Kei Nishikori is about to kick off his run in the draw in Tokyo. Nishikori won the Japan Open Tennis Championships twice in 2012 and 2014 and he was the runner-up once in 2018.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw withhislikely opponents in Japan Open Tennis Championships. Nishikori has a positive record (12-9) against the presumable opponents.
R1 – Marin Cilic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 9-6 for Kei Nishikori
9 - 11win/loss in 2025
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-11 | 8-6 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-21 | 16-10 | 9-5 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 6-9 | 5-5 | 13-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 7-5 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 22-19 | 12-10 | 5-4 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 44-20 | 20-8 | 14-6 | 4-5 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 45-22 | 11-8 | 14-4 | 8-7 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
Marin Cilic has a 8-6 win-loss record in 2024, 8-4 on hard. During the last 20 years, the Croatian has a 256-147 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Croatian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of this season was winning the competition in Hangzhou where he defeated Zhizhen Zhang in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(5).
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships the Croatian didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Marin Cilic
This would be the 16th time that Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic face off. The head to head is 9-6 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 6-3 on hard in major tournaments.
R2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
51 - 25win/loss in 2025
6
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-25 | 21-9 | 24-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 12-12 | 22-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-22 | 18-8 | 25-7 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-17 | 16-6 | 28-5 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 4-5 | 17-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-31 | 8-10 | 27-13 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 43-29 | 19-9 | 19-18 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-32 | 3-6 | 22-23 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Casper Ruud has a 48-17 record in 2024, 21-7 on hard. As for the last 10 years, Ruud has a 106-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruud won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of the year was conquering the tournament in Barcelona where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Geneva where he beat Tomas Machac in the final 7-5 6-3.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Ruud was overcome by Marcos Giron in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Casper Ruud
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Alternatively, Kei Nishikori could play Jordan Thompson. Their head to head is 2-1 for Kei Nishikori.
1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
45 - 24win/loss in 2025
13
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-24 | 21-12 | 11-6 | 10-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 32-16 | 1-3 | 28-11 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Holger Rune has a 33-19 record in 2024, 16-9 on hard. In connection to the last 7 years, the Dane has a 46-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Holger’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final Brisbane.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Holger didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Holger Rune
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may square off with Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head is 2-0 for Kei Nishikori.
1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Kei Nishikori
54 - 23win/loss in 2025
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54-23 | 23-10 | 15-7 | 6-4 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-24 | 35-11 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-21 | 24-8 | 5-3 | 9-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-22 | 20-13 | 4-5 | 8-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 11-9 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 40-30 | 17-14 | 12-8 | 4-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 45-28 | 29-12 | 6-5 | 5-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 39-26 | 24-16 | 0-0 | 10-5 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
Taylor Fritz has a 45-18 win-loss record in 2024, 18-8 on hard. As for the last 11 years, Fritz has a 231-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Delray Beach where he beat Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3, and in Eastbourne where he beat Max Purcell in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Fritz lost to Shintaro Mochizuki in the 2nd round 0-6 6-4 7-6(2).
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Taylor Fritz
This contest would be 5th time that Kei Nishikori and Taylor Fritz play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), but Fritz has a winning record of 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Kei Nishikori may come up against Ben Shelton. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.
Final – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Hubert Hurkacz
40 - 19win/loss in 2025
16
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-19 | 17-10 | 14-4 | 4-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-24 | 23-11 | 5-5 | 13-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-21 | 18-9 | 9-4 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-23 | 22-9 | 1-4 | 8-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-13 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 36-27 | 23-11 | 7-7 | 2-6 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 52-30 | 22-15 | 16-4 | 9-6 | 2-3 | 3-2 |
| 2017 | 56-32 | 33-13 | 12-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8-2 |
Hubert Hurkacz has a 40-17 record in 2024, 17-9 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Hubert has a 186-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hurkacz won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the current season was winning the tournament in Estoril where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year in Japan Open Tennis Championships Hubert was defeated by Zhizhen Zhang in the 1st round 3-6 6-4 7-6(4).
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Hubert Hurkacz
This match would represent the 3rd time that Kei Nishikori and Hubert Hurkacz fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Kei Nishikori could play Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Kei Nishikori.
