H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga H2H: 6-3

Kei Nishikori holds a 6–3 lead over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 5–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2019 Roland Garros second round 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
6 – 3
9 main draw meetings
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
FRA Age 41 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #7 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #82 Match data May 30, 2019* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #13 0-6 6-3 7-6(3) Kei Nishikori #4 Match data Nov 4, 2016* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #7 6-4 6-2 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #10 Match data Jan 26, 2016* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #15 6-1 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 Kei Nishikori #5 Match data Jun 4, 2015* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #7 6-1 4-6 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #12 Match data Oct 31, 2014* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #19 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #9 Match data Oct 31, 2013* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #9 7-6(5) 6-0 Kei Nishikori #18 Match data Oct 11, 2013* R16 Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #26 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 Match data Jan 24, 2012* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #47 6-7(1) 6-4 6-4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #8 Match data Oct 12, 2011* R32 Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 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
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #297 #5 5,230 2,200 449 230 66.1% 0 2 0 2 14 18

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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 2004 2–2 50.0% #163 1,549 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2005 0–1 0.0% #338 1,547 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2007 14–10 58.3% #43 1,771 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2008 33–15 68.8% #6 2,005 0 2
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2009 48–20 70.6% #10 1,977 0 5
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2010 30–15 66.7% #13 1,975 0 5
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2011 56–23 70.9% #6 2,139 0 7
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2012 54–24 69.2% #8 2,053 0 9
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2013 36–16 69.2% #10 2,052 0 10
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2014 34–17 66.7% #12 2,067 0 11
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2015 32–15 68.1% #10 2,088 0 12
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2016 35–16 68.6% #12 2,132 0 12
32 — — — — — — — 2017 35–15 70.0% #15 2,018 0 16
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2018 5–6 45.5% #239 1,930 0 16
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2019 32–18 64.0% #29 1,971 0 18
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2020 0–2 0.0% #62 1,911 0 18
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2021 1–8 11.1% #263 1,741 0 18
37 — — — — — — — 2022 2–7 22.2% #297 1,685 0 18

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2005 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2007 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 3 1 4 75.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 26 11 37 70.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2009 41 15 56 73.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 18 9 27 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 40 15 55 72.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 36 16 52 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2013 22 10 32 68.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2014 22 11 33 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2015 20 9 29 69.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2016 24 10 34 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 27 10 37 73.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 22 10 32 68.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 313 149 462 67.7% 77 54 131 58.8% 52 24 76 68.4% 7 3 10 70.0%

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 664/679 of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga'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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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% 2004 4/4 5.8 2.8 61.4% 76.4% 39.6% 67.9% 56.0% 61.9% 33.4%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2005 1/1 9.0 5.0 52.9% 51.1% 60.0% 58.3% 12.5% 55.3% 29.3%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2007 24/24 8.7 2.0 65.0% 75.9% 52.5% 55.3% 39.9% 67.7% 34.9%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2008 47/48 10.6 2.2 64.2% 77.4% 52.1% 63.0% 43.4% 68.2% 36.8%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2009 66/68 10.4 2.3 63.4% 81.1% 55.0% 67.0% 40.1% 71.6% 36.2%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2010 45/45 10.7 2.7 61.8% 75.4% 51.9% 65.5% 47.6% 66.3% 36.4%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2011 77/79 10.7 2.6 61.8% 78.8% 52.6% 63.1% 50.0% 69.0% 36.0%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2012 72/78 8.4 1.9 62.1% 76.3% 53.4% 68.4% 46.9% 67.6% 38.3%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2013 52/52 8.3 2.1 62.9% 76.1% 54.3% 64.8% 45.2% 68.0% 36.4%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2014 50/51 10.7 2.3 61.3% 77.1% 54.5% 64.6% 38.2% 68.4% 34.4%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2015 47/47 10.6 2.8 62.0% 78.7% 54.1% 60.5% 46.6% 69.6% 36.7%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2016 49/51 9.1 3.3 60.0% 78.4% 52.0% 69.1% 40.6% 67.7% 35.9%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 49/50 9.9 2.3 60.9% 81.0% 54.4% 60.1% 42.1% 70.5% 38.6%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2018 11/11 12.5 3.3 61.4% 79.0% 56.9% 70.6% 24.8% 70.3% 30.7%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2019 50/50 10.7 2.3 61.0% 80.1% 53.0% 69.2% 44.5% 69.4% 34.8%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2020 2/2 6.5 2.0 68.7% 73.3% 43.1% 33.3% 0.0% 63.7% 23.8%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2021 9/9 8.3 2.7 56.9% 67.1% 48.3% 51.6% 38.3% 59.1% 27.0%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 9/9 6.8 2.7 57.3% 76.8% 49.1% 67.6% 30.1% 64.9% 29.3%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 664/679 9.9 2.4 62.0% 77.9% 53.2% 64.6% 43.5% 68.5% 36.0%

