H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

David Ferrer vs Xavier Malisse H2H: 2-3

Xavier Malisse holds a 3–2 lead over David Ferrer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Xavier Malisse leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Xavier Malisse won the 2013 Libéma Open first round 7-6(3) 6-3.

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David Ferrer
ESP Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Xavier Malisse
BEL Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Xavier Malisse #60 7-6(3) 6-3 David Ferrer #4 Match data Jun 19, 2013* R32 Libéma Open ATP 250 Grass
David Ferrer #11 6-2 6-2 2-0 (ret.) Xavier Malisse #84 Match data May 27, 2010* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
David Ferrer #44 3-6 5-5 (def.) Xavier Malisse #34 Match data Mar 23, 2005* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Xavier Malisse #58 6-4 6-2 David Ferrer #46 Match data Oct 9, 2004* SF Montpellier Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Xavier Malisse #31 6-1 6-0 David Ferrer #50 Match data Mar 12, 2003* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
David Ferrer #224 #3 7,220 2,263 703 371 65.5% 0 1 0 10 16 27
Xavier Malisse #1,021 #19 1,410 1,894 282 266 51.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age David Ferrer Xavier Malisse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1998 8–6 57.1% #161 1,607 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1999 8–9 47.1% #145 1,630 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2000 7–7 50.0% #127 1,687 0 0
20 2002 10–6 62.5% #59 1,610 0 1 2001 37–22 62.7% #33 1,830 0 0
21 2003 20–27 42.6% #71 1,671 0 1 2002 29–23 55.8% #25 1,791 0 0
22 2004 29–31 48.3% #49 1,654 0 1 2003 18–20 47.4% #55 1,795 0 0
23 2005 41–28 59.4% #14 1,777 0 1 2004 21–26 44.7% #48 1,717 0 0
24 2006 37–24 60.7% #14 1,816 0 2 2005 22–20 52.4% #47 1,736 0 1
25 2007 57–22 72.2% #5 2,038 0 5 2006 31–24 56.4% #37 1,762 0 1
26 2008 40–21 65.6% #12 1,837 0 7 2007 10–4 71.4% #112 1,794 0 3
27 2009 40–24 62.5% #17 1,871 0 7 2008 8–12 40.0% #162 1,693 0 3
28 2010 58–23 71.6% #7 2,035 0 9 2009 3–4 42.9% #94 1,704 0 3
29 2011 55–19 74.3% #5 2,109 0 11 2010 22–22 50.0% #60 1,754 0 3
30 2012 70–15 82.4% #5 2,228 0 18 2011 24–24 50.0% #49 1,789 0 3
31 2013 63–24 72.4% #3 2,092 0 20 2012 21–24 46.7% #63 1,783 0 3
32 2014 55–24 69.6% #10 2,060 0 21 2013 13–19 40.6% #135 1,717 0 3
33 2015 53–16 76.8% #7 2,127 0 26 — — — — — — —
34 2016 34–23 59.6% #21 1,961 0 26 — — — — — — —
35 2017 25–21 54.3% #37 1,907 0 27 — — — — — — —
36 2018 8–17 32.0% #125 1,708 0 27 — — — — — — —
37 2019 8–6 57.1% #224 1,803 0 27 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age David Ferrer Xavier Malisse
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 17 10 27 63.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2003 6 10 16 37.5% 13 16 29 44.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2002 17 14 31 54.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2004 3 10 13 23.1% 22 15 37 59.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2003 9 11 20 45.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2005 16 11 27 59.3% 23 14 37 62.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2004 6 16 22 27.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2006 17 13 30 56.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2005 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2007 37 14 51 72.5% 19 7 26 73.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2006 26 16 42 61.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 2008 15 14 29 51.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 2007 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 22 14 36 61.1% 14 8 22 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2008 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2010 26 15 41 63.4% 29 7 36 80.6% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2011 30 12 42 71.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2010 11 16 27 40.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
