H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #19 6-3 6-2 7-5 Philipp Kohlschreiber #34 Match data Sep 4, 2018* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #24 6-1 6-2 Philipp Kohlschreiber #28 Match data May 18, 2018* R16 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #7 6-4 6-3 6-3 Philipp Kohlschreiber #34 Match data Jan 20, 2016* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Philipp Kohlschreiber #779 #16 2,160 2,047 449 375 54.5% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1 2002 0–2 0.0% #247 1,493 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2003 1–3 25.0% #208 1,541 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2004 6–10 37.5% #88 1,563 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2005 12–25 32.4% #86 1,539 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2006 23–20 53.5% #62 1,666 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2007 30–23 56.6% #32 1,770 0 1
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2008 29–19 60.4% #28 1,844 0 2
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2009 34–26 56.7% #27 1,835 0 2
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2010 34–24 58.6% #34 1,867 0 2
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2011 28–22 56.0% #43 1,851 0 3
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2012 40–24 62.5% #20 1,893 0 4
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2013 33–25 56.9% #22 1,927 0 4
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2014 36–25 59.0% #24 1,911 0 5
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2015 30–22 57.7% #34 1,952 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2016 30–23 56.6% #32 1,882 0 7
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2017 32–20 61.5% #29 1,983 0 8
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2018 24–22 52.2% #34 1,889 0 8
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2019 17–21 44.7% #79 1,788 0 8
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2020 2–7 22.2% #98 1,730 0 8
37 — — — — — — — 2021 7–9 43.8% #114 1,716 0 8
38 — — — — — — — 2022 1–3 25.0% #416 1,662 0 8

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 Philipp Kohlschreiber
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% — — — — 2002 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2004 4 5 9 44.4% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2005 6 10 16 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 9 9 18 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 12 13 25 48.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 22 13 35 62.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 19 16 35 54.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 21 15 36 58.3% 9 7 16 56.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 16 15 31 51.6% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2012 20 15 35 57.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2013 15 14 29 51.7% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2014 17 14 31 54.8% 15 9 24 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2015 11 11 22 50.0% 17 8 25 68.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 13 13 26 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 11 11 22 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2019 8 10 18 44.4% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 224 203 427 52.5% 160 125 285 56.1% 60 41 101 59.4% 5 6 11 45.5%

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 806/824 of Philipp Kohlschreiber'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 Philipp Kohlschreiber
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% 2002 2/2 7.0 3.0 46.3% 67.5% 46.4% 64.4% 40.0% 56.1% 36.5%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2003 4/4 3.5 2.3 55.0% 63.8% 48.6% 51.8% 52.8% 56.9% 33.2%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2004 16/16 5.5 3.8 52.6% 68.6% 50.0% 53.5% 40.6% 59.8% 40.5%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2005 37/37 4.4 2.7 57.3% 69.6% 49.7% 55.1% 41.2% 61.0% 36.0%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2006 42/43 5.5 2.4 56.7% 70.7% 51.8% 61.6% 39.0% 62.4% 36.5%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2007 53/53 4.7 2.5 59.8% 71.6% 54.2% 56.1% 43.4% 64.3% 38.2%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2008 47/48 5.4 2.3 62.8% 72.7% 55.5% 66.4% 41.3% 66.2% 38.6%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2009 58/60 5.3 1.9 66.0% 70.5% 55.8% 59.4% 42.9% 65.7% 38.4%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2010 56/58 6.7 2.3 62.0% 75.1% 52.9% 61.6% 41.1% 66.7% 38.6%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2011 50/50 6.2 2.8 57.6% 72.6% 54.4% 64.6% 42.4% 64.8% 36.1%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2012 63/64 7.6 2.0 59.8% 74.6% 56.1% 66.1% 49.6% 67.2% 37.0%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2013 55/58 6.5 1.8 59.3% 74.9% 56.6% 62.6% 45.4% 67.4% 35.5%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2014 61/61 5.7 1.6 58.5% 73.6% 56.7% 58.8% 49.5% 66.4% 37.9%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2015 51/52 5.3 1.5 63.6% 72.0% 56.4% 58.6% 44.3% 66.2% 38.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 50/53 5.1 2.3 59.4% 73.4% 52.2% 61.9% 37.9% 64.6% 38.5%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2017 50/52 5.3 2.1 59.6% 77.0% 51.4% 61.0% 43.8% 66.7% 38.0%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2018 46/46 5.3 1.8 61.9% 70.8% 58.3% 62.4% 43.4% 65.9% 35.2%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2019 38/38 4.8 1.8 61.6% 70.8% 55.4% 56.4% 36.5% 64.8% 35.9%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2020 8/9 4.3 1.5 59.5% 67.5% 48.8% 61.0% 48.0% 60.1% 32.4%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 15/16 5.8 1.6 61.2% 71.2% 55.0% 65.7% 48.2% 64.9% 34.1%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 4/4 4.3 2.8 66.1% 66.7% 43.8% 62.0% 25.9% 59.2% 34.0%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 806/824 5.6 2.1 60.3% 72.6% 54.4% 60.9% 43.2% 65.3% 37.3%

