H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Justin Gimelstob H2H: 1-0

David Nalbandian holds a 1–0 lead over Justin Gimelstob in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, David Nalbandian leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2006 Indian Wells Open round of 64 6-4 6-4.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Justin Gimelstob
USA Age 49 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #4 6-4 6-4 Justin Gimelstob #98 Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64 Indian Wells 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
Justin Gimelstob #841 #63 733 1,722 107 171 38.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Justin Gimelstob
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 1995 1–1 50.0% — 1,529 0 0
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 1996 3–9 25.0% #152 1,510 0 0
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 1997 17–23 42.5% #104 1,630 0 0
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 1998 14–15 48.3% #80 1,661 0 0
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 1999 17–26 39.5% #82 1,645 0 0
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2000 14–16 46.7% #97 1,675 0 0
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2001 3–12 20.0% #177 1,595 0 0
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2002 5–6 45.5% #106 1,619 0 0
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2003 9–17 34.6% #106 1,532 0 0
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2004 1–5 16.7% #162 1,507 0 0
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2005 8–9 47.1% #104 1,595 0 0
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2006 14–20 41.2% #86 1,606 0 0
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2007 1–12 7.7% #556 1,537 0 0
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 Justin Gimelstob
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% — — — — — — — — 1995 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1997 15 16 31 48.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1998 5 7 12 41.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 1999 13 16 29 44.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2000 10 9 19 52.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 2 10 12 16.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2003 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2004 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2005 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 6 13 19 31.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2007 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 71 112 183 38.8% 8 17 25 32.0% 24 35 59 40.7% 4 7 11 36.4%

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 259/278 of Justin Gimelstob'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 Justin Gimelstob
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% 1995 2/2 8.0 5.0 62.7% 69.5% 44.6% 68.1% 31.7% 59.4% 30.5%
19 2001 23/26 3.0 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 52.8% 63.1% 45.3% 1996 10/12 5.1 3.4 54.9% 73.3% 46.5% 41.8% 50.8% 61.4% 35.3%
20 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2% 1997 36/40 6.0 5.8 58.7% 71.8% 44.8% 51.3% 37.8% 60.5% 35.9%
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 1998 26/29 5.5 3.9 59.7% 72.6% 47.9% 55.6% 44.3% 62.5% 39.5%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 1999 37/43 6.9 3.9 60.4% 72.2% 47.6% 56.4% 39.5% 62.4% 35.7%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2000 29/30 8.3 4.4 58.7% 73.7% 49.6% 57.8% 36.8% 63.2% 37.6%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2001 13/15 5.6 5.7 55.5% 71.2% 45.9% 45.8% 36.3% 59.8% 34.1%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2002 10/11 5.5 5.7 53.9% 69.8% 43.4% 49.0% 29.6% 57.9% 37.0%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2003 26/26 7.3 4.2 54.5% 73.8% 45.2% 63.5% 42.7% 60.7% 36.5%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2004 6/6 4.5 5.5 48.7% 73.2% 49.4% 40.7% 26.3% 60.7% 35.9%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2005 17/17 11.4 4.9 56.8% 77.1% 52.2% 59.4% 40.1% 66.2% 35.8%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2006 34/34 7.0 2.9 56.6% 72.4% 47.8% 63.7% 36.2% 61.7% 34.9%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2007 13/13 4.3 4.8 57.1% 65.3% 43.1% 49.5% 26.4% 55.8% 29.5%
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% — 259/278 6.8 4.4 57.4% 72.4% 47.1% 55.6% 38.2% 61.5% 35.9%

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 Justin Gimelstob
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 1995 1530 110.0 -1.36 +1.92 0.750 45.8% — — — 37.5% -0.63 1–0 — — -0.13
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 1996 1510 118.9 +0.13 +0.36 0.915 48.2% +28 — — 29.6% -0.93 1–2 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -0.63
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 1997 1630 134.5 -1.35 -0.78 0.909 48.5% +30 — -55 43.3% -0.47 7–6 (54%) 10–8 (56%) 103.8 +0.60
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 1998 1661 129.0 +0.39 +1.22 1.052 50.8% -10 -75 -71 50.7% +0.12 6–8 (43%) 4–9 (31%) 96.0 -0.12
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 1999 1645 137.7 -0.21 -1.19 0.949 49.1% +36 -75 -122 45.0% -0.28 3–10 (23%) 7–12 (37%) 91.8 -1.22
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 2000 1675 126.8 +0.05 +0.25 1.022 50.4% +34 -174 -115 47.5% -0.40 5–7 (42%) 10–6 (63%) 99.6 +0.17
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 2001 1596 108.5 -1.35 -2.71 0.849 47.0% +17 — -76 29.3% -1.39 2–4 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.1 +0.32
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 2002 1620 119.3 -1.95 +1.16 0.880 46.9% +9 — -59 40.7% -0.81 2–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.03
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 2003 1532 117.2 -2.07 -0.87 0.929 48.9% +13 — +76 40.0% -0.51 3–5 (38%) 3–7 (30%) 95.7 +1.70
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 2004 1507 110.1 -0.55 -0.52 0.913 47.3% +4 — — 23.1% -1.69 0–3 (0%) — — -0.42
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 2005 1596 127.5 +2.04 +0.31 1.059 51.1% -56 — +71 48.9% +0.08 2–5 (29%) 6–7 (46%) 99.7 -0.05
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 2006 1606 122.4 -0.69 -1.72 0.913 49.0% -77 -132 +106 44.9% -0.32 3–5 (38%) 6–7 (46%) 100.7 +0.54
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 2007 1537 116.4 -4.94 -3.75 0.668 43.5% -37 — +128 10.0% -2.37 0–1 0–2 — -0.45
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 — 1722 132.5 -0.75 -0.68 0.933 48.8% +5 -103 -6 41.7% -0.51 35–56 (38%) 51–68 (43%) 92.8 +0.10

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.