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Santiago Giraldo v Kei Nishikori: stats compared | Lineball
Nishikori wins on sets won. Giraldo’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Giraldo 327 matches, Nishikori 661 matches.
Giraldo averages 1.5 double faults a match to Nishikori’s 2.5.
Nishikori averages 1.6 sets won a match to Giraldo’s 1.1 (41% more).
Nishikori has the better sets won %: 60.4 to Giraldo’s 44.5.
Winners’ edge: Nishikori’s team won 66%, Giraldo’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nishikori has 661 matches across 19 seasons, Giraldo 327 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
–Titlesper game0.012 total · best 1
63.6First serve in %61.8
68.2First-serve points won %70.1
59.5Break points saved %60.9
36.4Return points won %39.3
3.71,217 total · best 16Acesper game3.22,133 total · best 24
11.93,880 total · best 35
Head to head
16 matches since 20105
Clay · 3 matchesGiraldo 0Nishikori 3
Hard · 3 matchesGiraldo 1Nishikori 2
Grand Slams · 1 matchGiraldo 0Nishikori 1
Finals · 1 matchGiraldo 0Nishikori 1
Last meetings
20 Apr 2015 · Barcelona · Round of 16 · ClayNishikori won 6-2 6-1
21 Apr 2014 · Barcelona · Final · ClayNishikori won 6-2 6-2
6 Mar 2014 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardNishikori won 6-1 6-3
8 Mar 2012 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardGiraldo won 7-5 6-2
9 Oct 2011 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · Round of 16 · HardNishikori won 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3
24 May 2010 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayNishikori won 2-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Games wonper game
13.38,810 total · best 31
39.1Break points converted %40.3
44.5Sets won %60.4
48.7Games won %53.1
0.02 total · best 1Finalsper game0.127 total · best 1
1.1363 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,034 total · best 3
1.4452 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0678 total · best 3
12.54,094 total · best 39Games lostper game · lower is better11.87,779 total · best 29
0.4113 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4234 total · best 3
1.5490 total · best 7Double faultsper game · lower is better2.51,680 total · best 11