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Nicolas Lapentti

ECU Age 50 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1995–2010

Nicolas Lapentti represented Ecuador on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 6. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 282–283 and 5 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

6 (Apr 17, 2000)

Elo peak

1934 (86th percentile)

Singles record

282–283 (49.9%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$6,315,143

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 →

Nicolas Lapentti's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Taylor Dent #102	3-6 4-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	May 26, 2010*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Daniel Gimeno-Traver #99	3-6 1-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2010*	R32	Estoril Open	ATP 250	Clay
Santiago Giraldo #77	7-6(3) 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 25, 2010	Q1 Q	Italian Open	Masters 1000	Clay
Jurgen Melzer #27	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 21, 2010*	R64	Barcelona Open	ATP 500	Clay
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #161	6-7(4) 7-6(3) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2010	Q2 Q	Barcelona Open	ATP 500	Clay

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Nicolas Lapentti's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Juan Carlos Ferrero	2	7	9	Aug 4, 2009	H2H
Sebastien Grosjean	1	8	9	Apr 23, 2005	H2H
Albert Costa	2	6	8	Jun 1, 2003	H2H
Francisco Clavet	2	6	8	May 11, 2000	H2H
Fernando Verdasco	2	5	7	Apr 23, 2009	H2H

Singles Titles (5)

Nicolas Lapentti singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1995	18	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bogota
1999	22	2	—	—	1	1	—	Montpellier Open, Indianapolis
2001	24	1	—	—	1	—	—	Austrian Open Kitzbühel
2002	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	St. Poelten
Total		5	—	—	2	3	—

