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Ivan Ljubicic

CRO Age 47 193 cm / 6'4" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1996–2012

Ivan Ljubicic represented Croatia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3. In TennisDB's records, Ivan Ljubicic finished with a career record of 404–284 and 10 singles titles.

Peak ranking
3 (May 1, 2006)
Elo peak
2053 (94th percentile)
Career record
404–284 (58.7%)
Career titles
10
Prize money
$10,181,121

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Ivan Ljubicic's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Dodig #57 0-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Apr 17, 2012* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Flavio Cipolla #86 2-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Feb 29, 2012* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP 500 Hard
Janko Tipsarevic #9 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Feb 25, 2012* QF Marseille ATP 250 Hard
Karol Beck #94 6-4 7-6(1) W H2H Match data Feb 24, 2012* R16 Marseille ATP 250 Hard
Florent Serra #143 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 W H2H Match data Feb 23, 2012* R32 Marseille ATP 250 Hard

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Ivan Ljubicic's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Roger Federer 3 13 16 Oct 23, 2010 H2H
Arnaud Clement 10 1 11 Oct 22, 2010 H2H
Andy Roddick 3 7 10 Mar 21, 2010 H2H
Rafael Nadal 2 7 9 May 31, 2011 H2H
Fabrice Santoro 4 5 9 Jun 20, 2009 H2H

Titles (10)

Ivan Ljubicic titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
200122 1 — — — 1 — Montpellier Open
200526 2 — — 1 1 — Metz, Vienna Open
200627 3 — — 1 2 — Chennai, Zagreb, Vienna Open
200728 2 — — — 2 — Libéma Open, Qatar Open
200930 1 — — — 1 — Montpellier Open
201031 1 — 1 — — — Indian Wells Open
Total 10 — 1 2 7 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Ivan Ljubicic Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2000 Sydney Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Gustavo Kuerten #3 def. Ivan Ljubicic #91 7-6(2) 6-3 H2H Match data
2004 Athens Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Taylor Dent #28 def. Ivan Ljubicic #26 6-4 6-4 H2H Match data

Career Results

Ivan Ljubicic career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
199617ATP11250.0%——
199718ATP14520.0%——
199819ATP0110.0%289293
199920ATP11122347.8%29377
200021ATP21224348.8%7991
200122ATP27214856.3%9137
200223ATP27275450.0%3849
200324ATP27235054.0%4942
200425ATP35235860.3%4222
200526ATP50237368.5%229
200627ATP55197474.3%95
200728ATP43226566.2%518
200829Qualifying Q31475.0%——
200829ATP20193951.3%1944
200930Qualifying Q202100.0%——
200930ATP32235558.2%5824
201031ATP26194557.8%2417
201132ATP25194456.8%1730
201233ATP36933.3%3053
Career—40428468858.7%——

