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

Marin Cilic vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 6-10

Kei Nishikori holds a 10–6 lead over Marin Cilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 8–5 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2024 Japan Open first round 6-4 3-6 6-3.

Croatia Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
6 10
16 main draw meetings
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #200 6-4 3-6 6-3 Marin Cilic #373 Match data Sep 28, 2024* R32 Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #19 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 Marin Cilic #7 Match data Sep 6, 2018* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #36 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 Marin Cilic #3 Match data Apr 21, 2018* QF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Marin Cilic #7 3-6 6-2 6-3 Kei Nishikori #5 Match data Nov 14, 2016 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Marin Cilic #12 6-1 7-6(5) Kei Nishikori #5 Match data Oct 30, 2016* F Swiss Indoors ATP 500 Hard
Marin Cilic #13 6-1 5-1 (ret.) Kei Nishikori #6 Match data Jul 5, 2016* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kei Nishikori #6 3-6 7-5 6-3 Marin Cilic #14 Match data Oct 10, 2015* QF Japan Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #5 3-6 6-1 6-4 Marin Cilic #8 Match data Aug 8, 2015* SF Washington Open ATP 500 Hard
Marin Cilic #9 6-3 6-3 6-3 Kei Nishikori #8 Match data Sep 8, 2014* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #17 6-1 6-3 Marin Cilic #27 Match data Apr 26, 2014* QF Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Kei Nishikori #17 6-4 5-7 6-2 Marin Cilic #37 Match data Jan 4, 2014* QF Brisbane International ATP 250 Hard
Kei Nishikori #22 6-4 6-2 Marin Cilic #12 Match data Feb 23, 2013* QF Memphis ATP 500 Hard
Marin Cilic #13 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 Kei Nishikori #18 Match data Sep 2, 2012* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #98 4-6 7-6(0) 6-2 Marin Cilic #14 Match data Jan 6, 2011* R32 Chennai ATP 250 Hard
Kei Nishikori #147 5-7 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 Marin Cilic #13 Match data Sep 2, 2010* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Marin Cilic #45 6-2 6-4 Kei Nishikori #126 Match data Mar 15, 2008* R128 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 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
Marin Cilic #81 #3 5,155 2,199 578 350 62.3% 1 1 0 2 17 21
Kei Nishikori #481 #4 6,385 2,275 436 232 65.3% 0 0 0 6 6 12

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 Marin Cilic Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2005 0–1 0.0% #587 1,486 0 0
17 2006 5–9 35.7% #170 1,498 0 0 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 2007 12–12 50.0% #71 1,714 0 0 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 2008 37–24 60.7% #23 1,908 0 1 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2009 45–20 69.2% #14 1,991 0 3 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2010 38–21 64.4% #14 1,856 0 5 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2011 40–23 63.5% #21 1,966 0 6 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2012 38–18 67.9% #15 2,004 0 8 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2013 24–13 64.9% #37 2,005 0 9 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2014 51–21 70.8% #9 2,130 1 13 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2015 35–19 64.8% #13 2,064 1 14 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2016 44–21 67.7% #6 2,135 1 16 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2017 43–22 66.2% #6 2,055 1 17 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2018 40–19 67.8% #7 2,053 1 18 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2019 22–20 52.4% #39 1,912 1 18 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2020 11–11 50.0% #42 1,841 1 18 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2021 32–19 62.7% #30 1,928 1 20
33 2022 32–20 61.5% #17 1,953 1 20 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2023 1–2 33.3% #672 1,933 1 20 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12
35 2024 6–8 42.9% #179 1,827 1 21 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12
36 2025 8–11 42.1% #73 1,825 1 21 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12
37 2026 14–16 46.7% #81 1,748 1 21