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

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Nicolas Lapentti Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1996	Atlanta Olympics	First Round	1	Andrei Olhovskiy #101 def. Nicolas Lapentti #79 6-1 3-6 8-6	H2H	Match data
2004	Athens Olympics	First Round	1	Arnaud Clement #65 def. Nicolas Lapentti #142 7-6(5) 6-2	H2H	Match data
2008	Beijing Olympics	First Round	1	Paul-Henri Mathieu #26 def. Nicolas Lapentti #65 7-6(4) 6-2	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Nicolas Lapentti career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1995	18	ATP	5	0	5	100.0%	632	109
1996	19	ATP	11	20	31	35.5%	109	121
1997	20	ATP	17	18	35	48.6%	119	63
1998	21	ATP	16	29	45	35.6%	63	90
1999	22	ATP	52	24	76	68.4%	90	8
2000	23	ATP	40	28	68	58.8%	7	24
2001	24	ATP	30	22	52	57.7%	24	23
2002	25	ATP	32	27	59	54.2%	25	29
2003	26	ATP	20	22	42	47.6%	29	57
2004	27	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2004	27	ATP	7	15	22	31.8%	57	122
2005	28	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2005	28	ATP	9	16	25	36.0%	122	95
2006	29	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2006	29	ATP	12	9	21	57.1%	95	67
2007	30	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
2007	30	ATP	10	14	24	41.7%	67	109
2008	31	Qualifying Q	7	4	11	63.6%	—	—
2008	31	ATP	14	18	32	43.8%	110	86
2009	32	Qualifying Q	12	6	18	66.7%	—	—
2009	32	ATP	6	14	20	30.0%	84	97
2010	33	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
2010	33	ATP	1	7	8	12.5%	97	447
Career		—	282	283	565	49.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Nicolas Lapentti career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1995	18	ATP	—	—	—	—	5	0	5	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	0	5	100.0%
1996	19	ATP	1	8	9	11.1%	9	9	18	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	11	20	31	35.5%
1997	20	ATP	3	6	9	33.3%	14	11	25	56.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	17	18	35	48.6%
1998	21	ATP	4	11	15	26.7%	12	16	28	42.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	16	29	45	35.6%
1999	22	ATP	22	12	34	64.7%	21	9	30	70.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	2	10	80.0%	52	24	76	68.4%
2000	23	ATP	23	15	38	60.5%	13	9	22	59.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	40	28	68	58.8%
2001	24	ATP	12	10	22	54.5%	15	8	23	65.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	30	22	52	57.7%
2002	25	ATP	10	12	22	45.5%	16	12	28	57.1%	4	1	5	80.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	32	27	59	54.2%
2003	26	ATP	6	7	13	46.2%	11	11	22	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	20	22	42	47.6%
2004	27	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2004	27	ATP	5	6	11	45.5%	2	9	11	18.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	15	22	31.8%
2005	28	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2005	28	ATP	3	7	10	30.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	9	16	25	36.0%
2006	29	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2006	29	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	12	8	20	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	9	21	57.1%
2007	30	Qualifying Q	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2007	30	ATP	3	5	8	37.5%	6	6	12	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	14	24	41.7%
2008	31	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	6	0	6	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	11	63.6%
2008	31	ATP	4	6	10	40.0%	9	9	18	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	14	18	32	43.8%
2009	32	Qualifying Q	5	5	10	50.0%	7	1	8	87.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	6	18	66.7%
2009	32	ATP	3	5	8	37.5%	3	8	11	27.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	14	20	30.0%
2010	33	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
2010	33	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
Career	—	—	100	114	214	46.7%	154	136	290	53.1%	10	16	26	38.5%	18	17	35	51.4%	282	283	565	49.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Nicolas Lapentti career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1995	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	4	0	4	100.0%
1996	19	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	10	12	16.7%	8	6	14	57.1%	10	19	29	34.5%
1997	20	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	10	11	21	47.6%	6	3	9	66.7%	17	18	35	48.6%
1998	21	1	4	5	20.0%	1	8	9	11.1%	10	12	22	45.5%	3	4	7	42.9%	15	28	43	34.9%
