Clement Tabur vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Clement Tabur and Kei Nishikori have met 2 times since 2026; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Thionville Challenger in 2026 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Tabur has taken 3 sets to Nishikori's 2. Their most recent meeting: Clement Tabur won at Cherbourg Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tabur | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Clement Tabur | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 23/38 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 70% | 16/23 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 51% | 31/61 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 34% | 12/35 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 81% | 17/21 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 16/32 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 28/35 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 66% | 23/35 | 57% | 4/7 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tabur 1, Nishikori 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tabur
🏹 Frontrunner
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 57% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 247 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kei Nishikori.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Mar 9, 2026
Cherbourg Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 3, 2026
Thionville Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tabur | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–7 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.78 | 3.62 |
| ROI % | -36.5% | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | -4.38u | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Tabur has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishikori's 50%).
| Opponent | Tabur | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Colton Smith | W 62 62 | W 62 63 |
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | W 75 75 | L 63 46 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Henri Squire
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Arthur Rinderknech
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Jurij Rodionov
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · 1st Round
Jul 13
Marc-Andrea Huesler
Gstaad
Jul 12
Hendrik Jebens
Gstaad
Jul 11
Diego Dedura
Braunschweig Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 7
Mariano Dedura-Palomero
Braunschweig challenger
Jul 7
Federico Agustin Gomez
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Juncheng Shang
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 22
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 20
Yibing Wu
Sarasota Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Sarasota Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 7
Clement Tabur
Cherbourg Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 4
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–63 matches
| Metric | Tabur | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 57% |
| Sets won | 58% | 54% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tabur | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tabur | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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