H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC
David Nalbandian vs Ivo Karlovic H2H: 2-0
David Nalbandian holds a 2–0 lead over Ivo Karlovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2005 Basel third round 6-3 7-6(4).
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ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2
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0
2 main draw meetings
CRO
Age 47
Right-Handed
211 cm / 6'11"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2005* | Basel | ATP 250 | R32 | Carpet | David Nalbandian | 6-3 7-6(4) | Ivo Karlovic | Match data |
| Oct 23, 2005* | Madrid Masters | Masters 1000 | QF | Hard | David Nalbandian | 6-4 7-6(4) | Ivo Karlovic | 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 |
| Ivo Karlovic | #1,066 | #14 | 2,295 | 1,998 | 357 | 333 | 51.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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 | Ivo Karlovic | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 | 2001 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #193 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 | 2002 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #201 | 1,454 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 | 2003 | 9–7 | 56.2% | #73 | 1,666 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 | 2004 | 16–24 | 40.0% | #61 | 1,667 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 | 2005 | 17–22 | 43.6% | #70 | 1,739 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 | 2006 | 16–18 | 47.1% | #98 | 1,632 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 | 2007 | 45–21 | 68.2% | #22 | 1,940 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 | 2008 | 29–25 | 53.7% | #26 | 1,815 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 | 2009 | 21–22 | 48.8% | #37 | 1,795 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 | 2010 | 16–9 | 64.0% | #73 | 1,864 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 16–20 | 44.4% | #56 | 1,819 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 14–16 | 46.7% | #100 | 1,768 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 15–13 | 53.6% | #78 | 1,772 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 32–27 | 54.2% | #27 | 1,853 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 38–25 | 60.3% | #23 | 1,916 | 0 | 6 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #20 | 1,970 | 0 | 8 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 15–20 | 42.9% | #80 | 1,770 | 0 | 8 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 11–16 | 40.7% | #100 | 1,644 | 0 | 8 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 11–15 | 42.3% | #95 | 1,668 | 0 | 8 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #147 | 1,615 | 0 | 8 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #279 | 1,623 | 0 | 8 |