Denis Kudla vs Yoshihito NishiokaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Denis Kudla and Yoshihito Nishioka have met 4 times since 2015; Yoshihito Nishioka leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Surbiton in 2015 on grass. On hard courts Nishioka leads 2–0. Nishioka has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kudla has taken 4 sets to Nishioka's 6. Their most recent meeting: Yoshihito Nishioka won at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kudla | Nishioka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Denis Kudla | Yoshihito Nishioka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 75% | 12/16 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 71% | 5/7 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 39% | 9/23 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 65% | 11/17 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 60% | 3/5 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 67% | 4/6 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 88% | 14/16 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 75% | 12/16 | |
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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kudla 1, Nishioka 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kudla
💥 Big Hitter
Nishioka
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,047 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
May 1, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 8, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 128
Sep 13, 2018
Shenzhen
H Hard · Round of 32
Jun 12, 2015
Surbiton
G Grass · Quarterfinals
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nicolas Mejia
Charlottesville · Round of 32
Oct 28
Borna Gojo
Sioux Falls · Round of 16
Oct 23
Bor Artnak
Sioux Falls · Round of 32
Oct 21
Learner Tien
Tiburon · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Gonzalo Oliveira
Tiburon · Round of 16
Oct 2
Carl Emil Overbeck
Tiburon · Round of 32
Sep 30
Bernard Tomic
Charleston · Round of 32
Sep 24
Tristan Boyer
Columbus · Round of 16
Sep 19
Coleman Wong
Delray Beach Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 14
Jurij Rodionov
Davis Cup, World Group, Q, JPN-AUT 2-3 · Rubber 5
Feb 7
Kyrian Jacquet
Canberra Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 5
Jason Jung
Kobe Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 11
James Duckworth
Taipei Challenger · Final
Nov 9
James McCabe
Taipei Challenger · Semifinals
Nov 8
Akira Santillan
Taipei Challenger · Quarterfinals
Nov 7
Jason Jung
Taipei Challenger · 2nd Round
Nov 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–23 matches
| Metric | Kudla | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 70% |
| Sets won | - | 67% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kudla | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kudla | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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