Career Results by Surface

Ivan Ljubicic career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199617ATP ————11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
199718ATP 0220.0%11250.0%————0110.0% 14520.0%
199819ATP ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
199920ATP 571241.7%651154.5%———————— 11122347.8%
200021ATP 13122552.0%771450.0%13425.0%———— 21224348.8%
200122ATP 1592462.5%671346.2%0220.0%63966.7% 27214856.2%
200223ATP 15153050.0%771450.0%22450.0%33650.0% 27275450.0%
200324ATP 10122245.5%751258.3%22450.0%841266.7% 27235054.0%
200425ATP 22123464.7%951464.3%0220.0%44850.0% 35235860.3%
200526ATP 37114877.1%45944.4%12333.3%851361.5% 50237368.5%
200627ATP 36124875.0%1151668.8%32560.0%505100.0% 55197474.3%
200728ATP 24123666.7%561145.5%821080.0%62875.0% 43226566.2%
200829Qualifying Q 31475.0%———————————— 31475.0%
200829ATP 1091952.6%961560.0%13425.0%0110.0% 20193951.3%
200930Qualifying Q 202100.0%———————————— 202100.0%
200930ATP 19153455.9%1061662.5%32560.0%———— 32235558.2%
201031ATP 20133360.6%641060.0%0220.0%———— 26194557.8%
201132ATP 15122755.6%751258.3%32560.0%———— 25194456.8%
201233ATP 35837.5%0110.0%———————— 36933.3%
Career——24415840260.7%967717355.5%24265048.0%40236363.5%40428468858.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ivan Ljubicic career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199617 00——00——101100.0%0110.0% 11250.0%
199718 00——00——0220.0%11250.0% 13425.0%
199819 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
199920 11250.0%34742.9%42666.7%34742.9% 11112250.0%
200021 26825.0%31475.0%8122040.0%821080.0% 21214250.0%
200122 461040.0%961560.0%871553.3%52771.4% 26214755.3%
200223 23540.0%6101637.5%11102152.4%841266.7% 27275450.0%
200324 18911.1%62875.0%1592462.5%54955.6% 27235054.0%
200425 26825.0%1441877.8%13102356.5%63966.7% 35235860.3%
200526 571241.7%1462070.0%2693574.3%51683.3% 50237368.5%
200627 371030.0%871553.3%3453987.2%10010100.0% 55197474.3%
200728 22450.0%861457.1%22103268.8%1141573.3% 43226566.2%
200829 14520.0%12333.3%991850.0%941369.2% 20193951.3%
200930 581338.5%36933.3%1652176.2%731070.0% 31225358.5%
201031 53862.5%35837.5%10102050.0%71887.5% 25194456.8%
201132 14520.0%771450.0%1051566.7%731070.0% 25194456.8%
201233 0110.0%00——22450.0%13425.0% 36933.3%
Career 346610034.0%856615156.3%18910829763.6%934013369.9% 40128068158.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 681/688 (99.0%) of Ivan Ljubicic's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Ivan Ljubicic performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199617 2/2 1.0 2.0 53.3% 65.1% 41.0% 22.2% 45.8% 53.6% 39.9%
199718 4/5 10.3 3.3 45.2% 74.8% 37.6% 41.7% 35.1% 54.4% 39.3%
199819 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4%
199920 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2%
200021 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2%
200122 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9%
200223 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9%
200324 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6%
200425 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0%
200526 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2%
200627 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7%
200728 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9%
200829 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6%
200930 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8%
201031 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8%
201132 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8%
201233 9/9 13.3 3.0 58.2% 74.8% 47.0% 68.0% 50.5% 62.8% 30.5%
Career 654/688 12.0 2.5 58.5% 77.7% 52.4% 62.7% 40.3% 67.2% 35.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 654/688 (95.1%) of Ivan Ljubicic's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ivan Ljubicic advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1996 17 1509 95.7 -2.03 -1.07 0.860 45.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.06
1997 18 1490 104.5 -2.20 -1.38 0.861 47.3% +7 — — 27.3% -1.91 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.03
1998 19 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.09
1999 20 1587 131.8 +0.10 -0.99 0.942 49.0% -35 +53 — 48.3% 0.00 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) 102.1 +0.45
2000 21 1681 136.3 +1.53 -1.72 0.975 49.7% -42 -3 -138 48.6% +0.01 8–8 (50%) 7–12 (37%) 101.0 -1.80
2001 22 1828 153.8 +4.06 -0.83 1.068 51.3% +24 -154 — 55.7% +0.52 8–11 (42%) 23–19 (55%) 100.7 -2.33
2002 23 1740 143.8 +3.33 -3.12 1.008 50.2% +33 -49 -222 50.7% +0.14 11–13 (46%) 13–23 (36%) 93.6 -0.04
2003 24 1792 143.2 +4.76 -1.27 1.058 50.6% -9 -58 -246 55.3% +0.46 7–6 (54%) 9–15 (38%) 98.6 -0.25
2004 25 1812 149.4 +4.58 -1.59 1.070 51.0% +22 -8 — 54.8% +0.34 17–5 (77%) 18–13 (58%) 111.4 +0.19
2005 26 1953 158.8 +6.39 -0.60 1.125 52.2% +38 -209 -440 63.1% +0.76 16–10 (62%) 22–17 (56%) 104.8 -1.13
2006 27 1945 155.1 +6.49 +0.62 1.240 53.1% +66 -99 -349 67.9% +1.11 15–7 (68%) 19–19 (50%) 100.6 +2.90
2007 28 1807 146.0 +5.26 -1.42 1.121 51.8% +71 -22 -72 60.5% +0.50 18–8 (69%) 32–16 (67%) 107.2 +3.48
2008 29 1738 142.0 +4.50 -1.60 1.068 51.1% +63 +125 -71 52.1% +0.22 6–6 (50%) 14–16 (47%) 96.1 +0.99
2009 30 1899 153.1 +4.29 -1.16 1.077 51.2% +7 -13 -183 54.2% +0.21 14–8 (64%) 19–10 (66%) 109.4 -1.08
2010 31 1896 158.1 +2.54 +0.43 1.045 50.8% +49 +1 — 55.9% +0.37 9–4 (69%) 13–12 (52%) 103.2 +0.45
2011 32 1911 154.8 +2.91 -1.08 1.029 50.8% -39 +48 -171 58.6% +0.45 3–5 (38%) 14–10 (58%) 99.3 +0.77
2012 33 1796 110.2 -1.01 -4.57 0.820 47.6% -13 — — 34.8% -0.91 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 99.6 +0.85
Career 2053 155.2 +4.23 -1.07 1.072 51.2% +26 -26 -188 56.4% +0.41 139–98 (59%) 211–194 (52%) 105.1 +0.49