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 Marin Cilic Kei Nishikori
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 2005 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2006 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 3 5 8 37.5%
18 2007 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2008 25 15 40 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2009 3 6 9 33.3%
20 2009 34 13 47 72.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2010 28 14 42 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2011 25 14 39 64.1% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2012 14 10 24 58.3% 15 6 21 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2013 14 6 20 70.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2014 37 13 50 74.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2015 21 10 31 67.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2016 34 16 50 68.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2017 19 15 34 55.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2019 15 13 28 53.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2020 2 4 6 33.3%
31 2020 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2021 18 12 30 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
33 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2023 2 1 3 66.7%
34 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 2024 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
36 2025 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2026 1 1 2 50.0%
37 2026 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
Career 362 218 580 62.4% 128 91 219 58.4% 84 37 121 69.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 288 151 439 65.6% 107 53 160 66.9% 41 28 69 59.4%

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 909/928 of Marin Cilic's and 643/668 of Kei Nishikori'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 Marin Cilic Kei Nishikori
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 2005 1/1 2.0 2.0 50.8% 56.3% 45.2% 20.0% 50.0% 50.8% 33.3% —/—
17 2006 14/14 5.4 3.5 54.6% 69.3% 48.4% 59.9% 29.1% 59.6% 34.4% 2007 8/8 3.0 3.5 58.6% 69.8% 47.8% 60.4% 48.1% 60.9% 35.4%
18 2007 24/24 7.0 3.5 52.6% 74.3% 48.5% 57.9% 51.0% 62.1% 36.1% 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4%
19 2008 59/61 9.3 3.3 53.6% 75.6% 53.2% 60.5% 38.4% 65.3% 37.5% 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2009 65/65 7.8 2.7 56.6% 75.5% 53.6% 61.0% 38.2% 66.3% 40.0% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2010 59/59 7.2 2.5 58.1% 74.6% 53.5% 66.4% 43.0% 65.7% 38.0% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2011 62/63 7.0 2.6 54.7% 76.4% 54.7% 59.1% 44.6% 66.8% 38.3% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2012 54/56 6.2 2.7 55.5% 72.4% 53.2% 53.2% 46.7% 64.0% 40.4% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2013 36/37 8.4 2.4 56.4% 76.9% 57.0% 62.5% 43.3% 68.1% 38.6% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2014 71/72 10.4 2.8 56.9% 79.0% 50.9% 67.0% 39.5% 66.9% 38.0% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2015 54/54 12.0 2.6 58.8% 77.6% 52.0% 63.8% 41.8% 67.0% 36.8% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2016 62/65 10.4 2.4 55.4% 80.1% 54.7% 59.5% 40.4% 68.9% 37.1% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2017 64/65 11.3 3.1 58.5% 79.9% 54.9% 60.5% 42.7% 69.6% 39.7% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2018 58/59 10.2 3.1 58.8% 80.1% 55.1% 57.3% 40.3% 69.9% 38.1% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 2019 41/42 9.7 5.0 58.3% 77.4% 47.7% 61.0% 41.9% 65.1% 35.0% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2020 21/22 10.0 3.8 59.8% 76.2% 50.1% 61.4% 33.4% 65.6% 35.7% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2021 49/51 11.1 3.9 58.2% 79.0% 49.9% 62.9% 38.5% 66.6% 37.0% —/—
33 2022 51/52 11.5 3.4 59.9% 78.9% 52.2% 61.1% 41.2% 68.0% 38.0% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2023 2/3 9.5 3.0 65.4% 71.9% 42.9% 64.6% 21.4% 62.6% 33.9% 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1%
35 2024 14/14 12.1 4.0 56.2% 77.9% 50.3% 59.7% 54.3% 65.8% 33.3% 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2%
36 2025 19/19 8.7 2.8 57.0% 75.5% 50.9% 55.9% 35.8% 64.8% 30.6% 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0%
37 2026 29/30 9.1 3.2 58.6% 76.8% 48.4% 61.5% 37.2% 65.2% 35.0% —/—
Career 909/928 9.3 3.0 57.0% 77.1% 52.6% 60.9% 41.2% 66.6% 37.6% 643/668 3.3 2.6 61.5% 70.5% 53.3% 58.6% 43.3% 63.8% 39.1%