1999	22	3	7	10	30.0%	16	8	24	66.7%	23	5	28	82.1%	8	4	12	66.7%	50	24	74	67.6%
2000	23	1	2	3	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	23	17	40	57.5%	10	4	14	71.4%	39	28	67	58.2%
2001	24	4	10	14	28.6%	4	4	8	50.0%	16	6	22	72.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	29	22	51	56.9%
2002	25	0	3	3	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	19	15	34	55.9%	9	3	12	75.0%	31	27	58	53.4%
2003	26	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	12	16	28	42.9%	6	0	6	100.0%	20	22	42	47.6%
2004	27	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	6	5	11	54.5%	0	5	5	0.0%	7	15	22	31.8%
2005	28	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	6	6	12	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	8	16	24	33.3%
2006	29	1	0	1	100.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	6	1	7	85.7%	12	9	21	57.1%
2007	30	0	4	4	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	10	14	24	41.7%
2008	31	1	2	3	33.3%	3	5	8	37.5%	5	9	14	35.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	14	18	32	43.8%
2009	32	0	4	4	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	6	14	20	30.0%
2010	33	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%
Career		12	43	55	21.8%	40	63	103	38.8%	145	131	276	52.5%	76	44	120	63.3%	273	281	554	49.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 554/565 (98.1%) of Nicolas Lapentti's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Nicolas Lapentti performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1995	18	3/5	6.3	2.7	62.2%	77.3%	59.8%	64.6%	47.2%	70.1%	38.4%
1996	19	25/31	3.8	3.4	56.2%	67.4%	47.9%	49.9%	41.1%	58.8%	37.9%
1997	20	32/35	4.4	2.8	60.4%	71.2%	48.1%	56.0%	46.1%	61.9%	40.2%
1998	21	40/45	3.4	3.8	63.2%	67.2%	44.6%	49.7%	42.8%	58.7%	38.4%
1999	22	59/76	5.3	2.4	61.7%	72.0%	50.2%	64.0%	40.2%	63.5%	40.7%
2000	23	53/68	6.3	3.4	57.6%	72.3%	49.1%	61.4%	43.9%	62.4%	38.6%
2001	24	38/52	5.7	3.2	56.1%	74.4%	47.9%	57.3%	41.7%	62.8%	38.8%
2002	25	49/59	6.6	2.6	59.0%	73.4%	49.0%	49.6%	35.4%	63.3%	38.5%
2003	26	41/42	4.9	2.2	61.5%	69.0%	50.1%	56.3%	40.4%	61.7%	36.8%
2004	27	21/22	4.1	2.3	58.4%	68.7%	52.6%	56.8%	36.5%	62.0%	35.6%
2005	28	25/25	3.2	1.6	64.4%	68.8%	50.2%	52.2%	32.3%	62.2%	35.8%
2006	29	21/21	3.5	1.4	63.2%	68.6%	45.4%	60.5%	42.1%	60.2%	41.5%
2007	30	24/24	4.3	2.3	60.5%	68.8%	44.7%	57.7%	37.1%	59.0%	34.0%
2008	31	31/32	3.2	2.0	62.5%	68.6%	50.4%	50.4%	43.5%	61.9%	36.0%
2009	32	20/20	4.4	2.7	60.2%	66.9%	49.5%	55.4%	40.2%	60.0%	36.1%
2010	33	8/8	1.6	2.3	53.8%	62.6%	45.5%	40.0%	35.4%	54.9%	34.4%
Career		490/565	4.7	2.7	60.2%	70.3%	48.7%	55.7%	40.4%	61.6%	38.0%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 490/565 (86.7%) of Nicolas Lapentti's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Nicolas Lapentti 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
1995	18	1595	115.3	+3.11	+1.13	1.285	52.9%	—	+53	—	83.3%	+1.67	2–0	1–1	—	+0.73
1996	19	1569	122.4	-2.38	-0.82	0.920	48.4%	-108	+97	+28	40.5%	-0.77	7–8 (47%)	12–6 (67%)	105.5	+0.89
1997	20	1659	129.3	+0.24	+1.23	1.054	50.8%	-156	+64	—	45.0%	-0.14	5–6 (45%)	3–6 (33%)	99.3	+0.41
1998	21	1595	132.1	-1.83	+0.31	0.932	48.6%	-86	+85	—	40.4%	-0.57	5–9 (36%)	5–8 (38%)	96.4	-0.69
1999	22	1883	154.4	+1.96	+3.11	1.116	52.2%	-43	-24	—	59.3%	+0.58	22–7 (76%)	17–14 (55%)	114.8	-1.12
2000	23	1751	142.0	+0.96	+0.97	1.026	50.6%	+22	+87	-251	53.7%	+0.39	16–5 (76%)	12–16 (43%)	103.3	+1.98
2001	24	1836	155.3	+1.70	+1.34	1.041	50.6%	-27	+112	—	55.1%	+0.40	10–5 (67%)	7–10 (41%)	104.2	-1.27
2002	25	1713	133.6	+1.50	+0.61	1.049	50.5%	+6	+68	-121	50.6%	+0.13	18–9 (67%)	13–13 (50%)	103.5	+1.94
2003	26	1697	131.8	-0.81	-0.35	0.961	49.4%	-25	+79	—	48.2%	-0.17	5–8 (38%)	6–5 (55%)	97.2	+0.89
2004	27	1588	121.8	-0.38	-0.79	0.938	48.5%	+44	+67	—	38.0%	-0.68	1–2 (33%)	1–5 (17%)	94.5	+0.01
2005	28	1575	129.8	-0.05	-0.90	0.948	48.9%	-6	+95	—	37.5%	-0.70	2–5 (29%)	6–5 (55%)	98.7	-1.17
2006	29	1681	124.7	-1.29	+2.41	1.042	50.7%	—	+73	—	52.7%	+0.05	6–4 (60%)	7–2 (78%)	105.6	+0.31
2007	30	1611	123.4	-2.74	-2.10	0.829	47.0%	-49	+93	-16	38.3%	-0.87	4–2 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	103.0	+0.08
2008	31	1650	136.2	-0.69	-0.13	0.944	48.9%	-103	+132	—	48.1%	-0.15	6–8 (43%)	8–7 (53%)	101.0	+0.36
2009	32	1667	132.7	-1.19	+0.26	0.902	48.2%	-65	+134	—	40.7%	-0.64	5–8 (38%)	7–2 (78%)	103.7	-1.19
2010	33	1581	117.8	-2.88	-0.42	0.762	44.8%	+18	+71	—	26.3%	-1.74	0–2	0–1	—	-0.76
Career		1934	143.0	-0.03	+0.60	0.990	49.8%	-30	+76	-105	48.7%	-0.07	114–88 (56%)	108–103 (51%)	107.5	+0.25

