Nishikori v Nadal
ATP Tour career
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Rafael Nadal takes it, 13–1 on categories
Nadal wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Nishikori 661 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
- Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Nishikori’s 12 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Nadal averages a sets lost every 1.7 matches to Nishikori’s 1.0.
- Nadal has the better first serve in %: 68 to Nishikori’s 61.8.
- Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Nishikori’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Nishikori 661 in 19 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.
- 0.012 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
- 61.8First serve in %68.0
- 70.1First-serve points won %72.0
- 60.9Break points saved %66.2
- 39.3Return points won %42.4
- 3.2
Head to head
214 matches
since 200812
since 200812
- Clay · 6 matchesNishikori 0Nadal 6
- Hard · 6 matchesNishikori 2Nadal 4
- Grass · 2 matchesNishikori 0Nadal 2
- Grand Slams · 4 matchesNishikori 0Nadal 4
- Finals · 3 matchesNishikori 0Nadal 3
Last meetings
- 19 Apr 2021 · Barcelona · Round of 16 · ClayNadal won 6-0 2-6 6-2
- 26 May 2019 · Roland Garros · Quarterfinal · ClayNadal won 6-1 6-1 6-3
- 15 Apr 2018 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Final · ClayNadal won 6-3 6-2
- 4 Aug 2016 · Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games · Bronze medal match · HardNishikori won 6-2 6-7(1) 6-3
- 18 Apr 2016 · Barcelona · Final · ClayNadal won 6-4 7-5
- 10 Mar 2016 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Quarterfinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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