Head to head
Rivalry summary
Kei Nishikori and Gael Monfils met 5 times on the ATP tour between 2014 and 2018. Kei Nishikori leads the head-to-head 4–1 against Gael Monfils. By surface, Nishikori leads 3–1 on hard.
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Kei Nishikori's wins on the left · Gael Monfils's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (5)
| 2018 | US Open | Hard | R64 | Kei Nishikori | 6-2 5-4 RET |
| 2017 | Canada Masters | Hard | R32 | Gael Monfils | 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(6) |
| 2016 | Rio Olympics | Hard | QF | Kei Nishikori | 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) |
| 2016 | Miami Masters | Hard | QF | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 2014 | Halle | Grass | R16 | Kei Nishikori | 6-1 3-6 6-3 |
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.