30 2012 31 8 39 79.5% 28 5 33 84.8% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 2013 37 16 53 69.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 9 16 25 36.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
32 2014 29 15 44 65.9% 25 8 33 75.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2013 9 11 20 45.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 17 13 30 56.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 11 10 21 52.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2018 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 341 199 540 63.1% 311 137 448 69.4% 44 26 70 62.9% 7 9 16 43.8% — 162 166 328 49.4% 51 56 107 47.7% 50 30 80 62.5% 19 14 33 57.6%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1,056/1,074 of David Ferrer's and 524/548 of Xavier Malisse's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age David Ferrer Xavier Malisse
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 11/14 5.2 3.3 51.7% 73.0% 44.6% 53.9% 42.6% 59.3% 39.7%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 15/17 5.7 3.3 53.1% 69.7% 49.5% 50.1% 42.9% 60.7% 39.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 12/14 4.7 2.7 55.0% 68.5% 50.2% 57.9% 45.1% 60.1% 39.8%
20 2002 15/16 1.1 2.9 60.6% 66.6% 52.3% 44.8% 46.2% 60.7% 43.0% 2001 50/59 6.1 2.4 57.3% 74.8% 52.0% 62.3% 45.6% 64.9% 39.6%
21 2003 45/47 2.0 3.8 59.2% 63.2% 46.7% 53.8% 44.3% 56.4% 39.3% 2002 45/52 7.2 2.8 56.8% 71.7% 50.6% 57.5% 44.8% 62.5% 38.8%
22 2004 60/60 2.5 2.7 63.1% 64.2% 49.4% 56.1% 44.4% 58.3% 40.5% 2003 38/38 8.5 3.2 52.7% 74.4% 52.6% 51.8% 39.8% 63.9% 37.0%
23 2005 68/69 2.5 2.6 64.1% 65.3% 51.4% 54.6% 48.0% 60.5% 42.3% 2004 46/47 6.7 1.8 57.5% 71.7% 51.4% 55.8% 47.4% 63.0% 40.3%
24 2006 61/61 2.5 3.0 63.5% 66.0% 49.4% 52.9% 47.3% 59.9% 42.3% 2005 42/42 8.2 2.0 57.6% 73.5% 52.1% 63.3% 46.0% 64.6% 37.1%
25 2007 79/79 2.9 1.7 65.4% 69.1% 53.5% 57.6% 52.1% 63.7% 44.3% 2006 55/55 6.4 1.8 58.2% 73.6% 51.5% 61.1% 46.0% 64.2% 39.8%
26 2008 60/61 2.7 1.6 66.1% 69.0% 54.5% 55.7% 43.0% 64.2% 41.9% 2007 14/14 7.9 2.0 59.0% 75.0% 58.5% 50.2% 47.0% 68.0% 42.2%
27 2009 62/64 3.1 2.9 61.2% 70.2% 52.9% 58.9% 49.4% 63.4% 42.7% 2008 20/20 6.4 1.7 58.6% 75.3% 49.9% 56.8% 37.5% 64.8% 38.5%
28 2010 81/81 3.0 1.7 65.1% 70.7% 56.5% 63.9% 48.7% 65.7% 43.1% 2009 7/7 7.0 1.6 61.0% 74.3% 50.7% 67.4% 38.0% 65.7% 37.0%
29 2011 74/74 3.6 2.7 60.7% 72.9% 56.8% 65.7% 48.1% 66.6% 42.8% 2010 44/44 7.1 2.1 57.8% 73.7% 49.3% 58.5% 43.9% 63.6% 35.9%
30 2012 82/85 3.3 2.1 63.4% 73.9% 57.8% 65.2% 48.2% 68.0% 42.7% 2011 48/48 6.3 1.6 57.6% 74.5% 51.6% 56.3% 49.9% 64.8% 38.6%
31 2013 84/87 3.2 2.3 62.9% 70.4% 53.4% 57.1% 44.8% 64.2% 42.6% 2012 45/45 7.0 2.0 57.7% 73.4% 51.7% 56.2% 40.1% 64.3% 35.9%
32 2014 78/79 2.2 2.5 62.9% 69.9% 53.7% 61.3% 43.8% 63.8% 43.3% 2013 32/32 7.1 2.6 55.6% 70.3% 48.3% 52.9% 37.9% 60.9% 35.8%
33 2015 69/69 2.2 2.9 62.4% 70.5% 54.2% 60.3% 47.6% 64.4% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 54/57 2.8 3.2 61.3% 70.5% 53.7% 63.4% 43.6% 63.8% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 45/46 2.6 4.6 59.1% 70.6% 50.9% 61.7% 39.6% 62.4% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2018 25/25 2.0 3.8 60.7% 66.1% 49.2% 57.7% 36.2% 59.1% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 14/14 1.6 2.8 64.7% 67.0% 55.6% 54.9% 39.1% 62.7% 41.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1,056/1,074 2.7 2.6 62.8% 69.2% 53.3% 59.2% 46.2% 63.2% 42.3% — 524/548 6.9 2.2 56.9% 73.2% 51.1% 57.5% 44.1% 63.7% 38.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age David Ferrer Xavier Malisse
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1608 133.5 +0.04 +1.61 0.974 49.5% -78 +49 — 60.0% +0.80 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1631 123.5 -1.33 +0.40 1.013 49.8% -43 +23 — 45.7% -0.48 2–2 (50%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.05
