H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Kei Nishikori vs Yen-Hsun Lu H2H: 2-0

Kei Nishikori holds a 2–0 lead over Yen-Hsun Lu in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2015 Mexican Open second round 6-1 6-3.

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
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Yen-Hsun Lu
TPE Age 43 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #5 6-1 6-3 Yen-Hsun Lu #61 Match data Feb 26, 2015* R16 Mexican Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #59 6-1 6-3 6-4 Yen-Hsun Lu #56 Match data May 24, 2011* 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
Yen-Hsun Lu #991 #33 1,244 1,856 145 228 38.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Yen-Hsun Lu
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 — — — — — — —
20 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1 2004 4–10 28.6% #87 1,455 0 0
21 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1 2005 3–8 27.3% #158 1,529 0 0
22 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2 2006 2–7 22.2% #89 1,489 0 0
23 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3 2007 6–14 30.0% #110 1,500 0 0
24 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7 2008 9–14 39.1% #64 1,601 0 0
25 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10 2009 9–22 29.0% #98 1,587 0 0
26 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11 2010 15–20 42.9% #35 1,708 0 0
27 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11 2011 11–20 35.5% #82 1,709 0 0
28 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11 2012 12–18 40.0% #59 1,737 0 0
29 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12 2013 17–18 48.6% #65 1,765 0 0
30 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12 2014 24–23 51.1% #38 1,795 0 0
31 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12 2015 16–22 42.1% #77 1,828 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2016 7–9 43.8% #64 1,801 0 0
33 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12 2017 9–14 39.1% #71 1,703 0 0
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 2020 0–2 0.0% #1008 1,673 0 0
37 — — — — — — — 2021 1–7 12.5% #568 1,612 0 0

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 Yen-Hsun Lu
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2004 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
21 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2005 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2006 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 6 11 17 35.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 9 11 20 45.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
25 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 8 16 24 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
26 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 10 16 26 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
27 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 7 14 21 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
28 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2012 8 12 20 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
29 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2013 13 14 27 48.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2014 20 17 37 54.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2015 12 16 28 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 9 12 21 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4% — — — — — 112 170 282 39.7% 5 20 25 20.0% 27 37 64 42.2% 1 1 2 50.0%

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 360/373 of Yen-Hsun Lu'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 Yen-Hsun Lu
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0% 2004 13/14 4.2 3.8 60.4% 70.4% 50.3% 56.7% 29.5% 62.4% 32.7%
21 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2% 2005 10/11 5.6 4.3 58.4% 72.2% 46.4% 47.1% 48.4% 61.6% 35.8%
22 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4% 2006 8/9 3.9 2.9 61.6% 71.6% 51.5% 45.1% 56.4% 63.7% 33.7%
23 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6% 2007 20/20 4.0 4.1 59.5% 67.6% 46.0% 56.1% 33.4% 58.9% 34.4%
24 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9% 2008 20/23 4.3 4.8 60.2% 69.2% 49.2% 59.3% 33.6% 61.2% 34.2%
25 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3% 2009 31/31 3.2 3.5 61.3% 67.3% 46.3% 53.9% 39.1% 59.1% 35.1%
26 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2% 2010 35/35 5.3 3.1 59.4% 70.3% 51.7% 57.9% 36.2% 62.7% 35.3%
27 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7% 2011 31/31 3.2 3.7 60.9% 67.9% 49.4% 57.6% 43.8% 60.5% 33.7%
28 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8% 2012 29/30 4.5 3.8 60.4% 69.7% 50.4% 55.5% 40.3% 62.1% 34.3%
29 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9% 2013 34/35 3.9 3.2 62.7% 70.1% 54.1% 54.1% 43.0% 64.0% 39.9%
30 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8% 2014 45/47 3.8 3.0 64.1% 71.7% 52.7% 64.1% 40.4% 64.8% 35.3%
31 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 2015 37/38 4.8 2.4 57.8% 70.8% 51.5% 52.9% 40.1% 62.8% 36.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 15/16 6.3 3.5 59.8% 71.6% 52.3% 54.3% 38.4% 63.8% 34.1%
33 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9% 2017 23/23 5.2 3.9 58.5% 73.0% 53.6% 54.8% 41.6% 65.1% 37.9%
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% 2020 2/2 3.0 3.5 54.9% 62.8% 44.4% 54.5% 12.5% 54.6% 32.4%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 7/8 2.1 3.0 65.1% 60.2% 45.7% 43.7% 53.6% 55.2% 29.8%
Career — 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1% — 360/373 4.3 3.4 60.7% 69.9% 50.6% 56.0% 39.9% 62.2% 35.4%

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 Yen-Hsun Lu
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 2002 1485 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98 2003 1442 100.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2004 1456 111.8 -0.90 -1.80 0.870 47.4% -24 — +127 32.4% -1.03 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.23
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 2005 1529 105.2 -1.75 -1.63 0.935 48.5% -92 — — 37.9% -0.52 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.76
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 2006 1490 101.0 -1.09 -2.45 0.929 48.0% -60 — +138 23.8% -1.57 0–1 1–4 (20%) — +0.44
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 2007 1501 120.4 -3.97 -1.15 0.837 46.6% -1 — — 31.8% -1.04 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 100.2 +0.38
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 2008 1601 125.7 -1.79 -1.16 0.883 47.9% +17 — -89 47.4% -0.54 2–5 (29%) 10–2 (83%) 104.7 +0.73
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 2009 1587 133.7 -2.87 -1.18 0.858 47.1% +17 -132 -72 36.8% -0.97 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 102.4 -0.68
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 2010 1708 134.3 -0.60 -0.59 0.948 48.8% -66 — 0 44.0% -0.57 4–4 (50%) 9–6 (60%) 105.4 +1.46
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 2011 1710 133.3 -2.05 -2.16 0.853 47.4% -62 -270 +28 41.1% -0.77 1–5 (17%) 7–5 (58%) 99.2 -1.26
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 2012 1738 140.5 -0.67 -1.75 0.905 48.3% +2 — -20 42.5% -0.41 5–4 (56%) 8–8 (50%) 100.3 -0.01
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 2013 1765 147.8 +0.73 +1.97 1.108 51.5% -3 -266 -12 51.2% +0.26 3–8 (27%) 6–8 (43%) 95.1 +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 2014 1795 150.6 +0.13 +0.10 1.003 50.0% +19 -310 -17 52.4% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 11–9 (55%) 103.4 +1.57
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 2015 1828 152.3 -0.89 +0.91 0.976 49.4% +7 -314 -2 47.7% -0.12 3–6 (33%) 7–6 (54%) 98.3 -1.54
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1801 147.0 +1.01 -0.51 0.941 49.3% -24 — — 47.5% -0.33 0–3 (0%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 -1.76
33 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03 2017 1703 133.4 +0.54 +0.75 1.087 51.1% -1 — — 43.5% +0.03 2–5 (29%) 3–8 (27%) 92.8 +1.49
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 +1.37 -0.66 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2020 1674 106.0 -0.99 -1.90 0.714 43.3% — — — 16.7% -2.84 0–1 — — +0.06
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1612 125.4 -3.24 -0.96 0.665 43.1% +37 — — 15.0% -2.25 — 0–2 — -0.47
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 — 1856 144.1 -0.96 -0.49 0.937 48.7% -10 -262 +8 42.8% -0.48 33–63 (34%) 77–73 (51%) 97.0 +0.38

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.