H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
David Nalbandian vs Nicolas Massu H2H: 2-1
David Nalbandian holds a 2–1 lead over Nicolas Massu in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while David Nalbandian leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2004 Basel semifinal 6-3 6-4.
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ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
CHI
Age 46
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2004* | Basel | ATP 250 | SF | Carpet | David Nalbandian | 6-3 6-4 | Nicolas Massu | Match data |
| Feb 27, 2003* | Acapulco | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | David Nalbandian | 2-6 6-1 6-4 | Nicolas Massu | Match data |
| Feb 23, 2002* | Buenos Aires | ATP 250 | QF | Clay | Nicolas Massu | 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(2) | David Nalbandian | 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 |
| Nicolas Massu | #1,015 | #9 | 1,845 | 1,900 | 218 | 217 | 50.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 Massu | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #583 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2000 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #188 | 1,470 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2001 | 17–9 | 65.4% | #47 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #12 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 | 2000 | 23–21 | 52.3% | #87 | 1,640 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2003 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #8 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 | 2001 | 21–27 | 43.8% | #80 | 1,627 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 | 2002 | 27–19 | 58.7% | #56 | 1,752 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 | 2003 | 35–20 | 63.6% | #12 | 1,861 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 | 2004 | 30–27 | 52.6% | #19 | 1,738 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 | 2005 | 16–21 | 43.2% | #65 | 1,641 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 | 2006 | 35–25 | 58.3% | #44 | 1,728 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 | 2007 | 15–22 | 40.5% | #78 | 1,619 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 | 2008 | 6–11 | 35.3% | #77 | 1,583 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 | 2009 | 7–11 | 38.9% | #112 | 1,590 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 | 2010 | 3–7 | 30.0% | #186 | 1,557 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 | 2011 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #450 | 1,551 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #618 | 1,537 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #876 | 1,525 | 0 | 5 |