H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Rainer Schuettler H2H: 1-1

Kei Nishikori and Rainer Schuettler are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on grass, while Rainer Schuettler leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2011 Eastbourne Open second round 6-4 4-6 6-2.

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Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Rainer Schuettler
GER Age 50 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #59 6-4 4-6 6-2 Rainer Schuettler #118 Match data Jun 16, 2011* R16 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Rainer Schuettler #35 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 Kei Nishikori #124 Match data Aug 12, 2008* R64 Beijing Olympics Olympics 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
Rainer Schuettler #1,007 #5 3,205 1,987 315 326 49.1% 0 0 0 1 3 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 Rainer Schuettler
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 1995 0–1 0.0% #446 1,494 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 1997 5–2 71.4% #117 1,567 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 1998 12–15 44.4% #124 1,588 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 1999 23–28 45.1% #48 1,610 0 1
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2000 21–26 44.7% #45 1,702 0 1
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2001 33–31 51.6% #43 1,781 0 2
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2002 38–29 56.7% #33 1,715 0 2
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2003 70–27 72.2% #6 1,954 0 4
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2004 25–29 46.3% #42 1,707 0 4
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2005 17–24 41.5% #88 1,673 0 4
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2006 10–22 31.2% #97 1,543 0 4
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2007 7–13 35.0% #99 1,653 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2008 21–23 47.7% #33 1,750 0 4
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2009 15–26 36.6% #85 1,646 0 4
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2010 13–17 43.3% #84 1,657 0 4
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2011 5–13 27.8% #132 1,645 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 Rainer Schuettler
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1997 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1998 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2000 15 13 28 53.6% 4 9 13 30.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2001 25 16 41 61.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2002 27 18 45 60.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2003 44 15 59 74.6% 15 9 24 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 1 8 87.5%
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2004 5 14 19 26.3% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2005 8 11 19 42.1% 3 9 12 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2006 8 10 18 44.4% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 7 10 17 41.2% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 12 14 26 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 9 16 25 36.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 7 13 20 35.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 2 7 9 22.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 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% — — — — — 191 177 368 51.9% 58 89 147 39.5% 44 36 80 55.0% 22 24 46 47.8%

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 585/641 of Rainer Schuettler'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 Rainer Schuettler
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% 1995 1/1 2.0 5.0 67.6% 60.0% 45.8% 63.6% 22.2% 55.4% 36.1%
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% 1997 5/7 3.2 1.8 59.3% 63.4% 56.6% 24.9% 74.4% 60.9% 41.2%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 1998 22/27 1.3 3.1 61.5% 67.2% 50.8% 53.4% 40.1% 60.5% 37.5%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 1999 45/51 2.4 3.2 57.7% 65.5% 50.6% 56.1% 45.9% 59.1% 39.3%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2000 37/47 3.7 3.2 56.4% 70.8% 51.9% 57.4% 41.7% 62.1% 38.1%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2001 55/64 3.6 3.7 57.5% 68.9% 51.4% 54.5% 44.3% 61.3% 38.5%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2002 53/67 3.7 3.3 57.2% 70.2% 53.3% 54.4% 51.7% 63.0% 41.8%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2003 93/97 3.5 2.7 60.0% 71.1% 53.7% 56.1% 47.7% 64.2% 42.8%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2004 53/54 4.0 3.0 58.9% 70.0% 53.9% 56.4% 39.3% 63.5% 38.9%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2005 41/41 3.5 3.4 58.9% 66.5% 47.8% 53.6% 41.0% 58.7% 38.5%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2006 31/32 3.1 2.7 57.0% 68.2% 52.7% 48.7% 40.8% 61.6% 36.6%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2007 20/20 3.7 2.5 57.3% 67.5% 50.3% 52.7% 40.1% 59.9% 36.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 42/44 4.0 2.8 59.9% 69.3% 50.7% 56.4% 43.1% 61.9% 35.8%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2009 40/41 3.4 3.0 62.7% 65.5% 49.1% 54.2% 47.1% 59.3% 37.1%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2010 29/30 2.7 2.7 60.1% 70.5% 52.7% 50.9% 42.3% 63.3% 38.4%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2011 18/18 3.7 3.0 62.1% 66.8% 48.5% 67.0% 44.9% 59.7% 36.0%
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% — 585/641 3.4 3.0 59.0% 68.8% 51.7% 54.8% 44.5% 61.7% 39.0%

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 Rainer Schuettler
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 1995 1494 103.6 -0.83 +2.82 0.810 45.9% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1997 1567 110.8 -0.37 +1.44 1.052 51.0% +27 — — 64.3% +0.86 1–1 1–0 — +0.82
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 1998 1588 122.0 -1.11 +0.05 0.950 48.9% +11 -33 +38 43.8% -0.41 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 104.6 +0.68
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 1999 1611 139.3 -2.17 +1.38 0.961 49.4% +29 +4 -40 43.0% -0.29 5–2 (71%) 6–9 (40%) 104.1 -0.92
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 2000 1702 141.9 -0.29 +0.58 1.005 50.3% +3 -88 -114 48.1% +0.16 6–7 (46%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -1.26
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 2001 1782 137.2 -0.89 +0.75 0.994 50.0% +30 -241 -174 52.3% +0.10 6–11 (35%) 12–14 (46%) 96.2 +0.71
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 2002 1715 143.9 +1.02 +3.65 1.131 52.4% +11 -116 -83 56.4% +0.58 12–11 (52%) 14–13 (52%) 99.7 -0.13
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 2003 1955 155.2 +1.75 +5.40 1.197 53.2% +25 -223 -206 66.0% +1.00 15–9 (63%) 18–5 (78%) 109.8 +1.68
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 2004 1708 138.0 +0.64 +2.30 1.063 51.1% -9 +66 +59 47.9% -0.06 9–16 (36%) 14–17 (45%) 91.4 -1.11
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 2005 1674 126.5 -2.32 +0.58 0.932 48.8% +26 -24 +88 43.9% -0.53 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) 97.6 -0.99
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 2006 1544 124.6 -0.96 -0.49 0.953 49.0% +64 +44 +122 37.8% -0.45 2–5 (29%) 2–8 (20%) 92.7 +0.64
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 2007 1654 131.7 -1.11 -0.45 0.897 48.3% +27 -96 — 38.5% -0.69 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 100.0 -0.45
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1751 131.9 -0.77 -0.49 0.939 48.7% -49 -221 +83 47.1% -0.18 12–8 (60%) 5–15 (25%) 99.7 +0.36
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2009 1646 128.9 -3.64 +0.63 0.911 48.4% -1 -170 +188 40.2% -0.60 6–10 (38%) 10–7 (59%) 96.9 +1.89
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 2010 1658 132.1 -0.31 +1.67 1.047 50.8% -15 — +164 44.7% -0.09 3–7 (30%) 2–7 (22%) 92.9 +0.13
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 2011 1646 122.2 -2.38 -1.55 0.894 48.4% -37 -210 +200 38.3% -0.72 0–6 (0%) 3–4 (43%) 91.6 -0.21
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.35 -0.64 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2012 1648 107.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1987 142.7 -0.53 +1.67 1.017 50.4% +13 -94 +29 49.6% +0.04 90–108 (45%) 112–123 (48%) 95.5 +0.27

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.