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

Stan Wawrinka vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 7-4

Stan Wawrinka holds a 7–4 lead over Kei Nishikori in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Stan Wawrinka leads 5–4 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Stan Wawrinka won the 2019 Madrid Open third round 6-3 7-6(3).

Switzerland Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 4
11 main-draw meetings
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Stan Wawrinka #34 6-3 7-6(3) Kei Nishikori #7 Match data May 10, 2019* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Stan Wawrinka #68 6-2 4-6 6-4 Kei Nishikori #7 Match data Feb 16, 2019* SF ABN AMRO Open ATP 500 Hard
Stan Wawrinka #151 6-4 6-4 Kei Nishikori #23 Match data Aug 15, 2018* R32 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Kei Nishikori #5 7-6(3) 6-3 Stan Wawrinka #4 Match data Jan 7, 2017* SF Brisbane International ATP 250 Hard
Kei Nishikori #5 6-2 6-3 Stan Wawrinka #3 Match data Nov 14, 2016 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Stan Wawrinka #3 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2 Kei Nishikori #7 Match data Sep 10, 2016* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #6 7-6(6) 6-1 Stan Wawrinka #5 Match data Jul 30, 2016* SF Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Stan Wawrinka #4 6-3 6-4 7-6(6) Kei Nishikori #5 Match data Jan 29, 2015* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #11 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 6-7(5) 6-4 Stan Wawrinka #4 Match data Sep 5, 2014* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Stan Wawrinka #26 6-3 6-3 Kei Nishikori #18 Match data Aug 17, 2012* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Stan Wawrinka #26 6-4 6-2 Kei Nishikori #17 Match data Feb 25, 2012* QF Argentina Open ATP 250 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
Stan Wawrinka #127 #3 6,865 2,264 566 376 60.1% 3 1 0 3 9 16
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 Stan Wawrinka Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 2003 2–4 33.3% #171 1,483 0 0 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 2004 0–6 0.0% #168 1,420 0 0 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2005 14–14 50.0% #54 1,633 0 0 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2006 31–23 57.4% #30 1,867 0 1 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2007 21–22 48.8% #36 1,866 0 1 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2008 34–21 61.8% #13 1,846 0 1 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2009 29–19 60.4% #21 1,875 0 1 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2010 35–17 67.3% #21 1,993 0 2 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2011 33–19 63.5% #17 1,916 0 3 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2012 34–19 64.2% #17 2,017 0 3 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2013 49–23 68.1% #8 2,121 0 4 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2014 38–16 70.4% #4 2,066 1 7 2019 29–14 67.4% #13 2,002 0 12
30 2015 54–19 74.0% #4 2,215 2 11 2020 2–4 33.3% #41 1,912 0 12
31 2016 46–18 71.9% #4 2,138 3 15 2021 27–16 62.8% #47 1,978 0 12
32 2017 26–11 70.3% #9 2,123 3 16
33 2018 17–17 50.0% #66 1,949 3 16 2023 2–1 66.7% #352 1,968 0 12
34 2019 33–20 62.3% #16 2,028 3 16 2024 7–9 43.8% #106 1,871 0 12
35 2020 15–8 65.2% #18 2,004 3 16 2025 9–9 50.0% #156 1,814 0 12
36 2021 3–4 42.9% #82 1,938 3 16 2026 1–1 50.0% #481 1,770 0 12
37 2022 8–14 36.4% #148 1,832 3 16
38 2023 24–20 54.5% #49 1,784 3 16
39 2024 10–17 37.0% #161 1,718 3 16
40 2025 4–13 23.5% #157 1,641 3 16
41 2026 6–12 33.3% #127 1,609 3 16

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 Stan Wawrinka 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 %
17 2007 3 5 8 37.5%
18 2003 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2004 0 1 1 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 3 6 9 33.3%
