Kei Nishikori vs Thiago MonteiroPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Thiago Monteiro have met 2 times since 2019; Kei Nishikori leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon in 2019 on grass. Nishikori has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 6 sets to Monteiro's 2. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Monteiro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Thiago Monteiro | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 4/8 | 64% | 16/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 3/6 | 43% | 9/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 7/14 | 39% | 18/46 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 4/9 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 4/5 | 60% | 9/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 64% | 14/22 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 64% | 16/25 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Monteiro
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
Both Kei Nishikori and Thiago Monteiro are 🎯 Baseliner types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 606 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 12, 2025
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 2, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 128
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | 3.62 | 1.84 |
| ROI % | +10.5% | -20.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.21u | -1.40u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | GER |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Nishikori and Monteiro posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Kicker | W 63 62 | W 36 62 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Juncheng Shang
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 22
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 20
Yibing Wu
Sarasota Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Sarasota Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 7
Clement Tabur
Cherbourg Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 4
Tom Gentzsch
Hagen Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Vilius Gaubas
San Marino Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Andrea Pellegrino
San Marino Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
David Jorda Sanchis
San Marino Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Philip Henning
Zug Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Dylan Dietrich
Gstaad
Jul 12
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Gstaad
Jul 11
Pol Martin Tiffon
Istanbul Challenger · 2nd Round
May 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–46 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 54% |
| Sets won | 54% | 54% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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