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

Kei Nishikori vs Jurgen Melzer H2H: 3-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 3–1 lead over Jurgen Melzer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2013 Shanghai Masters second round 6-4 3-6 6-1.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Jurgen Melzer
AUT Age 45 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #18 6-4 3-6 6-1 Jurgen Melzer #25 Match data Oct 10, 2013* R32 Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #13 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2 Jurgen Melzer #26 Match data Oct 3, 2013* R32 Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #16 6-3 6-2 Jurgen Melzer #33 Match data May 7, 2013* R64 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Jurgen Melzer #32 7-5 6-2 6-1 Kei Nishikori #59 Match data Jan 21, 2009* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Jurgen Melzer #1,552 #8 3,055 2,017 331 307 51.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5

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 Jurgen Melzer
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 1999 1–1 50.0% #491 1,518 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2000 0–3 0.0% #358 1,547 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2001 1–1 50.0% #168 1,550 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2002 10–9 52.6% #91 1,660 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2003 11–18 37.9% #79 1,583 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2004 27–23 54.0% #39 1,759 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2005 24–25 49.0% #52 1,702 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2006 33–25 56.9% #41 1,774 0 1
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2007 21–24 46.7% #60 1,696 0 1
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2008 29–24 54.7% #34 1,800 0 1
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2009 35–26 57.4% #28 1,927 0 2
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2010 49–25 66.2% #11 1,985 0 3
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2011 20–21 48.8% #33 1,797 0 3
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2012 18–23 43.9% #29 1,755 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2013 25–23 52.1% #27 1,826 0 5
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2014 14–20 41.2% #113 1,757 0 5
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2015 9–11 45.0% #155 1,750 0 5
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2016 3–3 50.0% #306 1,769 0 5
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2017 0–1 0.0% #186 1,731 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 2018 1–1 50.0% #288 1,708 0 5

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 Jurgen Melzer
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% — — — — 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2002 3 2 5 60.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2005 10 14 24 41.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 9 11 20 45.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 14 14 28 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 17 15 32 53.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 17 8 25 68.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2011 10 13 23 43.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 14 16 30 46.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 19 13 32 59.4% 2 8 10 20.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 9 12 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 168 168 336 50.0% 120 101 221 54.3% 38 33 71 53.5% 5 5 10 50.0%

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 625/638 of Jurgen Melzer'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 Jurgen Melzer
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% 1999 2/2 5.0 8.5 40.6% 59.2% 42.2% 56.1% 65.6% 49.1% 37.0%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2000 3/3 6.3 3.0 55.6% 64.6% 51.8% 38.5% 30.3% 59.7% 34.1%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2001 1/2 5.0 3.0 59.4% 75.4% 41.0% 60.0% 18.2% 61.5% 38.6%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2002 18/19 4.9 3.1 58.9% 72.7% 48.0% 53.1% 40.9% 62.5% 36.7%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2003 29/29 6.7 4.7 56.8% 67.4% 44.1% 58.3% 41.9% 57.1% 34.6%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2004 49/50 5.2 3.3 58.1% 72.6% 49.1% 63.9% 46.6% 62.8% 38.1%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2005 49/49 4.4 2.7 59.8% 68.4% 49.9% 58.8% 50.0% 60.8% 36.7%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2006 57/58 5.7 3.2 60.9% 69.3% 52.3% 62.2% 44.8% 62.5% 39.3%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2007 44/45 4.7 2.8 63.0% 67.4% 49.9% 58.3% 45.1% 61.2% 36.4%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2008 49/53 6.6 2.5 61.7% 71.5% 54.4% 57.6% 37.8% 65.0% 35.3%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2009 61/61 6.8 2.3 59.4% 73.4% 52.3% 58.8% 41.0% 64.9% 37.0%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2010 72/74 6.3 2.4 61.1% 72.2% 54.7% 59.9% 45.7% 65.3% 37.3%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2011 41/41 5.0 2.4 62.8% 68.9% 50.9% 51.6% 40.0% 62.1% 38.3%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2012 40/41 5.0 3.3 61.9% 69.0% 52.4% 52.4% 48.1% 62.4% 34.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 48/48 4.5 2.8 65.4% 67.2% 49.9% 56.8% 33.7% 61.1% 35.8%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2014 34/34 4.1 2.6 65.4% 67.2% 50.5% 54.5% 36.3% 61.2% 37.0%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2015 20/20 3.3 4.0 61.0% 67.3% 49.3% 60.5% 41.5% 60.4% 36.2%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2016 6/6 2.7 2.5 67.4% 66.9% 44.8% 60.6% 51.9% 59.3% 40.5%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2017 1/1 4.0 1.0 74.8% 56.6% 53.6% 22.2% 75.0% 55.9% 31.1%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 1/2 3.0 2.0 79.3% 72.5% 55.6% 100.0% 25.0% 69.0% 27.6%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 625/638 5.4 2.9 61.2% 69.8% 51.0% 58.0% 42.8% 62.4% 36.8%

