H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Tomas Berdych H2H: 5-1

Kei Nishikori holds a 5–1 lead over Tomas Berdych in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 4–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters first round 4-6 6-2 6-1.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Tomas Berdych
CZE Age 40 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #36 4-6 6-2 6-1 Tomas Berdych #18 Match data Apr 17, 2018* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #8 7-5 3-6 6-3 Tomas Berdych #6 Match data Nov 15, 2015 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Kei Nishikori #17 7-5 6-4 Tomas Berdych #6 Match data Oct 6, 2012* QF Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Tomas Berdych #7 2-6 6-2 6-4 Kei Nishikori #17 Match data Apr 20, 2012* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #32 3-6 6-3 6-2 Tomas Berdych #7 Match data Nov 3, 2011* R32 Swiss Indoors ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #61 7-6(7) 6-3 Tomas Berdych #20 Match data Jan 9, 2009* R16 Brisbane International ATP 250 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
Tomas Berdych #104 #4 5,230 2,233 599 324 64.9% 0 1 0 3 9 13

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 Tomas Berdych
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0 2003 1–2 33.3% #113 1,525 0 0
18 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1 2004 15–14 51.7% #45 1,699 0 1
19 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1 2005 31–26 54.4% #24 1,871 0 2
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2006 42–24 63.6% #13 1,933 0 2
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2007 42–21 66.7% #14 1,909 0 3
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2008 32–19 62.7% #20 1,924 0 4
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2009 33–24 57.9% #20 1,888 0 5
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2010 41–24 63.1% #6 1,922 0 5
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2011 51–23 68.9% #7 2,082 0 6
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2012 52–21 71.2% #6 2,153 0 8
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2013 51–24 68.0% #7 2,081 0 8
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2014 53–22 70.7% #7 2,083 0 10
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2015 57–22 72.2% #6 2,111 0 12
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2016 39–19 67.2% #10 2,080 0 13
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2017 35–18 66.0% #19 2,029 0 13
32 — — — — — — — 2018 11–12 47.8% #71 1,921 0 13
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2019 13–9 59.1% #104 1,873 0 13
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 Tomas Berdych
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2004 7 5 12 58.3% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 12 14 26 46.2% 9 8 17 52.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2006 23 14 37 62.2% 10 7 17 58.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2007 21 14 35 60.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2008 25 14 39 64.1% 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% — — — — 2009 21 16 37 56.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 25 19 44 56.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 36 15 51 70.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 39 14 53 73.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 36 16 52 69.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2014 38 15 53 71.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2015 40 16 56 71.4% 12 4 16 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2016 27 13 40 67.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2017 17 10 27 63.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 10 6 16 62.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — — — — — 391 211 602 65.0% 131 79 210 62.4% 68 31 99 68.7% 9 3 12 75.0%

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 909/923 of Tomas Berdych'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 Tomas Berdych
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% 2003 3/3 13.3 4.7 56.4% 72.9% 52.7% 68.7% 29.2% 64.3% 35.1%
18 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4% 2004 25/29 7.5 3.8 58.1% 72.3% 47.6% 55.4% 42.0% 62.1% 37.8%
19 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7% 2005 57/57 7.6 2.8 57.3% 74.0% 51.4% 56.0% 44.2% 64.3% 36.2%
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2006 66/66 7.6 2.8 58.6% 76.0% 52.3% 57.2% 43.6% 65.9% 38.9%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2007 62/63 7.7 2.3 58.9% 78.4% 55.0% 65.5% 48.9% 68.9% 37.7%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2008 48/51 8.0 2.1 60.3% 76.4% 55.0% 62.4% 46.9% 67.9% 38.5%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2009 57/57 6.8 2.5 58.9% 74.3% 52.7% 60.4% 39.3% 65.5% 37.5%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2010 65/65 8.1 2.4 56.4% 79.6% 56.8% 64.4% 43.0% 69.6% 40.2%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2011 73/74 6.6 2.0 58.1% 77.7% 54.4% 53.0% 43.8% 67.8% 40.5%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2012 72/73 8.5 2.3 58.8% 78.5% 55.1% 67.5% 45.3% 68.8% 39.5%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2013 74/75 8.1 2.3 58.6% 78.0% 52.4% 64.1% 43.5% 67.5% 40.0%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2014 74/75 8.2 2.6 57.5% 78.8% 54.9% 65.2% 41.6% 68.6% 39.1%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2015 79/79 7.4 2.0 56.6% 78.0% 55.5% 60.4% 48.5% 68.3% 39.9%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2016 57/58 8.4 3.0 57.1% 78.0% 50.4% 58.8% 40.7% 66.2% 36.6%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2017 53/53 7.8 2.4 57.8% 78.9% 55.1% 66.9% 51.8% 68.8% 36.1%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 22/23 8.2 1.9 60.3% 76.5% 50.0% 66.5% 38.8% 66.2% 37.0%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2019 22/22 6.7 2.5 59.0% 75.2% 51.5% 64.8% 39.7% 65.4% 36.8%
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% — 909/923 7.8 2.5 58.1% 77.3% 53.6% 61.7% 44.3% 67.4% 38.6%

