H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

David Nalbandian vs Xavier Malisse H2H: 6-1

David Nalbandian holds a 6–1 lead over Xavier Malisse in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 3–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2012 Queen's Club Championships quarterfinal 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4.

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David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main draw meetings
Xavier Malisse
BEL Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Nalbandian #39 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Xavier Malisse #84 Match data Jun 16, 2012* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
David Nalbandian #58 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(3) Xavier Malisse #51 Match data Oct 20, 2011* R32 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Xavier Malisse #311 6-1 6-4 David Nalbandian #7 Match data Mar 30, 2008* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
David Nalbandian #24 6-4 6-4 6-2 Xavier Malisse #67 Match data Aug 30, 2007* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
David Nalbandian #3 6-4 6-4 Xavier Malisse #41 Match data Apr 19, 2006* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
David Nalbandian #12 4-6 6-2 6-0 3-0 (ret.) Xavier Malisse #23 Match data Jan 19, 2003* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
David Nalbandian #32 7-6(2) 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-2 Xavier Malisse #35 Match data Jul 7, 2002* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Xavier Malisse #1,021 #19 1,410 1,894 282 266 51.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Xavier Malisse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1998 8–6 57.1% #161 1,607 0 0
18 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0 1999 8–9 47.1% #145 1,630 0 0
19 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0 2000 7–7 50.0% #127 1,687 0 0
20 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2 2001 37–22 62.7% #33 1,830 0 0
21 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2 2002 29–23 55.8% #25 1,791 0 0
22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2 2003 18–20 47.4% #55 1,795 0 0
23 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4 2004 21–26 44.7% #48 1,717 0 0
24 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5 2005 22–20 52.4% #47 1,736 0 1
25 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7 2006 31–24 56.4% #37 1,762 0 1
26 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9 2007 10–4 71.4% #112 1,794 0 3
27 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10 2008 8–12 40.0% #162 1,693 0 3
28 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11 2009 3–4 42.9% #94 1,704 0 3
29 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11 2010 22–22 50.0% #60 1,754 0 3
30 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11 2011 24–24 50.0% #49 1,789 0 3
31 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11 2012 21–24 46.7% #63 1,783 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2013 13–19 40.6% #135 1,717 0 3

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 Xavier Malisse
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2000 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2001 17 10 27 63.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2002 17 14 31 54.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2003 9 11 20 45.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2004 6 16 22 27.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2006 26 16 42 61.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — 2008 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 11 16 27 40.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
30 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2012 9 16 25 36.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 9 11 20 45.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
Career — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7% — 162 166 328 49.4% 51 56 107 47.7% 50 30 80 62.5% 19 14 33 57.6%

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 524/548 of Xavier Malisse'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 Xavier Malisse
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 11/14 5.2 3.3 51.7% 73.0% 44.6% 53.9% 42.6% 59.3% 39.7%
18 2000 2/2 2.5 6.5 51.0% 68.0% 35.6% 59.2% 15.0% 52.1% 31.4% 1999 15/17 5.7 3.3 53.1% 69.7% 49.5% 50.1% 42.9% 60.7% 39.8%
19 2001 23/26 3.0 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 52.8% 63.1% 45.3% 2000 12/14 4.7 2.7 55.0% 68.5% 50.2% 57.9% 45.1% 60.1% 39.8%
20 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2% 2001 50/59 6.1 2.4 57.3% 74.8% 52.0% 62.3% 45.6% 64.9% 39.6%
21 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7% 2002 45/52 7.2 2.8 56.8% 71.7% 50.6% 57.5% 44.8% 62.5% 38.8%
22 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3% 2003 38/38 8.5 3.2 52.7% 74.4% 52.6% 51.8% 39.8% 63.9% 37.0%
23 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9% 2004 46/47 6.7 1.8 57.5% 71.7% 51.4% 55.8% 47.4% 63.0% 40.3%
24 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4% 2005 42/42 8.2 2.0 57.6% 73.5% 52.1% 63.3% 46.0% 64.6% 37.1%
25 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7% 2006 55/55 6.4 1.8 58.2% 73.6% 51.5% 61.1% 46.0% 64.2% 39.8%
26 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2% 2007 14/14 7.9 2.0 59.0% 75.0% 58.5% 50.2% 47.0% 68.0% 42.2%
27 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3% 2008 20/20 6.4 1.7 58.6% 75.3% 49.9% 56.8% 37.5% 64.8% 38.5%
28 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4% 2009 7/7 7.0 1.6 61.0% 74.3% 50.7% 67.4% 38.0% 65.7% 37.0%
29 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3% 2010 44/44 7.1 2.1 57.8% 73.7% 49.3% 58.5% 43.9% 63.6% 35.9%
30 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7% 2011 48/48 6.3 1.6 57.6% 74.5% 51.6% 56.3% 49.9% 64.8% 38.6%
31 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8% 2012 45/45 7.0 2.0 57.7% 73.4% 51.7% 56.2% 40.1% 64.3% 35.9%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 32/32 7.1 2.6 55.6% 70.3% 48.3% 52.9% 37.9% 60.9% 35.8%
Career — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5% — 524/548 6.9 2.2 56.9% 73.2% 51.1% 57.5% 44.1% 63.7% 38.3%