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Nicolas Lapentti Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1996	19	R128	R128	R64	R128	1–4 (20%)
1997	20	—	R64	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
1998	21	R64	R128	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
1999	22	SF	R64	R64	R64	8–4 (67%)
2000	23	R64	R16	R128	R64	5–4 (56%)
2001	24	R64	R64	—	R32	4–3 (57%)
2002	25	R16	R128	QF	R128	7–4 (64%)
2003	26	R32	R32	R64	R64	6–4 (60%)
2004	27	R64	R128	—	Q1	1–3 (25%)
2005	28	—	Q1	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
2006	29	—	R64	—	Q3	3–2 (60%)
2007	30	R64	R64	R64	R128	3–4 (43%)
2008	31	—	R32	R128	R128	2–3 (40%)
2009	32	R128	R128	R128	R64	1–4 (20%)
2010	33	R128	R128	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		15–11 (58%)	12–15 (44%)	8–10 (44%)	9–14 (39%)	44–50 (47%)

Masters 1000

Nicolas Lapentti Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	HAM	IW	MAD	MC	MIA	PAR	ITA	STU	W-L Win %
1996	19	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R128	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1997	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	21	—	R64	R32	R16	—	R64	R128	—	R32	—	3–6 (33%)
1999	22	—	R16	SF	—	—	R32	R32	SF	QF	R16	16–7 (70%)
2000	23	R64	R64	R64	SF	—	R64	QF	R32	R32	R32	9–9 (50%)
2001	24	R32	R64	R16	QF	—	R64	R32	R16	SF	R16	15–9 (62%)
2002	25	R32	R64	R64	R64	R16	R64	QF	R32	R64	—	7–9 (44%)
2003	26	R64	R64	R64	R64	—	R64	R16	R32	R64	—	3–8 (27%)
2004	27	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	4–4 (50%)
2005	28	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2006	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2007	30	—	Q1	Q1	—	Q1	—	—	Q2	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2008	31	R64	QF	—	Q1	Q1	R32	Q1	Q2	R32	—	10–8 (56%)
2009	32	Q2	Q1	—	R32	—	R16	Q1	—	Q1	—	7–6 (54%)
2010	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	Q1	—	2–3 (40%)
W-L		3–6 (33%)	5–10 (33%)	8–8 (50%)	12–9 (57%)	2–3 (40%)	8–8 (50%)	16–15 (52%)	9–8 (53%)	12–10 (55%)	3–3 (50%)	78–80 (49%)

ATP 500

Nicolas Lapentti ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	MEX	BAR	AUS	NAP	ROT	STU	TKY	VIE	WAS	STU	MEM	MEX	NEW	PHI	W-L Win %
1996	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
1998	21	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	R32	0–5 (0%)
1999	22	—	—	QF	W	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–3 (79%)
2000	23	—	QF	QF	R16	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	11–6 (65%)
2001	24	—	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	8–3 (73%)
2002	25	R32	R16	R16	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–5 (38%)
2003	26	R32	R64	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
2004	27	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2005	28	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
2006	29	R32	R64	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–4 (60%)
2007	30	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2008	31	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
2009	32	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
2010	33	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		2–7 (22%)	11–10 (52%)	21–7 (75%)	7–1 (88%)	0–1 (0%)	8–5 (62%)	5–3 (62%)	2–3 (40%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	61–49 (55%)

ATP 250

Nicolas Lapentti ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	SWE	BAS	BUC	BUE	DLB	DUB	EAS	EST	GST	HAL	HKG	KIT	MTP	MAL	MET	MUN	SHA	SPB	STG	STO	STU	WAS	ASB	BAN	BER	BOG	BOL	DLB	COS	DUT	QUE	JAK	LON	MAR	MEX	MOS	NEW	EAS	OPO	OST	PAL	POE	PRA	SAN	SAN	SCO	SOP	ST.	SYD	U.S	U.S	VAL	STG	W-L Win %
1995	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
1996	19	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	R32	R32	R32	—	—	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–12 (45%)
1997	20	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14–12 (54%)
1998	21	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	12–14 (46%)
1999	22	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16–6 (73%)
2000	23	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	15–9 (62%)
2001	24	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–7 (30%)
2002	25	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	F	15–9 (62%)
2003	26	—	—	F	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	7–6 (54%)
2004	27	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	1–6 (14%)
2005	28	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	3–8 (27%)
2006	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
2007	30	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–8 (38%)
2008	31	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	5–8 (38%)
2009	32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
2010	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	4–5 (44%)	3–2 (60%)	3–5 (38%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–4 (50%)	6–5 (55%)	2–2 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	7–3 (70%)	7–4 (64%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–6 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	13–3 (81%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	0–2 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	6–3 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	2–4 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	122–117 (51%)

ATP Finals

Nicolas Lapentti ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	GRA	W-L Win %
1999	22	RR	QF	1–4 (20%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Apr 17, 2000