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ivan Ljubicic Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199920 ———R64 1–1 (50%)
200021 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
200122 R128R128R128R64 1–4 (20%)
200223 R32R128R64R64 4–4 (50%)
200324 R128R32R64R64 4–4 (50%)
200425 R64R64R128R128 2–4 (33%)
200526 R64R128R128R32 3–4 (43%)
200627 QFSFR32R128 11–4 (73%)
200728 R128R32R32R32 6–4 (60%)
200829 R128R16R128— 3–3 (50%)
200930 R64R128—R128 1–3 (25%)
201031 R32R32R128R128 4–4 (50%)
201132 R32R16R32R64 8–4 (67%)
201233 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 13–13
(50%)		18–12
(60%)		8–11
(42%)		9–12
(43%)		 48–48
(50%)

Masters 1000

Ivan Ljubicic Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITASHA W-L
Win %
199920 —R32———R16———— 3–2 (60%)
200021 ——————R128——— 0–1 (0%)
200122 R32QF———R64QFR32R64— 9–6 (60%)
200223 R64R32R64R64R16R64R64R32R16— 6–9 (40%)
200324 R64R32R64—R64R16R128—QF— 6–7 (46%)
200425 R32R32SFR128SFR16R32R32R32— 16–9 (64%)
200526 R64R64R32R16FR64R16FR16— 15–9 (62%)
200627 R16QFR32QFR32QFF—R64— 17–8 (68%)
200728 R64R32R16QFR32R16SFR32R32— 10–9 (53%)
200829 ——R32R16Q2R32R64R32R64— 8–7 (53%)
200930 —R32—QFQFQFR128R32—QF 17–7 (71%)
201031 —R64—W—R16R64R32R16R32 10–6 (62%)
201132 ———R64R64QFR128—R32R64 4–6 (40%)
201233 —————R64———— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 4–7
(36%)		14–10
(58%)		8–7
(53%)		20–8
(71%)		14–9
(61%)		18–13
(58%)		17–12
(59%)		11–8
(58%)		11–10
(52%)		4–3
(57%)		 121–87
(58%)

ATP 500

Ivan Ljubicic ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARBASBEIDUBAUSNAPROTSTUVIEWASLONNEWBRI W-L
Win %
199718 —————————R64—R64— 0–2 (0%)
199920 ———————R64—R64——QF 2–3 (40%)
200021 ————R16————R16R32—— 4–3 (57%)
200122 R64————R16QF—————— 4–3 (57%)
200223 R64——QF—R64SF—————— 5–4 (56%)
200324 ———SF——R16R32————— 4–3 (57%)
200425 ———QF————————— 2–1 (67%)
200526 ———F——F—W———— 13–2 (87%)
200627 ————————W———— 5–0 (100%)
200728 ——————F—QF———— 6–2 (75%)
200829 ——————R32—R32———— 0–2 (0%)
200930 —R32QFR32——R32—————— 2–4 (33%)
201031 ——SFQF——R32—————— 5–3 (62%)
201132 —R16SFR32——SF—————— 7–4 (64%)
201233 ———R32——R32—————— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		8–3
(73%)		13–8
(62%)		2–1
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		17–10
(63%)		0–2
(0%)		12–2
(86%)		2–3
(40%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		 59–38
(61%)

