H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Philipp Kohlschreiber H2H: 3-0

Kei Nishikori holds a 3–0 lead over Philipp Kohlschreiber in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2018 US Open fourth round 6-3 6-2 7-5.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Philipp Kohlschreiber
GER Age 42 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 4, 2018* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Kei Nishikori #21 6-3 6-2 7-5 Philipp Kohlschreiber #33 Match data
May 18, 2018* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Kei Nishikori #24 6-1 6-2 Philipp Kohlschreiber #28 Match data
Jan 20, 2016* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Kei Nishikori #7 6-4 6-3 6-3 Philipp Kohlschreiber #34 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
Philipp Kohlschreiber #779 #16 2,160 2,054 444 372 54.4% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Philipp Kohlschreiber
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2008 16–10 61.5% #63 1,792 0 1 2002 0–2 0.0% #247 1,493 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,743 0 1 2003 1–3 25.0% #208 1,541 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,743 0 1 2004 6–10 37.5% #88 1,562 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,922 0 1 2005 12–25 32.4% #86 1,538 0 0
22 2012 32–17 65.3% #19 1,971 0 2 2006 23–20 53.5% #62 1,653 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,940 0 3 2007 30–23 56.6% #32 1,767 0 1
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2008 29–19 60.4% #28 1,857 0 2
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,131 0 10 2009 34–26 56.7% #27 1,833 0 2
26 2016 52–20 72.2% #5 2,151 0 11 2010 34–24 58.6% #34 1,851 0 2
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,067 0 11 2011 28–22 56.0% #43 1,848 0 3
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,105 0 11 2012 40–24 62.5% #20 1,888 0 4
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,001 0 12 2013 33–24 57.9% #22 1,937 0 4
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,911 0 12 2014 32–25 56.1% #24 1,899 0 4
31 2021 24–15 61.5% #47 1,945 0 12 2015 30–22 57.7% #34 1,972 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 2016 29–22 56.9% #32 1,874 0 6
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,938 0 12 2017 32–20 61.5% #29 1,957 0 7
34 2024 7–8 46.7% #106 1,863 0 12 2018 24–22 52.2% #34 1,886 0 7
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,809 0 12 2019 17–21 44.7% #79 1,787 0 7
36 — — — — — — — 2020 2–7 22.2% #98 1,725 0 7
37 — — — — — — — 2021 7–8 46.7% #114 1,717 0 7
38 — — — — — — — 2022 1–3 25.0% #416 1,662 0 7