H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Albert Portas H2H: 2-1

David Nalbandian holds a 2–1 lead over Albert Portas in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2006 Estoril Open semifinal 7-5 6-1.

ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 1
3 main-draw meetings
ESP Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #4 7-5 6-1 Albert Portas #100 Match data May 6, 2006* SF Estoril Open ATP International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
David Nalbandian #32 6-3 5-7 6-3 Albert Portas #31 Match data May 8, 2002* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Albert Portas #57 6-3 6-4 David Nalbandian #207 Match data Feb 17, 2001* QF Chile Open ATP International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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 Nalbandian #231 #3 3,500 2,078 358 187 65.7% 0 2 1 1 7 11
Albert Portas #1,082 #19 1,350 1,826 142 198 41.8% 0 1 0 0 0 1

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 Nalbandian Albert Portas
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 1993 0–1 0.0% 1,489 0 0
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 1995 4–3 57.1% #119 1,549 0 0
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 1996 0–4 0.0% #182 1,505 0 0
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 1997 22–17 56.4% #35 1,623 0 0
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 1998 13–24 35.1% #84 1,592 0 0
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 1999 14–18 43.8% #90 1,598 0 0
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2000 22–23 48.9% #51 1,633 0 0
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2001 32–28 53.3% #20 1,684 0 1
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2002 9–23 28.1% #88 1,525 0 1
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2003 10–20 33.3% #85 1,523 0 1
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2004 4–16 20.0% #175 1,443 0 1
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2005 2–6 25.0% #119 1,437 0 1
32 2006 8–12 40.0% #140 1,522 0 1
33 2007 2–3 40.0% #338 1,548 0 1

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 Nalbandian Albert Portas
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 %
18 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1995 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1996 0 4 4 0.0%
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 22 11 33 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0%
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1998 3 7 10 30.0% 10 16 26 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 1 4 5 20.0% 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 18 15 33 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2001 2 8 10 20.0% 29 15 44 65.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 2002 3 7 10 30.0% 6 14 20 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 9 15 24 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2004 0 2 2 0.0% 4 14 18 22.2%
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2005 2 6 8 25.0%
32 2006 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 2007 2 3 5 40.0%
Career 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% 11 38 49 22.4% 127 141 268 47.4% 3 11 14 21.4% 1 8 9 11.1%

