Kei Nishikori
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 2 | 20 | 22 | Sep 5, 2021 | H2H |
| Marin Cilic | 10 | 6 | 16 | Sep 28, 2024 | H2H |
| Rafael Nadal | 2 | 12 | 14 | Apr 23, 2021 | H2H |
| David Ferrer | 10 | 4 | 14 | May 17, 2017 | H2H |
| Sam Querrey | 7 | 4 | 11 | Aug 4, 2021 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
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.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer | 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 | Kei Nishikori | Match data | Jul 11, 2019* | QF | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Kei Nishikori | 7-6(4) 6-3 | Roger Federer | Match data | Nov 12, 2018 | RR | ATP Finals | ATP Finals | Hard |
| Roger Federer | 6-4 6-4 | Kei Nishikori | Match data | Nov 3, 2018* | QF | Paris Masters | Masters 1000 | Hard |
| Roger Federer | 6-4 7-6(4) | Kei Nishikori | Match data | Oct 13, 2018* | QF | Shanghai Masters | Masters 1000 | Hard |
| Roger Federer | 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 | Kei Nishikori | Match data | Jan 24, 2017* | R16 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Roger Federer | 7-5 4-6 6-4 | Kei Nishikori | Match data | Nov 15, 2015 | RR | ATP Finals | ATP Finals | Hard |
| Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 | Kei Nishikori | Match data | Nov 9, 2014 | RR | ATP Finals | ATP Finals | Hard |
| Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6(4) | Kei Nishikori | Match data | Jun 14, 2014* | SF | Halle Open | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Kei Nishikori | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | Roger Federer | Match data | Mar 28, 2014* | QF | Miami Open | Masters 1000 | Hard |
| Kei Nishikori | 6-4 1-6 6-2 | Roger Federer | Match data | May 10, 2013* | R16 | Madrid Open | Masters 1000 | Clay |
| Roger Federer | 6-1 6-3 | Kei Nishikori | 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.
| 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 |
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 |
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 | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% |
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% |
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 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 2 | 20 | 22 | Sep 5, 2021 | H2H |
| Marin Cilic | 10 | 6 | 16 | Sep 28, 2024 | H2H |
| Rafael Nadal | 2 | 12 | 14 | Apr 23, 2021 | H2H |
| David Ferrer | 10 | 4 | 14 | May 17, 2017 | H2H |
| Sam Querrey | 7 | 4 | 11 | Aug 4, 2021 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 22 | 28 | 50 | Feb 2, 2020 | H2H |
| Rafael Nadal | 17 | 24 | 41 | Jul 13, 2019 | H2H |
| Stan Wawrinka | 24 | 3 | 27 | Oct 26, 2019 | H2H |
| Juan Martin del Potro | 18 | 7 | 25 | Mar 18, 2018 | H2H |
| Tomas Berdych | 19 | 6 | 25 | Jan 25, 2018 | H2H |