Jan-Lennard Struff and Kei Nishikori have met 1 time since 2019; Kei Nishikori leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (2019).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Struff
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,477 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Jan-Lennard Struff.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Struff | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–7 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.53 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +6.2% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.74u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Nuno Borges
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 16
Jun 23
Martin Landaluce
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · Round of 32
Jun 22
Alexander Bublik
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Alexis Galarneau
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Jaime Faria
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Alexander Bublik
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Nicolas Alvarez Varona
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 12
Jakub Mensik
Bitpanda Hamburg Open · Round of 32
May 9
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
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–58 matches
| Metric | Struff | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 54% |
| Sets won | 54% | 53% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Struff | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Struff | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
