H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Juan Ignacio Chela H2H: 4-2

David Nalbandian holds a 4–2 lead over Juan Ignacio Chela in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 3–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2008 Buenos Aires semifinal 6-1 6-2.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Juan Ignacio Chela
ARG Age 46 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 23, 2008* Buenos Aires ATP 250 SF Clay David Nalbandian #11 6-1 6-2 Juan Ignacio Chela #25 Match data
Oct 12, 2006* Vienna ATP 250 R32 Hard David Nalbandian #4 6-7(6) 6-2 6-2 Juan Ignacio Chela #33 Match data
Aug 10, 2005* Canada Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard David Nalbandian #12 6-4 6-1 Juan Ignacio Chela #52 Match data
Aug 16, 2003* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard David Nalbandian #14 6-4 6-4 Juan Ignacio Chela #37 Match data
Mar 12, 2003* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Juan Ignacio Chela #30 4-6 6-4 7-5 David Nalbandian #10 Match data
Feb 2, 2001* Bogota ATP 250 QF Clay Juan Ignacio Chela #60 7-5 6-3 David Nalbandian #242 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
Juan Ignacio Chela #967 #15 1,510 1,909 306 268 53.3% 0 0 0 1 5 6

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 Ignacio Chela
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 0–3 0.0% #124 1,463 0 0
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 2000 13–15 46.4% #63 1,540 0 1
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 1,988 0 2 2001 10–10 50.0% #70 1,594 0 1
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,905 0 2 2002 44–27 62.0% #23 1,783 0 2
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,982 0 4 2003 35–27 56.5% #38 1,762 0 2
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,940 0 5 2004 33–25 56.9% #26 1,735 0 3
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,032 0 7 2005 28–26 51.9% #39 1,691 0 3
26 2008 37–14 72.5% #11 2,014 0 9 2006 27–26 50.9% #33 1,721 0 3
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,935 0 10 2007 39–23 62.9% #20 1,796 0 4
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,005 0 11 2008 11–12 47.8% #140 1,737 0 4
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,940 0 11 2009 9–14 39.1% #73 1,731 0 4
30 2012 20–15 57.1% #82 1,883 0 11 2010 28–24 53.8% #38 1,835 0 6
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,871 0 11 2011 24–24 50.0% #29 1,737 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2012 5–12 29.4% #176 1,634 0 6