ATP · Head-to-Head Rivalry

🇬🇧 Andy Murray
Age 39 · Elo 1617
vs
🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori
#481 · Age 36 · Elo 1676
9
2

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Meetings

11

Series

9–2

Andy Murray first

Last Meeting

May 29, 2017

Avg Game Margin

5.6

winner's games minus loser's

Andy Murray · 92 · Kei Nishikori
20112017

Record by Surface

Hard
72
Clay
20

Andy Murray in green, Kei Nishikori in blue.

Series shown from Andy Murray's perspective.

Every Andy Murray vs Kei Nishikori Meeting

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerScore
May 29, 2017Roland GarrosQuarterfinalClayAndy Murray2-6 6-1 7-6(0) 6-1
Nov 14, 2016Tour FinalsRRHardAndy Murray6-7(9) 6-4 6-4
Aug 29, 2016US OpenQuarterfinalHardKei Nishikori1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5
Aug 8, 2016Rio OlympicsSemifinalHardAndy Murray6-1 6-4
Mar 4, 2016Davis Cup WG R1: GBR vs JPNRRHardAndy Murray7-5 7-6(6) 3-6 4-6 6-3
Aug 10, 2015Canada MastersSemifinalHardAndy Murray6-3 6-0
May 3, 2015Madrid MastersSemifinalClayAndy Murray6-3 6-4
Nov 9, 2014Tour FinalsRRHardKei Nishikori6-4 6-4
Dec 30, 2012BrisbaneSemifinalHardAndy Murray6-4 2-0 RET
Jan 16, 2012Australian OpenQuarterfinalHardAndy Murray6-3 6-3 6-1
Oct 9, 2011Shanghai MastersSemifinalHardAndy Murray6-3 6-0

Tour-level meetings back to 1968 where available. Dates reflect the tournament start.

Rating & Ranking

Andy MurrayKei Nishikori
ATP Rank#481
1617Overall Elo1676
1608Hard Elo1609
1539Clay Elo1567
1559Grass Elo1538

breakPoint Elo starts every player at 1500 and weights matches by tournament importance — values are internally consistent but not comparable to other published Elo scales.

Form & Activity

Andy MurrayKei Nishikori
2026 Season1–3
0 matchesLast 12 Months25%5 matches
25%Form (last 5)25%
Form (30 days)25%
Jun 17, 2024Last MatchAug 25, 2026

Serve & Return

Andy MurrayKei Nishikori
82%Hold %74%
29%Break %22%
8.6%Ace Rate3.2%
3.1%Double Fault Rate3.6%
65%Serve Pts Won60%
41%Return Pts Won38%

Career rates over each player's tracked matches.

Advanced Stats

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Per-Match Averages

Andy MurrayKei Nishikori
6.0Avg Aces2.9
4.9Avg Aces Against5.9
3.2Avg Breaks2.9
22.6Avg Games22.4
481Matches480

Career averages per best-of-3 match; aces against are opponent aces conceded, breaks are service breaks won. Each stat covers the matches where it was tracked.

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