Joao Sousa vs Kei Nishikori Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis
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Joao Sousa and Kei Nishikori have met 4 times. Kei Nishikori currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 3–1.
Looking at their individual career profiles, Joao Sousa has compiled an overall career record of 217–269 across 486 matches, translating to a win rate of 44.65%. On hard courts his record stands at 113–140 (44.66%), while on clay he holds a 89–104 (46.11%) mark. On grass the numbers read 14–25 (35.90%) . Throughout his career he has won 4 titles (3 hard, 1 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 5–37 (11.90%).
Kei Nishikori, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 451–231 from 682 matches (66.13% win rate). His hard-court record is 301–152 (66.45%), on clay he stands at 107–52 (67.30%), and on grass he has gone 42–27 (60.87%) , with a carpet record of 1–0 (100.00%). He has accumulated 12 titles in total (10 hard, 2 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 40–78 (33.90%).
When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 3 times, with Kei Nishikori leading 2–1 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Kei Nishikori) across 1 matches.
Dateâ–¼ | Tourney | Surface | Round | Wrk | Winner | Lrk | Loser | Score | BoF | Min | WA | WDF | W1stIn | W1st% | W2nd% | BPSvd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-04 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | R128 | 53 | Kei Nishikori | 182 | Joao Sousa (Q) | 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 | 3 | 142 | 5 | 1 | 60.2% | 62.5% | 56.8% | 4/8 |
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | Hard | R32 | 9 | Kei Nishikori (8) | 44 | Joao Sousa | 7-6(6) 6-1 6-2 | 5 | 126 | 3 | 3 | 65.0% | 76.9% | 71.4% | 1/2 |
| 2017-02-13 | Buenos Aires | Clay | QF | 5 | Kei Nishikori (1) | 41 | Joao Sousa (6) | 6-1 6-4 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 67.3% | 75.8% | 62.5% | 3/3 |
| 2016-10-03 | Tokyo | Hard | R16 | 34 | Joao Sousa | 5 | Kei Nishikori (1) | 3-4 RET | 3 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 57.1% | 68.8% | 33.3% | 1/3 |