H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Joao Souza

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Kei Nishikori vs Joao Souza.

Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
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0 main-draw meetings
BRA Age 38 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #48 6-1 6-4 Joao Souza #90 Match data Aug 14, 2011 Q1 Q Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Joao Souza #1,306 #69 687 1,668 25 47 34.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Joao Souza
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
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2010 3–2 60.0% #111 1,488 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2011 7–8 46.7% #104 1,603 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2012 5–9 35.7% #144 1,554 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2013 1–4 20.0% #140 1,632 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2014 1–3 25.0% #90 1,598 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2015 6–16 27.3% #142 1,499 0 0
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2016 1–2 33.3% #123 1,532 0 0
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2017 1–3 25.0% #246 1,504 0 0
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
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 Joao Souza
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 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% 2010 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2012 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2013 1 4 5 20.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2014 1 3 4 25.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2015 1 4 5 20.0% 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2016 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2017 1 3 4 25.0%
30 2020 2 4 6 33.3%
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7%
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% 1 7 8 12.5% 24 39 63 38.1% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 72/72 of Joao Souza'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 Joao Souza
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% —/—
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% —/—
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% 2010 5/5 3.6 1.8 65.1% 66.0% 51.9% 54.1% 40.8% 61.6% 37.7%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2011 15/15 7.2 2.9 63.5% 67.3% 47.7% 52.1% 34.1% 59.6% 37.0%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2012 14/14 3.4 2.0 66.2% 63.7% 52.3% 37.2% 42.5% 59.0% 37.7%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2013 5/5 5.6 1.6 62.5% 78.6% 54.6% 57.5% 0.0% 69.3% 25.8%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2014 4/4 3.0 1.0 65.1% 72.6% 52.1% 71.3% 32.9% 66.4% 36.0%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2015 22/22 5.1 2.6 61.3% 69.8% 46.9% 53.6% 44.0% 61.0% 33.5%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2016 3/3 8.7 2.0 57.2% 77.3% 51.4% 61.1% 58.3% 66.5% 27.6%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2017 4/4 7.5 3.3 58.9% 79.1% 43.8% 57.4% 47.6% 64.7% 29.2%
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% —/—
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% —/—
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% 72/72 5.3 2.3 63.0% 69.4% 49.3% 51.9% 38.6% 61.7% 34.4%

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 Joao Souza
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 2007 1484 97.9
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 2008 1465 101.9
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 2009 1442 100.4
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 2010 1489 113.7 -0.74 -1.77 0.981 49.6% +102 54.5% 0.00 1–0 1–1 +0.20
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 2011 1604 120.9 -1.85 -1.44 0.918 48.4% +138 48.6% -0.62 2–3 (40%) 5–0 (100%) 102.5 +1.15
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 2012 1555 119.7 -2.70 -1.09 0.919 48.1% +85 35.7% -1.07 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 97.3 -0.19
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 2013 1632 124.7 +3.16 -3.69 0.838 46.9% +71 0.0% -2.50 0–2 -0.26
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 2014 1599 111.2 -0.41 -1.62 1.070 51.2% +109 50.0% +0.25 0–2 0–1 +0.15
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 2015 1500 119.7 -2.27 -3.09 0.858 47.3% -40 +40 29.8% -1.14 4–5 (44%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +1.16
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 2016 1533 116.2 +0.98 -2.09 0.824 47.4% +19 42.9% -0.86 0–1 1–1 +0.08
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 2017 1505 107.0 +0.31 -2.25 0.829 46.5% +45 33.3% -1.11 0–1 1–0 +0.13
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 2018 1450 102.7
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 2019 1439 100.1
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 66.7% -0.17 3–0 (100%) -0.03
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 +1.37 -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 1669 121.1 -1.40 -2.14 0.899 48.0% -40 +81 37.0% -0.92 8–14 (36%) 13–12 (52%) 94.4 +3.36

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.