H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 1-2 (incl. walkovers)

Pablo Carreno Busta vs Kei Nishikori: 1–1 excluding walkovers; 1–2 including 1 walkover. Across 3 main-draw results including walkovers, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Kei Nishikori leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kei Nishikori won the 2021 Italian Open second round W/O.

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Pablo Carreno Busta
Spain Age 35 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H including walkovers
1 – 2
3 main-draw results
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kei Nishikori #45 (w/o) Pablo Carreno Busta #12 Match data May 12, 2021* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Pablo Carreno Busta #16 7-5 7-6(4) 6-2 Kei Nishikori #42 Match data Feb 10, 2021* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #9 6-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8) Pablo Carreno Busta #23 Match data Jan 22, 2019* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Pablo Carreno Busta #66 #10 3,325 2,069 284 239 54.3% 0 1 0 1 5 7
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 Pablo Carreno Busta Kei Nishikori
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 2011 0–1 0.0% #136 1,494 0 0 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2013 7–7 50.0% #64 1,716 0 0 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2014 14–25 35.9% #51 1,733 0 0 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2015 14–25 35.9% #67 1,715 0 0 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2016 40–26 60.6% #30 1,962 0 2 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2017 36–24 60.0% #10 1,884 0 3 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2018 31–21 59.6% #23 1,867 0 3 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2019 30–21 58.8% #27 1,962 0 4 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2020 20–12 62.5% #16 2,020 0 4 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2021 35–17 67.3% #20 1,942 0 6 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2022 33–23 58.9% #13 1,923 0 7 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2023 1–3 25.0% #606 1,855 0 7 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2024 7–8 46.7% #196 1,762 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 2025 6–11 35.3% #93 1,674 0 7 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2026 10–15 40.0% #66 1,708 0 7 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 Pablo Carreno Busta Kei Nishikori
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%
19 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2013 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2014 4 9 13 30.8% 10 15 25 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 8 12 20 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2016 20 12 32 62.5% 20 12 32 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2017 16 15 31 51.6% 20 9 29 69.0% — — — — 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2018 17 10 27 63.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2019 23 10 33 69.7% 5 9 14 35.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2020 16 10 26 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2021 16 10 26 61.5% 17 5 22 77.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2022 20 11 31 64.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2023 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2024 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 4 6 10 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 2026 3 9 12 25.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 — 155 125 280 55.4% 122 99 221 55.2% 7 15 22 31.8% — 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 514/523 of Pablo Carreno Busta'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 Pablo Carreno Busta 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%
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 2011 1/1 2.0 3.0 60.0% 63.3% 42.5% 36.4% 50.0% 55.0% 37.7% 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%
21 2013 14/14 2.8 1.6 58.1% 65.7% 47.2% 44.2% 44.7% 57.9% 37.7% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2014 38/39 3.2 2.1 60.4% 68.7% 49.6% 50.7% 44.8% 61.3% 36.3% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2015 39/39 5.3 1.9 60.4% 69.8% 51.7% 64.2% 39.2% 62.7% 37.5% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2016 66/66 4.5 1.8 61.6% 71.4% 51.7% 55.2% 49.4% 63.9% 39.6% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2017 59/60 3.5 1.7 67.9% 67.6% 52.2% 56.4% 47.4% 62.5% 38.8% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2018 52/52 3.6 2.0 66.3% 67.9% 54.0% 59.1% 48.2% 63.2% 39.3% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2019 51/51 4.6 1.9 67.3% 71.7% 53.4% 67.8% 36.7% 65.2% 37.0% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2020 32/32 4.9 1.6 67.4% 70.6% 50.9% 62.4% 40.8% 64.2% 37.1% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2021 45/52 3.8 1.6 69.1% 71.3% 54.4% 69.8% 44.9% 66.2% 36.9% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 2022 56/56 4.0 1.9 66.5% 70.6% 58.3% 61.6% 44.2% 66.4% 38.2% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2023 4/4 11.8 4.0 62.9% 74.5% 54.2% 72.0% 29.0% 67.0% 32.8% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2024 15/15 3.5 2.9 62.4% 69.5% 51.4% 61.2% 50.3% 62.3% 38.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 17/17 2.8 2.0 63.0% 70.5% 53.8% 56.1% 35.3% 64.3% 35.4% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2026 25/25 3.6 2.3 68.6% 67.4% 50.0% 48.6% 36.6% 62.6% 36.5% 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 — 514/523 4.0 1.9 65.1% 69.7% 52.8% 59.4% 43.8% 63.7% 37.9% — 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 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 Pablo Carreno Busta 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
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 2010 1492 101.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2011 1495 106.2 -0.92 -2.69 0.839 46.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.07 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2012 1505 101.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2013 1717 139.7 -2.68 +0.19 0.895 48.1% -134 +77 — 42.4% -0.61 4–2 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 105.9 -0.69 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 2014 1734 137.2 -1.71 +0.06 0.938 48.8% -109 -30 — 39.8% -0.68 3–10 (23%) 6–6 (50%) 93.3 -0.95 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 2015 1716 143.8 -1.50 +0.90 1.005 50.2% -44 -36 — 44.4% -0.08 2–12 (14%) 6–11 (35%) 88.3 +0.49 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 2016 1962 163.1 +0.91 +2.75 1.096 51.6% -42 -66 — 57.2% +0.42 10–8 (56%) 16–16 (50%) 104.7 -1.57 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 2017 1885 157.3 -0.66 +2.34 1.035 50.8% -62 +128 — 60.1% +0.50 9–8 (53%) 16–5 (76%) 105.9 +2.92 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 2018 1868 152.8 -0.32 +2.97 1.067 51.4% +19 +63 — 54.8% +0.32 10–5 (67%) 12–13 (48%) 101.4 +2.48 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 2019 1962 152.8 +1.20 +1.25 1.063 51.0% +23 -129 -426 58.9% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 14–20 (41%) 92.2 -0.03 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 2020 2020 159.2 +1.94 +1.20 1.037 50.8% -19 -109 — 58.4% +0.36 5–4 (56%) 6–4 (60%) 99.0 -1.05 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 2021 1943 159.5 +3.08 +0.51 1.091 51.5% -7 +139 -371 65.9% +0.69 8–7 (53%) 14–6 (70%) 103.8 -0.46 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 2022 1924 160.0 +2.91 +1.80 1.139 52.0% +34 +47 -365 57.5% +0.66 10–12 (45%) 12–11 (52%) 97.1 +1.16 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 2023 1855 114.1 +0.78 -1.56 0.995 50.6% +22 — — 50.0% +0.14 0–3 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.8 +0.26 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 2024 1762 135.5 -0.77 +1.54 1.027 51.0% +45 — — 48.6% -0.03 2–2 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 +0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2025 1675 126.5 -0.12 -0.26 0.990 49.6% +52 +118 — 43.5% -0.37 1–4 (20%) 4–3 (57%) 95.3 -0.58 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
34 2026 1708 134.2 -0.96 +0.50 0.978 49.5% -14 +87 — 46.5% -0.30 2–7 (22%) 5–4 (56%) 93.7 -1.17 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
Career — 2069 158.1 +0.45 +1.48 1.044 50.8% -12 +26 -386 54.4% +0.26 76–95 (44%) 118–108 (52%) 94.2 +0.24 — 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.