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1687 122.6 -1.13 +1.14 0.997 49.9% -3 -60 — 48.5% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.53
20 2002 1611 129.0 -0.14 +2.61 1.094 51.9% — +85 — 59.5% +1.03 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — +0.80 2001 1830 141.6 +2.32 +2.01 1.128 52.2% +8 -144 -253 57.4% +0.50 9–6 (60%) 11–10 (52%) — -0.99
21 2003 1672 133.1 -4.21 +1.79 0.902 48.2% -135 +48 — 40.5% -0.84 7–3 (70%) 5–4 (56%) — -2.35 2002 1791 142.4 +0.42 +2.12 1.035 50.5% -25 -51 -41 55.6% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 12–3 (80%) — -0.40
22 2004 1655 133.7 -3.20 +2.62 0.972 49.4% -121 +132 -112 46.3% -0.23 13–7 (65%) 8–11 (42%) — +0.43 2003 1795 145.1 +1.16 +0.96 1.026 50.2% +4 -39 -48 49.5% -0.06 5–7 (42%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.43
23 2005 1777 152.3 -0.65 +4.57 1.071 51.2% -27 +72 — 58.3% +0.68 11–12 (48%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.45 2004 1717 143.1 +0.53 +3.31 1.088 51.1% -24 +83 +48 50.0% +0.12 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.02
24 2006 1816 148.0 -1.48 +4.87 1.055 51.0% -62 +114 -166 57.8% +0.52 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.00 2005 1736 140.1 +2.01 +0.17 1.049 51.1% -26 +50 +35 54.1% +0.35 5–8 (38%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.36
25 2007 2038 165.7 +0.90 +7.85 1.222 53.9% +1 -58 — 66.5% +1.31 12–4 (75%) 13–12 (52%) — -0.11 2006 1762 152.6 +1.72 +2.62 1.111 51.7% +44 -29 -23 58.0% +0.69 11–10 (52%) 13–11 (54%) — +0.32
26 2008 1838 152.2 +1.24 +4.88 1.168 52.6% -35 +228 -34 60.9% +0.75 10–6 (63%) 11–8 (58%) — +2.27 2007 1794 140.8 +3.05 +2.82 1.319 55.0% +39 — — 67.6% +1.35 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.73
27 2009 1871 159.3 +0.54 +5.75 1.169 52.8% +17 +139 -50 59.8% +0.90 14–10 (58%) 4–13 (24%) — +0.88 2008 1694 134.2 +1.44 +1.43 1.095 51.0% +45 — +44 46.0% 0.00 1–5 (17%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.53
28 2010 2036 167.1 +2.99 +6.37 1.257 54.2% -69 +114 -169 67.4% +1.08 11–10 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — +0.59 2009 1705 129.7 +0.59 +0.71 1.077 51.2% +17 — +142 44.4% -0.33 0–1 4–4 (50%) — -0.35
29 2011 2109 173.9 +4.03 +6.13 1.283 54.5% +5 +84 -191 69.8% +1.52 12–7 (63%) 9–9 (50%) — +1.39 2010 1754 140.0 -0.14 -0.16 0.986 49.8% -44 -60 +172 50.0% +0.03 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — -0.84
30 2012 2229 173.7 +4.91 +6.11 1.332 55.1% -6 +114 -152 75.9% +1.67 14–1 (93%) 20–12 (63%) — +1.07 2011 1789 153.3 +1.79 +1.35 1.097 51.6% -66 -53 +200 55.1% +0.47 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.24
31 2013 2093 174.2 +1.94 +6.08 1.191 53.3% +31 +273 -20 64.6% +1.16 20–8 (71%) 12–9 (57%) — +1.12 2012 1783 136.8 +0.46 -0.46 1.006 49.9% -98 -131 +293 49.5% -0.03 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -0.07
32 2014 2060 172.8 +1.07 +6.87 1.198 53.5% +10 +218 — 65.5% +1.12 15–11 (58%) 17–12 (59%) — +2.77 2013 1718 134.3 -1.88 -0.59 0.915 48.3% -38 -112 +294 43.0% -0.48 7–4 (64%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.15
33 2015 2127 174.9 +1.19 +7.08 1.223 53.6% +32 +170 — 67.6% +1.31 15–2 (88%) 12–10 (55%) — +3.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 1961 160.9 -0.03 +3.83 1.112 51.7% +65 +185 -21 57.1% +0.66 10–8 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1907 153.4 -0.46 +2.91 1.054 50.7% +10 +112 -23 49.2% +0.13 12–6 (67%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2018 1708 138.6 -2.32 +3.21 0.966 49.2% +118 +153 +130 41.7% -0.43 0–6 (0%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 1804 151.4 -0.33 +3.86 1.116 51.9% +47 +91 — 60.0% +0.57 2–2 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2264 167.8 +0.80 +5.33 1.149 52.6% -5 +126 -81 61.4% +0.85 194–111 (64%) 158–153 (51%) 102.5 +1.46 — 1894 148.7 +0.89 +1.27 1.054 50.8% -16 -34 +104 52.7% +0.23 77–86 (47%) 106–96 (52%) 102.0 -0.99

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.