Grigor Dimitrov and Kei Nishikori have met 4 times since 2016; Kei Nishikori leads 3–1. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Brisbane (2019).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dimitrov
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Grigor Dimitrov.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
4 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Dimitrov | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | -65.6% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.59u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Conor Gannon
Dublin Challenger · Round of 16
Jun 17
Chris Rodesch
Dublin Challenger · Round of 32
Jun 16
Kyrian Jacquet
Dublin Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jun 14
Jaime Faria
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Martin Damm
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 7
Pol Martin Tiffon
Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole · Round of 32
Apr 29
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 128
Apr 23
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 64
Apr 6
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 · 13–20 matches
| Metric | Dimitrov | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 54% |
| Sets won | 46% | 53% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Dimitrov | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Dimitrov | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
