H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs John Isner H2H: 2-1

David Nalbandian holds a 2–1 lead over John Isner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, John Isner won the 2012 Australian Open second round 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) 10-8.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
John Isner
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 208 cm / 6'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Isner #17 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) 10-8 David Nalbandian #87 Match data Jan 19, 2012* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
David Nalbandian #27 6-4 7-6(3) John Isner #20 Match data Jan 14, 2011* QF ASB Classic ATP 250 Hard
David Nalbandian #37 4-5 (ret.) John Isner #19 Match data Aug 18, 2010* R32 Cincinnati 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
John Isner #660 #8 3,720 2,068 470 294 61.5% 0 1 0 0 15 16

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 John Isner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 2007 8–5 61.5% #106 1,656 0 0
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2008 11–19 36.7% #144 1,607 0 0
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2009 27–18 60.0% #34 1,829 0 0
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2010 38–20 65.5% #19 1,884 0 1
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2011 34–19 64.2% #18 2,020 0 3
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2012 41–19 68.3% #14 1,977 0 5
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2013 38–22 63.3% #14 1,984 0 7
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2014 37–21 63.8% #19 1,935 0 9
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2015 45–23 66.2% #11 2,028 0 10
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2016 30–20 60.0% #19 2,021 0 10
32 — — — — — — — 2017 36–21 63.2% #17 1,985 0 12
33 — — — — — — — 2018 32–22 59.3% #10 1,958 0 14
34 — — — — — — — 2019 29–17 63.0% #19 1,922 0 15
35 — — — — — — — 2020 10–7 58.8% #25 1,845 0 15
36 — — — — — — — 2021 23–11 67.6% #24 1,945 0 16
37 — — — — — — — 2022 22–16 57.9% #41 1,925 0 16
38 — — — — — — — 2023 9–14 39.1% #172 1,711 0 16

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 John Isner
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2007 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2009 25 17 42 59.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 29 13 42 69.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2011 26 13 39 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2012 27 12 39 69.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2013 26 14 40 65.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2014 27 14 41 65.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2015 31 14 45 68.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2016 22 13 35 62.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 23 14 37 62.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 20 16 36 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 18 8 26 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 11 10 21 52.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 6 10 16 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
Career — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% — 341 206 547 62.3% 75 59 134 56.0% 54 29 83 65.1% — — — —

