Benoit Paire and Kei Nishikori have met 7 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 5–2. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Roland Garros (2019).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paire
💥 Big Hitter
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 244 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Benoit Paire.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
7 career meetings, newest first
Jun 2, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
Feb 27, 2019
Dubai
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 4, 2018
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 16
May 30, 2018
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 64
Apr 20, 2016
Barcelona
C Clay · Semifinals
Oct 10, 2015
Tokyo
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 1, 2015
US Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paire | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.62 |
| ROI % | - | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Benjamin Bonzi
Open Quimper Bretagne Occidentale · Round of 32
Jan 27
Viktor Durasovic
Soma Bay Open · Round of 32
Jan 19
Adrien Gobat
Rennes · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Mae Malige
Cassis · Round of 32
Sep 3
Matteo Martineau
Troyes · Round of 32
Jul 1
Buvaysar Gadamauri
Royan · Round of 32
Jun 17
Francesco Maestrelli
Francavilla al Mare · Quarterfinals
May 9
Timofey Skatov
Francavilla al Mare · Round of 16
May 8
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
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–13 matches
| Metric | Paire | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 0% | 54% |
| Sets won | 9% | 53% |
| Games won | 34% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Paire | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 2 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 3 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Paire | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 3 |
