H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 30, 2016* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Kei Nishikori #6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Julien Benneteau #547 Match data
Sep 28, 2014* Kuala Lumpur ATP 250 F Hard Kei Nishikori #8 7-6(4) 6-4 Julien Benneteau #28 Match data
Oct 30, 2013* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Kei Nishikori #19 6-4 6-2 Julien Benneteau #35 Match data
Jan 22, 2012* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Kei Nishikori #26 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3 Julien Benneteau #39 Match data
Aug 1, 2007* Washington ATP 500 R32 Hard Julien Benneteau #57 6-2 6-3 Kei Nishikori #276 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Kei Nishikori #464 #4 6,385 2,245 424 226 65.2% 0 0 0 5 7 12
Julien Benneteau #140 #25 1,608 1,955 269 292 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 16–10 61.5% #63 1,792 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,743 0 1 2001 1–1 50.0% #271 1,495 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,743 0 1 2002 0–2 0.0% #253 1,452 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,922 0 1 2003 3–7 30.0% #138 1,547 0 0
22 2012 32–17 65.3% #19 1,971 0 2 2004 14–15 48.3% #65 1,637 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,940 0 3 2005 5–18 21.7% #165 1,533 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2006 24–22 52.2% #40 1,706 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,131 0 10 2007 22–28 44.0% #68 1,672 0 0
26 2016 52–20 72.2% #5 2,151 0 11 2008 22–20 52.4% #43 1,786 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,067 0 11 2009 26–28 48.1% #46 1,793 0 0
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,105 0 11 2010 24–19 55.8% #44 1,853 0 0
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,001 0 12 2011 21–21 50.0% #52 1,871 0 0
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,911 0 12 2012 26–21 55.3% #35 1,874 0 0
31 2021 24–15 61.5% #47 1,945 0 12 2013 27–25 51.9% #35 1,861 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2014 25–22 53.2% #25 1,895 0 0
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,938 0 12 2015 1–5 16.7% #527 1,801 0 0
34 2024 7–8 46.7% #106 1,863 0 12 2016 7–14 33.3% #130 1,807 0 0
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,809 0 12 2017 13–13 50.0% #56 1,862 0 0
36 — — — — — — — 2018 8–11 42.1% #140 1,806 0 0