H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Roger Federer H2H: 3-8

Roger Federer holds an 8–3 lead over Kei Nishikori in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Roger Federer leads 6–2 on hard courts and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Roger Federer won the 2019 Wimbledon quarterfinal 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4.

Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 8
11 main draw meetings
SUI Age 45 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roger Federer #3 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Kei Nishikori #7 Match data Jul 11, 2019* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kei Nishikori #9 7-6(4) 6-3 Roger Federer #3 Match data Nov 12, 2018 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Roger Federer #3 6-4 6-4 Kei Nishikori #11 Match data Nov 3, 2018* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Roger Federer #2 6-4 7-6(4) Kei Nishikori #12 Match data Oct 13, 2018* QF Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Roger Federer #17 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 Kei Nishikori #5 Match data Jan 24, 2017* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Roger Federer #3 7-5 4-6 6-4 Kei Nishikori #8 Match data Nov 15, 2015 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Roger Federer #2 6-3 6-2 Kei Nishikori #5 Match data Nov 9, 2014 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Roger Federer #4 6-3 7-6(4) Kei Nishikori #12 Match data Jun 14, 2014* SF Halle Open ATP 250 Grass
Kei Nishikori #21 3-6 7-5 6-4 Roger Federer #5 Match data Mar 28, 2014* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #16 6-4 1-6 6-2 Roger Federer #2 Match data May 10, 2013* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Roger Federer #4 6-1 6-3 Kei Nishikori #32 Match data Nov 6, 2011* F Swiss Indoors ATP 500 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
Roger Federer #97 #1 12,315 2,432 1,219 272 81.8% 20 28 6 24 25 103

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 Roger Federer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–3 40.0% #301 1,530 0 0
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 1999 12–14 46.2% #64 1,663 0 0
18 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1 2000 34–29 54.0% #29 1,790 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2001 46–20 69.7% #13 1,874 0 1
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2002 55–22 71.4% #6 1,944 0 4
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2003 74–16 82.2% #2 2,103 1 11
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2004 71–6 92.2% #1 2,277 4 22
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2005 80–4 95.2% #1 2,342 6 33
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2006 90–5 94.7% #1 2,399 9 45
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2007 67–9 88.2% #1 2,327 12 53
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2008 66–16 80.5% #2 2,212 13 57
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2009 59–12 83.1% #1 2,264 15 61
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2010 66–13 83.5% #2 2,311 16 66
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2011 61–12 83.6% #3 2,338 16 70
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2012 72–12 85.7% #2 2,339 17 76
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2013 45–17 72.6% #6 2,189 17 77
32 2014 68–12 85.0% #2 2,354 17 82
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2015 61–11 84.7% #3 2,402 17 88
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12 2016 21–7 75.0% #16 2,285 17 88
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12 2017 53–5 91.4% #2 2,387 19 95
36 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12 2018 49–10 83.1% #3 2,259 20 99
37 2019 53–11 82.8% #3 2,238 20 103
38 2020 5–1 83.3% #5 2,238 20 103
39 2021 9–5 64.3% #16 2,155 20 103

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 Roger Federer
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 %
16 1998 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 1999 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
18 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2000 24 16 40 60.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% 2001 19 9 28 67.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 3 12 75.0%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2002 31 11 42 73.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2003 43 10 53 81.1% 16 4 20 80.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 2004 45 4 49 91.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 12 0 12 100.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 50 1 51 98.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2006 57 2 59 96.6% 16 3 19 84.2% 12 0 12 100.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2007 44 6 50 88.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2008 34 11 45 75.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 11 1 12 91.7%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2009 36 10 46 78.3% 16 2 18 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0%
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2010 48 7 55 87.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 8 2 10 80.0%
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2011 45 7 52 86.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2020 2 4 6 33.3% 2012 44 8 52 84.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2%
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2013 28 11 39 71.8% 12 5 17 70.6% 5 1 6 83.3%
32 2014 51 8 59 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% 2015 37 6 43 86.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 11 1 12 91.7%
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2017 41 4 45 91.1% 12 1 13 92.3%
36 2026 1 1 2 50.0% 2018 37 8 45 82.2% 12 2 14 85.7%
37 2019 33 7 40 82.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 11 1 12 91.7%
38 2020 5 1 6 83.3%
39 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
Career 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% 770 158 928 83.0% 215 69 284 75.7% 192 29 221 86.9% 42 16 58 72.4%

