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

Tommy Paul vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 1-1

Tommy Paul and Kei Nishikori are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Tommy Paul won the 2025 Australian Open second round 6-7 6-0 6-3 6-1.

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Tommy Paul
United States Age 29 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Kei Nishikori
Japan Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tommy Paul #11 6-7 6-0 6-3 6-1 Kei Nishikori #76 Match data Jan 16, 2025* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kei Nishikori #9 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Tommy Paul #225 Match data Aug 5, 2017* QF Washington Open ATP 500 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
Tommy Paul #21 #8 3,510 2,047 237 151 61.1% 0 0 0 1 4 5
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 Tommy Paul Kei Nishikori
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2007 3–5 37.5% #286 1,576 0 0
18 2015 0–1 0.0% #276 1,548 0 0 2008 16–11 59.3% #63 1,758 0 1
19 2016 1–4 20.0% #282 1,550 0 0 2009 3–6 33.3% #418 1,723 0 1
20 2017 6–4 60.0% #152 1,666 0 0 2010 3–9 25.0% #98 1,735 0 1
21 2018 2–2 50.0% #202 1,693 0 0 2011 32–22 59.3% #25 1,923 0 1
22 2019 2–4 33.3% #90 1,708 0 0 2012 35–18 66.0% #19 2,007 0 2
23 2020 14–13 51.9% #54 1,779 0 0 2013 34–19 64.2% #17 1,946 0 3
24 2021 25–23 52.1% #43 1,919 0 1 2014 52–15 77.6% #5 2,211 0 7
25 2022 36–26 58.1% #32 1,936 0 1 2015 51–17 75.0% #8 2,153 0 10
26 2023 40–25 61.5% #13 1,910 0 1 2016 57–21 73.1% #5 2,183 0 11
27 2024 45–19 70.3% #12 1,974 0 4 2017 30–14 68.2% #22 2,080 0 11
28 2025 29–14 67.4% #20 1,952 0 4 2018 43–21 67.2% #9 2,107 0 11
29 2026 37–16 69.8% #21 1,980 0 5 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 Tommy Paul 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 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2016 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2017 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
21 2018 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 22 14 36 61.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 21 11 32 65.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2020 11 10 21 52.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2013 24 13 37 64.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2021 18 16 34 52.9% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — 2014 37 11 48 77.1% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
25 2022 27 16 43 62.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2015 33 12 45 73.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2023 31 15 46 67.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 2016 40 15 55 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 2024 25 13 38 65.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 2017 15 6 21 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2025 16 8 24 66.7% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2018 27 14 41 65.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2026 21 10 31 67.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 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 — 159 100 259 61.4% 47 35 82 57.3% 31 16 47 66.0% — 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 382/389 of Tommy Paul'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 Tommy Paul 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 2015 1/1 0.0 2.0 60.2% 54.7% 34.3% 38.5% 42.9% 46.6% 36.1% 2008 25/27 3.2 2.9 59.9% 69.1% 50.9% 57.2% 45.4% 61.8% 37.4%