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 Jurgen Melzer
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 1999 1518 108.7 -0.28 +0.62 0.727 43.2% — — — 40.0% -1.60 1–0 1–0 — -0.03
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2000 1548 113.7 -1.47 -0.74 0.846 47.2% — — — 22.2% -1.22 0–1 0–2 — -0.26
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 2001 1551 105.3 +1.50 -1.19 1.001 49.0% — — — 40.0% +0.20 1–0 0–3 (0%) — -0.04
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 2002 1660 130.8 +0.42 -0.51 0.980 49.6% -48 -49 — 50.0% -0.07 2–2 (50%) 1–4 (20%) 98.0 +0.12
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 2003 1583 111.1 -3.51 -2.06 0.807 46.5% -20 -56 +87 39.0% -0.66 8–3 (73%) 7–6 (54%) 104.3 +0.49
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 2004 1760 142.0 +0.13 +1.60 1.023 50.6% -26 -102 -105 52.7% +0.22 8–8 (50%) 10–12 (45%) 100.0 -0.06
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 2005 1702 137.8 -0.93 +0.15 0.938 49.4% -35 +36 -24 50.0% -0.11 10–12 (45%) 8–9 (47%) 96.3 -0.88
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 2006 1774 133.3 +0.02 +1.44 1.047 51.0% -104 +59 -110 52.9% +0.07 11–13 (46%) 13–9 (59%) 100.1 -0.50
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 2007 1696 137.3 -1.21 +0.32 0.940 48.9% -11 +74 — 48.1% -0.22 9–7 (56%) 7–11 (39%) 95.6 +0.10
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 2008 1800 138.7 +1.21 -0.83 1.009 50.0% -22 -35 -116 52.4% +0.11 13–8 (62%) 13–15 (46%) 104.7 +0.86
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 2009 1927 151.7 +1.63 +0.96 1.054 50.8% -29 -86 -117 55.1% +0.14 8–8 (50%) 14–8 (64%) 105.0 -1.10
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 2010 1986 158.2 +2.39 +1.03 1.076 51.1% -20 -6 -97 59.0% +0.57 15–7 (68%) 19–21 (48%) 104.8 +1.32
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 2011 1797 152.8 -0.17 +0.99 1.011 50.3% +17 +143 +139 52.0% +0.28 4–6 (40%) 6–7 (46%) 95.7 +1.81
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 2012 1755 145.9 -0.78 -0.89 0.925 48.7% +20 +103 +111 44.8% -0.47 9–7 (56%) 13–7 (65%) 102.7 +1.18
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1827 141.2 -1.23 -0.76 0.919 48.3% +22 -130 +72 47.5% -0.28 10–6 (63%) 8–10 (44%) 101.5 +2.36
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2014 1757 141.1 -1.73 +1.12 0.955 49.1% +3 -5 +127 41.2% -0.46 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 98.0 -1.34
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 2015 1750 127.3 -2.36 -0.42 0.914 48.8% +47 -54 — 44.7% -0.40 1–1 5–8 (38%) — -0.22
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 2016 1770 130.7 -0.27 +1.24 0.995 50.5% +16 -37 — 60.0% +0.13 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.56
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.37 -0.66 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2017 1732 123.5 +3.00 +7.41 0.704 43.9% — — — 25.0% -1.75 — — — -0.44
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1708 119.9 -1.35 +6.34 0.890 49.7% — — — 100.0% +1.50 — 1–0 — -0.15
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1689 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2017 147.6 -0.10 +0.36 0.981 49.7% -14 -4 -12 50.4% -0.03 116–99 (54%) 134–143 (48%) 100.2 +0.42

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.