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Denis Istomin vs Bjorn Phau H2H: 1-0

Denis Istomin holds a 1–0 lead over Bjorn Phau in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Denis Istomin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Denis Istomin won the 2012 Moscow round of 32 5-7 7-5 6-1.

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Denis Istomin
UZB Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Bjorn Phau
GER Age 46 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Denis Istomin #43 5-7 7-5 6-1 Bjorn Phau #83 Match data Oct 18, 2012* R32 Moscow ATP 250 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
Denis Istomin #1,509 #33 1,217 1,914 196 249 44.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Bjorn Phau #1,098 #59 1,038 1,733 80 138 36.7% 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 Denis Istomin Bjorn Phau
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,489 0 0
19 2006 0–2 0.0% #200 1,474 0 0 1999 3–2 60.0% #323 1,541 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2000 0–4 0.0% #208 1,519 0 0
21 2008 2–2 50.0% #105 1,559 0 0 2001 2–4 33.3% #183 1,578 0 0
22 2009 13–17 43.3% #102 1,635 0 0 2002 1–6 14.3% #148 1,503 0 0
23 2010 29–29 50.0% #40 1,767 0 0 2003 1–4 20.0% #158 1,519 0 0
24 2011 10–21 32.3% #73 1,665 0 0 2004 5–4 55.6% #136 1,548 0 0
25 2012 28–30 48.3% #43 1,751 0 0 2005 10–14 41.7% #87 1,635 0 0
26 2013 30–29 50.8% #45 1,811 0 0 2006 16–26 38.1% #77 1,533 0 0
27 2014 27–24 52.9% #49 1,860 0 0 2007 4–10 28.6% #183 1,562 0 0
28 2015 20–23 46.5% #61 1,789 0 1 2008 3–4 42.9% #120 1,664 0 0
29 2016 6–20 23.1% #121 1,707 0 1 2009 12–17 41.4% #111 1,655 0 0
30 2017 15–18 45.5% #63 1,723 0 2 2010 9–13 40.9% #102 1,619 0 0
31 2018 12–18 40.0% #92 1,678 0 2 2011 2–7 22.2% #156 1,610 0 0
32 2019 3–11 21.4% #177 1,575 0 2 2012 7–14 33.3% #75 1,656 0 0
33 2020 0–1 0.0% #184 1,552 0 2 2013 2–6 25.0% #316 1,641 0 0
34 2021 0–3 0.0% #254 1,537 0 2 2014 3–2 60.0% #371 1,691 0 0
35 2022 1–1 50.0% #467 1,570 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Denis Istomin Bjorn Phau
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2008 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2002 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2010 17 19 36 47.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2011 7 10 17 41.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2004 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2012 17 17 34 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 2005 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2013 25 19 44 56.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2006 10 15 25 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2014 13 17 30 43.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2007 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2015 9 15 24 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2008 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2016 1 10 11 9.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2018 5 8 13 38.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2011 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2019 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 2 7 9 22.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 119 148 267 44.6% 40 67 107 37.4% 37 33 70 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — 56 84 140 40.0% 22 37 59 37.3% 1 13 14 7.1% 1 4 5 20.0%

