Diego Schwartzman vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Diego Schwartzman and Kei Nishikori have met 5 times since 2017; Kei Nishikori leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Buenos Aires in 2017 on clay. On clay courts Nishikori leads 2–1. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Schwartzman has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Schwartzman has taken 7 sets to Nishikori's 8. Their most recent meeting: Diego Schwartzman won at ATP Cup (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Schwartzman | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Diego Schwartzman | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 50% | 4/8 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 50% | 3/6 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 50% | 7/14 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 44% | 4/9 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 80% | 4/5 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 50% | 2/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 86% | 6/7 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Schwartzman 1, Nishikori 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Schwartzman
⚙️ Grinder
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 460 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kei Nishikori.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Feb 3, 2021
ATP Cup
H Hard · Round Robin
May 13, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Sep 1, 2018
US Open
H Hard · Round of 32
May 9, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Feb 10, 2017
Buenos Aires
C Clay · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Schwartzman | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.62 |
| ROI % | - | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Pedro Martinez
Buenos Aires · Round of 16
Feb 13
Nicolas Jarry
Buenos Aires · Round of 32
Feb 12
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Rosario · Round of 32
Feb 5
Gael Monfils
US Open · Round of 128
Aug 27
Thiago Agustin Tirante
US Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Vilius Gaubas
US Open · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Andrea Pellegrino
US Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 19
Jay Clarke
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 24
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 · 14–14 matches
| Metric | Schwartzman | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 57% |
| Sets won | - | 54% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Schwartzman | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Schwartzman | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 2 |
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