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 756/764 of John Isner'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 John Isner
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 2007 13/13 19.6 3.1 67.2% 78.2% 59.4% 65.5% 19.8% 71.9% 26.6%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2008 29/30 15.0 3.4 66.9% 77.1% 52.3% 60.0% 26.1% 68.8% 27.4%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2009 45/45 14.5 2.5 67.1% 75.0% 57.4% 65.9% 29.5% 69.1% 30.0%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2010 58/58 17.8 2.3 69.1% 76.5% 55.9% 68.0% 39.3% 70.1% 29.9%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2011 53/53 15.2 2.8 69.2% 78.0% 55.6% 62.5% 40.1% 71.2% 31.5%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2012 56/60 16.7 2.2 67.9% 78.2% 57.0% 72.2% 33.2% 71.6% 31.1%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2013 60/60 16.3 1.7 67.7% 79.4% 57.8% 66.5% 33.7% 72.2% 31.1%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2014 57/58 17.4 1.8 67.8% 79.1% 57.8% 73.0% 27.3% 72.1% 30.2%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2015 68/68 18.5 1.8 70.3% 80.2% 58.6% 74.8% 37.5% 73.8% 29.6%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2016 50/50 23.2 2.7 69.2% 82.4% 55.3% 68.3% 35.9% 73.9% 30.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 57/57 19.7 2.2 70.6% 80.6% 56.5% 63.6% 41.2% 73.5% 29.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 54/54 22.4 2.4 69.1% 81.3% 56.7% 70.1% 30.6% 73.7% 29.7%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 46/46 21.8 1.7 71.0% 81.4% 58.6% 70.1% 34.2% 74.7% 29.8%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 17/17 21.9 3.5 71.5% 78.6% 54.9% 84.1% 25.0% 72.2% 28.8%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 33/34 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 37/38 22.6 2.8 68.8% 80.3% 54.1% 64.9% 36.6% 72.1% 27.7%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 23/23 20.9 2.9 67.7% 79.7% 57.4% 72.2% 18.8% 72.3% 28.0%
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 756/764 18.8 2.3 68.9% 79.2% 56.7% 68.4% 33.7% 72.2% 29.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 John Isner
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%) — -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%) — -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%) — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — +0.96 2007 1656 138.0 +5.43 -3.75 0.947 49.4% +37 — — 54.1% -0.19 5–1 (83%) 12–7 (63%) — +0.01
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%) — +0.79 2008 1608 128.0 +4.14 -6.69 0.881 48.3% +39 -96 -116 41.0% -0.51 4–8 (33%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.16
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%) — +0.24 2009 1830 145.6 +4.72 -4.63 0.972 50.0% +1 -280 — 57.0% +0.23 12–6 (67%) 26–12 (68%) — +0.93
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%) — +0.27 2010 1885 154.2 +5.86 -4.84 1.002 50.5% +41 -194 — 58.8% +0.34 19–9 (68%) 32–16 (67%) — +2.28
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%) — +1.15 2011 2020 160.4 +7.13 -3.98 1.097 51.5% +30 -361 -297 61.6% +0.53 11–11 (50%) 32–20 (62%) — +1.83
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%) — +0.35 2012 1978 157.8 +7.12 -4.36 1.092 51.3% +43 -260 -71 62.7% +0.43 15–10 (60%) 38–18 (68%) — +3.35
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%) — -1.13 2013 1985 159.0 +7.64 -3.71 1.119 51.3% +52 -198 -94 59.5% +0.36 18–11 (62%) 36–17 (68%) — +3.48
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%) — -0.83 2014 1935 157.9 +7.20 -4.42 1.079 50.8% +50 -99 -27 61.8% +0.44 12–6 (67%) 41–21 (66%) — +3.24
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%) — -2.55 2015 2029 168.0 +8.71 -4.22 1.132 51.6% +54 -121 -120 62.7% +0.57 12–9 (57%) 39–25 (61%) — +3.80
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 2016 2021 163.0 +8.76 -3.60 1.179 51.8% +44 -140 -79 58.6% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 31–30 (51%) — +1.41
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1986 158.3 +8.00 -5.60 1.094 51.2% +14 -91 -60 60.0% +0.42 11–9 (55%) 40–24 (63%) — +3.24
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1959 158.8 +8.37 -4.32 1.129 51.3% -23 -61 +77 57.0% +0.42 14–11 (56%) 37–32 (54%) — +2.48
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1922 154.7 +8.16 -3.97 1.178 51.7% -6 — +115 61.2% +0.47 8–7 (53%) 29–23 (56%) — +3.19
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1846 134.4 +4.91 -4.34 1.035 50.7% +22 — — 60.9% +0.50 3–3 (50%) 14–7 (67%) — +1.74
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1945 152.3 +6.93 -5.43 1.006 50.2% 0 +9 — 62.5% +0.27 10–5 (67%) 21–9 (70%) — +0.90
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1926 145.5 +6.21 -5.79 0.996 49.8% -21 +13 +80 55.1% -0.02 11–8 (58%) 30–17 (64%) — +1.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1711 125.8 +5.40 -5.66 1.012 49.9% +36 — +244 45.3% -0.14 3–6 (33%) 11–17 (39%) — +1.74
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 — 2068 162.0 +7.10 -4.58 1.071 50.9% +25 -137 -39 58.7% +0.34 177–130 (58%) 482–307 (61%) 111.1 +4.58

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.