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 Marin Cilic Kei Nishikori
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 2005 1486 99.9 -3.62 -1.03 0.677 42.1% 0.0% -3.00 +0.09
17 2006 1498 111.3 -1.65 -2.46 0.850 47.4% -25 +64 37.1% -0.77 4–3 (57%) 2–4 (33%) 101.6 -0.29 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 +0.05
18 2007 1715 126.8 -0.80 -0.10 0.954 49.3% -39 -98 -126 47.5% -0.11 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) 101.2 +0.13 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
19 2008 1908 151.0 +2.06 +1.34 1.082 51.4% -11 -243 -142 57.3% +0.46 10–8 (56%) 13–16 (45%) 101.7 -0.68 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 35.3% -1.06 1–0 -0.98
20 2009 1992 159.4 +3.31 +2.77 1.188 52.7% +28 -214 -200 64.9% +1.04 13–8 (62%) 14–16 (47%) 98.5 +2.37 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
21 2010 1857 158.2 +2.35 +1.40 1.109 51.8% +72 +14 -102 58.6% +0.73 13–5 (72%) 11–19 (37%) 99.0 +1.24 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
22 2011 1966 162.8 +4.08 +1.86 1.156 52.2% +25 -52 -198 59.6% +0.62 12–7 (63%) 14–9 (61%) 104.3 +0.09 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
23 2012 2005 160.0 +1.42 +3.57 1.123 52.2% -30 +11 -22 62.0% +0.74 8–3 (73%) 11–15 (42%) 100.2 +1.95 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
24 2013 2005 157.1 +3.69 +2.41 1.208 52.9% +18 -88 +81 63.4% +0.90 8–5 (62%) 11–4 (73%) 105.3 +0.69 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 2014 2130 169.3 +3.49 +2.72 1.150 52.3% +34 -173 -10 65.8% +0.76 13–9 (59%) 20–9 (69%) 105.4 -2.53 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
26 2015 2064 160.5 +3.04 +1.34 1.114 51.7% +53 -93 +78 60.4% +0.54 12–8 (60%) 26–9 (74%) 106.0 +1.96 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
27 2016 2136 171.9 +5.19 +1.67 1.193 52.6% +11 -180 +58 63.1% +0.86 11–8 (58%) 14–17 (45%) 97.5 +1.16 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
28 2017 2055 166.2 +4.81 +4.38 1.303 53.9% -89 -3 +181 63.1% +0.91 10–12 (45%) 16–14 (53%) 96.6 +0.86 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
29 2018 2054 170.8 +5.78 +3.23 1.264 53.3% -14 +7 +214 64.3% +0.99 9–10 (47%) 20–18 (53%) 96.4 -0.29 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
30 2019 1912 154.6 +1.14 -0.18 1.003 50.4% +27 +85 +277 54.5% +0.15 5–6 (45%) 16–9 (64%) 99.6 +1.07 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
31 2020 1842 146.2 +1.45 -0.54 1.037 50.2% +6 +126 45.5% -0.05 7–4 (64%) 4–8 (33%) 96.6 -0.50 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
32 2021 1929 146.3 +3.33 +0.85 1.108 51.7% -35 +4 +247 57.9% +0.43 13–8 (62%) 12–12 (50%) 98.3 +0.01
33 2022 1953 160.1 +4.07 +1.98 1.190 52.7% -43 +52 +215 60.6% +0.86 8–10 (44%) 11–11 (50%) 97.0 +0.30 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 66.7% -0.17 3–0 (100%) -0.03
34 2023 1933 104.1 +0.22 +0.03 0.907 49.3% 40.0% 0.00 1–0 +0.03 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 2024 1827 133.0 +0.92 -0.98 0.975 50.1% -8 45.7% 0.00 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) 94.8 -0.06 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 2025 1825 142.2 +1.69 -2.10 0.870 48.1% +3 +327 43.1% -0.45 2–2 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.6 -1.90 2026 1771 106.9 +1.38 -0.67 0.889 47.0% 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 -0.11
37 2026 1748 138.1 +0.80 +0.13 1.005 50.1% +68 0 +280 48.6% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 95.5 -0.86
Career 2200 164.7 +3.06 +1.77 1.127 51.9% +6 -47 +77 59.1% +0.60 170–127 (57%) 230–214 (52%) 99.2 +0.53 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

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.