H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 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 Masters second round 6-2 7-6(3).
Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.
ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
ROU
Age 52
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2005* | Cincinnati Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | David Nalbandian | 6-2 7-6(3) | Andrei Pavel | Match data |
| May 1, 2005* | Munich | ATP 250 | F | Clay | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-1 | Andrei Pavel | Match data |
| Jul 11, 2002* | Gstaad | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | Andrei Pavel | 7-5 6-3 | David Nalbandian | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nalbandian | #231 | #3 | 3,500 | 2,070 | 356 | 185 | 65.8% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Andrei Pavel | #890 | #13 | 1,550 | 1,904 | 249 | 248 | 50.1% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2000 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #489 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2001 | 17–9 | 65.4% | #47 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #12 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 | 1994 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #408 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2003 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #8 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 | 1995 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #214 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 | 1996 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #135 | 1,561 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 | 1997 | 8–16 | 33.3% | #118 | 1,538 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 | 1998 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #68 | 1,616 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 | 1999 | 28–24 | 53.8% | #41 | 1,701 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 | 2000 | 33–26 | 55.9% | #27 | 1,788 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 | 2001 | 29–26 | 52.7% | #28 | 1,754 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 | 2002 | 40–26 | 60.6% | #26 | 1,801 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 | 2003 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #69 | 1,778 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 | 2004 | 31–23 | 57.4% | #18 | 1,772 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 | 2005 | 19–25 | 43.2% | #80 | 1,633 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2006 | 13–21 | 38.2% | #113 | 1,593 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2007 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #75 | 1,698 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2008 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #1142 | 1,646 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2009 | 0–6 | 0.0% | #600 | 1,561 | 0 | 3 |