H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Jim Courier H2H: 0-1

Jim Courier holds a 1–0 lead over David Nalbandian in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jim Courier leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jim Courier won the 2000 Miami Open round of 128 6-3 3-6 7-5.

ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Courier #60 6-3 3-6 7-5 David Nalbandian #473 Match data Mar 21, 2000* R128 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard

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
Jim Courier #728 #1 3,973 2,216 489 223 68.7% 4 5 0 5 9 23

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 Jim Courier
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1987 0–2 0.0% #346 1,483 0 0
17 1988 21–15 58.3% #43 1,712 0 0
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 1989 30–18 62.5% #24 1,879 0 1
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 1990 39–21 65.0% #25 1,862 0 1
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2000 4–5 44.4% #290 1,737 4 23
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 Jim Courier
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 %
16 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
18 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1990 16 8 24 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1992 36 6 42 85.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3%
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2000 4 5 9 44.4%
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% 285 114 399 71.4% 108 45 153 70.6% 26 17 43 60.5% 70 47 117 59.8%

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 473/566 of Jim Courier'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 Jim Courier
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% 1991 60/74 5.4 2.2 63.3% 73.8% 56.0% 62.7% 44.2% 67.4% 41.3%
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 1992 69/84 5.3 2.4 60.8% 77.6% 55.0% 64.3% 45.3% 68.7% 41.7%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 1993 61/75 4.9 2.7 60.8% 75.1% 56.5% 67.7% 45.3% 67.9% 41.7%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 1994 54/62 4.1 2.5 61.6% 75.3% 53.5% 59.7% 45.0% 66.8% 40.8%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 1995 66/79 5.4 2.9 62.0% 75.7% 54.4% 67.1% 47.4% 67.5% 40.1%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 1996 40/45 5.9 3.2 60.1% 74.7% 53.8% 57.4% 43.4% 66.6% 39.6%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 1997 43/53 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 1998 31/36 4.9 2.2 64.3% 71.9% 52.8% 60.1% 36.6% 64.9% 36.9%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 1999 41/49 6.0 2.5 66.0% 75.0% 55.7% 62.7% 39.4% 68.4% 36.5%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2000 8/9 6.3 2.8 59.3% 72.8% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 64.7% 34.7%
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% 473/712 5.2 2.6 61.9% 75.0% 54.6% 62.5% 44.1% 67.2% 39.9%

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 Jim Courier
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
16 1987 1484 102.3 20.0% -2.60 0–1 -0.12
17 1988 1712 137.9 +4 -126 58.0% +0.40 5–6 (45%) 9–2 (82%) 104.7 -0.43
18 2000 1482 102.2 -1.59 -1.12 0.655 42.3% 20.0% -2.20 0–1 -0.08 1989 1879 152.8 -3 -151 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) 102.2 -3.51
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 1990 1863 156.8 +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 97.9 -0.68
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 1991 2049 168.0 +6.14 +3.91 1.266 54.2% +16 -86 -347 71.0% +1.28 14–5 (74%) 12–9 (57%) 106.5 -2.20
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 1992 2075 169.6 +6.83 +4.55 1.332 54.9% +17 +15 -351 74.4% +1.70 12–5 (71%) 24–11 (69%) 105.2 -1.89
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 1993 1959 164.0 +6.33 +3.71 1.299 54.3% -24 +192 -55 73.5% +1.61 9–7 (56%) 15–12 (56%) 95.7 -1.11
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 1994 1890 155.5 +5.14 +2.68 1.228 53.4% +9 +222 -1 66.7% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 10–13 (43%) 90.0 +0.52
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 1995 1990 160.9 +5.29 +3.10 1.233 53.6% +22 +69 -186 71.5% +1.26 10–8 (56%) 26–14 (65%) 102.8 -0.63
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 1996 1852 152.7 +4.18 +1.56 1.183 52.8% +59 +140 -53 60.7% +0.83 4–7 (36%) 12–11 (52%) 93.2 -0.33
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 1997 1828 150.6 +2.66 +1.74 1.095 51.4% +66 +101 -50 62.0% +0.60 8–11 (42%) 12–10 (55%) 92.2 -1.90
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 1998 1737 137.2 +2.52 -1.01 1.053 50.7% +53 +134 51.1% +0.11 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 97.8 +0.91
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 1999 1795 135.6 +4.87 -0.80 1.155 52.2% -5 +9 -45 56.8% +0.45 12–5 (71%) 20–11 (65%) 110.4 +0.59
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 2000 1737 117.5 +0.53 -1.12 0.982 49.4% -2 48.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 +0.33
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
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 2217 162.1 +5.11 +2.51 1.217 53.3% +16 +52 -127 65.7% +1.03 104–89 (54%) 174–120 (59%) 100.1 -1.47

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.