Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic have met 8 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 5–3. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Tokyo (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Marin Cilic.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
8 career meetings, newest first
Sep 26, 2024
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 32
Sep 5, 2018
US Open
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 15, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Nov 10, 2016
ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Oct 30, 2016
Basel
H Hard · Finals
Jul 4, 2016
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 16
Oct 9, 2015
Tokyo
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 8, 2015
Washington
H Hard · Semifinals
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -27.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -2.75u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cilic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | L 63 46 26 | W 75 63 |
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
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships · Round of 32
Jun 16
Daniil Medvedev
Libema Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Nuno Borges
Libema Open · Round of 16
Jun 11
Denis Shapovalov
Libema Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Moise Kouame
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Martin Landaluce
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 9
Marcos Giron
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 7
Zizou Bergs
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 128
Apr 22
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–42 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 55% |
| Sets won | 53% | 53% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 3 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
