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

Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 2-2

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Kei Nishikori are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kei Nishikori leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Pierre-Hugues Herbert leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Pierre-Hugues Herbert won the 2021 Marseille round of 32 6-1 6-4.

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Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Age 35 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pierre-Hugues Herbert #93 6-1 6-4 Kei Nishikori #40 Match data Mar 11, 2021* R32 Marseille ATP 250 Hard
Pierre-Hugues Herbert #49 7-5 6-4 Kei Nishikori #6 Match data Apr 17, 2019* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Kei Nishikori #7 3-6 6-1 6-4 Pierre-Hugues Herbert #36 Match data Feb 14, 2019* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP 500 Hard
Kei Nishikori #6 6-2 7-6(4) Pierre-Hugues Herbert #107 Match data Mar 26, 2016* R64 Miami 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
Pierre-Hugues Herbert #286 #36 1,168 1,936 105 137 43.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 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 — — — — — — — 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2013 1–2 33.3% #151 1,540 0 0 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2014 5–11 31.2% #111 1,707 0 0 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2015 7–6 53.8% #167 1,748 0 0 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2016 7–12 36.8% #78 1,802 0 0 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2017 10–19 34.5% #81 1,749 0 0 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2018 24–21 53.3% #55 1,821 0 0 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2019 22–24 47.8% #65 1,783 0 0 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2020 10–10 50.0% #83 1,791 0 0 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2021 9–14 39.1% #110 1,692 0 0 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2022 2–3 40.0% #305 1,666 0 0 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2023 3–1 75.0% #237 1,653 0 0 — — — — — — —
33 2024 1–3 25.0% #148 1,561 0 0 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2025 4–7 36.4% #155 1,576 0 0 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12
35 2026 0–4 0.0% #286 1,545 0 0 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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2013 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2014 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2015 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2016 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2017 6 12 18 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2018 18 17 35 51.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2019 9 14 23 39.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2020 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2021 7 8 15 46.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2022 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2023 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
34 2025 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 2026 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 89 160 44.4% 19 30 49 38.8% 15 18 33 45.5% — 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 242/242 of Pierre-Hugues Herbert'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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2013 3/3 6.7 3.3 59.8% 71.0% 49.1% 62.9% 31.1% 62.1% 35.6% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2014 16/16 11.2 4.0 51.7% 77.3% 54.4% 56.8% 27.9% 65.9% 29.7% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2015 13/13 12.6 4.5 55.3% 76.7% 52.3% 65.1% 42.0% 65.9% 33.6% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2016 19/19 10.6 5.1 56.7% 75.7% 51.7% 49.5% 46.9% 65.1% 31.6% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2017 29/29 9.4 4.2 60.8% 74.0% 49.7% 56.1% 31.9% 64.4% 31.4% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2018 45/45 8.3 4.0 61.6% 73.9% 51.5% 65.4% 44.3% 65.1% 34.3% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2019 46/46 6.5 3.2 60.5% 72.7% 51.3% 59.9% 36.4% 64.1% 33.0% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2020 20/20 7.6 4.1 57.1% 74.4% 46.6% 51.1% 37.1% 62.7% 37.4% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 2021 23/23 9.1 5.6 56.4% 73.5% 55.6% 62.4% 53.5% 65.4% 36.2% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2022 5/5 5.2 3.2 60.0% 74.4% 51.1% 38.1% 33.7% 64.4% 34.5% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2023 4/4 11.8 2.3 69.9% 75.3% 46.0% 76.0% 23.4% 66.7% 35.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 4/4 12.5 5.0 66.7% 76.2% 40.4% 50.7% 35.7% 64.2% 29.3% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2025 11/11 8.3 9.1 54.7% 75.6% 44.8% 58.7% 48.4% 61.7% 31.6% 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1%
35 2026 4/4 6.8 7.8 64.5% 68.8% 34.0% 40.0% 45.3% 56.5% 35.3% 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 — 242/242 8.7 4.4 59.0% 74.2% 50.6% 58.6% 39.9% 64.4% 33.4% — 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 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 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 2008 1484 95.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
19 2010 1483 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2011 1457 101.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2012 1456 105.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2013 1540 117.0 +2.61 +1.21 0.937 49.2% +27 — — 33.3% -0.33 — 0–1 — -0.17 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 2014 1708 124.4 +0.36 -3.15 0.870 48.0% -10 — -9 33.3% -0.72 2–2 (50%) 5–11 (31%) 96.5 +0.74 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 2015 1749 131.2 +1.79 -0.60 0.986 50.2% 0 — — 50.0% +0.15 4–2 (67%) 2–3 (40%) 102.6 -0.22 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 2016 1803 141.0 +1.37 -2.72 0.908 48.8% -29 -202 +9 44.6% -0.27 0–4 (0%) 7–9 (44%) 94.9 -0.69 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 2017 1749 137.9 -0.18 -2.61 0.881 47.7% +11 -100 -2 38.4% -1.01 3–7 (30%) 9–8 (53%) 97.7 -0.71 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 2018 1821 144.1 +0.80 -1.62 0.982 50.1% +7 -83 -72 50.8% -0.07 10–9 (53%) 16–16 (50%) 100.3 -0.13 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 2019 1783 152.8 +0.32 -1.39 0.919 49.2% -18 +31 +16 45.5% -0.29 6–4 (60%) 9–8 (53%) 102.7 -4.04 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 2020 1792 141.7 -0.43 +0.98 1.002 50.2% -18 +7 — 52.7% +0.11 3–5 (38%) 4–4 (50%) 99.2 -1.17 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 2021 1692 141.3 +2.26 -0.73 1.048 51.0% +50 +49 — 46.9% 0.00 2–9 (18%) 5–9 (36%) 90.0 -1.56 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 2022 1666 114.9 -0.42 -1.31 0.969 49.4% +82 — — 45.5% -0.73 0–1 2–0 — +0.03 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 2023 1654 105.4 +0.04 -1.23 1.066 50.4% +78 — — 66.7% +0.67 1–0 1–0 — +0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 1561 110.2 -0.06 -0.94 0.819 47.2% — — — 27.3% -1.09 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.14 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
34 2025 1576 114.6 -0.79 -2.33 0.827 47.5% +55 -19 — 36.7% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–4 (0%) 97.8 +0.18 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 2026 1545 105.4 -3.20 -0.77 0.810 45.3% — — — 30.8% -1.08 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — +0.10 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 — 1936 138.7 +0.53 -1.49 0.940 49.2% +6 -25 -8 45.0% -0.30 35–49 (42%) 61–77 (44%) 91.9 -2.83 — 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.