Head to head
Rivalry summary
Kei Nishikori and James Blake met 4 times on the ATP tour between 2008 and 2012. Kei Nishikori leads the head-to-head 3–1 against James Blake. By surface, Nishikori leads 3–0 on hard. They contested 1 finals, with Nishikori winning 1 of them.
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Hard
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Clay
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Kei Nishikori's wins on the left · James Blake's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (4)
| 2012 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | R32 | Kei Nishikori | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2011 | Delray Beach | Hard | R16 | Kei Nishikori | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008 | Houston | Clay | R32 | James Blake | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008 | Delray Beach | Hard | F | Kei Nishikori | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.