Kei Nishikori

ATP #429

Elo#1591597

Glicko-2#1311668 RD ±63.8

36 yrs · 178 cm · right-handed, two-handed backhand · strongest on Grass · 583–277 career · peak Elo 2397 · last 2026-08-28

Kei Nishikori is ATP No. 429, ranked #159 by Elo (1597) and #131 by Glicko-2 (1668). Career record 583–277.

Elo — overall & by surface

Overall

1597#159

Hard

1766#63

Clay

1856#69

Grass

1952#27

Form · 52w

1791#566

Form is a separate 52-week race in which every player restarts level — it tracks the last year’s gains, not overall level, so it is not comparable to the ratings above.

Glicko-2 — rating & deviation

Overall

1668#131

Hard

1772#71

Clay

1730#155

Grass

1476#539

Rating deviation ±63.8 — lower means more certain.

Rankings · Elo / Glicko

Official (ATP)#429

Overall#159 / #131

Form · 52w race#566 / #579

Hard#63 / #71

Clay#69 / #155

Grass#27 / #539

Career

Peak Elo2397 2015-08-14

Overall W–L583–277 68%

Hard396–187 68%

Clay138–60 70%

Grass48–29 62%

Honours · career

Career titles12

Finals reached27

Career high ATP#4

Pressure · career

Finals12–15 44%

Deciding set239–94 72%

5th set26–6 81%

Tie-breaks141–98 59%

Deciding-set tie-breaks21–12 64%

After winning set 1352–36 91%

After losing set 1107–181 37%

Vs No. 12–19 10%

Vs Top 518–51 26%

Vs Top 1039–79 33%

Retirements and walkovers are excluded — a deciding set that ended because someone stopped playing is not a deciding set won.

Serve & return · career rates

1st serve in61.8%

Won behind 1st70.2%

Won behind 2nd53.2%

Break points saved60.7%

Break points converted40.7%

Return points won39.4%

Aces per match3.2

Double faults per match2.6

From 702 tour-level matches with point-by-point statistics on file. Rates rather than totals, because the statistics table does not cover every match played.