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 1,415/1,491 of Roger Federer'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 Roger Federer
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%
16 —/— 1998 5/5 4.8 2.8 55.6% 71.3% 52.0% 68.0% 41.3% 62.8% 37.0%
17 2007 8/8 3.0 3.5 58.6% 69.8% 47.8% 60.4% 48.1% 60.9% 35.4% 1999 22/26 5.4 3.7 58.0% 70.6% 50.7% 55.9% 43.7% 62.1% 36.5%
18 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4% 2000 46/63 7.2 3.5 59.1% 72.0% 53.4% 61.8% 43.8% 64.1% 35.0%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2001 56/66 8.0 3.1 58.6% 74.0% 52.8% 63.2% 40.8% 65.3% 38.3%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2002 66/77 6.7 2.6 60.6% 76.0% 54.5% 64.5% 47.2% 67.6% 39.2%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2003 85/90 7.7 3.0 59.5% 77.4% 58.1% 62.8% 46.8% 69.5% 42.5%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2004 74/77 7.6 2.1 62.0% 78.8% 59.2% 71.0% 43.0% 71.3% 42.1%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2005 84/84 7.1 1.8 63.3% 76.8% 60.1% 63.0% 48.6% 70.7% 42.8%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2006 95/95 6.9 1.2 62.8% 77.7% 60.6% 66.4% 47.5% 71.3% 43.0%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2007 75/76 8.0 1.1 62.0% 77.8% 60.2% 63.1% 42.8% 70.9% 41.4%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2008 76/82 8.8 0.9 64.7% 77.3% 59.2% 68.9% 44.9% 71.0% 41.2%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2009 71/71 9.3 1.9 62.6% 79.9% 58.4% 70.4% 44.8% 71.8% 38.7%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2010 78/79 8.4 1.4 62.0% 79.6% 57.1% 67.9% 46.1% 71.2% 40.9%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2011 73/73 6.9 1.3 63.8% 79.4% 59.9% 63.0% 46.1% 72.3% 41.2%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2012 74/84 8.3 1.6 62.6% 79.2% 61.5% 71.3% 47.3% 72.4% 39.8%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2013 62/62 6.4 1.7 62.7% 77.1% 57.4% 66.7% 42.8% 69.6% 40.8%
32 —/— 2014 78/80 8.0 1.5 63.8% 80.2% 59.1% 74.8% 46.1% 72.4% 40.9%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2015 72/72 8.3 1.7 64.2% 81.1% 59.1% 64.0% 42.9% 73.2% 41.2%
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% 2016 28/28 8.8 1.8 62.3% 80.2% 56.9% 55.7% 39.5% 71.6% 39.6%
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% 2017 57/58 9.6 1.8 62.2% 80.7% 60.5% 64.9% 42.3% 73.1% 40.6%
36 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0% 2018 58/59 9.2 1.9 61.8% 81.4% 60.0% 64.9% 46.0% 73.3% 39.1%
37 —/— 2019 61/64 7.5 1.6 64.7% 79.1% 60.9% 70.9% 45.6% 72.7% 40.1%
38 —/— 2020 6/6 11.0 2.2 66.8% 74.8% 56.0% 71.6% 39.6% 68.3% 40.6%
39 —/— 2021 13/14 8.4 0.8 66.0% 74.0% 57.1% 68.3% 38.5% 68.3% 34.7%

