
Denis Shapovalov is about to play against Kei Nishikori on Saturday the 26th of April in Madrid. Here is an update about his live rankings.
Denis Shapovalov is now ranked no.30 with 1726 points placed as the Canadian no.2 after Felix Auger-Aliassime who is his compatriot no.1 with 2375 points ranked no.19.
On the other side, Kei Nishikori is now ranked no.64 positioned as Japanese no.1 with 898 points ahead of Yoshihito Nishioka who has 849 points and is ranked no.74.
Live Rankings
25 | 23 |
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1900 |
26 | 21 |
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1745 |
27 | 10 |
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1726 |
28 | 6 |
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1720 |
29 | 6 |
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1695 |
30 | 29 |
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1690 |
High 31 | New 32 |
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1570 |
32 | 6 |
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1565 |
33 | 21 |
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1505 |
34 | 30 |
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1480 |
35 | 18 |
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1450 |
36 | 29 |
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1449 |
Shapovalov is 2 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.28. His career-best rank was no.10.
Denis Shapovalov will not improve his live rankings if he defeats Nishikori in the 2nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Felix Auger-Aliassime who has 1735 points. If Shapovalov wins, he will have 1726 points.
In his live rankings, out of 1686 points, Denis has gained 871 points (52%) on Indoor, 535 points (32%) on Hard Court, 155 points (9%) on Clay and 125 points (7%) on Grass.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Shapovalov is still ranked no.30 occupying the position of Canadian no.2.
CAREFULL! Live rankings keep on changing. Click the following buttons to check the last movements.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Kei Nishikori
Shapovalov and Nishikori played each other 3 times. The head to head is 1-2 for Nishikori.
The last time that they played each other it was Hong kong (Hong Kong Tennis Open) when Nishikori won 6-2 6-3. The prediction is Nishikori to win in 3 sets.
Highlights Kei Nishikori vs Denis Shapovalov – Hong kong 31-December-2024
Nishikori in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2025


Currently the world no.64, the Japanese has achieved a composed 12-8 win-loss record in 2025. Nishikori is currently playing in Madrid where he toppled Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Kei Nishikori will compete against the world no.30 Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round on Saturday at 11:00 am on COURT 4. Their head to head is 2-1 for Nishikori.
Nishikori reached the final in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Tennis Open).
Kei won 12 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Kei Nishikori in 2025
Now ranked no.30, Shapovalov played his last match on the 15th of April when he had to retire when playing against world no.376 Diego Dedura-Palomero in the 1st round and the scoreline was 7-6(2) 3-0 .
At present, during this year Denis achieved a composed 12-8 record. This year, Shapovalov conquered 1 tournament in Dallas.