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 Tomas Berdych
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 2003 1526 108.9 +0.33 -1.90 0.983 49.1% +17 — — 45.5% 0.00 0–1 0–1 — -0.09
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 2004 1699 136.0 +0.40 +0.09 0.997 50.0% -15 -38 — 48.1% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 105.0 +0.26
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2005 1871 147.6 +2.21 -0.32 1.012 50.3% -3 -159 -286 54.1% +0.29 12–11 (52%) 13–14 (48%) 101.3 -2.61
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 2006 1934 149.9 +3.95 +1.79 1.142 52.2% -25 -144 -133 59.6% +0.57 10–7 (59%) 13–12 (52%) 104.1 -0.19
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 2007 1909 153.2 +5.09 +1.51 1.210 53.2% -28 -81 +50 65.3% +1.03 6–5 (55%) 20–12 (63%) 105.6 +1.36
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 2008 1924 157.2 +4.14 +2.63 1.197 53.0% +18 -89 +16 61.1% +0.86 4–6 (40%) 9–7 (56%) 96.8 -0.54
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 2009 1889 149.6 +1.93 +1.34 1.088 51.1% +8 -68 +89 56.1% +0.35 13–11 (54%) 14–8 (64%) 101.9 +1.55
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 2010 1922 165.7 +5.92 +4.41 1.325 54.2% -60 +13 +227 62.2% +1.05 10–12 (45%) 10–15 (40%) 92.8 +0.74
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 2011 2083 169.8 +5.45 +3.99 1.258 54.0% +29 -160 +53 69.2% +1.41 11–7 (61%) 13–7 (65%) 104.7 +2.97
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 2012 2154 175.6 +5.87 +4.18 1.263 54.1% +29 -74 -142 66.3% +1.18 12–7 (63%) 17–14 (55%) 103.2 -0.55
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%) 98.7 -0.06 2013 2082 173.8 +4.74 +4.38 1.231 53.4% +45 -31 -22 67.2% +1.15 9–11 (45%) 17–17 (50%) 92.8 +0.42
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 2014 2084 170.2 +4.10 +3.96 1.243 53.3% +44 -21 -19 68.2% +1.12 9–9 (50%) 9–16 (36%) 88.5 +3.87
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 2015 2112 176.1 +5.06 +4.69 1.258 53.9% +44 +48 -47 67.7% +1.11 9–5 (64%) 24–10 (71%) 106.0 +2.13
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 2016 2081 169.7 +3.41 +1.04 1.085 51.4% +7 +79 +38 60.9% +0.72 11–3 (79%) 15–14 (52%) 101.8 -0.93
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 2017 2029 162.0 +4.46 +0.86 1.159 52.5% -34 +39 +113 61.1% +0.67 7–8 (47%) 16–13 (55%) 94.9 -1.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1922 155.3 +2.29 +0.98 1.096 51.6% +93 +39 +185 53.4% +0.60 1–6 (14%) 3–8 (27%) 88.6 -1.07
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2019 1873 152.7 +1.30 +0.72 1.063 51.0% +63 — — 55.0% +0.40 5–3 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 99.1 -0.94
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 +1.38 -0.67 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 — 2233 169.6 +4.17 +2.64 1.181 52.7% +14 -50 +11 62.3% +0.85 135–115 (54%) 200–177 (53%) 97.9 +0.51

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.