Kazuki Nishiwaki vs Timur KhabibulinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kazuki Nishiwaki and Timur Khabibulin have met 1 time since 2019; Timur Khabibulin leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nishiwaki has taken 0 sets to Khabibulin's 2. Their most recent meeting: Timur Khabibulin won at Kobe (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishiwaki | Khabibulin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kazuki Nishiwaki | Timur Khabibulin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 37% | 7/19 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 20% | 3/15 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 15/34 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 5/9 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 30% | 3/10 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 12/13 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 7/13 | — | |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishiwaki 0, Khabibulin 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishiwaki
⚙️ Grinder
Khabibulin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Timur Khabibulin.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Nov 4, 2019
Kobe
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Chen Hui Ho
M25 Taipei · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Hikaru Shiraishi
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 1
Shu Muto
M15 Tokyo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Shu Muto
Futures 2026
Jun 30
Kenta Kawada
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Azuma Visaya
Futures 2026
Jun 14
Azuma Visaya
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Hayden Jones
M15 Tokyo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Artem Dubrivnyy
Nur-Sultan 4 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 1
Simon Freund
Nur-Sultan Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 10
Taisei Ichikawa
Kobe · Round of 64
Nov 5
Anirudh Chandrasekar
Pune · Round of 64
Nov 5
Kazuki Nishiwaki
Kobe · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 4
Savriyan Danilov
Nur-Sultan 2 · Round of 64
Oct 1
Sebastian Korda
Fergana · Round of 64
Jun 6
Adil Karimov
Fergana · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–34 matches
| Metric | Nishiwaki | Khabibulin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | - |
| Sets won | 49% | - |
| Games won | 52% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishiwaki | Khabibulin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishiwaki | Khabibulin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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