H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Lleyton Hewitt H2H: 2-3

Lleyton Hewitt holds a 3–2 lead over David Nalbandian in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Lleyton Hewitt leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2011 Australian Open first round 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6(1) 9-7.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Lleyton Hewitt
AUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #21 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6(1) 9-7 Lleyton Hewitt #54 Match data Jan 19, 2011* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
David Nalbandian #11 7-6(3) 7-5 Lleyton Hewitt #74 Match data Jan 17, 2009* QF Sydney International ATP 250 Hard
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 10-8 David Nalbandian #9 Match data Jan 28, 2005* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-1 6-3 6-2 David Nalbandian #15 Match data Jul 8, 2002* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-2 6-4 David Nalbandian #31 Match data Apr 26, 2002* R16 Barcelona Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Lleyton Hewitt #636 #1 5,205 2,160 567 244 69.9% 2 2 2 2 22 30

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 Lleyton Hewitt
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1998 10–9 52.6% #100 1,615 0 1
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 1999 40–18 69.0% #25 1,854 0 2
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 2000 53–16 76.8% #7 1,980 0 6
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 2001 71–15 82.6% #1 2,116 1 12
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 2002 61–16 79.2% #1 2,066 2 17
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 2003 29–10 74.4% #17 1,939 2 19
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2004 64–16 80.0% #3 2,073 2 23
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2005 36–9 80.0% #4 2,114 2 24
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2006 32–14 69.6% #20 1,971 2 25
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2007 34–15 69.4% #21 1,919 2 26
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2008 18–11 62.1% #67 1,936 2 26
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2009 33–19 63.5% #22 1,959 2 27
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2010 18–11 62.1% #54 1,909 2 28
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2011 8–9 47.1% #186 1,818 2 28
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2012 15–12 55.6% #83 1,884 2 28
32 — — — — — — — 2013 22–18 55.0% #60 1,889 2 28
33 — — — — — — — 2014 19–15 55.9% #50 1,841 2 30
34 — — — — — — — 2015 3–9 25.0% #307 1,714 2 30
35 — — — — — — — 2016 1–1 50.0% #633 1,727 2 30

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 Lleyton Hewitt
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
18 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 20 10 30 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
19 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2000 37 11 48 77.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2001 48 10 58 82.8% 10 3 13 76.9% 13 1 14 92.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2002 33 9 42 78.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 1 15 93.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2003 23 6 29 79.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2004 44 9 53 83.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2006 20 11 31 64.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 21 9 30 70.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2008 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2009 18 14 32 56.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 5 6 11 45.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 13 12 25 52.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 11 9 20 55.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% — 357 157 514 69.5% 79 43 122 64.8% 114 37 151 75.5% 17 7 24 70.8%

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 753/811 of Lleyton Hewitt'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 Lleyton Hewitt
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 1/1 4.0 3.0 55.6% 56.7% 43.8% 58.8% 50.0% 50.9% 30.8%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 18/19 2.8 4.1 54.8% 68.2% 51.4% 54.4% 39.1% 60.4% 40.6%
18 2000 2/2 2.5 6.5 51.0% 68.0% 35.6% 59.2% 15.0% 52.1% 31.4% 1999 51/58 3.9 2.2 59.1% 71.5% 56.2% 61.1% 49.8% 65.1% 42.8%
19 2001 23/26 3.0 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 52.8% 63.1% 45.3% 2000 56/69 6.3 3.6 53.9% 75.5% 55.3% 64.9% 51.6% 66.2% 41.8%
20 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2% 2001 72/86 5.5 3.6 53.4% 75.7% 56.2% 60.8% 48.0% 66.5% 44.2%
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 2002 62/77 7.2 4.0 51.4% 74.9% 54.3% 59.2% 42.9% 64.7% 43.4%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 2003 39/39 6.5 4.1 51.7% 77.0% 55.0% 62.9% 47.7% 66.2% 44.4%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2004 80/80 6.3 3.6 54.2% 76.8% 55.1% 64.6% 47.8% 66.9% 42.7%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2005 43/45 9.2 3.8 56.4% 78.8% 54.0% 62.8% 45.7% 68.1% 41.3%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2006 46/46 7.3 3.8 55.1% 71.5% 52.6% 51.5% 46.1% 63.0% 43.0%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2007 48/49 7.6 3.3 53.6% 76.5% 54.8% 59.0% 51.1% 66.2% 40.3%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2008 27/29 8.2 3.0 54.5% 76.2% 57.4% 57.7% 37.6% 67.8% 42.0%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2009 52/52 6.5 3.7 53.3% 76.0% 53.3% 62.4% 41.5% 65.5% 41.5%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2010 29/29 6.3 2.9 56.7% 74.5% 52.0% 56.1% 55.1% 64.6% 42.0%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2011 17/17 6.6 3.8 56.3% 72.4% 48.7% 54.8% 43.7% 61.8% 37.3%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2012 24/27 5.8 4.2 52.4% 70.5% 47.8% 57.9% 41.3% 59.7% 37.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 40/40 6.2 4.0 51.1% 70.1% 51.9% 59.4% 46.6% 61.1% 39.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 34/34 4.9 4.8 53.5% 72.2% 49.7% 59.4% 44.0% 61.3% 39.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 12/12 6.8 4.8 54.4% 68.6% 51.2% 55.9% 42.4% 60.7% 37.7%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 2/2 6.0 4.0 54.8% 71.6% 47.1% 70.8% 22.9% 60.4% 38.4%
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 753/811 6.4 3.7 54.1% 74.4% 53.8% 60.2% 46.4% 64.9% 41.8%

