Marin Cilic vs Kei Nishikori, Basel 2016, Final
Final score
Final
6-1 7-6(5)
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
Indoor hardCourt speed1.9 vs last year103.7Fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksAltitude263 mLow
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
6Aces4
1Double faults2
31/6250%1st serve %62%44/71
30/3197%2nd serve %93%25/27
25/3181%1st serve points won70%31/44
20/3165%2nd serve points won37%10/27
3/3100%Break points saved82%9/11
10Service games played9
Return
13/4430%1st serve return points19%6/31
17/2763%2nd serve return points35%11/31
2/1118%Break points converted0%0/3
9Return games played10
Points
45Service points won41
30Receiver points won17
7Max points in a row5
Games
5Max games in a row1
1Tiebreaks0
Point by point
Cilic7
Nishikori6
101121223233435354646575
Cilic6
Nishikori6
150151530154015
Cilic5
Nishikori6
015030153030303040404040A
Cilic5
Nishikori5
0151515153015403040404040A4040A40
Cilic4
Nishikori5
0151515301540154030404040A
Cilic4
Nishikori4
150300301530304030
Cilic3
Nishikori4
1503003015303040304040A40404040A
Cilic3
Nishikori3
15030030154015
Cilic2
Nishikori3
0150300401540
Cilic2
Nishikori2
0151515153030304030
Cilic1
Nishikori2
015030040
Cilic1
Nishikori1
150300400
Cilic0
Nishikori1
15015151530303040304040A404040A40404040A
Cilic6
Nishikori1
150300301540154030
Cilic5
Nishikori1
0151515153030304030
Cilic4
Nishikori1
015151530154015
Cilic3
Nishikori1
15030040040154030
Cilic2
Nishikori1
015151530154015
Cilic1
Nishikori1
0151515301530303040
Cilic1
Nishikori0
150300400
Head to head
6Cilic
10Nishikori
16 meetingsHard 5–8Clay 0–2Grass 1–0
- BaselFinal · 30 Oct 2016HardThis matchMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Kei NishikoriSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 65
- TokyoRound of 32 · 26 Sept 2024HardKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Marin CilicSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- US OpenQuarterfinal · 5 Sept 2018HardKei NishikoriSets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Set 4: 4Set 5: 6Marin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 65Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 20 Apr 2018ClayKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 61Set 3: 6Marin CilicSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 18 Nov 2016HardMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
- WimbledonRound of 16 · 4 Jul 2016GrassMarin CilicSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Kei NishikoriSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
Kei Nishikori · Retired
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.