Kei Nishikori and Nikoloz Basilashvili have met 1 time since 2018; Kei Nishikori leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Metz (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Basilashvili
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,477 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Nikoloz Basilashvili.
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 | Nishikori | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 12–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 2.18 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | +24.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | +4.88u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Nishikori has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Basilashvili's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Colton Smith | W 62 63 | L 57 16 |
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
Daniel Altmaier
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Lorenzo Sonego
Terra Wortmann Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Marc-Andrea Huesler
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6
Diego Dedura
Terra Wortmann Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Pedro Boscardin Dias
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Andrey Rublev
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 16
May 12
Brandon Nakashima
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 32
May 10
Ben Shelton
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 8
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–63 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 56% |
| Sets won | 53% | 51% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