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 Lleyton Hewitt
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1493 104.6 +1.87 +1.38 0.627 41.7% — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — -0.13
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1615 137.2 -0.46 +2.56 1.025 50.0% +26 — -8 52.9% +0.21 5–6 (45%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.28
18 2000 1482 102.2 -1.59 -1.12 0.655 42.3% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.08 1999 1854 154.0 +2.80 +4.93 1.226 53.8% -9 -254 -123 64.6% +1.10 12–9 (57%) 8–10 (44%) — -2.41
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 2000 1980 166.2 +3.71 +4.99 1.237 53.9% +30 -228 -146 69.5% +1.24 14–6 (70%) 11–14 (44%) — -2.06
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 2001 2117 162.4 +4.29 +6.67 1.319 54.9% +8 -224 -121 72.0% +1.50 24–9 (73%) 13–9 (59%) — +1.18
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 2002 2066 162.1 +3.20 +6.04 1.230 53.8% +19 -160 +114 70.4% +1.26 18–1 (95%) 18–12 (60%) — -1.87
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 2003 1940 148.3 +2.77 +6.39 1.313 54.9% +95 -50 +219 66.4% +1.31 8–5 (62%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.40
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 2004 2074 161.5 +4.35 +6.35 1.292 54.5% +33 -141 +46 72.4% +1.40 13–6 (68%) 17–7 (71%) — -2.32
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 2005 2115 161.5 +4.84 +5.29 1.294 54.3% +42 — +76 69.3% +1.35 12–0 (100%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.18
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 2006 1972 142.5 +1.60 +4.43 1.161 52.6% -20 -18 +235 63.1% +0.95 13–5 (72%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.55
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 2007 1919 154.1 +2.55 +3.26 1.191 53.1% -12 +96 +217 64.8% +0.95 7–5 (58%) 7–13 (35%) — +1.23
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 2008 1937 143.9 +3.50 +4.91 1.303 53.9% -73 +79 +208 61.5% +1.03 2–3 (40%) 4–10 (29%) — -1.01
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 2009 1960 156.8 +1.58 +4.92 1.202 53.0% -71 +63 +224 61.0% +0.81 11–9 (55%) 8–12 (40%) — -1.75
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 2010 1909 143.7 +1.71 +4.35 1.187 53.0% -77 +73 +318 56.2% +0.49 6–3 (67%) 6–2 (75%) — -0.34
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 2011 1819 131.8 -1.17 +0.07 0.976 49.8% -42 — +318 52.3% +0.32 2–4 (33%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.11
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 2012 1884 145.7 -2.14 +1.74 0.935 48.9% 0 — +205 50.0% -0.29 6–3 (67%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.31
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1889 147.2 -2.06 +2.77 1.005 50.2% -35 -33 +197 51.8% +0.17 12–8 (60%) 9–7 (56%) — -1.05
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1842 149.1 -2.59 +3.22 1.032 50.5% +15 -61 +258 52.3% +0.10 9–4 (69%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1715 118.7 -3.34 +0.79 0.958 49.2% +73 — +259 40.5% -0.65 0–7 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.96
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1727 113.5 +0.52 +0.37 0.970 49.3% — — — 50.0% -0.17 — 1–0 — +0.04
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 — 2160 162.0 +2.20 +4.74 1.192 53.1% +6 -84 +125 63.9% +0.95 174–93 (65%) 153–144 (52%) 100.9 -1.21

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.