H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Nicolas Almagro H2H: 4-2

David Nalbandian holds a 4–2 lead over Nicolas Almagro in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while David Nalbandian leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2013 Sao Paulo quarterfinal 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(3).

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main-draw meetings
Nicolas Almagro
ESP Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #93 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(3) Nicolas Almagro #11 Match data Feb 16, 2013* QF Sao Paulo ATP 250 Clay
David Nalbandian #27 6-4 6-2 Nicolas Almagro #14 Match data Jan 15, 2011* SF ASB Classic ATP 250 Hard
David Nalbandian #15 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Almagro #22 Match data Apr 24, 2009* R16 Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #21 6-4 7-5 David Nalbandian #7 Match data May 8, 2008* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #28 6-1 7-6(1) David Nalbandian #8 Match data Mar 2, 2008* F Mexican Open International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
David Nalbandian #21 6-4 6-4 Nicolas Almagro #28 Match data Oct 30, 2007* R64 Paris Masters 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
Nicolas Almagro #846 #9 2,735 2,079 388 274 58.6% 0 0 0 2 11 13

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 Nicolas Almagro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2003 1–1 50.0% #156 1,511 0 0
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 2004 2–7 22.2% #103 1,539 0 0
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 2005 13–22 37.1% #114 1,551 0 0
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 2006 27–20 57.4% #32 1,721 0 1
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 2007 32–27 54.2% #28 1,723 0 2
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 2008 34–17 66.7% #18 1,771 0 4
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2009 30–24 55.6% #26 1,829 0 5
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2010 41–23 64.1% #15 1,884 0 7
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2011 47–23 67.1% #10 1,876 0 10
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2012 54–22 71.1% #11 2,013 0 12
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2013 42–23 64.6% #13 1,962 0 12
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2014 15–10 60.0% #71 1,924 0 12
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2015 18–20 47.4% #73 1,795 0 12
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2016 22–22 50.0% #44 1,792 0 13
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2017 10–12 45.5% #151 1,835 0 13
32 — — — — — — — 2018 0–1 0.0% #846 1,780 0 13

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 Nicolas Almagro
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
19 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 1 4 5 20.0% 12 17 29 41.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2006 1 6 7 14.3% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 2 2 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% 2007 9 12 21 42.9% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2008 4 8 12 33.3% 29 8 37 78.4% 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% 2009 10 11 21 47.6% 18 12 30 60.0% 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% 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 25 9 34 73.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 32 9 41 78.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 19 11 30 63.3% 30 9 39 76.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 23 11 34 67.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — — — — —
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2015 2 6 8 25.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2016 7 11 18 38.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2017 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 — — — — 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% — 102 110 212 48.1% 269 145 414 65.0% 14 16 30 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0%

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 651/662 of Nicolas Almagro'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 Nicolas Almagro
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/2 0.0 0.0 36.4% 100.0% 57.1% — 33.3% 72.7% 56.3%
18 2000 2/2 2.5 6.5 51.0% 68.0% 35.6% 59.2% 15.0% 52.1% 31.4% 2004 9/9 6.7 4.2 56.5% 69.8% 45.4% 51.5% 37.1% 59.5% 37.8%
19 2001 23/26 3.0 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 52.8% 63.1% 45.3% 2005 35/35 6.1 2.9 62.4% 69.2% 50.2% 66.5% 46.5% 62.0% 36.6%
20 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2% 2006 47/47 6.7 2.3 60.8% 73.9% 54.5% 68.1% 42.4% 65.8% 38.7%
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 2007 59/59 7.8 2.4 61.1% 74.4% 52.1% 58.9% 43.7% 65.7% 37.7%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 2008 49/51 9.1 2.4 59.0% 75.4% 55.1% 62.6% 43.0% 67.0% 40.0%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2009 53/54 10.4 2.6 59.1% 75.5% 52.2% 55.1% 42.3% 66.0% 36.3%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2010 64/64 8.2 1.9 59.7% 75.1% 53.6% 55.5% 40.6% 66.4% 37.2%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2011 70/70 7.8 2.6 55.9% 76.0% 53.9% 57.1% 40.5% 66.0% 37.5%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2012 71/76 8.7 1.9 56.8% 77.1% 55.4% 60.5% 38.8% 67.8% 37.8%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2013 65/65 9.6 2.5 57.1% 78.6% 55.4% 58.4% 47.2% 68.7% 39.0%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2014 23/25 7.0 2.0 55.7% 76.6% 55.0% 58.0% 40.7% 66.8% 37.5%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2015 38/38 7.6 3.0 56.6% 74.3% 51.8% 56.1% 29.3% 64.7% 35.5%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2016 44/44 10.0 4.0 54.0% 74.8% 51.9% 53.8% 38.2% 64.3% 36.1%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2017 22/22 7.0 2.3 55.0% 73.1% 48.6% 42.2% 43.1% 61.8% 35.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 1/1 11.0 2.0 56.8% 85.7% 54.2% 83.3% 0.0% 72.1% 21.4%
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 651/662 8.3 2.5 58.0% 75.3% 53.3% 58.3% 41.2% 66.0% 37.5%

