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

Sebastian Korda vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 1-0

Sebastian Korda holds a 1–0 lead over Kei Nishikori in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sebastian Korda leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sebastian Korda won the 2021 Halle Open second round 2-6 6-3 7-5.

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

Sebastian Korda
United States Age 26 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sebastian Korda #52 2-6 6-3 7-5 Kei Nishikori #57 Match data Jun 18, 2021* R16 Halle Open ATP 500 Grass

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
Sebastian Korda #68 #15 2,625 2,059 155 104 59.8% 0 0 0 1 2 3
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 Sebastian Korda Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2018 0–1 0.0% #524 1,490 0 0 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 2020 3–3 50.0% #118 1,662 0 0 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2021 27–17 61.4% #41 1,855 0 1 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2022 33–22 60.0% #33 1,933 0 1 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2023 26–17 60.5% #24 1,906 0 1 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2024 31–19 62.0% #22 1,946 0 2 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2025 23–19 54.8% #48 1,865 0 2 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2026 12–6 66.7% #68 1,911 0 3 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 — — — — — — — 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 — — — — — — — 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 — — — — — — — 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 — — — — — — — 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 — — — — — — — 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 — — — — — — — 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
33 — — — — — — — 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
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 Sebastian Korda 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 2018 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2020 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2021 16 11 27 59.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2022 24 14 38 63.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2023 22 12 34 64.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2024 19 11 30 63.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2025 18 14 32 56.3% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2026 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
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 — 111 71 182 61.0% 28 24 52 53.8% 16 9 25 64.0% — 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 251/259 of Sebastian Korda'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 Sebastian Korda 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 2018 1/1 11.0 6.0 64.5% 68.3% 33.3% 70.6% 42.9% 55.9% 34.5% 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 2020 6/6 5.5 2.5 70.2% 63.9% 51.8% 55.2% 40.5% 60.4% 37.3% 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2021 44/44 5.3 2.7 64.4% 71.5% 50.6% 62.9% 44.8% 64.0% 38.6% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2022 55/55 5.9 2.4 63.2% 70.7% 52.2% 60.5% 42.6% 63.7% 39.2% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2023 42/43 9.3 2.4 62.3% 75.7% 53.6% 63.4% 47.9% 67.1% 36.5% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2024 49/50 7.7 1.7 60.5% 74.1% 54.0% 62.7% 39.4% 66.2% 38.0% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2025 36/42 8.7 2.6 60.5% 73.6% 52.3% 57.8% 41.1% 65.0% 35.3% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2026 18/18 9.7 1.9 62.7% 81.7% 54.2% 49.2% 36.8% 71.6% 39.6% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
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%
Career — 251/259 7.4 2.3 62.5% 73.4% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 65.4% 37.8% — 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 Sebastian Korda 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 2018 1490 103.3 -1.41 +0.75 0.783 45.8% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.04 2007 1576 116.9 -2.68 -0.02 0.904 48.6% +35 — — 38.9% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — +0.05
18 2019 1460 99.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2020 1662 132.6 -0.44 +1.75 0.941 49.1% — +57 — 52.4% -0.10 0–1 0–1 — +0.04 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2021 1855 155.1 +0.94 +2.22 1.073 51.3% -90 -96 -82 59.4% +0.57 7–5 (58%) 6–8 (43%) 105.5 -1.80 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 2022 1933 158.1 +0.54 +2.97 1.081 51.5% -2 -119 -186 58.9% +0.67 9–10 (47%) 13–12 (52%) 100.9 -2.83 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 2023 1907 152.8 +2.85 +1.17 1.109 51.7% +38 -158 -146 60.4% +0.57 7–7 (50%) 17–14 (55%) 95.5 -0.61 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 2024 1946 153.2 +2.03 +2.63 1.123 51.5% -1 -164 -97 56.9% +0.39 8–4 (67%) 12–11 (52%) 103.9 -1.00 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 2025 1865 149.8 +0.91 -0.08 1.006 50.2% +15 -84 — 52.9% +0.29 9–7 (56%) 8–9 (47%) 98.2 -0.41 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 2026 1912 150.8 +5.34 +2.93 1.391 54.4% +7 — — 65.1% +1.16 2–5 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 98.4 -0.50 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 — — 66.7% -0.17 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.03
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
Career — 2060 158.8 +1.65 +1.99 1.094 51.4% -4 -106 -113 58.0% +0.52 42–40 (51%) 61–59 (51%) 99.8 -2.77 — 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.