Kei Nishikori vs Rafael Nadal Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. Rafael Nadal currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 12–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Kei Nishikori has compiled an overall career record of 451–231 across 682 matches, translating to a win rate of 66.13%. On hard courts his record stands at 301–152 (66.45%), while on clay he holds a 107–52 (67.30%) mark. On grass the numbers read 42–27 (60.87%) , and on carpet 1–0 (100.00%). Throughout his career he has won 12 titles (10 hard, 2 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 40–78 (33.90%).

Rafael Nadal, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1080–228 from 1308 matches (82.57% win rate). His hard-court record is 518–151 (77.43%), on clay he stands at 484–51 (90.47%), and on grass he has gone 76–20 (79.17%) , with a carpet record of 2–6 (25.00%). He has accumulated 92 titles in total (25 hard, 63 clay, 4 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 186–105 (63.92%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 6 times, with Rafael Nadal leading 4–2 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 6–0 (100.00% for Rafael Nadal) across 6 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Rafael Nadal).