20 2005 3 6 9 33.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2006 13 10 23 56.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2007 16 12 28 57.1% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2008 17 14 31 54.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2009 14 11 25 56.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2010 19 11 30 63.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2011 21 10 31 67.7% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2012 16 9 25 64.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2013 21 13 34 61.8% 24 8 32 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2014 25 11 36 69.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 2019 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
30 2015 36 13 49 73.5% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 2020 2 4 6 33.3%
31 2016 33 12 45 73.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2021 17 10 27 63.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2017 14 5 19 73.7% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 2018 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2023 2 1 3 66.7%
34 2019 23 13 36 63.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2024 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 2020 13 6 19 68.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2025 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
36 2021 3 4 7 42.9% 2026 1 1 2 50.0%
37 2022 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
38 2023 13 12 25 52.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
39 2024 5 8 13 38.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
40 2025 2 7 9 22.2% 2 6 8 25.0%
41 2026 5 5 10 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 331 212 543 61.0% 195 122 317 61.5% 34 35 69 49.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 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 926/942 of Stan Wawrinka'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 Stan Wawrinka 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 2003 6/6 4.0 3.2 63.8% 66.3% 47.0% 66.1% 36.5% 59.3% 37.7% 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4%
19 2004 6/6 4.3 3.5 56.0% 64.6% 47.3% 54.8% 21.3% 56.7% 32.3% 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2005 27/28 8.2 4.4 56.2% 72.2% 52.0% 62.8% 35.2% 63.4% 37.2% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2006 54/54 6.0 3.9 55.5% 72.0% 50.9% 58.2% 42.8% 62.6% 37.4% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2007 43/43 7.0 3.1 56.2% 71.4% 51.4% 59.5% 36.9% 62.5% 36.9% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2008 53/55 5.9 2.3 60.8% 70.9% 54.5% 51.1% 46.1% 64.2% 40.6% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2009 47/48 7.0 2.6 57.9% 74.1% 53.5% 66.8% 40.1% 65.2% 39.2% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2010 52/52 6.9 2.5 57.3% 76.0% 54.7% 71.6% 42.4% 66.8% 39.5% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2011 52/52 6.2 2.4 60.6% 71.6% 53.8% 58.2% 40.0% 64.5% 38.6% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2012 52/53 7.7 2.7 56.2% 73.4% 54.2% 66.7% 50.6% 64.9% 38.9% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2013 71/72 6.9 2.6 59.9% 74.3% 56.2% 63.9% 40.2% 66.9% 38.3% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2014 51/54 8.6 2.7 56.1% 78.8% 55.5% 62.9% 45.3% 68.6% 38.0% 2019 43/43 3.1 2.8 63.6% 70.1% 54.2% 51.2% 45.0% 64.3% 40.9%
30 2015 72/73 8.0 2.5 56.3% 76.5% 56.2% 66.6% 39.9% 67.4% 36.3% 2020 6/6 1.2 2.5 63.5% 62.2% 50.7% 57.8% 31.4% 58.0% 37.8%
31 2016 64/64 7.1 2.5 58.2% 75.3% 56.9% 68.4% 41.1% 67.6% 38.3% 2021 37/43 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5%
32 2017 37/37 7.1 2.2 59.1% 73.8% 56.4% 62.6% 40.2% 66.7% 36.0% —/—
33 2018 34/34 7.4 2.5 59.3% 73.5% 54.1% 57.2% 29.9% 65.6% 33.9% 2023 3/3 1.7 1.3 67.5% 73.8% 53.6% 52.8% 16.7% 67.2% 29.9%
34 2019 52/53 9.8 1.8 58.5% 76.8% 56.0% 66.7% 42.3% 68.2% 35.3% 2024 15/16 2.1 1.7 66.6% 66.7% 55.0% 58.6% 39.7% 62.7% 36.1%
35 2020 23/23 9.8 1.7 59.1% 76.3% 51.8% 65.1% 41.9% 66.2% 36.8% 2025 18/18 3.2 1.9 65.6% 68.6% 47.6% 53.2% 35.9% 61.9% 35.2%
36 2021 6/7 9.8 2.7 57.2% 78.7% 51.9% 67.9% 35.2% 67.4% 34.5% 2026 2/2 2.0 1.0 60.0% 72.0% 55.5% 0.0% 11.0% 64.0% 32.0%
37 2022 22/22 7.6 1.8 55.8% 74.5% 52.1% 65.2% 46.2% 64.3% 31.5% —/—
