H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Flavio Saretta H2H: 3-1

David Nalbandian holds a 3–1 lead over Flavio Saretta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2004 Italian Open round of 32 6-2 6-4.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Flavio Saretta
BRA Age 46 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #8 6-2 6-4 Flavio Saretta #59 Match data May 6, 2004* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
David Nalbandian #10 4-6 6-4 6-1 Flavio Saretta #83 Match data Mar 19, 2003* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
David Nalbandian #32 6-3 6-4 6-0 Flavio Saretta #72 Match data May 31, 2002* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Flavio Saretta #109 3-4 (def.) David Nalbandian #46 Match data Feb 15, 2002* R16 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
Flavio Saretta #950 #44 839 1,791 68 75 47.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Flavio Saretta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,738 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 2001 5–3 62.5% #98 1,555 0 0
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 2002 12–16 42.9% #92 1,588 0 0
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2003 24–19 55.8% #45 1,753 0 0
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2004 15–19 44.1% #111 1,618 0 0
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2005 3–5 37.5% #109 1,591 0 0
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2006 4–10 28.6% #118 1,551 0 0
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2007 5–2 71.4% #188 1,571 0 0
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 — — — — — — —
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2009 0–1 0.0% #969 1,534 0 0
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 — — — — — — —
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Flavio Saretta
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 2001 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2002 2 6 8 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2003 9 7 16 56.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 4 7 11 36.4% 9 10 19 47.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2007 — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% — 18 24 42 42.9% 44 44 88 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 137/143 of Flavio Saretta'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 Flavio Saretta
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2001 8/8 4.6 1.5 60.7% 68.1% 56.7% 43.8% 43.4% 63.6% 43.1%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 2002 23/28 4.0 3.0 59.2% 64.6% 50.0% 57.1% 43.5% 58.5% 39.7%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2003 43/43 4.5 3.3 56.8% 69.2% 51.5% 57.4% 45.0% 61.4% 41.1%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2004 33/34 3.5 3.8 55.3% 67.4% 45.5% 49.6% 54.5% 57.5% 40.9%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2005 8/8 3.1 2.1 60.1% 59.6% 42.0% 52.3% 36.4% 52.9% 39.5%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2006 14/14 4.4 3.0 60.0% 63.4% 48.7% 61.1% 39.4% 57.3% 37.0%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2007 7/7 2.0 2.3 62.4% 70.8% 46.8% 65.9% 55.3% 61.5% 42.3%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2009 1/1 2.0 3.0 55.7% 53.8% 48.4% 40.0% 33.3% 51.4% 41.0%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 137/143 4.0 3.1 57.9% 66.7% 49.0% 55.1% 46.3% 59.1% 40.5%

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 Flavio Saretta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2001 1556 116.5 +0.63 +1.66 1.185 52.9% -9 +9 — 60.0% +1.05 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +0.51
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 2002 1589 124.4 -2.42 +1.03 0.956 49.2% -83 +43 +1 44.2% -0.14 4–7 (36%) 2–12 (14%) 92.1 -0.01
23 2005 1983 155.5 +1.22 +6.61 1.209 53.5% +13 -69 -66 64.8% +0.98 7–9 (44%) 13–13 (50%) 93.3 +0.79 2003 1753 138.0 -0.01 +2.57 1.065 51.1% -114 0 -137 52.4% +0.28 5–5 (50%) 8–11 (42%) 101.1 -0.09
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 2004 1618 125.4 -3.49 +2.85 0.963 49.2% -8 +72 -3 42.5% -0.65 4–4 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 +1.11
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 2005 1592 113.4 -3.97 +0.91 0.838 46.2% — +84 — 38.9% -1.06 2–0 1–1 — +0.48
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 2006 1551 121.8 -2.60 -0.14 0.865 47.6% — +93 — 35.1% -0.78 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 97.0 -0.50
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 2007 1571 116.8 -1.17 +1.13 1.100 52.0% — +80 — 62.5% +0.94 2–0 1–1 — +0.56
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 2008 1544 96.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2009 1535 101.5 -1.08 -4.45 0.845 45.9% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1517 95.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1792 130.9 -1.78 +1.83 0.990 49.8% -67 +50 -38 46.6% -0.14 22–23 (49%) 20–34 (37%) 96.5 +1.42

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.