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

Kei Nishikori vs Thanasi Kokkinakis H2H: 1-0

Kei Nishikori holds a 1–0 lead over Thanasi Kokkinakis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2017 Roland Garros first round 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4.

Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
Australia Age 30 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #9 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Thanasi Kokkinakis Match data May 30, 2017* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Thanasi Kokkinakis #417 #65 802 1,874 73 94 43.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Thanasi Kokkinakis
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 2014 2–6 25.0% #150 1,637 0 0
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2015 11–17 39.3% #80 1,771 0 0
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2016 0–1 0.0% #1031 1,753 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2017 6–7 46.2% #209 1,755 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2018 3–6 33.3% #146 1,705 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2019 3–4 42.9% #199 1,759 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2021 2–4 33.3% #171 1,669 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2022 15–14 51.7% #93 1,765 0 1
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2023 15–15 50.0% #65 1,786 0 1
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2024 11–14 44.0% #77 1,831 0 1
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2025 3–2 60.0% #454 1,857 0 1
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2026 2–4 33.3% #417 1,778 0 1
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12
35 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12
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 Thanasi Kokkinakis
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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% 2014 2 6 8 25.0%
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% 2015 8 12 20 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2016 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2017 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 2018 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2019 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2021 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2022 12 11 23 52.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2023 12 12 24 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 2024 8 9 17 47.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2025 3 2 5 60.0%
30 2020 2 4 6 33.3% 2026 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7%
34 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 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% 58 70 128 45.3% 10 16 26 38.5% 5 8 13 38.5%

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 163/167 of Thanasi Kokkinakis'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 Thanasi Kokkinakis
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% 2014 8/8 7.5 4.1 58.1% 72.8% 49.8% 59.4% 22.1% 63.3% 29.8%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2015 28/28 10.3 3.6 59.2% 75.1% 49.0% 59.4% 40.4% 64.4% 34.3%
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% 2017 13/13 10.8 5.2 58.0% 76.1% 47.5% 65.7% 40.2% 64.3% 29.0%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2018 9/9 7.3 4.0 57.1% 78.3% 47.0% 73.2% 30.1% 65.7% 32.0%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2019 6/7 6.8 3.0 65.5% 70.8% 52.4% 63.7% 36.4% 63.7% 37.0%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% —/—
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2021 6/6 15.0 4.0 61.5% 79.1% 53.2% 63.4% 32.7% 69.2% 38.3%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2022 29/29 11.4 2.6 63.6% 76.3% 48.4% 63.9% 33.5% 66.2% 32.5%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2023 30/30 11.7 2.6 63.5% 76.6% 54.7% 63.4% 39.5% 68.7% 32.7%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2024 25/25 11.4 3.3 62.2% 74.4% 51.0% 60.2% 28.6% 65.5% 33.0%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2025 4/5 18.0 3.0 69.0% 73.5% 44.8% 70.0% 40.8% 64.5% 34.3%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2026 5/7 18.8 4.0 68.2% 73.2% 52.8% 71.8% 48.2% 67.4% 30.0%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% —/—
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% —/—
34 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1% —/—
35 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2% —/—
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% 163/168 11.2 3.4 61.8% 75.5% 50.4% 63.3% 35.5% 65.9% 32.8%

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 Thanasi Kokkinakis
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 2013 1488 101.4
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 2014 1638 131.2 +0.43 -2.21 0.812 46.9% -10 33.3% -1.38 0–2 4–0 (100%) -0.10
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 35.3% -1.06 1–0 -0.98 2015 1771 141.1 +0.19 -0.58 0.962 49.1% -44 -57 -155 42.1% -0.29 6–6 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 100.0 -1.00
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 2016 1753 97.4 0.0% -1.00 0–2 +0.14
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 2017 1755 131.9 0.00 -3.31 0.810 47.7% -21 -129 47.2% -0.58 2–2 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 104.8 +0.21
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 2018 1706 128.4 +0.58 -1.23 0.935 49.2% +10 36.4% -0.32 1–1 2–4 (33%) +0.10
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 2019 1760 124.4 +0.47 +0.62 1.019 49.8% +11 53.8% +0.23 1–0 1–2 (33%) +0.22
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
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 2021 1670 126.9 +2.43 +0.54 1.241 53.3% +44 52.6% +0.42 0–4 (0%) 3–3 (50%) 96.1 -0.09
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 2022 1766 150.8 +1.79 -2.33 0.961 49.2% +30 -112 45.5% -0.27 10–3 (77%) 11–10 (52%) 108.5 -1.74
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 2023 1786 147.8 +4.11 -1.66 1.045 50.7% +18 -37 50.0% +0.22 7–7 (50%) 8–15 (35%) 96.2 -1.55
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 2024 1832 142.7 +1.13 -0.67 0.956 48.9% -8 -98 47.2% -0.38 6–5 (55%) 10–5 (67%) 105.2 -2.10
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 2025 1857 122.9 -0.06 -0.06 0.965 50.3% -4 60.0% +0.27 2–1 (67%) 3–0 (100%) -0.45
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 2026 1778 119.2 +0.49 +0.14 0.920 49.6% +28 47.4% +0.05 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 99.2 -0.44
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
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 66.7% -0.17 3–0 (100%) -0.03
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
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
36 2026 1771 106.9 +1.35 -0.64 0.889 47.0% 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 -0.11
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 1874 148.0 +1.45 -1.32 0.963 49.4% +3 -73 -139 46.0% -0.21 37–33 (53%) 60–57 (51%) 105.8 -4.12

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.