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 Nicolas Almagro
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1511 102.5 +0.97 -0.39 2.063 63.0% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.01
18 2000 1482 102.2 -1.59 -1.12 0.655 42.3% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.08 2004 1540 123.5 -0.44 -0.86 0.934 48.1% — +48 — 33.3% -0.96 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 98.7 -0.67
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 2005 1552 131.3 -0.66 -0.28 0.962 49.6% -60 +64 — 42.7% -0.29 3–8 (27%) 5–14 (26%) 90.7 +0.44
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 2006 1721 147.3 +3.48 +0.92 1.130 52.0% -200 +123 — 56.6% +0.53 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) 99.5 -2.25
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 2007 1724 151.2 +2.51 +0.51 1.100 51.6% -85 +74 — 55.1% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 9–13 (41%) 97.9 +1.58
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 2008 1771 147.2 +3.48 +1.81 1.213 53.3% -180 +206 — 66.4% +0.97 6–8 (43%) 10–12 (45%) 96.6 +1.82
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 2009 1830 149.5 +2.70 -0.46 1.067 51.0% -100 +75 -243 50.7% +0.31 11–7 (61%) 12–22 (35%) 98.1 +0.28
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 2010 1885 153.6 +2.97 +1.08 1.108 51.5% -104 +208 -336 59.1% +0.57 18–9 (67%) 19–15 (56%) 105.3 +0.21
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 2011 1877 158.8 +3.24 +0.58 1.103 51.5% -72 +241 -277 63.1% +0.58 11–10 (52%) 26–14 (65%) 100.1 +2.38
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 2012 2013 163.5 +4.96 +1.63 1.175 52.2% -64 +142 -248 62.9% +0.81 18–5 (78%) 18–23 (44%) 102.7 +1.39
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 2013 1963 162.6 +5.10 +1.96 1.247 53.4% +6 +111 -176 61.9% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 17–17 (50%) 97.7 +3.89
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 2014 1924 150.9 +2.23 +1.75 1.132 51.4% — +77 — 61.5% +0.54 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 -0.08
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 2015 1796 152.1 +1.64 -0.54 1.007 50.2% +54 +182 — 45.6% -0.48 5–6 (45%) 10–9 (53%) 98.2 -3.74
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 2016 1793 148.9 +0.66 -0.29 1.010 49.9% -21 +144 — 50.4% +0.07 9–10 (47%) 10–11 (48%) 95.5 +0.05
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 2017 1835 150.4 -0.33 -0.08 0.929 49.1% -81 +97 — 51.1% +0.19 3–3 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 100.9 -1.98
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1780 96.9 -0.24 -0.55 0.765 47.7% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.20
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 — 2079 159.4 +2.82 +0.73 1.102 51.5% -73 +138 -255 56.7% +0.45 111–100 (53%) 158–175 (47%) 96.3 +0.54

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.