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 437/445 of Denis Istomin's and 218/218 of Bjorn Phau'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 Denis Istomin Bjorn Phau
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 1/1 1.0 4.0 40.0% 65.0% 46.7% 50.0% 0.0% 54.0% 27.1%
19 2006 2/2 7.5 2.0 61.5% 66.3% 47.4% 60.2% 22.2% 59.1% 27.3% 1999 5/5 1.6 3.4 53.4% 54.5% 54.4% 45.3% 49.6% 54.6% 40.9%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 4/4 1.8 1.8 52.8% 62.8% 40.8% 51.8% 7.1% 52.3% 31.3%
21 2008 4/4 4.5 2.0 62.2% 68.4% 49.7% 65.1% 38.0% 61.3% 35.4% 2001 6/6 4.3 4.7 52.5% 63.3% 42.9% 53.9% 45.2% 52.9% 34.4%
22 2009 29/30 6.6 2.7 66.1% 69.8% 48.8% 54.8% 41.5% 62.4% 34.1% 2002 7/7 3.3 3.7 50.6% 64.1% 46.5% 57.5% 53.4% 55.5% 38.5%
23 2010 58/58 6.7 1.5 65.3% 70.2% 53.9% 54.2% 41.5% 64.5% 36.2% 2003 5/5 4.2 3.4 51.3% 66.4% 48.3% 40.4% 41.4% 57.3% 34.3%
24 2011 31/31 5.5 2.2 64.3% 64.3% 49.6% 56.0% 36.7% 59.3% 34.6% 2004 9/9 4.9 2.9 53.1% 76.7% 51.5% 55.8% 62.4% 64.6% 43.2%
25 2012 54/58 7.1 1.7 63.9% 70.8% 52.2% 58.0% 39.1% 64.1% 35.8% 2005 24/24 4.4 3.6 52.4% 68.8% 50.4% 55.0% 41.3% 60.2% 37.5%
26 2013 59/59 6.3 2.0 63.2% 72.0% 51.6% 64.5% 39.1% 64.4% 35.1% 2006 42/42 3.4 2.9 51.9% 68.0% 50.8% 54.4% 41.0% 59.6% 36.1%
27 2014 50/51 7.0 1.6 67.9% 72.2% 50.5% 58.6% 39.9% 65.0% 34.8% 2007 14/14 4.4 4.5 52.7% 66.7% 47.4% 56.2% 35.8% 57.5% 37.3%
28 2015 43/43 5.7 1.3 63.5% 72.5% 51.8% 58.3% 38.9% 64.8% 36.5% 2008 7/7 3.9 3.9 50.2% 70.9% 51.4% 56.7% 30.1% 61.5% 32.3%
29 2016 25/26 6.8 2.1 63.5% 69.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.8% 62.3% 33.7% 2009 29/29 3.4 3.5 51.7% 69.1% 50.6% 51.6% 50.1% 60.2% 37.6%
30 2017 33/33 8.4 1.7 65.4% 72.3% 50.1% 59.7% 44.3% 64.7% 34.2% 2010 22/22 3.6 4.0 55.2% 69.2% 52.9% 65.0% 39.2% 62.1% 39.4%
31 2018 30/30 5.7 1.5 68.7% 71.0% 51.0% 56.5% 34.9% 64.5% 34.3% 2011 9/9 2.4 3.6 59.3% 63.5% 43.7% 41.9% 48.6% 55.1% 33.8%
32 2019 14/14 5.5 2.0 65.7% 72.4% 49.2% 56.9% 39.4% 64.5% 30.6% 2012 21/21 4.6 4.5 52.9% 66.9% 45.4% 55.4% 44.1% 56.9% 37.0%
33 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 64.0% 65.6% 27.8% 60.0% 0.0% 52.0% 28.3% 2013 8/8 2.9 2.3 53.6% 65.2% 46.5% 35.9% 31.1% 57.5% 32.5%
34 2021 2/3 2.0 2.5 72.1% 64.6% 44.2% 50.8% — 59.2% 19.8% 2014 5/5 3.0 3.2 54.6% 69.7% 55.1% 58.5% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6%
35 2022 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.0% 69.9% 41.1% 72.2% 21.4% 60.5% 33.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 437/445 6.5 1.8 65.1% 70.7% 51.0% 57.9% 39.5% 63.8% 34.9% — 218/218 3.7 3.5 52.8% 67.6% 49.4% 53.9% 42.5% 59.0% 36.9%

