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

Kei Nishikori vs Paul-Henri Mathieu H2H: 2-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 2–1 lead over Paul-Henri Mathieu in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 2–0 on clay, while Paul-Henri Mathieu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2015 Roland Garros first round 6-3 7-5 6-1.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Paul-Henri Mathieu
FRA Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #5 6-3 7-5 6-1 Paul-Henri Mathieu #125 Match data May 26, 2015* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Kei Nishikori #17 6-4 6-2 Paul-Henri Mathieu #352 Match data Apr 18, 2012* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Paul-Henri Mathieu #31 6-3 6-4 Kei Nishikori #61 Match data Jan 10, 2009* QF Brisbane International 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
Paul-Henri Mathieu #914 #12 2,000 1,961 271 298 47.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu
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 2000 2–3 40.0% #275 1,487 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2001 0–2 0.0% #150 1,468 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2002 23–14 62.2% #36 1,838 0 2
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2003 16–23 41.0% #83 1,683 0 2
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2004 9–10 47.4% #123 1,661 0 2
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2005 26–27 49.1% #46 1,721 0 2
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2006 23–28 45.1% #55 1,668 0 2
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2007 45–23 66.2% #25 1,872 0 4
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2008 32–26 55.2% #31 1,772 0 4
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2009 28–29 49.1% #33 1,752 0 4
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2010 10–19 34.5% #97 1,740 0 4
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 — — — — — — —
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2012 14–17 45.2% #58 1,824 0 4
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2013 6–19 24.0% #129 1,723 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2014 11–17 39.3% #96 1,758 0 4
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2015 7–12 36.8% #95 1,762 0 4
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2016 18–20 47.4% #73 1,686 0 4
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2017 1–9 10.0% #249 1,577 0 4
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 Paul-Henri Mathieu
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% — — — — 2000 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2002 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 0 10 100.0%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2004 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2005 12 11 23 52.2% 9 11 20 45.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2006 9 13 22 40.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 22 16 38 57.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2008 22 15 37 59.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 16 17 33 48.5% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2012 7 10 17 41.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2013 3 8 11 27.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1 7 8 12.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 6 9 15 40.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 127 146 273 46.5% 103 106 209 49.3% 22 32 54 40.7% 19 14 33 57.6%

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 516/525 of Paul-Henri Mathieu'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 Paul-Henri Mathieu
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2003 38/39 3.6 3.7 50.2% 70.0% 48.7% 51.2% 42.6% 59.7% 38.5%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2004 19/19 5.8 2.9 51.5% 73.7% 52.5% 64.5% 48.1% 63.3% 33.3%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2005 53/53 4.2 2.9 54.3% 69.8% 51.7% 53.0% 45.3% 61.6% 37.7%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2006 50/51 4.2 2.7 58.3% 70.4% 52.9% 48.9% 45.8% 62.8% 38.6%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2007 68/68 4.8 2.3 56.0% 73.9% 54.4% 65.2% 46.1% 65.3% 40.2%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2008 53/58 5.6 2.9 55.7% 73.5% 53.8% 61.1% 42.2% 64.9% 35.0%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2009 57/57 5.9 2.4 56.3% 71.4% 50.0% 56.9% 45.0% 62.1% 35.4%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2010 28/29 6.3 3.7 54.3% 71.9% 49.8% 63.1% 41.0% 61.7% 33.9%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2012 31/31 4.9 4.3 52.8% 74.8% 51.2% 58.3% 38.4% 63.6% 36.6%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2013 25/25 5.0 4.2 54.4% 70.0% 47.4% 53.8% 36.3% 59.7% 31.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 28/28 4.1 3.1 56.1% 69.4% 54.2% 63.1% 31.0% 62.7% 34.1%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2015 19/19 4.9 3.5 56.2% 70.8% 50.0% 64.0% 46.3% 61.4% 35.9%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2016 37/38 4.6 4.1 55.5% 70.5% 49.5% 56.4% 42.2% 61.2% 36.6%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2017 10/10 4.9 3.5 55.5% 69.2% 45.9% 49.8% 31.7% 58.7% 31.6%
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% — 516/569 4.9 3.1 55.1% 71.6% 51.5% 57.8% 42.7% 62.5% 36.4%

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu
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 2000 1488 110.7 — — — — +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — 1–1 — -0.26
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2001 1469 108.1 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.28
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 2002 1838 147.8 — — — — -53 -191 — 57.3% +0.70 9–6 (60%) 4–10 (29%) 104.3 -2.14
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 2003 1683 131.8 -1.76 +0.72 0.955 49.3% +14 +18 -190 43.5% -0.24 7–7 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 101.2 +0.87
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 2004 1662 129.7 +0.25 -2.44 0.908 49.2% +21 +37 — 54.3% +0.26 1–4 (20%) 7–5 (58%) 98.3 +0.94
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 2005 1721 146.1 -0.23 +0.35 0.982 49.8% +16 -2 -193 47.6% -0.14 9–5 (64%) 11–5 (69%) 110.0 -0.89
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 2006 1668 147.1 +0.86 +1.24 1.038 50.8% +21 +99 -189 49.6% +0.30 4–8 (33%) 14–14 (50%) 97.6 -1.91
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 2007 1872 153.8 +2.35 +3.71 1.160 52.7% -63 +47 -163 63.6% +0.96 12–11 (52%) 15–10 (60%) 105.3 -2.62
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 2008 1773 143.5 +1.38 -0.82 0.996 50.1% +50 +54 -52 57.2% +0.50 7–8 (47%) 19–11 (63%) 100.1 +1.07
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 2009 1753 148.3 -0.53 -1.00 0.933 49.3% +4 +86 -22 48.5% -0.16 12–7 (63%) 10–12 (45%) 99.5 -1.11
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 2010 1741 140.7 -0.84 -1.55 0.884 48.3% +11 -69 +86 41.9% -0.36 3–6 (33%) 5–10 (33%) 94.2 -0.85
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2012 1825 146.0 +0.20 +0.21 1.006 49.9% -18 -70 — 47.6% -0.17 6–7 (46%) 11–9 (55%) 102.2 -0.57
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 2013 1724 137.4 -2.54 -3.92 0.769 45.9% +57 -79 +37 31.0% -1.00 2–4 (33%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -1.74
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1758 144.7 -0.81 -0.73 0.915 48.9% +44 -70 -10 40.0% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–9 (40%) 98.3 -2.93
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2015 1762 139.1 -1.11 -0.65 0.930 49.3% -90 +121 — 45.7% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 92.2 -0.78
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 2016 1687 137.2 -1.65 -0.68 0.944 49.3% -74 +156 +79 47.9% -0.20 6–7 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 99.5 +0.47
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 2017 1577 115.7 -2.09 -3.20 0.766 45.8% -46 +142 — 24.0% -1.64 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 97.6 +0.96
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 — 1961 149.5 -0.07 -0.02 0.972 49.8% -2 +23 -67 49.4% +0.05 84–93 (47%) 123–124 (50%) 100.0 -2.08

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.