #66 Match data Feb 26, 2011* SF Delray Beach Open ATP 250 Hard
Janko Tipsarevic #49 6-4 6-4 Kei Nishikori #98 Match data Jan 8, 2011* QF Chennai 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
Janko Tipsarevic #755 #8 3,320 2,069 248 243 50.5% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Janko Tipsarevic
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 2003 1–2 33.3% #161 1,565 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2004 2–7 22.2% #117 1,553 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2005 7–15 31.8% #139 1,544 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2006 8–17 32.0% #64 1,556 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2007 17–21 44.7% #52 1,735 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2008 25–22 53.2% #49 1,733 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2009 26–23 53.1% #38 1,822 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2010 22–22 50.0% #49 1,809 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2011 49–24 67.1% #9 2,008 0 2
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2012 50–27 64.9% #9 1,970 0 3
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2013 19–23 45.2% #36 1,768 0 4
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 — — — — — — —
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2015 3–7 30.0% #410 1,687 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2016 7–10 41.2% #144 1,747 0 4
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2017 5–12 29.4% #105 1,664 0 4
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 — — — — — — —
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2019 7–11 38.9% #219 1,665 0 4
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 Janko Tipsarevic
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2004 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2005 2 5 7 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2006 3 7 10 30.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 8 12 20 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 16 15 31 51.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 17 12 29 58.6% 6 8 14 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 18 17 35 51.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 38 17 55 69.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2012 29 18 47 61.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2013 15 15 30 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1 3 4 25.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — 2019 3 6 9 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 159 142 301 52.8% 49 61 110 44.5% 38 34 72 52.8% 2 6 8 25.0%

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 484/491 of Janko Tipsarevic'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 Janko Tipsarevic
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% 2003 3/3 6.0 1.7 54.3% 69.5% 55.6% 43.6% 40.6% 62.7% 34.5%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2004 9/9 7.7 3.3 58.4% 71.0% 46.0% 53.8% 30.4% 60.8% 36.4%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2005 22/22 5.7 3.1 51.9% 70.6% 51.3% 48.7% 34.1% 61.3% 34.8%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2006 25/25 7.1 2.2 57.1% 75.0% 49.3% 50.8% 34.2% 64.0% 34.1%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2007 38/38 8.0 2.7 55.2% 74.6% 47.1% 56.6% 43.5% 61.6% 32.1%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2008 44/47 9.3 2.6 55.9% 75.1% 51.7% 52.5% 43.7% 64.8% 34.4%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2009 49/49 6.4 2.5 55.7% 73.8% 51.7% 57.1% 44.2% 63.9% 36.6%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2010 44/44 7.0 2.0 57.3% 72.7% 54.1% 60.0% 41.3% 64.7% 36.3%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2011 72/73 6.1 2.3 56.0% 76.7% 56.2% 61.0% 49.2% 67.6% 40.8%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2012 74/77 7.8 2.5 56.9% 75.3% 53.7% 60.1% 42.7% 66.0% 37.6%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2013 42/42 6.2 2.2 57.9% 71.8% 51.9% 64.7% 38.7% 63.3% 34.9%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2015 10/10 6.7 3.4 53.8% 71.1% 48.1% 54.1% 30.7% 60.5% 34.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 17/17 5.5 3.4 55.1% 74.4% 49.6% 60.7% 42.0% 63.5% 33.5%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2017 17/17 6.1 3.1 54.1% 70.6% 46.5% 48.8% 38.7% 59.6% 33.8%
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% 2019 18/18 5.3 2.8 58.7% 69.7% 48.4% 58.0% 39.6% 60.8% 38.7%
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% — 484/491 6.9 2.5 56.2% 73.9% 51.9% 57.6% 41.9% 64.1% 36.3%

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 Janko Tipsarevic
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 2003 1565 113.0 -0.22 +0.55 0.924 48.2% +9 — — 28.6% -1.28 — 1–1 — -0.28
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 1554 115.3 -1.04 -1.30 0.929 48.4% -23 — — 30.8% -0.69 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +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 2005 1545 121.5 -1.24 -1.36 0.900 48.0% -6 +49 +94 35.0% -0.75 2–3 (40%) 4–7 (36%) 97.8 +0.44
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 1557 119.7 +1.24 -1.88 0.947 48.5% +8 -55 +107 38.2% -0.88 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 100.9 -0.13
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 1735 133.6 -0.76 -2.94 0.836 46.9% -60 -192 +8 46.9% -0.29 8–5 (62%) 7–9 (44%) 105.4 -1.63
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 1734 143.1 +1.16 -1.11 0.978 49.7% -22 -145 +100 55.6% +0.19 11–7 (61%) 17–14 (55%) 108.6 +1.14
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 1822 147.5 +0.76 +0.05 1.011 50.4% -6 -158 +1 54.8% +0.23 4–9 (31%) 12–9 (57%) 97.8 -1.85
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 1809 151.3 +1.01 +0.14 1.028 50.6% +32 — -18 53.3% +0.22 3–6 (33%) 11–8 (58%) 99.7 +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 2011 2008 161.8 +4.65 +3.68 1.259 53.8% +27 -302 -174 67.9% +1.30 9–9 (50%) 17–15 (53%) 99.0 +2.83
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 1971 166.2 +3.35 +1.51 1.105 51.6% -5 +2 -70 63.4% +0.64 13–10 (57%) 22–12 (65%) 109.2 +3.81
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 1768 146.7 +0.25 -1.48 0.952 49.4% +60 +92 — 45.7% -0.06 8–4 (67%) 5–13 (28%) 96.2 +2.99
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1688 112.4 -1.37 -1.80 0.879 47.3% — +95 — 33.3% -1.15 2–2 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 97.9 -0.32
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1748 142.6 -0.09 -0.68 0.919 48.7% +53 — +20 42.9% -0.19 2–1 (67%) 4–8 (33%) 99.1 -0.57
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2017 1664 126.4 -2.04 -2.13 0.837 47.1% +89 +27 +28 35.9% -0.77 2–4 (33%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.12
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 2019 1665 130.0 -2.14 +0.50 0.985 50.2% +38 +16 +26 45.8% -0.21 1–3 (25%) 3–8 (27%) 94.3 +0.05
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 — 2069 152.5 +1.24 +0.04 1.011 50.2% +11 -51 -1 52.0% +0.13 70–71 (50%) 118–120 (50%) 101.9 +1.46

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.