19 2016 5/5 3.4 2.4 58.3% 68.8% 47.1% 50.2% 53.0% 59.4% 36.2% 2009 9/9 2.8 3.1 53.7% 64.6% 49.4% 39.4% 45.3% 57.3% 37.7%
20 2017 10/10 5.8 2.9 65.1% 69.9% 54.7% 64.2% 33.0% 64.4% 34.1% 2010 12/12 3.1 4.0 60.3% 64.3% 43.5% 45.8% 23.0% 56.4% 33.0%
21 2018 4/4 4.3 3.0 64.1% 71.2% 50.8% 69.5% 30.0% 64.3% 33.7% 2011 54/54 2.5 2.9 60.7% 68.5% 52.4% 59.5% 39.7% 62.0% 38.2%
22 2019 6/6 4.2 0.8 61.7% 70.0% 58.9% 54.4% 48.0% 65.5% 39.8% 2012 48/53 2.4 2.6 62.6% 70.0% 53.6% 55.2% 39.9% 63.6% 41.4%
23 2020 27/27 5.1 2.1 59.6% 70.3% 53.9% 58.9% 40.6% 63.5% 36.8% 2013 53/53 2.6 2.8 62.3% 68.9% 52.2% 55.7% 47.2% 62.6% 40.6%
24 2021 47/48 4.1 2.4 60.1% 70.7% 52.3% 54.2% 41.2% 63.4% 38.2% 2014 66/67 4.3 2.8 60.6% 73.4% 53.9% 63.1% 42.6% 65.6% 39.9%
25 2022 62/62 4.0 2.5 62.0% 71.3% 51.7% 58.9% 40.8% 63.8% 38.4% 2015 66/68 4.6 2.5 59.6% 74.7% 54.5% 62.3% 44.7% 66.6% 39.3%
26 2023 65/65 6.8 2.5 61.8% 73.0% 54.5% 60.0% 39.5% 65.7% 38.6% 2016 71/78 3.4 2.4 61.0% 72.3% 53.9% 64.1% 47.7% 65.1% 40.2%
27 2024 60/64 5.7 1.8 60.9% 72.6% 57.1% 64.3% 45.4% 66.4% 40.9% 2017 43/44 3.3 2.3 62.3% 71.9% 53.3% 64.2% 45.5% 64.9% 40.7%
28 2025 42/43 6.0 2.5 60.0% 72.9% 52.9% 56.8% 46.9% 65.0% 40.0% 2018 64/64 3.6 2.3 60.0% 71.3% 55.9% 60.0% 44.8% 65.2% 37.8%
29 2026 53/54 7.0 1.9 62.4% 75.2% 54.8% 55.4% 46.8% 67.7% 38.7% 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 — 382/389 5.5 2.2 61.3% 72.2% 53.9% 58.6% 42.8% 65.1% 38.7% — 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 Tommy Paul 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 2015 1549 112.2 +0.36 -0.93 0.677 41.5% — — — 0.0% -3.33 — — — -0.07 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 2016 1550 112.9 -2.24 -2.49 0.891 48.2% +28 — — 38.5% -0.62 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +0.25 2009 1724 129.5 -3.16 +1.29 0.884 47.6% +12 — — 35.3% -1.06 — 1–0 — -0.98
20 2017 1666 136.2 -0.82 -0.05 0.956 49.5% +20 — — 52.0% -0.12 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 103.3 -0.08 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 2018 1693 114.1 -0.42 -1.13 0.944 49.2% +1 — — 44.4% -0.22 1–0 2–2 (50%) — -0.05 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 2019 1708 124.2 +0.28 +1.31 1.154 52.2% +17 — — 40.0% -0.07 0–1 0–2 — -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 2020 1780 144.9 -0.08 +0.21 1.008 50.2% +4 -149 — 52.0% +0.01 5–7 (42%) 6–7 (46%) 98.8 -0.16 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 2021 1919 148.6 +0.61 +1.88 1.044 50.5% -23 -179 — 49.2% -0.05 10–5 (67%) 8–10 (44%) 106.0 -1.78 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 2022 1936 157.6 +0.82 +2.57 1.060 51.0% +27 -275 -133 54.8% +0.39 13–10 (57%) 13–14 (48%) 101.3 -2.63 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 2023 1911 156.0 +2.21 +2.81 1.127 51.8% +61 -278 -69 58.0% +0.61 13–10 (57%) 16–16 (50%) 97.6 +1.25 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 2024 1974 159.9 +2.31 +4.62 1.216 53.5% -26 -139 +59 66.9% +1.06 9–8 (53%) 14–9 (61%) 102.6 +1.38 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 2025 1953 152.5 +1.31 +3.47 1.140 52.3% -43 +31 -1 62.4% +0.90 11–6 (65%) 11–12 (48%) 100.0 +1.10 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 2026 1980 153.8 +3.03 +2.93 1.201 52.8% -5 +7 -40 63.9% +0.95 14–9 (61%) 14–13 (52%) 99.6 +1.02 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 +1.38 -0.67 0.889 47.0% — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
Career — 2047 156.1 +1.46 +2.63 1.109 51.7% +6 -113 -41 57.9% +0.55 79–61 (56%) 86–89 (49%) 100.6 +0.04 — 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.