Kei Nishikori and Pierre-Hugues Herbert have met 4 times since 2016; they are level 2–2. Their most recent meeting: Pierre-Hugues Herbert won at Marseille (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Herbert
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
4 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 2.00 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -38.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -3.83u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Herbert has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Kaichi Uchida | L 26 26 | W 64 64 |
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | L 63 46 26 | L 26 36 |
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
Mert Alkaya
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Martin Landaluce
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 8
Daniil Glinka
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Lorenzo Sonego
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Leandro Riedi
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 25
Kaichi Uchida
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Sumit Nagal
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Dusan Lajovic
Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole · Round of 32
Apr 30
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–44 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 45% |
| Sets won | 53% | 47% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