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 Philipp Kohlschreiber
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 2002 1494 111.7 +1.75 +1.24 0.831 46.7% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.30
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2003 1541 110.3 -0.91 -0.64 0.771 45.0% — -19 — 20.0% -1.90 1–0 0–1 — -0.46
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 2004 1563 118.6 -1.81 +1.68 1.008 50.2% +51 -66 — 47.4% -0.05 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) 96.7 -0.09
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 2005 1540 123.1 -1.25 -0.93 0.921 48.6% +19 -88 +74 31.3% -0.88 3–1 (75%) 5–10 (33%) 98.9 -0.45
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 2006 1666 128.8 +0.48 -0.70 0.972 49.3% -24 -88 -28 52.5% -0.06 6–4 (60%) 8–6 (57%) 108.2 -1.11
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 2007 1770 145.5 +1.76 +1.27 1.071 51.1% -47 -11 -166 57.6% +0.38 6–8 (43%) 16–7 (70%) 104.2 -0.25
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 2008 1844 153.8 +3.49 +2.48 1.143 52.2% -16 -88 -136 59.1% +0.74 5–7 (42%) 11–12 (48%) 99.3 -0.27
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 2009 1835 152.5 +2.28 +2.14 1.118 52.0% -30 +10 -14 55.3% +0.46 13–8 (62%) 10–17 (37%) 98.4 -0.32
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 2010 1868 156.0 +3.32 +2.10 1.157 52.4% -11 -11 +3 57.9% +0.75 11–9 (55%) 8–10 (44%) 97.9 +0.18
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 2011 1851 151.1 +1.76 -0.10 1.027 50.5% -4 -7 +92 52.5% 0.00 8–7 (53%) 14–8 (64%) 104.9 -1.50
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 2012 1893 154.1 +3.39 +0.59 1.127 52.0% -25 -18 +158 58.8% +0.59 15–8 (65%) 22–18 (55%) 105.4 +1.05
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 2013 1927 162.7 +4.14 -0.29 1.089 51.3% -14 +31 +21 57.0% +0.39 8–6 (57%) 17–12 (59%) 101.7 -0.19
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 2014 1912 156.3 +2.23 +1.94 1.128 51.7% -11 +29 +33 61.0% +0.76 7–12 (37%) 13–12 (52%) 95.6 +2.10
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 2015 1952 161.6 +2.46 +2.49 1.146 52.1% -67 +66 -9 58.0% +0.65 8–12 (40%) 11–14 (44%) 95.9 -1.97
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1882 163.8 +1.22 +2.34 1.088 51.3% -20 +107 +97 55.5% +0.50 10–4 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 102.0 -2.13
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2017 1984 158.4 +2.60 +1.78 1.141 52.1% -11 -24 -80 58.6% +0.47 9–6 (60%) 14–10 (58%) 101.8 -1.04
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 2018 1890 153.2 +1.55 +0.41 1.030 50.3% +33 -4 +11 51.7% +0.07 7–9 (44%) 11–12 (48%) 92.9 -0.03
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 2019 1788 154.7 +0.90 +0.51 1.021 50.1% +79 +60 +47 48.4% -0.06 1–7 (13%) 5–6 (45%) 91.8 -1.80
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.37 -0.66 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2020 1730 128.4 -0.63 -1.11 0.811 46.5% +114 +44 — 31.8% -0.86 1–1 0–2 — -0.15
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1716 122.5 +1.57 -1.49 0.971 49.5% +52 +69 +81 45.2% -0.52 0–4 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 96.6 -0.29
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1662 109.8 -0.75 -1.70 0.832 46.1% +93 — — 36.4% -1.64 0–1 1–1 — +0.05
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 — 2047 158.0 +2.01 +1.06 1.072 51.1% -8 +6 +20 54.2% +0.30 120–119 (50%) 181–171 (51%) 98.6 -1.11

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.