David Ferrer vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori have met 5 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 4–1. Their first meeting came at Australian Open in 2015 on hard. On clay courts Nishikori leads 3–0. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Nishikori has won the last 3 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Ferrer leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Ferrer has taken 2 sets to Nishikori's 9. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (2017).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ferrer | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | David Ferrer | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 45% | 5/11 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 40% | 4/10 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 48% | 10/21 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 42% | 5/12 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 56% | 5/9 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 40% | 2/5 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 82% | 9/11 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 45% | 5/11 | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ferrer 1, Nishikori 3).
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
May 10, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 16
May 9, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 32
May 7, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Feb 28, 2015
Acapulco
H Hard · Final
Jan 26, 2015
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ferrer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.70 |
| ROI % | - | -15.7% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ferrer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | JPN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alexander Zverev
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 32
May 7
Roberto Bautista Agut
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 64
May 6
Rafael Nadal
Barcelona · Round of 16
Apr 16
Lucas Pouille
Barcelona · Round of 32
Apr 12
Mischa Zverev
Barcelona · Round of 64
Apr 8
Frances Tiafoe
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32
Mar 13
Alexander Zverev
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64
Mar 9
Sam Querrey
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 128
Mar 6
Frances Tiafoe
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Rei Sakamoto
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Michael Antonius
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Sebastian Ofner
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Marco Trungelliti
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Francisco Comesana
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Michael Zheng
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–21 matches
| Metric | Ferrer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 52% |
| Sets won | - | 50% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ferrer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ferrer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 3 |
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