First Top 100

Mar 4, 1996

First Top 50

Feb 1, 1999

First Top 20

Jul 26, 1999

First Top 10

Nov 8, 1999

Ranking History Matrix

Nicolas Lapentti ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1995	18	627	633	627	624	565	531	483	333	152	122	110	109
1996	19	104	103	95	90	89	86	78	81	105	108	121	121
1997	20	115	113	116	113	98	86	92	87	89	83	63	63
1998	21	64	62	61	64	63	67	61	56	76	80	92	90
1999	22	91	43	44	39	26	28	20	16	14	11	8	8
2000	23	9	8	9	8	11	10	11	16	16	17	25	24
2001	24	24	24	28	40	26	32	23	26	23	30	23	23
2002	25	19	19	22	21	25	27	28	27	29	29	29	29
2003	26	33	39	43	42	58	47	55	57	53	57	57	57
2004	27	55	63	58	68	62	77	137	146	149	169	161	122
2005	28	138	138	148	113	120	96	99	83	80	84	74	95
2006	29	95	91	100	127	129	136	116	111	84	64	67	67
2007	30	61	61	60	65	65	63	69	80	97	121	109	109
2008	31	113	95	99	83	69	65	89	65	73	77	86	86
2009	32	86	108	98	83	102	121	106	163	140	130	94	97
2010	33	94	97	102	126	129	133	138	141	163	232	446	447
2011	34	479	469	516	887	885	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Nicolas Lapentti's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	M1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Rainer Schuettler	GER	#5	1,987	641	315	326	49.1%	$7,407,508	4	0	0	1995–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Karol Kucera	SVK	#6	1,995	494	261	233	52.8%	$5,061,125	6	0	0	1991–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Albert Costa	ESP	#6	2,004	634	369	265	58.2%	$7,685,228	12	1	1	1993–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Thomas Johansson	SWE	#7	1,969	616	337	279	54.7%	$7,168,029	9	1	1	1993–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Gaston Gaudio	ARG	#5	1,995	442	253	189	57.2%	$6,066,156	8	1	0	1999–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Jiri Novak	CZE	#5	1,940	572	319	253	55.8%	$7,618,613	7	0	0	1993–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Canas	ARG	#8	1,991	434	245	189	56.5%	$5,285,575	7	0	1	1996–2009	Rivalries	Match log
Mario Ancic	CRO	#7	2,019	318	193	125	60.7%	$4,024,686	3	0	0	2002–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Paradorn Srichaphan	THA	#9	1,992	404	220	184	54.5%	$3,459,655	5	0	0	1997–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Nicolas Kiefer	GER	#4	1,995	602	347	255	57.6%	$7,480,465	6	0	0	1994–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Wayne Ferreira	RSA	#6	2,024	804	487	317	60.6%	$9,969,617	15	0	2	1990–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Nicolas Massu	CHI	#9	1,900	445	226	219	50.8%	$4,344,833	6	0	0	1997–2013	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Nicolas Lapentti?: Nicolas Lapentti is 50 years old, born on August 13, 1976.
Which country does Nicolas Lapentti represent?: Nicolas Lapentti represents Ecuador in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Nicolas Lapentti?: Nicolas Lapentti is 188 cm / 6'2".
Does Nicolas Lapentti use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Nicolas Lapentti uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Nicolas Lapentti left-handed or right-handed?: Nicolas Lapentti plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Nicolas Lapentti won?: Nicolas Lapentti has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Nicolas Lapentti won?: TennisDB does not group any of Nicolas Lapentti's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Nicolas Lapentti won?: Nicolas Lapentti has won 5 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was St. Poelten in 2002.
What is Nicolas Lapentti's highest ATP ranking?: Nicolas Lapentti's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on April 17, 2000.
What is Nicolas Lapentti's career win-loss record?: Nicolas Lapentti has a career ATP singles record of 282 wins and 283 losses (49.9%).
How much career prize money has Nicolas Lapentti earned?: Nicolas Lapentti has earned at least $6,315,143 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Nicolas Lapentti?: TennisDB records 1995 as Nicolas Lapentti's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Nicolas Lapentti's career appear in TennisDB?: Nicolas Lapentti appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1995 through 2010.
On which surface does Nicolas Lapentti have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Nicolas Lapentti's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 53.1% (154–136).
Who has Nicolas Lapentti faced most often?: Nicolas Lapentti's most frequent opponent is Juan Carlos Ferrero, with a head-to-head record of 2–7 across 9 meetings.