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 Roger Federer
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
16 1998 1531 124.1 -0.27 +1.46 0.992 49.4% +46 40.0% -0.20 1–1 -0.29
17 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 +0.05 1999 1664 137.6 +0.59 -0.29 0.962 49.3% +54 -178 46.2% -0.37 5–4 (56%) 6–7 (46%) -0.88
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%) +0.07 2000 1791 147.8 +1.73 -1.34 0.976 49.9% +29 -256 -255 53.5% +0.23 7–11 (39%) 15–15 (50%) -1.66
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 35.3% -1.06 1–0 -0.98 2001 1874 152.8 +2.77 +1.18 1.104 51.6% +6 -185 -97 62.8% +0.73 16–7 (70%) 24–17 (59%) -0.94
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%) -1.08 2002 1944 157.7 +4.95 +1.81 1.207 53.2% +36 -161 -172 67.4% +1.09 8–10 (44%) 17–11 (61%) +0.25
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%) +0.32 2003 2104 160.5 +6.67 +5.07 1.392 55.5% +4 -242 -6 75.8% +1.74 14–8 (64%) 25–16 (61%) -0.34
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%) +1.94 2004 2278 170.0 +8.06 +5.97 1.467 56.2% +13 -270 -32 83.5% +2.21 12–3 (80%) 20–5 (80%) -2.04
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%) +3.21 2005 2343 171.0 +8.25 +6.57 1.459 56.2% +49 -222 +90 86.0% +2.09 15–3 (83%) 28–11 (72%) -0.43
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%) -0.99 2006 2400 172.2 +8.93 +6.54 1.498 56.6% +70 -164 +113 84.6% +2.25 18–2 (90%) 37–14 (73%) -0.72
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%) +2.30 2007 2327 174.3 +8.00 +5.89 1.420 55.4% +70 -34 +244 82.4% +1.89 11–4 (73%) 27–9 (75%) -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%) -1.29 2008 2212 171.1 +7.83 +5.50 1.420 55.4% +57 +138 +349 77.1% +1.70 8–9 (47%) 23–13 (64%) -1.55
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%) -0.06 2009 2265 175.1 +8.67 +3.94 1.370 54.6% -22 +153 +391 77.7% +1.60 10–11 (48%) 26–11 (70%) -1.08
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%) -1.99 2010 2311 176.3 +8.19 +5.25 1.418 55.4% +74 +19 +260 77.9% +1.71 11–6 (65%) 21–10 (68%) -1.35
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%) +1.02 2011 2339 179.2 +9.63 +5.23 1.485 56.2% +64 +28 +206 79.3% +1.80 6–6 (50%) 19–9 (68%) -1.12
30 2020 1913 109.6 -1.35 -0.42 0.900 47.5% +89 42.1% -0.95 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) +0.14 2012 2339 177.8 +9.37 +4.25 1.443 55.4% +40 +42 +234 77.1% +1.76 14–4 (78%) 21–14 (60%) -2.11
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%) -2.26 2013 2189 175.5 +6.21 +4.69 1.339 54.7% +90 +81 +316 68.1% +1.26 13–8 (62%) 15–10 (60%) -0.39
32 2014 2354 179.1 +8.51 +5.79 1.484 55.8% +49 -129 +147 77.1% +1.71 17–7 (71%) 24–15 (62%) -0.07
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 66.7% -0.17 3–0 (100%) -0.03 2015 2402 182.0 +9.20 +6.49 1.539 56.3% +67 -142 +145 79.2% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 17–13 (57%) -2.68
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%) -0.17 2016 2286 158.1 +6.68 +3.70 1.395 54.6% +156 -88 +162 73.4% +1.43 3–4 (43%) 9–5 (64%) -0.57
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%) -1.30 2017 2388 178.6 +8.73 +5.24 1.507 55.6% +54 +46 80.4% +1.83 13–3 (81%) 21–9 (70%) -1.39
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.53 -0.53 0.889 47.0% 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 -0.11 2018 2259 172.5 +8.65 +3.59 1.461 55.1% +62 +144 76.7% +1.56 11–5 (69%) 18–12 (60%) +0.23
37 2019 2238 175.5 +8.09 +5.05 1.469 55.6% +3 +2 +219 77.6% +1.73 7–5 (58%) 19–6 (76%) -0.61
38 2020 2238 141.5 +2.80 +1.39 1.278 54.4% -14 65.2% +1.17 2–0 3–1 (75%) -0.16
39 2021 2156 128.1 +2.89 -0.44 1.094 51.1% +100 +258 65.8% +0.50 1–3 (25%) 6–2 (75%) +0.15
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 2432 176.3 +7.47 +4.63 1.383 55.0% +44 -66 +132 75.7% +1.60 231–127 (65%) 442–236 (65%) 102.7 -1.39

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.