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 Xavier Malisse
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1608 133.5 +0.04 +1.61 0.974 49.5% -78 +49 — 60.0% +0.80 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00
18 2000 1482 102.2 -1.59 -1.12 0.655 42.3% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.08 1999 1631 123.5 -1.33 +0.40 1.013 49.8% -43 +23 — 45.7% -0.48 2–2 (50%) 6–1 (86%) 104.8 -0.05
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 2000 1687 122.6 -1.13 +1.14 0.997 49.9% -3 -60 — 48.5% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -0.53
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 2001 1830 141.6 +2.32 +2.01 1.128 52.2% +8 -144 -253 57.4% +0.50 9–6 (60%) 11–10 (52%) 102.2 -0.99
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 2002 1791 142.4 +0.42 +2.12 1.035 50.5% -25 -51 -41 55.6% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 12–3 (80%) 106.5 -0.40
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 2003 1795 145.1 +1.16 +0.96 1.026 50.2% +4 -39 -48 49.5% -0.06 5–7 (42%) 8–8 (50%) 99.3 -1.43
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 2004 1717 143.1 +0.53 +3.31 1.088 51.1% -24 +83 +48 50.0% +0.12 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) 91.8 -1.02
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 2005 1736 140.1 +2.01 +0.17 1.049 51.1% -26 +50 +35 54.1% +0.35 5–8 (38%) 9–7 (56%) 100.5 -0.36
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 2006 1762 152.6 +1.72 +2.62 1.111 51.7% +44 -29 -23 58.0% +0.69 11–10 (52%) 13–11 (54%) 102.8 +0.32
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 2007 1794 140.8 +3.05 +2.82 1.319 55.0% +39 — — 67.6% +1.35 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.6 +0.73
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 2008 1694 134.2 +1.44 +1.43 1.095 51.0% +45 — +44 46.0% 0.00 1–5 (17%) 3–3 (50%) 94.7 -0.53
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 2009 1705 129.7 +0.59 +0.71 1.077 51.2% +17 — +142 44.4% -0.33 0–1 4–4 (50%) — -0.35
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 2010 1754 140.0 -0.14 -0.16 0.986 49.8% -44 -60 +172 50.0% +0.03 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) 104.5 -0.84
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 2011 1789 153.3 +1.79 +1.35 1.097 51.6% -66 -53 +200 55.1% +0.47 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 97.1 +0.24
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 1783 136.8 +0.46 -0.46 1.006 49.9% -98 -131 +293 49.5% -0.03 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) 97.9 -0.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1718 134.3 -1.88 -0.59 0.915 48.3% -38 -112 +294 43.0% -0.48 7–4 (64%) 5–7 (42%) 100.2 -0.15
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 — 1894 148.7 +0.89 +1.27 1.054 50.8% -16 -34 +104 52.7% +0.23 77–86 (47%) 106–96 (52%) 102.0 -0.99

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.