Kei Nishikori and Stefanos Tsitsipas have met 4 times since 2018; they are level 2–2. Their most recent meeting: Stefanos Tsitsipas won at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Tsitsipas
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎾 All-Court vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,343 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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 | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -32.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -3.26u |
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
Matteo Arnaldi
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Alexandre Muller
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Learner Tien
Gonet Geneva Open · Round of 16
May 13
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Gonet Geneva Open · Round of 32
May 9
Tomas Machac
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 7
Casper Ruud
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 16
Apr 28
Daniel Merida
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 32
Apr 27
Alexander Bublik
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 64
Apr 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–31 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 42% |
| Sets won | 53% | 47% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
