Ben Shelton and Kei Nishikori have met 1 time since 2024; Ben Shelton leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Ben Shelton won at Roland Garros (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shelton
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,477 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Ben Shelton.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shelton | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–6 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.76 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +15.1% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | +2.86u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Ethan Quinn
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 16
Jun 18
Lorenzo Sonego
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 17
Taylor Fritz
Terra Wortmann Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Taylor Fritz
BOSS OPEN · Final
Jun 14
Jiri Lehecka
BOSS OPEN · Semifinals
Jun 13
Sho Shimabukuro
BOSS OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Marcos Giron
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Raphael Collignon
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 28
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 21
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Yibing Wu
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 16
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 32
Apr 8
Clement Tabur
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Round of 32
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Open · Round of 16
Mar 4
Clement Tabur
Thionville Open · Round of 32
Mar 3
Jelle Sels
Thionville Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–65 matches
| Metric | Shelton | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 69% | 54% |
| Sets won | 64% | 53% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shelton | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shelton | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
