H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Nikolay Davydenko H2H: 2-0

Kei Nishikori holds a 2–0 lead over Nikolay Davydenko in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2012 Kuala Lumpur quarterfinal 6-4 RET.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #17 6-4 (ret.) Nikolay Davydenko #44 Match data Sep 29, 2012* QF Kuala Lumpur ATP 250 Hard
Kei Nishikori #17 4-6 6-4 6-1 Nikolay Davydenko #48 Match data Aug 1, 2012* R32 London Olympics Olympics Grass

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
Nikolay Davydenko #248 #3 5,335 2,221 470 329 58.8% 0 3 1 1 16 21

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 Nikolay Davydenko
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 2000 3–1 75.0% #133 1,544 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2001 6–15 28.6% #79 1,569 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2002 12–24 33.3% #81 1,602 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2003 29–30 49.2% #44 1,595 0 2
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2004 32–29 52.5% #28 1,756 0 4
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2005 52–29 64.2% #5 1,869 0 5
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2006 67–28 70.5% #3 1,970 0 10
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2007 53–30 63.9% #4 1,937 0 11
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2008 52–21 71.2% #5 1,990 0 14
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2009 57–19 75.0% #6 2,152 0 19
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2010 29–19 60.4% #22 1,911 0 20
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2011 26–25 51.0% #41 1,840 0 21
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2012 24–25 49.0% #44 1,842 0 21
32 — — — — — — — 2013 22–23 48.9% #53 1,822 0 21
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2014 6–11 35.3% #250 1,725 0 21
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 Nikolay Davydenko
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2001 2 6 8 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2002 5 11 16 31.3% 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2003 11 13 24 45.8% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2004 7 10 17 41.2% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2005 21 14 35 60.0% 23 10 33 69.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 29 15 44 65.9% 27 9 36 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 11 1 12 91.7%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 34 16 50 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 31 15 46 67.4% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2009 29 11 40 72.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2010 25 14 39 64.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2011 18 17 35 51.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 18 16 34 52.9% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 17 14 31 54.8% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — 252 179 431 58.5% 179 114 293 61.1% 10 20 30 33.3% 29 16 45 64.4%

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 774/799 of Nikolay Davydenko'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 Nikolay Davydenko
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% 2000 4/4 1.3 2.5 73.5% 63.9% 47.2% 48.0% 69.2% 59.7% 42.9%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2001 18/21 3.6 2.3 62.9% 64.3% 48.8% 57.8% 50.5% 58.1% 38.8%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2002 31/36 3.2 2.8 58.7% 67.7% 46.9% 52.9% 48.2% 59.1% 38.5%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2003 58/59 2.8 2.3 66.6% 64.7% 53.0% 56.4% 39.7% 60.5% 40.8%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2004 60/61 3.3 2.7 66.2% 69.8% 49.7% 57.0% 43.6% 63.2% 40.2%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2005 81/81 3.3 2.3 67.3% 68.4% 54.3% 60.2% 45.9% 63.6% 42.7%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2006 94/95 3.2 2.1 67.9% 71.7% 54.8% 57.8% 49.3% 66.2% 44.8%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2007 82/83 3.5 3.4 67.1% 70.5% 50.0% 55.7% 49.9% 63.6% 42.5%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2008 70/73 3.9 2.2 64.5% 72.4% 53.7% 58.8% 47.3% 66.0% 43.4%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2009 74/76 3.9 2.2 68.0% 72.3% 55.4% 59.8% 42.1% 66.8% 42.6%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2010 47/48 4.1 2.5 65.5% 71.7% 51.7% 58.2% 44.6% 64.7% 41.1%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2011 50/51 1.9 3.4 70.5% 65.2% 46.7% 60.4% 46.0% 59.6% 41.1%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2012 45/49 2.0 3.7 69.5% 65.6% 48.9% 62.8% 43.6% 60.4% 38.9%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 44/45 2.2 2.3 68.0% 66.0% 49.8% 55.6% 52.7% 60.7% 39.6%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2014 16/17 5.0 2.8 65.7% 68.0% 51.7% 59.6% 38.5% 62.7% 32.6%
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% — 774/799 3.2 2.6 66.8% 69.1% 51.8% 58.1% 46.2% 63.3% 41.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Nikolay Davydenko
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2000 1544 104.3 -1.64 +0.78 1.066 51.2% — +30 — 54.5% +0.27 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +0.33
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 1569 116.8 -2.27 +0.61 0.927 48.4% -9 -6 — 34.6% -0.69 1–2 (33%) 1–6 (14%) 95.1 +0.45
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 1602 132.7 -1.99 +0.74 0.940 49.0% -42 +8 — 40.5% -0.56 3–7 (30%) 5–5 (50%) 98.6 -1.81
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 1595 135.6 -1.54 +3.36 1.035 50.5% -29 +82 — 51.1% +0.01 6–9 (40%) 12–9 (57%) 98.3 -0.03
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 1757 148.6 +0.29 +3.41 1.090 51.3% -45 +23 -353 52.7% +0.25 9–12 (43%) 8–14 (36%) 95.2 -1.87
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 1870 156.9 +1.31 +5.31 1.173 52.9% -23 +61 — 66.1% +1.13 9–9 (50%) 11–8 (58%) 99.7 +0.31
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 1970 161.2 +3.54 +6.86 1.324 54.9% +29 +78 -575 67.0% +1.42 14–11 (56%) 9–9 (50%) 100.2 +0.78
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 1938 157.3 +1.04 +5.62 1.167 52.8% +33 -5 -412 65.2% +0.94 12–13 (48%) 21–13 (62%) 99.0 +2.69
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 1991 164.4 +2.51 +6.85 1.278 54.2% +45 +72 — 69.1% +1.33 12–9 (57%) 11–9 (55%) 98.1 +1.49
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 2152 167.7 +3.74 +6.04 1.281 54.2% 0 +7 -562 73.2% +1.46 12–8 (60%) 18–5 (78%) 106.3 -0.83
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 1911 158.1 +1.52 +4.28 1.164 52.6% +58 +155 -313 60.3% +0.97 7–4 (64%) 8–15 (35%) 93.3 +1.11
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 1840 158.1 -1.82 +3.60 1.017 50.4% +49 +79 — 50.0% +0.23 5–5 (50%) 7–10 (41%) 94.2 -2.67
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 1842 153.9 -2.03 +2.70 0.981 49.8% +56 -27 -236 54.9% +0.13 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) 97.2 -1.90
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1822 155.8 -1.72 +3.00 1.007 50.3% +62 -78 — 49.0% +0.25 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) 100.5 -1.22
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2014 1725 133.3 -1.67 -1.88 0.875 48.4% +111 -45 — 35.9% -0.62 2–1 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 98.1 -0.17
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 +1.38 -0.67 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 — 2222 160.3 +0.75 +4.53 1.132 52.2% +22 +36 -405 59.3% +0.71 107–104 (51%) 129–121 (52%) 95.5 -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.