H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Julien Benneteau H2H: 4-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 4–1 lead over Julien Benneteau in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2016 Wimbledon second round 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Julien Benneteau
FRA Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Julien Benneteau #547 Match data Jun 30, 2016* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kei Nishikori #8 7-6(4) 6-4 Julien Benneteau #28 Match data Sep 28, 2014* F Kuala Lumpur ATP 250 Hard
Kei Nishikori #19 6-4 6-2 Julien Benneteau #35 Match data Oct 30, 2013* R64 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #26 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3 Julien Benneteau #39 Match data Jan 22, 2012* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Julien Benneteau #57 6-2 6-3 Kei Nishikori #276 Match data Aug 1, 2007* R32 Washington 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
Julien Benneteau #140 #25 1,608 1,959 270 293 48.0% 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 Julien Benneteau
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 2001 1–1 50.0% #271 1,495 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2002 0–2 0.0% #253 1,452 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2003 3–7 30.0% #138 1,548 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2004 14–15 48.3% #65 1,637 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2005 5–18 21.7% #165 1,535 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2006 24–22 52.2% #40 1,707 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2007 22–28 44.0% #68 1,672 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2008 22–20 52.4% #43 1,786 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2009 26–28 48.1% #46 1,794 0 0
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2010 24–19 55.8% #44 1,854 0 0
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2011 21–21 50.0% #52 1,872 0 0
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2012 27–22 55.1% #35 1,883 0 0
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2013 27–25 51.9% #35 1,863 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2014 25–22 53.2% #25 1,895 0 0
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2015 1–5 16.7% #527 1,800 0 0
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2016 7–14 33.3% #130 1,806 0 0
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2017 13–13 50.0% #56 1,863 0 0
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2018 8–11 42.1% #140 1,806 0 0

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 Julien Benneteau
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2002 — — — — 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% — — — — 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2004 5 8 13 38.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2005 3 7 10 30.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2006 14 12 26 53.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 13 18 31 41.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2008 10 13 23 43.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 16 16 32 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 14 11 25 56.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2011 13 10 23 56.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2012 19 15 34 55.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2013 21 17 38 55.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 22 16 38 57.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 6 10 16 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 174 178 352 49.4% 46 63 109 42.2% 36 40 76 47.4% 14 12 26 53.8%

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 556/561 of Julien Benneteau'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 Julien Benneteau
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% 2001 1/2 5.0 1.0 52.4% 60.5% 41.0% 53.8% 50.0% 51.2% 39.4%
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% 2003 10/10 2.7 2.8 63.9% 60.1% 47.6% 47.1% 29.1% 55.7% 35.4%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2004 29/29 3.9 3.3 62.3% 68.8% 48.6% 55.1% 39.6% 61.2% 36.9%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2005 23/23 3.7 2.8 64.2% 64.0% 42.8% 58.6% 39.5% 56.5% 36.3%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2006 46/46 5.4 3.1 67.2% 66.8% 48.4% 59.4% 38.9% 60.6% 37.6%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2007 50/50 4.3 3.1 64.6% 66.5% 52.5% 54.8% 38.9% 61.5% 37.2%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2008 41/42 4.3 3.3 64.1% 70.0% 50.6% 57.6% 37.4% 63.1% 37.9%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2009 54/54 5.6 3.2 66.0% 69.9% 48.7% 56.9% 39.1% 62.7% 36.7%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2010 43/43 7.0 3.7 65.7% 69.6% 47.9% 56.5% 40.0% 62.0% 36.4%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2011 42/42 5.8 3.3 64.0% 71.8% 50.8% 58.7% 39.8% 64.2% 36.3%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2012 47/49 6.9 4.0 65.7% 71.0% 50.4% 55.1% 46.8% 63.8% 38.1%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2013 51/52 6.2 2.9 63.4% 70.0% 50.3% 50.8% 38.5% 62.8% 38.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 47/47 7.6 2.9 64.6% 73.1% 50.9% 62.1% 40.7% 65.0% 35.9%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2015 6/6 6.0 1.7 66.0% 71.8% 53.6% 22.8% 34.0% 65.3% 27.2%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2016 21/21 7.9 3.0 62.1% 69.6% 53.4% 59.6% 33.2% 63.2% 34.9%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2017 26/26 7.4 4.2 60.4% 75.3% 49.6% 57.6% 38.0% 65.3% 36.3%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2018 19/19 10.1 6.0 58.3% 70.2% 45.7% 58.1% 37.7% 59.9% 34.8%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 556/563 5.9 3.4 64.3% 69.6% 49.6% 56.4% 39.3% 62.4% 36.7%

