H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Juan Carlos Ferrero H2H: 4-3

David Nalbandian holds a 4–3 lead over Juan Carlos Ferrero in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Juan Carlos Ferrero leads 3–2 on hard courts, while David Nalbandian leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2009 Argentina Open quarterfinal 6-3 3-0 RET.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main-draw meetings
Juan Carlos Ferrero
ESP Age 46 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #10 6-3 3-0 (ret.) Juan Carlos Ferrero #93 Match data Feb 21, 2009* QF Argentina Open ATP 250 Clay
David Nalbandian #7 6-2 6-2 Juan Carlos Ferrero #22 Match data Mar 20, 2008* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Juan Carlos Ferrero #21 6-1 6-2 6-3 David Nalbandian #10 Match data Jan 20, 2008* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Juan Carlos Ferrero #22 7-6(5) 6-3 David Nalbandian #9 Match data Oct 15, 2005* QF Vienna Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Juan Carlos Ferrero #23 6-2 3-6 6-3 David Nalbandian #9 Match data Sep 17, 2005* QF China Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
David Nalbandian #8 6-3 6-1 Juan Carlos Ferrero #2 Match data Nov 10, 2003 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
David Nalbandian #47 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) Juan Carlos Ferrero #3 Match data Apr 12, 2002* R16 Estoril 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
Juan Carlos Ferrero #968 #1 4,570 2,096 461 256 64.3% 1 4 0 2 9 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 Juan Carlos Ferrero
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 1999 16–8 66.7% #42 1,686 0 1
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 2000 41–26 61.2% #12 1,800 0 1
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 2001 56–20 73.7% #5 1,878 0 5
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 2002 47–24 66.2% #4 1,918 0 7
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2003 63–18 77.8% #3 2,006 1 11
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2004 20–16 55.6% #31 1,746 1 11
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2005 45–26 63.4% #17 1,842 1 11
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2006 28–23 54.9% #23 1,741 1 11
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2007 34–23 59.6% #24 1,833 1 11
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2008 21–15 58.3% #55 1,850 1 11
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2009 33–20 62.3% #23 1,927 1 12
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2010 33–14 70.2% #29 1,887 1 15
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2011 20–11 64.5% #50 1,925 1 16
32 — — — — — — — 2012 4–12 25.0% #213 1,795 1 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 Juan Carlos Ferrero
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% 1999 0 2 2 0.0% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 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% 2000 20 16 36 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 33 5 38 86.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 20 7 27 74.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2003 30 12 42 71.4% 29 4 33 87.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 13 10 23 56.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2005 18 13 31 58.1% 20 9 29 69.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2006 10 11 21 47.6% 14 10 24 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2007 10 10 20 50.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2008 14 9 23 60.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 9 11 20 45.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2010 5 5 10 50.0% 28 7 35 80.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2011 9 7 16 56.3% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 0 3 3 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% — 178 134 312 57.1% 236 92 328 72.0% 30 17 47 63.8% 17 13 30 56.7%

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 472/479 of Juan Carlos Ferrero'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 Juan Carlos Ferrero
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2003 76/81 5.4 2.9 60.1% 72.9% 55.4% 58.7% 44.8% 66.0% 41.7%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2004 34/36 5.8 2.6 61.9% 70.6% 55.2% 63.8% 31.0% 64.6% 36.3%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2005 71/71 3.1 1.7 66.6% 68.7% 55.4% 64.7% 40.0% 64.0% 40.1%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2006 51/51 4.2 1.4 68.8% 68.4% 52.3% 53.7% 37.6% 63.6% 38.8%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2007 57/57 4.0 1.7 68.0% 68.0% 54.2% 60.3% 40.0% 63.3% 39.9%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2008 36/36 4.3 1.4 66.4% 71.2% 54.4% 64.8% 48.1% 65.5% 37.4%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2009 53/53 4.3 1.6 66.8% 67.7% 54.2% 56.6% 45.3% 62.9% 38.6%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2010 47/47 2.2 1.1 71.6% 69.1% 59.1% 49.7% 47.4% 65.8% 43.0%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2011 31/31 2.9 1.9 63.2% 66.8% 56.8% 60.9% 40.0% 63.0% 40.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 16/16 2.6 1.4 66.7% 64.6% 48.7% 50.6% 24.4% 59.3% 35.9%
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 472/717 4.0 1.8 65.9% 69.3% 54.9% 58.8% 41.3% 64.2% 39.7%

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 Juan Carlos Ferrero
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 1999 1686 142.0 — — — — -138 +89 — 60.0% +0.63 7–3 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 111.1 +0.07
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 2000 1800 148.8 — — — — -64 +139 — 55.4% +0.23 17–7 (71%) 16–18 (47%) 106.6 -2.52
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 1878 157.3 — — — — -95 +220 -268 67.7% +1.22 15–11 (58%) 20–16 (56%) 103.4 +0.58
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 1918 154.2 — — — — -41 +161 — 58.9% +0.57 19–9 (68%) 17–13 (57%) 104.6 -0.82
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 2007 158.9 +3.93 +4.21 1.225 53.4% -30 +145 -298 70.9% +1.30 15–4 (79%) 18–13 (58%) 105.5 +0.35
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 1747 128.6 +1.06 -0.36 1.027 50.3% +51 +269 -36 56.0% +0.22 5–6 (45%) 15–9 (63%) 94.2 +1.57
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 1842 151.4 +2.55 +2.95 1.115 51.9% -52 +143 -11 58.6% +0.45 14–10 (58%) 17–12 (59%) 103.5 -2.96
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 1742 138.7 +1.38 +1.19 1.068 50.9% -15 +121 +98 53.7% +0.29 10–10 (50%) 11–7 (61%) 97.2 +2.03
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 1833 151.3 +0.46 +2.46 1.089 51.4% -51 +18 +67 56.8% +0.36 11–8 (58%) 14–10 (58%) 103.6 +2.65
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 1850 156.7 +2.12 +1.77 1.085 51.3% +31 -4 — 61.0% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 97.5 -1.14
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 1928 151.7 +0.61 +1.78 1.042 50.7% -70 -4 +108 56.9% +0.38 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) 102.6 -3.54
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 2010 1887 151.5 +2.13 +4.36 1.258 53.9% -65 +143 — 64.9% +1.12 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) 98.1 +3.73
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 2011 1926 148.5 +0.68 +2.08 1.083 51.3% -48 +104 — 56.6% +0.30 8–4 (67%) 8–2 (80%) 108.2 +0.69
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1795 134.7 -1.29 +0.49 0.883 47.1% +21 +87 — 33.3% -1.19 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 93.7 -1.69
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 — 2096 156.9 +1.74 +2.44 1.109 51.7% -39 +122 -3 59.8% +0.60 145–91 (61%) 165–130 (56%) 106.0 -0.14

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.