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

David Nalbandian vs Andrei Pavel H2H: 2-1

David Nalbandian holds a 2–1 lead over Andrei Pavel in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while David Nalbandian leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2005 Cincinnati Open round of 64 6-2 7-6(3).

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Andrei Pavel
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #11 6-2 7-6(3) Andrei Pavel #40 Match data Aug 17, 2005* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
David Nalbandian #10 6-4 6-1 Andrei Pavel #38 Match data May 1, 2005* F Munich Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Andrei Pavel #19 7-5 6-3 David Nalbandian #15 Match data Jul 11, 2002* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad 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
Andrei Pavel #890 #13 1,550 1,897 249 252 49.7% 0 1 0 1 1 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 Nalbandian Andrei Pavel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 1992 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,501 0 0
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 1995 2–3 40.0% #214 1,517 0 0
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 1996 3–3 50.0% #135 1,553 0 0
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 1997 8–16 33.3% #118 1,534 0 0
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 1998 22–21 51.2% #68 1,615 0 1
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 1999 28–24 53.8% #41 1,701 0 1
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2000 33–27 55.0% #27 1,781 0 2
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2001 29–26 52.7% #28 1,756 0 3
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2002 40–26 60.6% #26 1,801 0 3
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2003 8–11 42.1% #69 1,754 0 3
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2004 31–24 56.4% #18 1,767 0 3
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2005 19–25 43.2% #80 1,632 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2006 13–21 38.2% #113 1,583 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 2007 12–13 48.0% #75 1,697 0 3
34 — — — — — — — 2008 0–3 0.0% #1142 1,645 0 3
35 — — — — — — — 2009 0–6 0.0% #600 1,561 0 3

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 Andrei Pavel
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% — — — — — — — — 1992 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1994 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1997 4 5 9 44.4% 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1998 9 4 13 69.2% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2000 14 14 28 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2001 18 11 29 62.1% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2002 18 14 32 56.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2003 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2004 17 13 30 56.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2005 6 11 17 35.3% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2 8 10 20.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% — 109 112 221 49.3% 96 88 184 52.2% 21 26 47 44.7% 23 26 49 46.9%

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 453/501 of Andrei Pavel'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 Andrei Pavel
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% 1992 1/2 2.0 2.0 57.1% 67.5% 40.0% 66.7% 0.0% 55.7% 29.0%
19 2001 23/26 3.0 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 52.8% 63.1% 45.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2% 1994 2/2 4.0 2.0 66.8% 65.1% 51.5% 70.0% 22.2% 60.6% 29.6%
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 1995 3/5 3.0 2.0 63.1% 57.7% 45.2% 59.3% 57.8% 52.9% 32.0%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 1996 3/6 1.0 1.3 62.1% 68.7% 50.3% 20.4% 38.4% 62.0% 37.1%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 1997 22/24 3.3 2.8 61.1% 67.0% 45.0% 53.8% 46.4% 58.0% 36.2%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 1998 39/43 5.2 2.2 63.7% 69.3% 49.4% 52.5% 40.8% 62.0% 39.1%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 1999 47/52 3.9 2.0 67.9% 67.9% 49.3% 55.1% 39.1% 61.8% 38.6%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2000 48/60 5.6 2.5 64.4% 68.9% 53.6% 51.2% 46.9% 63.2% 39.2%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2001 49/55 4.5 2.2 64.5% 69.3% 48.8% 51.5% 49.0% 61.6% 40.9%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2002 57/66 4.6 1.9 64.6% 70.4% 52.7% 57.5% 44.1% 63.8% 41.5%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2003 18/19 5.1 2.3 62.7% 68.7% 48.1% 52.8% 36.3% 61.2% 32.0%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2004 53/55 5.7 1.8 64.0% 71.6% 52.7% 63.4% 39.6% 64.6% 37.0%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2005 44/44 7.4 1.8 64.4% 69.4% 45.9% 53.7% 39.0% 61.0% 34.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 33/34 3.5 1.8 62.9% 65.7% 49.2% 57.3% 37.7% 59.2% 36.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 25/25 4.9 2.0 65.2% 71.2% 45.9% 54.1% 46.6% 62.5% 37.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 3/3 3.3 1.0 64.9% 63.2% 47.3% 33.3% 31.3% 56.6% 24.9%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 6/6 3.3 3.5 62.5% 63.5% 46.3% 40.8% 41.7% 56.2% 29.2%
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 453/501 4.9 2.1 64.3% 69.0% 49.7% 54.7% 42.3% 61.9% 37.8%

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 Andrei Pavel
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 1992 1483 100.6 -1.56 -0.64 0.656 43.2% — — — 0.0% -3.20 0–1 — — -0.02
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1994 1501 107.8 +3.03 -2.92 0.749 46.4% — — — 40.0% -0.80 1–0 — — -0.15
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 1517 112.5 +0.03 -0.76 0.679 42.8% +11 — — 44.4% -0.22 1–0 0–1 — -0.12
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 1554 122.2 +1.88 -0.17 0.977 48.3% — +43 — 56.3% +0.38 0–2 — — +0.06
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 1535 122.9 -2.36 -1.14 0.861 47.2% -5 +26 +89 40.3% -0.53 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -0.24
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 1615 132.6 +0.09 +0.60 1.027 50.4% +60 -42 -66 52.9% +0.22 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 103.7 +1.70
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 1702 137.5 +0.71 +0.50 1.011 50.0% -5 -61 -94 52.0% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 6–9 (40%) 101.1 -0.85
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 1782 144.5 +1.27 +1.94 1.066 51.2% -50 -2 -106 55.4% +0.41 11–12 (48%) 11–16 (41%) 100.3 -2.01
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 1756 151.0 -0.25 +3.37 1.067 51.3% +45 -38 -112 54.9% +0.47 8–12 (40%) 12–17 (41%) 94.1 -1.11
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 1802 143.8 +1.52 +3.53 1.147 52.3% -23 +36 -142 57.1% +0.59 10–11 (48%) 13–16 (45%) 94.0 +0.89
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 1755 132.4 +0.24 -2.79 0.825 46.9% -7 — — 41.5% -0.49 5–3 (63%) 5–4 (56%) 103.7 -1.38
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 1767 147.4 +1.25 +1.53 1.046 50.9% +40 +32 -118 55.6% +0.29 10–10 (50%) 20–12 (63%) 101.4 -0.83
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 1632 121.9 -1.28 -2.44 0.892 48.1% -7 +125 +10 44.1% -0.47 9–7 (56%) 12–14 (46%) 96.3 +2.51
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1584 120.6 -2.59 -1.35 0.883 47.6% -19 +78 +51 42.5% -0.66 2–7 (22%) 9–7 (56%) 96.1 -0.09
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1697 129.0 +0.11 +0.45 1.012 50.4% -42 +17 -81 52.3% -0.09 2–8 (20%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 -0.88
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1646 103.9 -1.76 -2.42 0.573 41.6% -43 — — 28.6% -1.57 0–1 0–1 — -0.04
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1561 104.5 -2.84 -2.12 0.666 43.2% — — — 18.8% -1.94 0–1 0–2 — -0.45
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 — 1898 142.6 +0.09 +0.76 0.993 49.9% +2 +18 -67 50.8% +0.06 78–97 (45%) 103–107 (49%) 95.4 -0.60

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.