Joao Fonseca and Kei Nishikori have met 1 time since 2025; Joao Fonseca leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Joao Fonseca won at Phoenix (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fonseca
💥 Big Hitter
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Joao Fonseca.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count 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 | Fonseca | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.72 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | -1.1% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.15u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Yannick Hanfmann
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 16
Jakub Mensik
Roland Garros · Quarterfinals
Jun 2
Casper Ruud
Roland Garros · Round of 16
May 31
Novak Djokovic
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 29
Dino Prizmic
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Luka Pavlovic
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Hamad Medjedovic
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 8
Rafael Jodar
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 32
Apr 26
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 · 13–38 matches
| Metric | Fonseca | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 54% |
| Sets won | 54% | 53% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Fonseca | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Fonseca | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