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 Julien Benneteau
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 2000 1498 100.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2001 1495 107.8 -2.66 +3.68 0.808 45.8% — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — +0.23
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 2002 1452 94.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.80 — — — -0.09
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 2003 1548 113.3 -3.92 -1.10 0.798 45.3% +23 -61 — 26.9% -1.73 2–0 2–0 — -0.28
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 2004 1638 129.1 -1.57 +1.46 0.952 48.9% +6 -44 -85 48.6% -0.22 3–4 (43%) 1–7 (13%) 95.9 -0.41
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 2005 1536 119.2 -3.91 -0.41 0.835 46.9% +40 +10 -13 27.8% -1.39 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 92.2 -0.33
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 2006 1707 133.9 -1.05 +0.70 0.955 49.2% +20 -94 -191 47.5% -0.30 10–5 (67%) 13–11 (54%) 108.1 +0.54
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 2007 1673 130.1 -1.22 +0.55 0.965 49.2% -11 -88 -162 46.0% -0.36 7–10 (41%) 11–8 (58%) 99.7 +1.04
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 2008 1787 143.1 +0.15 +2.10 1.026 50.2% -39 -21 -283 48.6% -0.27 7–7 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 105.9 -3.04
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 2009 1794 145.6 -0.39 +0.68 0.985 49.7% +29 -82 -256 46.5% -0.08 15–11 (58%) 8–13 (38%) 101.6 -0.56
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 2010 1854 142.2 -1.47 +0.40 0.958 49.2% -5 -172 -138 53.2% -0.07 8–5 (62%) 14–6 (70%) 107.8 -0.34
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 2011 1872 143.5 +0.78 -0.62 1.014 50.1% +21 -182 -112 48.6% +0.05 8–8 (50%) 9–8 (53%) 99.4 -0.79
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 2012 1884 153.7 +0.89 +1.57 1.053 51.0% -17 -159 -45 58.5% +0.32 6–12 (33%) 13–11 (54%) 95.5 -0.52
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 2013 1863 155.8 -0.38 +1.63 1.020 50.1% +13 -119 -42 52.3% +0.05 3–10 (23%) 14–10 (58%) 95.0 -0.69
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1895 157.3 +1.28 +0.40 1.026 50.6% +48 -215 -117 52.1% +0.21 9–9 (50%) 6–14 (30%) 93.2 +1.35
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2015 1800 109.3 -0.93 -2.34 0.783 45.6% +20 — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–1 — +0.34
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 2016 1806 142.3 -0.03 -1.08 0.950 48.8% -5 — -45 39.7% -0.60 3–4 (43%) 3–6 (33%) 97.5 -0.94
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 2017 1863 143.0 +1.12 +0.87 1.046 50.7% +23 — -101 50.8% +0.16 4–5 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 99.1 -0.93
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.35 -0.64 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2018 1807 131.6 -2.07 -0.63 0.869 47.5% -15 -176 +4 45.6% -0.58 1–2 (33%) 7–4 (64%) 101.1 -0.81
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 — 1960 148.1 -0.48 +0.63 0.977 49.5% +9 -103 -115 48.0% -0.19 86–96 (47%) 114–111 (51%) 99.8 -1.11

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.