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 529/545 of David Nalbandian's and 302/340 of Albert Portas'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 Nalbandian Albert Portas
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%
18 2000 2/2 2.5 6.5 51.0% 68.0% 35.6% 59.2% 15.0% 52.1% 31.4% —/—
19 2001 23/26 3.0 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 52.8% 63.1% 45.3% 1993 1/1 1.0 2.0 54.9% 53.8% 37.5% 58.3% 0.0% 46.5% 23.1%
20 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2% —/—
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 1995 7/7 1.0 2.4 62.3% 63.3% 50.9% 65.0% 38.1% 57.6% 41.5%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 1996 4/4 2.5 3.3 61.6% 58.5% 40.2% 42.1% 45.4% 51.6% 32.0%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 1997 35/39 2.8 2.7 66.9% 63.8% 50.3% 51.5% 46.0% 59.2% 41.4%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 1998 30/37 3.7 3.7 56.2% 64.0% 44.6% 49.1% 40.8% 55.7% 36.9%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 1999 25/32 3.4 3.7 60.1% 66.5% 49.1% 52.6% 45.9% 59.3% 40.4%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2000 40/45 4.9 3.9 52.9% 72.2% 48.0% 54.6% 44.5% 60.6% 40.3%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2001 50/60 5.4 4.0 51.9% 73.6% 49.3% 51.8% 45.5% 61.7% 41.8%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2002 29/32 4.6 4.4 57.8% 68.5% 46.4% 61.3% 35.1% 59.1% 34.2%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2003 30/30 4.3 3.8 57.3% 67.2% 44.2% 53.2% 40.1% 57.3% 34.5%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2004 20/20 3.3 3.8 58.9% 67.0% 44.5% 54.6% 41.8% 57.4% 33.7%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2005 8/8 5.3 4.0 56.2% 68.5% 49.4% 60.2% 35.4% 59.4% 41.0%
32 —/— 2006 20/20 5.0 3.3 52.4% 70.8% 43.7% 58.1% 38.4% 57.9% 35.0%
33 —/— 2007 3/5 4.0 2.0 53.1% 65.1% 44.6% 29.2% 68.5% 56.9% 36.2%
Career 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% 302/340 4.2 3.7 57.0% 68.3% 47.1% 53.8% 42.4% 58.8% 38.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Nalbandian Albert Portas
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
18 2000 1482 102.2 -1.59 -1.12 0.655 42.3% 20.0% -2.20 0–1 -0.08
19 2001 1739 145.8 +1.20 +5.17 1.229 53.9% -114 +18 60.3% +1.05 4–1 (80%) 2–4 (33%) 105.1 -0.30 1993 1489 97.9 -0.36 -2.93 0.431 38.2% 0.0% -4.50 +0.01
20 2002 1857 144.2 -0.29 +2.49 1.030 50.5% -88 -84 -106 56.4% +0.27 14–8 (64%) 16–8 (67%) 112.4 -0.80
21 2003 2002 153.3 +0.97 +5.48 1.130 52.3% +9 -255 -154 62.7% +0.64 8–11 (42%) 15–9 (63%) 100.0 +0.37 1995 1549 117.3 -1.11 +0.50 0.977 49.8% +36 52.9% +0.29 2–1 (67%) 1–0 +0.19
22 2004 1910 152.1 +1.43 +3.62 1.123 52.4% +18 +13 65.4% +0.95 7–6 (54%) 13–7 (65%) 99.8 +0.96 1996 1505 104.2 -1.11 -1.99 0.660 41.9% +20 11.1% -2.67 0–1 0–1 -0.26
23 2005 1983 155.5 +1.22 +6.61 1.209 53.5% +13 -68 -66 64.8% +0.98 7–9 (44%) 13–13 (50%) 93.3 +0.79 1997 1624 137.9 -1.24 +2.07 1.015 50.4% -145 +129 53.1% +0.18 8–5 (62%) 9–3 (75%) 105.9 +0.28
24 2006 1941 157.1 +0.94 +4.60 1.118 52.2% +6 +128 -31 66.0% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 7–13 (35%) 92.8 +0.24 1998 1593 127.8 -4.13 -1.13 0.833 46.5% -75 +77 39.1% -1.10 5–8 (38%) 5–6 (45%) 97.4 -0.52
25 2007 2034 159.2 +2.25 +3.52 1.109 51.8% +31 -57 -168 61.6% +0.70 8–5 (62%) 12–11 (52%) 99.8 +0.27 1999 1599 127.3 -1.18 +0.60 0.992 50.1% -115 +97 44.3% -0.43 4–5 (44%) 5–7 (42%) 97.3 +0.15
26 2008 2015 156.9 +2.41 +4.20 1.191 52.9% +66 -36 -146 65.7% +0.90 11–4 (73%) 16–3 (84%) 111.1 +1.15 2000 1634 133.9 -1.01 +1.75 1.021 50.4% -170 +97 -55 49.1% -0.11 6–7 (46%) 6–5 (55%) 101.8 -0.53
27 2009 1941 145.8 +0.36 +3.91 1.154 52.6% +98 +24 63.5% +0.87 3–5 (38%) 1–3 (25%) 94.3 +0.35 2001 1684 138.5 +0.01 +2.56 1.089 51.3% -206 +145 53.9% +0.33 9–15 (38%) 13–11 (54%) 98.7 -0.03
28 2010 2015 167.2 +1.51 +5.37 1.181 53.2% +50 +7 65.9% +1.04 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 103.7 -1.13 2002 1526 118.0 -2.52 -3.44 0.838 47.1% -52 +128 34.6% -0.89 3–6 (33%) 3–7 (30%) 94.8 +2.18
29 2011 1965 152.5 +0.32 +2.26 1.049 50.5% +46 +40 -25 59.2% +0.41 3–0 (100%) 6–1 (86%) 105.8 -0.83 2003 1523 121.5 -3.46 -2.15 0.808 46.4% -58 +89 32.9% -1.30 2–3 (40%) 2–7 (22%) 97.1 +0.03
30 2012 1881 152.2 +0.89 +2.86 1.077 51.5% +99 +12 +43 55.3% +0.34 5–7 (42%) 8–3 (73%) 99.7 -2.55 2004 1444 107.2 -4.07 -3.59 0.791 45.9% +62 26.1% -1.35 0–3 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 94.2 +1.14
31 2013 1870 142.5 -0.16 +2.69 1.057 50.9% +70 +63 55.2% +0.04 3–4 (43%) 2–1 (67%) -0.77 2005 1438 117.9 -0.16 +0.12 1.010 50.3% +45 33.3% -0.56 0–2 0–2 -0.17
32 2006 1522 120.5 -1.93 -2.12 0.831 46.7% +46 37.5% -0.98 4–1 (80%) 4–4 (50%) 107.3 -0.98
33 2007 1548 107.4 -0.42 -2.10 0.839 46.7% +48 40.0% -0.70 0–1 +0.30
Career 2079 161.5 +1.10 +4.21 1.126 52.2% +21 -24 -71 62.2% +0.73 92–72 (56%) 118–80 (60%) 104.0 -0.43 1826 132.5 -1.82 -0.13 0.929 48.7% -125 +97 -55 43.3% -0.48 43–57 (43%) 49–58 (46%) 96.9 +0.53

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.