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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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%) — +0.07 2003 1503 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2004 1550 114.5 +1.00 +1.73 0.877 48.5% +13 — — 44.4% -0.44 1–0 1–1 — -0.33
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%) — -1.08 2005 1547 104.1 -1.25 +9.24 0.655 42.5% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.26
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%) — +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — +1.94 2007 1772 144.4 +3.90 -0.24 1.081 50.9% -58 — -24 55.7% +0.10 3–2 (60%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.05
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%) — +3.21 2008 2006 161.2 +5.43 +1.33 1.158 52.2% +22 -410 — 63.7% +0.73 13–4 (76%) 16–12 (57%) — -0.72
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%) — -0.99 2009 1978 161.9 +7.06 +0.12 1.272 53.4% +50 -261 -189 67.9% +1.07 9–5 (64%) 25–16 (61%) — +3.38
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%) — +2.30 2010 1976 159.1 +3.23 +0.88 1.081 51.3% +46 -156 -89 64.2% +0.84 7–6 (54%) 10–10 (50%) — +0.91
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%) — -1.29 2011 2139 168.0 +6.19 +0.63 1.160 52.5% -5 -258 -33 65.7% +0.85 16–10 (62%) 25–17 (60%) — -1.73
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%) — -0.06 2012 2054 168.8 +4.94 +2.40 1.183 53.0% +1 -53 +149 65.8% +0.91 8–10 (44%) 22–15 (59%) — +0.31
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%) — -1.99 2013 2053 170.3 +4.97 +0.63 1.138 52.4% +12 +71 +87 66.7% +0.99 11–5 (69%) 17–13 (57%) — +0.31
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%) — +1.02 2014 2068 165.6 +4.80 -0.59 1.088 51.4% -19 +63 +90 61.7% +0.65 10–4 (71%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.68
30 2020 1913 109.6 -1.35 -0.42 0.900 47.5% — +89 — 42.1% -0.95 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.14 2015 2089 165.4 +4.96 +1.31 1.210 52.6% +5 +64 +46 62.4% +0.81 14–5 (74%) 11–15 (42%) — +1.34
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%) — -2.26 2016 2132 166.6 +3.93 +0.99 1.114 52.0% +5 -75 +62 66.4% +0.87 8–4 (67%) 16–12 (57%) — +1.05
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 2019 164.7 +5.53 +2.66 1.311 53.7% +50 -4 +72 66.2% +1.15 9–7 (56%) 15–13 (54%) — +1.14
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2018 1930 138.3 +2.62 -1.46 1.033 50.5% +30 — — 53.1% +0.06 3–4 (43%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.31
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%) — -0.17 2019 1972 159.1 +4.86 -0.58 1.138 51.9% +1 -22 +124 61.2% +0.55 8–6 (57%) 21–8 (72%) — -2.97
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%) — -1.30 2020 1911 101.6 -0.39 -2.28 0.657 42.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.03
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.54 -0.54 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2021 1741 102.6 -2.79 -6.03 0.659 44.4% +103 +113 — 22.7% -1.64 1–1 1–1 — -0.16
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1686 128.9 +0.39 -2.13 0.835 47.6% +113 +114 — 28.6% -1.00 0–1 2–5 (29%) — -0.50
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 — 2200 169.4 +4.88 +0.70 1.145 52.1% +15 -62 +34 63.1% +0.75 121–74 (62%) 215–158 (58%) 107.0 -0.04

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.