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David Nalbandian vs Gustavo Kuerten H2H: 1-0

David Nalbandian holds a 1–0 lead over Gustavo Kuerten in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, David Nalbandian leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2004 Roland Garros quarterfinal 6-2 3-6 6-4 7-6(6).

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Gustavo Kuerten
BRA Age 50 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #8 6-2 3-6 6-4 7-6(6) Gustavo Kuerten #30 Match data Jun 4, 2004* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Gustavo Kuerten #1,132 #1 4,750 2,137 339 184 64.8% 3 5 1 4 7 20

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 Gustavo Kuerten
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 1996 8–10 44.4% #88 1,556 0 0
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 1997 34–23 59.6% #14 1,780 1 1
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 1998 39–24 61.9% #23 1,781 1 3
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 1999 47–24 66.2% #5 1,861 1 5
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2000 62–19 76.5% #1 2,002 2 10
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2001 57–17 77.0% #2 1,912 3 16
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2002 24–14 63.2% #37 1,872 3 17
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2003 40–19 67.8% #16 1,851 3 19
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2004 23–13 63.9% #40 1,812 3 20
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2005 3–9 25.0% #291 1,702 3 20
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2006 0–1 0.0% #1078 1,678 3 20
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2007 2–7 22.2% #680 1,594 3 20
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2008 0–4 0.0% #1150 1,553 3 20

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 Gustavo Kuerten
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% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1998 15 11 26 57.7% 24 11 35 68.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 1999 20 15 35 57.1% 21 6 27 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 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% 2000 28 12 40 70.0% 27 4 31 87.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 23 12 35 65.7% 33 2 35 94.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 10 6 16 62.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2003 23 10 33 69.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2004 8 8 16 50.0% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2007 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% — 147 89 236 62.3% 166 71 237 70.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 19 17 36 52.8%

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 449/523 of Gustavo Kuerten'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 Gustavo Kuerten
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% 1996 17/18 3.4 2.6 53.7% 70.2% 49.5% 47.3% 34.6% 60.9% 35.8%
20 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2% 1997 50/57 8.1 3.1 53.4% 74.6% 50.1% 58.7% 40.0% 63.2% 38.1%
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 1998 53/63 7.7 2.8 54.7% 75.4% 50.3% 60.2% 47.3% 64.0% 37.5%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 1999 60/71 8.5 2.2 53.6% 78.5% 51.8% 63.8% 49.4% 66.1% 39.3%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2000 59/81 9.6 2.3 54.2% 78.9% 54.4% 61.4% 40.8% 67.7% 39.7%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2001 63/74 9.2 2.1 55.5% 79.3% 56.6% 71.1% 41.5% 69.1% 39.9%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2002 31/38 8.8 1.8 55.6% 75.5% 54.0% 61.6% 45.6% 66.0% 36.7%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2003 57/59 8.4 2.0 55.6% 76.4% 52.5% 59.4% 41.1% 65.8% 38.5%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2004 35/36 8.2 2.8 55.4% 74.4% 50.9% 52.6% 50.3% 63.9% 38.4%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2005 12/12 6.1 3.3 53.0% 66.7% 42.5% 55.7% 34.5% 55.0% 34.2%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2006 1/1 8.0 3.0 53.2% 76.2% 54.1% 33.3% 16.7% 65.8% 33.0%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2007 7/9 7.3 2.0 59.7% 75.7% 44.2% 46.4% 33.7% 64.1% 35.1%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2008 4/4 3.5 2.8 53.8% 66.9% 38.6% 47.0% 27.8% 53.8% 21.9%
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 449/523 8.3 2.4 54.7% 76.3% 52.0% 60.6% 43.2% 65.3% 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 Gustavo Kuerten
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 1996 1557 123.0 +0.44 -1.62 0.915 48.0% -4 +17 — 39.5% -0.72 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) 106.9 +0.21
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 1997 1780 149.1 +1.98 +0.21 1.038 50.3% -39 +59 — 56.5% +0.42 15–7 (68%) 12–17 (41%) 105.3 -0.79
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 1998 1781 146.0 +2.64 -0.29 1.039 51.0% -43 +127 — 57.6% +0.52 13–8 (62%) 14–12 (54%) 103.2 +1.23
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 1999 1861 155.1 +4.10 +2.03 1.159 52.5% -64 +127 -209 65.9% +0.88 7–11 (39%) 8–12 (40%) 94.2 -0.75
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 2000 2003 158.1 +5.05 +3.02 1.228 53.2% -43 +160 -329 69.6% +1.16 16–7 (70%) 26–21 (55%) 104.6 -0.10
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 2001 1913 159.6 +6.12 +3.01 1.293 54.1% -75 +370 — 70.2% +1.27 17–11 (61%) 18–16 (53%) 95.3 +0.65
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 2002 1873 141.6 +3.17 -0.14 1.081 51.3% -18 +227 — 61.0% +0.66 7–8 (47%) 12–12 (50%) 92.4 +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 2003 1852 149.1 +3.43 +1.34 1.127 52.1% +22 +153 — 61.5% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 19–14 (58%) 99.8 +0.95
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 2004 1813 142.0 +1.63 +1.04 1.065 51.1% -37 +187 — 58.8% +0.51 10–3 (77%) 9–7 (56%) 101.1 +0.10
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 2005 1703 118.6 -2.63 -2.14 0.761 45.0% — +122 — 32.1% -1.36 — 1–2 (33%) — -1.09
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 2006 1678 99.4 -0.70 -0.57 0.965 48.2% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.12
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 2007 1594 112.2 -0.10 -1.70 0.979 49.6% +102 +144 — 26.3% -1.16 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.13
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 2008 1553 104.1 -3.30 -4.26 0.474 39.4% — +130 — 0.0% -3.56 — — — -0.18
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 — 2138 154.8 +3.30 +1.14 1.102 51.6% -36 +170 -254 61.0% +0.68 101–65 (61%) 122–120 (50%) 98.7 +0.12

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.