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 Denis Istomin Bjorn Phau
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1489 97.1 -0.67 +0.23 0.589 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.07
19 2006 1474 112.2 +1.83 +2.43 0.669 43.4% — — — 16.7% -2.34 0–1 1–1 — -0.22 1999 1541 117.3 -2.26 +2.33 0.900 48.3% +18 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 — — -0.05
20 2007 1486 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1520 113.1 -1.19 -2.11 0.655 41.9% — — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.11
21 2008 1559 115.8 -0.37 +0.78 0.914 48.9% +45 — — 50.0% -0.08 — 2–2 (50%) — +0.02 2001 1579 109.7 -1.56 -0.62 0.730 44.0% +30 — — 41.2% -1.53 0–2 1–0 — -0.29
22 2009 1636 125.3 -1.33 -1.62 0.907 48.6% +16 -133 -53 42.9% -0.57 5–2 (71%) 7–10 (41%) 102.6 +1.12 2002 1503 105.9 -2.35 -0.97 0.866 47.0% +44 +21 — 25.0% -1.31 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.28
23 2010 1768 143.4 +1.15 +0.13 1.018 50.4% -22 -228 -27 51.7% +0.19 13–12 (52%) 15–11 (58%) 105.7 -0.33 2003 1520 108.8 -1.25 -1.61 0.802 46.1% +50 — — 23.1% -1.23 1–1 3–4 (43%) — +0.04
24 2011 1666 130.3 -2.79 -1.92 0.850 47.1% +33 -165 +77 37.3% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 7–3 (70%) 99.8 -1.16 2004 1549 112.6 +0.11 +2.06 1.218 53.5% +29 — — 54.5% +0.64 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.81
25 2012 1751 150.1 +1.09 -0.48 0.999 50.0% -33 -229 +124 48.6% +0.04 10–10 (50%) 14–14 (50%) 102.6 -1.49 2005 1636 123.8 -2.04 +0.30 0.941 49.1% +33 -116 -171 45.2% -0.40 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) 97.1 -0.35
26 2013 1812 153.1 +0.94 -0.48 0.987 49.9% +15 -243 -31 50.0% +0.05 10–10 (50%) 11–13 (46%) 98.9 -0.77 2006 1534 119.1 -2.65 -1.24 0.895 47.8% +35 +14 -125 39.0% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 6–6 (50%) 99.5 +2.39
27 2014 1860 158.1 +1.45 -0.54 0.996 50.0% +1 -139 -14 52.7% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 13–14 (48%) 100.1 -3.30 2007 1562 125.0 -3.80 +0.33 0.876 47.5% +27 — — 35.1% -0.97 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 96.1 +0.14
28 2015 1790 143.8 +0.64 +0.10 1.036 50.5% -25 -86 +93 48.4% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 8–8 (50%) 95.5 -1.14 2008 1664 123.3 +0.19 -0.03 0.839 47.4% -2 — — 38.9% -0.67 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 103.3 -0.93
29 2016 1707 140.8 -0.07 -2.12 0.894 48.4% -28 -26 +126 33.8% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 5–6 (45%) 97.0 -2.01 2009 1655 122.5 -2.48 +0.31 0.945 48.9% +37 -87 -225 39.1% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 102.3 +1.24
30 2017 1723 138.9 +1.33 -1.58 0.968 49.5% +6 -29 -40 45.2% -0.31 6–4 (60%) 9–7 (56%) 105.9 -0.43 2010 1620 123.4 -0.86 +1.49 1.040 50.9% +12 +26 — 39.6% -0.31 2–2 (50%) 2–7 (22%) 95.9 +1.70
31 2018 1679 132.6 +0.11 -1.51 0.968 49.0% -23 +18 +38 45.8% -0.11 4–6 (40%) 10–14 (42%) 97.3 -0.46 2011 1610 120.1 -4.07 -0.27 0.753 44.3% -4 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.67
32 2019 1576 124.0 -0.42 -1.96 0.862 47.8% +79 +78 — 25.8% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 98.6 -0.40 2012 1656 129.8 -3.82 +0.05 0.858 46.9% -5 -6 -210 36.4% -1.29 1–5 (17%) 4–4 (50%) 96.6 -0.64
33 2020 1552 113.0 -1.58 +7.36 0.589 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.19 2013 1642 127.4 -2.35 -2.12 0.765 44.5% +25 — — 26.3% -1.74 1–1 1–1 — -0.28
34 2021 1538 107.3 -0.95 -2.93 0.484 41.2% — — — 12.5% -2.25 0–1 1–0 — -0.06 2014 1691 122.4 -0.28 +0.27 1.071 51.0% +37 — — 54.5% +0.46 1–0 — — +0.15
35 2022 1571 110.4 -1.64 -0.13 0.846 46.2% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — 1–0 — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1914 147.1 +0.44 -0.79 0.963 49.4% -2 -119 +38 46.1% -0.19 63–74 (46%) 107–108 (50%) 101.5 -2.45 — 1734 127.9 -2.24 -0.06 0.902 48.0% +26 -14 -183 38.2% -0.83 24–34 (41%) 31–41 (43%) 95.8 +1.61

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.