David Goffin and Kei Nishikori have met 4 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 4–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Dubai (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Goffin
💥 Big Hitter
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,343 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
4 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.54 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +9.8% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.59u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Toby Samuel
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Thomas Faurel
Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole · Round of 32
Apr 29
Emilio Nava
BMW Open by Bitpanda · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 11
Emilio Nava
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 5
Ignacio Buse
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 4
Roberto Bautista Agut
Republica Dominicana Open - Copa Cap Cana · Round of 32
Mar 11
Chun-Hsin Tseng
BNP Paribas Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 2
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 · 13–30 matches
| Metric | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 33% | 54% |
| Sets won | 38% | 53% |
| Games won | 46% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 3 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