ATP 250

Ivan Ljubicic ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADESWEBASBEICHNDOHEASESTGSTHALLIBMTPMETMRSMUNNAPQUESHASPBSTOUMABANBELBRICASCOPQUEMILMOSNEWEASMTPPOEST.SYDTASTOUVALZAG W-L
Win %
199617 ————————————————————R16—————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
199718 ————————————————————R16—————————————————R32 1–2 (33%)
199819 ————————————————————R32—————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199920 ————————R16—————R32——R16——SF——————————————R32R32—— 5–6 (45%)
200021 R32SF—————R32—R16R32——QFR16—————R16——QF—QF———————R32SFR32——— 15–13 (54%)
200122 QF—R32—————QF——W—R32——————QF——————R32——R32——QF————— 13–8 (62%)
200223 QF———————SFR16—R16—R32————R32—QF———————R16—————R32QF——— 12–10 (55%)
200324 R16—SF——————R16—R16—R32———————SF—————SFR16—————R32———— 13–9 (59%)
200425 ——QF——F———R32—R16QF——SF———————————R32—————————R16— 13–8 (62%)
200526 —————F——R16——R32WF—————————————SF——R16———————— 18–6 (75%)
200627 ———QFW———QF————QF——R16————F————————————————W 21–5 (81%)
200728 ———SF—W————WQF—R32——————R32—————R16—————R16—————F 21–7 (75%)
200829 —————SF———R32R16R32R32———————R16———————————SF—————F 12–8 (60%)
200930 ——————QF————WR16R32——————QF—R16—R16—R32——R64————————R16 14–9 (61%)
201031 ——————————R16—R16——————SFQF——————————F——————R16 7–6 (54%)
201132 ————————————FR16——————R16—————R32———————————QF 6–5 (55%)
201233 —————————————QF————————————————————————R16 3–2 (60%)
W-L 5–4
(56%)		3–1
(75%)		5–3
(62%)		5–2
(71%)		5–0
(100%)		16–3
(84%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		9–5
(64%)		3–5
(38%)		6–3
(67%)		15–6
(71%)		11–5
(69%)		11–10
(52%)		1–2
(33%)		3–1
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		14–12
(54%)		7–2
(78%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		3–3
(50%)		6–4
(60%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		3–1
(75%)		4–2
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		3–3
(50%)		2–3
(40%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		17–7
(71%)		 175–106
(62%)

ATP Finals

Ivan Ljubicic ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
200526 RR 1–2 (33%)
200627 RR 1–2 (33%)
W-L 2–4
(33%)		 2–4
(33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
May 1, 2006
First Top 100
Aug 16, 1999
First Top 50
Aug 13, 2001
First Top 20
Feb 14, 2005
First Top 10
Oct 31, 2005

Ranking History Matrix

Ivan Ljubicic ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199819287292286283273370389318295286293293
199920289293199140136149134100101817777
200021707274848581878791919191
200122908488746871734846383737
200223333332353536323837504949
200324596053464339444342434242
200425363340352729262527242222
2005262414141414162019151099
200627566444433455
2007288878712111212151818
200829222524303031474348484444
200930555368525372645145292424
201031242613151615161717171717
201132151638323733323126313030
20123332394153————————

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David Nalbandian ARG 3 2,078 0 11 545 358 187 65.7% 2000–2013 Match log
James Blake USA 4 2,041 0 10 586 349 237 59.6% 1998–2013 Match log
Robin Soderling SWE 4 2,174 0 10 453 285 168 62.9% 2001–2011 Match log
Sebastien Grosjean FRA 4 1,959 0 4 560 323 237 57.7% 1997–2010 Match log
Nicolas Kiefer GER 4 1,995 0 6 602 347 255 57.6% 1994–2010 Match log
Stan Wawrinka SUI 3 2,264 3 16 942 566 376 60.1% 2003–2026 Match log
Sergi Bruguera ESP 3 2,099 2 14 677 420 257 62.0% 1988–2002 Match log
Tommy Haas GER 2 2,116 0 15 873 540 333 61.9% 1996–2017 Match log
Tim Henman GBR 4 2,026 0 11 732 469 263 64.1% 1994–2007 Match log
David Ferrer ESP 3 2,263 0 27 1,074 703 371 65.5% 2002–2019 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ivan Ljubicic?
Ivan Ljubicic is 47 years old, born on March 19, 1979.
Which country does Ivan Ljubicic represent?
Ivan Ljubicic represents Croatia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Ivan Ljubicic?
Ivan Ljubicic is 193 cm / 6'4".
Is Ivan Ljubicic left-handed or right-handed?
Ivan Ljubicic plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Ivan Ljubicic won?
Ivan Ljubicic has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ivan Ljubicic won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Ivan Ljubicic's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category. The most recent was BNP Paribas Open in 2010.
How many ATP titles has Ivan Ljubicic won?
Ivan Ljubicic has won 10 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was BNP Paribas Open in 2010.
What is Ivan Ljubicic's highest ATP ranking?
Ivan Ljubicic's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on May 1, 2006.
What is Ivan Ljubicic's career win-loss record?
Ivan Ljubicic has a career ATP singles record of 404 wins and 284 losses (58.7%).
How much career prize money has Ivan Ljubicic earned?
Ivan Ljubicic has earned at least $10,181,121 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Ivan Ljubicic?
TennisDB records 1998 as Ivan Ljubicic's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Ivan Ljubicic's career appear in TennisDB?
Ivan Ljubicic appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1996 through 2012.
On which surface does Ivan Ljubicic have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Ivan Ljubicic's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on carpet: 63.5% (40–23).
Who has Ivan Ljubicic faced most often?
Ivan Ljubicic's most frequent opponent is Roger Federer, with a head-to-head record of 3–13 across 16 meetings.