H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 third round 6-4 3-6 6-1.
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Japan
Age 36
Right-Handed
178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3
–
1
4 main draw meetings
AUT
Age 45
Left-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2013* | Shanghai Masters | Masters 1000 | R32 | Hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | Jurgen Melzer | Match data |
| Oct 3, 2013* | Tokyo | ATP 500 | R32 | Hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2 | Jurgen Melzer | Match data |
| May 7, 2013* | Madrid Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-2 | Jurgen Melzer | Match data |
| Jan 21, 2009* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Jurgen Melzer | 7-5 6-2 6-1 | Kei Nishikori | 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 |
| Jurgen Melzer | #1,552 | #8 | 3,055 | 2,024 | 326 | 303 | 51.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 2007 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #286 | 1,576 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2008 | 16–10 | 61.5% | #63 | 1,792 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #491 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2009 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #418 | 1,743 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #358 | 1,547 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2010 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #98 | 1,743 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #168 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2011 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #25 | 1,922 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | 10–9 | 52.6% | #91 | 1,659 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2012 | 32–17 | 65.3% | #19 | 1,971 | 0 | 2 | 2003 | 11–18 | 37.9% | #79 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2013 | 34–19 | 64.2% | #17 | 1,940 | 0 | 3 | 2004 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #39 | 1,769 | 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 | 2,131 | 0 | 10 | 2006 | 33–25 | 56.9% | #41 | 1,780 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2016 | 52–20 | 72.2% | #5 | 2,151 | 0 | 11 | 2007 | 21–24 | 46.7% | #60 | 1,695 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2017 | 30–14 | 68.2% | #22 | 2,067 | 0 | 11 | 2008 | 26–23 | 53.1% | #34 | 1,778 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 2018 | 43–21 | 67.2% | #9 | 2,105 | 0 | 11 | 2009 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #28 | 1,924 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 2019 | 29–14 | 67.4% | #13 | 2,001 | 0 | 12 | 2010 | 49–25 | 66.2% | #11 | 1,998 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | 2020 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #41 | 1,911 | 0 | 12 | 2011 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #33 | 1,799 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 2021 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #47 | 1,945 | 0 | 12 | 2012 | 18–22 | 45.0% | #29 | 1,758 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 25–23 | 52.1% | #27 | 1,825 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | 2023 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #352 | 1,938 | 0 | 12 | 2014 | 12–19 | 38.7% | #113 | 1,758 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | 2024 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #106 | 1,863 | 0 | 12 | 2015 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #155 | 1,750 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | 2025 | 9–9 | 50.0% | #156 | 1,809 | 0 | 12 | 2016 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #306 | 1,770 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #186 | 1,731 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #288 | 1,703 | 0 | 5 |