38 2023 44/44 7.8 1.9 56.7% 76.8% 53.4% 62.6% 42.9% 66.6% 35.4% —/—
39 2024 25/27 7.5 2.4 55.9% 76.2% 49.5% 60.9% 33.0% 64.7% 32.2% —/—
40 2025 15/17 5.9 2.1 55.1% 67.9% 49.5% 43.7% 33.9% 59.6% 35.7% —/—
41 2026 18/18 8.9 3.2 57.9% 73.6% 52.9% 57.3% 38.8% 64.2% 33.7% —/—
Career 926/942 7.4 2.6 57.7% 74.3% 54.1% 62.8% 40.9% 65.6% 37.2% 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 Stan Wawrinka 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 2003 1484 97.4 -1.62 -1.55 0.927 48.4% +36 38.5% -0.69 0–1 0–2 +0.70 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 2004 1421 107.8 -1.73 -3.43 0.746 44.5% +50 7.7% -2.15 0–1 0–4 (0%) -0.13 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 35.3% -1.06 1–0 -0.98
20 2005 1633 131.2 +0.78 +0.37 1.017 50.2% -105 +93 48.8% -0.16 6–5 (55%) 8–8 (50%) 102.2 +0.62 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 2006 1868 146.2 +0.70 +0.56 1.001 50.1% -72 -59 -316 50.7% +0.22 17–6 (74%) 10–19 (34%) 107.2 -3.52 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 2007 1866 152.0 +0.10 +0.97 0.985 49.9% +22 -86 -397 48.3% +0.07 8–8 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 99.0 -2.17 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 2008 1847 152.7 +1.49 +4.08 1.136 52.3% -27 +57 -235 59.3% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 15–11 (58%) 103.0 +0.04 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 2009 1875 154.2 +2.29 +2.51 1.126 51.9% -14 +13 -151 60.0% +0.61 7–8 (47%) 6–9 (40%) 95.2 +1.74 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 2010 1994 165.4 +3.75 +3.60 1.190 52.7% -11 +33 64.1% +0.90 7–4 (64%) 7–12 (37%) 97.7 -1.10 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 2011 1917 159.1 +2.18 +1.86 1.087 51.2% +94 +71 -264 58.3% +0.49 15–8 (65%) 13–12 (52%) 100.8 +1.40 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 2012 2017 166.9 +2.86 +2.59 1.109 52.1% +27 +29 59.0% +0.82 14–7 (67%) 10–19 (34%) 96.9 -0.31 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 2013 2122 173.6 +4.27 +2.65 1.158 52.3% +22 +65 -417 63.7% +0.87 15–7 (68%) 16–15 (52%) 103.8 -2.10 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 2014 2067 172.5 +4.62 +2.82 1.210 53.1% +44 +79 -127 65.0% +0.90 6–10 (38%) 20–8 (71%) 98.5 -0.20 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 2015 2215 173.9 +3.92 +1.92 1.115 52.0% +7 +99 -216 72.4% +0.99 11–8 (58%) 33–12 (73%) 104.4 +0.51 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 2016 2138 172.3 +4.19 +2.13 1.184 52.8% +43 +135 -184 66.9% +1.04 9–7 (56%) 22–15 (59%) 95.2 +1.48 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 2017 2123 168.5 +3.10 +0.73 1.081 51.6% +55 +142 64.1% +0.72 9–3 (75%) 14–6 (70%) 104.9 -1.03
33 2018 1949 153.0 +1.77 -1.23 0.985 49.7% +73 +201 -90 52.2% -0.19 4–8 (33%) 13–8 (62%) 94.7 -0.95 2023 1968 114.7 +1.39 +0.98 0.912 49.4% +49 66.7% -0.17 3–0 (100%) -0.03
34 2019 2028 168.4 +4.01 +0.79 1.112 51.6% +42 +114 -199 61.2% +0.61 8–11 (42%) 22–15 (59%) 96.0 -1.93 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 2020 2005 154.1 +2.50 +0.39 1.090 51.5% +47 +77 56.7% +0.37 7–3 (70%) 6–4 (60%) 100.6 +0.13 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 2021 1939 119.2 +0.33 -1.47 1.059 51.2% +46 52.6% +0.42 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) +0.05 2026 1771 106.9 +1.37 -0.66 0.889 47.0% 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 -0.11
37 2022 1832 141.6 +1.38 -2.07 0.883 48.4% +63 +190 -60 42.9% -0.38 6–6 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 94.7 -1.59
38 2023 1784 145.0 +2.53 -0.13 1.062 51.0% +5 +147 +35 53.1% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 10–16 (38%) 92.5 +0.05
39 2024 1719 139.9 -0.08 -2.93 0.911 48.6% +37 +76 43.1% -0.21 3–7 (30%) 6–11 (35%) 91.6 -0.22
40 2025 1642 129.7 -2.18 -0.78 0.884 47.8% +62 +48 33.3% -0.93 2–6 (25%) 5–5 (50%) 95.2 -0.32
41 2026 1609 131.3 +0.43 -1.01 0.940 49.1% +121 0 38.5% -0.50 2–3 (40%) 7–9 (44%) 96.6 0.00
Career 2265 167.2 +2.52 +1.39 1.081 51.3% +23 +63 -206 57.8% +0.48 179–144 (55%) 255–236 (52%) 96.0 -0.95 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.