Kei Nishikori and Marco Cecchinato have met 1 time since 2017; Kei Nishikori leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Wimbledon (2017).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Cecchinato
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,082 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 10–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 2.14 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -29.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -5.52u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
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
Luca Van Assche
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 18
Federico Bondioli
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 17
Jesper de Jong
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Alvaro Guillen Meza
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Petr Nesterov
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Carlo Alberto Caniato
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 8
Timofey Skatov
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Valentin Royer
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–78 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 56% |
| Sets won | 53% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
