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

Kei Nishikori vs Nicolas Almagro H2H: 2-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 2–1 lead over Nicolas Almagro in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2015 Australian Open first round 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Nicolas Almagro
ESP Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #5 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2 Nicolas Almagro #69 Match data Jan 21, 2015* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Nicolas Almagro #17 7-6(2) 5-7 6-3 Kei Nishikori #13 Match data Oct 5, 2013* QF Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #54 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Almagro #11 Match data Oct 1, 2011* QF Kuala Lumpur 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
Nicolas Almagro #846 #9 2,735 2,079 388 274 58.6% 0 0 0 2 11 13

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 Nicolas Almagro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 2003 1–1 50.0% #156 1,511 0 0
18 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1 2004 2–7 22.2% #103 1,539 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2005 13–22 37.1% #114 1,551 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2006 27–20 57.4% #32 1,721 0 1
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2007 32–27 54.2% #28 1,723 0 2
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2008 34–17 66.7% #18 1,771 0 4
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2009 30–24 55.6% #26 1,829 0 5
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2010 41–23 64.1% #15 1,884 0 7
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2011 47–23 67.1% #10 1,876 0 10
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2012 54–22 71.1% #11 2,013 0 12
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2013 42–23 64.6% #13 1,962 0 12
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2014 15–10 60.0% #71 1,924 0 12
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2015 18–20 47.4% #73 1,795 0 12
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2016 22–22 50.0% #44 1,792 0 13
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2017 10–12 45.5% #151 1,835 0 13
32 — — — — — — — 2018 0–1 0.0% #846 1,780 0 13
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 Nicolas Almagro
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2004 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1 4 5 20.0% 12 17 29 41.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2006 1 6 7 14.3% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2007 9 12 21 42.9% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2008 4 8 12 33.3% 29 8 37 78.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2009 10 11 21 47.6% 18 12 30 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 25 9 34 73.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 32 9 41 78.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 19 11 30 63.3% 30 9 39 76.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 23 11 34 67.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2015 2 6 8 25.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2016 7 11 18 38.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2017 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — 102 110 212 48.1% 269 145 414 65.0% 14 16 30 46.7% 3 3 6 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 651/662 of Nicolas Almagro'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 Nicolas Almagro
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% 2003 1/2 0.0 0.0 36.4% 100.0% 57.1% — 33.3% 72.7% 56.3%
18 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4% 2004 9/9 6.7 4.2 56.5% 69.8% 45.4% 51.5% 37.1% 59.5% 37.8%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2005 35/35 6.1 2.9 62.4% 69.2% 50.2% 66.5% 46.5% 62.0% 36.6%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2006 47/47 6.7 2.3 60.8% 73.9% 54.5% 68.1% 42.4% 65.8% 38.7%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2007 59/59 7.8 2.4 61.1% 74.4% 52.1% 58.9% 43.7% 65.7% 37.7%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2008 49/51 9.1 2.4 59.0% 75.4% 55.1% 62.6% 43.0% 67.0% 40.0%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2009 53/54 10.4 2.6 59.1% 75.5% 52.2% 55.1% 42.3% 66.0% 36.3%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2010 64/64 8.2 1.9 59.7% 75.1% 53.6% 55.5% 40.6% 66.4% 37.2%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2011 70/70 7.8 2.6 55.9% 76.0% 53.9% 57.1% 40.5% 66.0% 37.5%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2012 71/76 8.7 1.9 56.8% 77.1% 55.4% 60.5% 38.8% 67.8% 37.8%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2013 65/65 9.6 2.5 57.1% 78.6% 55.4% 58.4% 47.2% 68.7% 39.0%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2014 23/25 7.0 2.0 55.7% 76.6% 55.0% 58.0% 40.7% 66.8% 37.5%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2015 38/38 7.6 3.0 56.6% 74.3% 51.8% 56.1% 29.3% 64.7% 35.5%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2016 44/44 10.0 4.0 54.0% 74.8% 51.9% 53.8% 38.2% 64.3% 36.1%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2017 22/22 7.0 2.3 55.0% 73.1% 48.6% 42.2% 43.1% 61.8% 35.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 1/1 11.0 2.0 56.8% 85.7% 54.2% 83.3% 0.0% 72.1% 21.4%
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% — 651/662 8.3 2.5 58.0% 75.3% 53.3% 58.3% 41.2% 66.0% 37.5%

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 Nicolas Almagro
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 2003 1511 102.5 +0.97 -0.39 2.063 63.0% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.01
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 2004 1540 123.5 -0.44 -0.86 0.934 48.1% — +48 — 33.3% -0.96 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 98.7 -0.67
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2005 1552 131.3 -0.66 -0.28 0.962 49.6% -60 +64 — 42.7% -0.29 3–8 (27%) 5–14 (26%) 90.7 +0.44
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 2006 1721 147.3 +3.48 +0.92 1.130 52.0% -200 +123 — 56.6% +0.53 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) 99.5 -2.25
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 2007 1724 151.2 +2.51 +0.51 1.100 51.6% -85 +74 — 55.1% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 9–13 (41%) 97.9 +1.58
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 2008 1771 147.2 +3.48 +1.81 1.213 53.3% -180 +206 — 66.4% +0.97 6–8 (43%) 10–12 (45%) 96.6 +1.82
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 2009 1830 149.5 +2.70 -0.46 1.067 51.0% -100 +75 -243 50.7% +0.31 11–7 (61%) 12–22 (35%) 98.1 +0.28
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 2010 1885 153.6 +2.97 +1.08 1.108 51.5% -104 +208 -336 59.1% +0.57 18–9 (67%) 19–15 (56%) 105.3 +0.21
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 2011 1877 158.8 +3.24 +0.58 1.103 51.5% -72 +241 -277 63.1% +0.58 11–10 (52%) 26–14 (65%) 100.1 +2.38
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 2012 2013 163.5 +4.96 +1.63 1.175 52.2% -64 +142 -248 62.9% +0.81 18–5 (78%) 18–23 (44%) 102.7 +1.39
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 2013 1963 162.6 +5.10 +1.96 1.247 53.4% +6 +111 -176 61.9% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 17–17 (50%) 97.7 +3.89
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 2014 1924 150.9 +2.23 +1.75 1.132 51.4% — +77 — 61.5% +0.54 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 -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 2015 1796 152.1 +1.64 -0.54 1.007 50.2% +54 +182 — 45.6% -0.48 5–6 (45%) 10–9 (53%) 98.2 -3.74
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 2016 1793 148.9 +0.66 -0.29 1.010 49.9% -21 +144 — 50.4% +0.07 9–10 (47%) 10–11 (48%) 95.5 +0.05
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 2017 1835 150.4 -0.33 -0.08 0.929 49.1% -81 +97 — 51.1% +0.19 3–3 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 100.9 -1.98
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1780 96.9 -0.24 -0.55 0.765 47.7% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.20
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 — 2079 159.4 +2.82 +0.73 1.102 51.5% -73 +138 -255 56.7% +0.45 111–100 (53%) 158–175 (47%) 96.3 +0.54

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.