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

Denis Istomin vs Michael Russell H2H: 3-1

Denis Istomin holds a 3–1 lead over Michael Russell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Denis Istomin leads 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Denis Istomin won the 2013 Memphis quarterfinal 6-4 7-6(5).

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Denis Istomin
UZB Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Michael Russell
USA Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Denis Istomin #63 6-4 7-6(5) Michael Russell #86 Match data Feb 23, 2013* QF Memphis ATP 500 Hard
Denis Istomin #61 6-2 6-2 Michael Russell #104 Match data Feb 17, 2012* R16 San Jose ATP 250 Hard
Denis Istomin #49 7-6(7) 7-6(4) Michael Russell #102 Match data Feb 11, 2011* R16 San Jose ATP 250 Hard
Michael Russell #68 7-6(5) 6-4 Denis Istomin #77 Match data Mar 26, 2010* R128 Miami Open 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
Denis Istomin #1,509 #33 1,217 1,914 196 249 44.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Michael Russell #1,124 #60 693 1,809 77 150 33.9% 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 Michael Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2006 0–2 0.0% #200 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — 1998 0–2 0.0% #288 1,473 0 0
21 2008 2–2 50.0% #105 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2009 13–17 43.3% #102 1,635 0 0 2000 1–6 14.3% #155 1,507 0 0
23 2010 29–29 50.0% #40 1,767 0 0 2001 8–17 32.0% #87 1,573 0 0
24 2011 10–21 32.3% #73 1,665 0 0 2002 5–15 25.0% #157 1,511 0 0
25 2012 28–30 48.3% #43 1,751 0 0 2003 1–1 50.0% #502 1,530 0 0
26 2013 30–29 50.8% #45 1,811 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2014 27–24 52.9% #49 1,860 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2015 20–23 46.5% #61 1,789 0 1 2006 0–2 0.0% #144 1,563 0 0
29 2016 6–20 23.1% #121 1,707 0 1 2007 10–19 34.5% #82 1,617 0 0
30 2017 15–18 45.5% #63 1,723 0 2 2008 3–5 37.5% #242 1,610 0 0
31 2018 12–18 40.0% #92 1,678 0 2 2009 2–4 33.3% #83 1,636 0 0
32 2019 3–11 21.4% #177 1,575 0 2 2010 11–23 32.4% #99 1,628 0 0
33 2020 0–1 0.0% #184 1,552 0 2 2011 12–18 40.0% #99 1,748 0 0
34 2021 0–3 0.0% #254 1,537 0 2 2012 11–11 50.0% #87 1,749 0 0
35 2022 1–1 50.0% #467 1,570 0 2 2013 7–15 31.8% #92 1,638 0 0
36 — — — — — — — 2014 6–11 35.3% #158 1,582 0 0
37 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #557 1,611 0 0

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 Michael Russell
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 %
19 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2010 17 19 36 47.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2001 4 11 15 26.7% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2011 7 10 17 41.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2002 2 4 6 33.3% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2012 17 17 34 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2013 25 19 44 56.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 13 17 30 43.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 9 15 24 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2016 1 10 11 9.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2007 7 11 18 38.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2008 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2018 5 8 13 38.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2019 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 10 15 25 40.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 11 12 23 47.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 6 8 14 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
35 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 4 9 13 30.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 119 148 267 44.6% 40 67 107 37.4% 37 33 70 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — 55 92 147 37.4% 12 35 47 25.5% 10 23 33 30.3% — — — —

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 221/227 of Michael Russell'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 Michael Russell
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%
19 2006 2/2 7.5 2.0 61.5% 66.3% 47.4% 60.2% 22.2% 59.1% 27.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 1/2 4.0 4.0 62.7% 65.8% 51.1% 37.5% 30.0% 60.3% 37.7%
21 2008 4/4 4.5 2.0 62.2% 68.4% 49.7% 65.1% 38.0% 61.3% 35.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2009 29/30 6.6 2.7 66.1% 69.8% 48.8% 54.8% 41.5% 62.4% 34.1% 2000 6/7 3.8 6.5 61.4% 65.1% 45.0% 50.8% 61.1% 57.3% 37.1%
23 2010 58/58 6.7 1.5 65.3% 70.2% 53.9% 54.2% 41.5% 64.5% 36.2% 2001 23/25 2.4 3.0 68.9% 63.2% 46.6% 46.6% 39.5% 57.9% 38.3%
24 2011 31/31 5.5 2.2 64.3% 64.3% 49.6% 56.0% 36.7% 59.3% 34.6% 2002 18/20 1.9 2.5 69.4% 60.3% 48.8% 54.0% 33.9% 56.8% 37.1%
25 2012 54/58 7.1 1.7 63.9% 70.8% 52.2% 58.0% 39.1% 64.1% 35.8% 2003 2/2 1.0 4.5 67.5% 66.0% 49.4% 73.3% 35.4% 60.5% 39.0%
26 2013 59/59 6.3 2.0 63.2% 72.0% 51.6% 64.5% 39.1% 64.4% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2014 50/51 7.0 1.6 67.9% 72.2% 50.5% 58.6% 39.9% 65.0% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2015 43/43 5.7 1.3 63.5% 72.5% 51.8% 58.3% 38.9% 64.8% 36.5% 2006 2/2 1.5 4.0 66.0% 58.1% 43.8% 46.9% 39.6% 53.1% 39.4%
29 2016 25/26 6.8 2.1 63.5% 69.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.8% 62.3% 33.7% 2007 29/29 2.0 2.6 68.1% 65.3% 47.3% 53.1% 44.2% 59.4% 34.6%
30 2017 33/33 8.4 1.7 65.4% 72.3% 50.1% 59.7% 44.3% 64.7% 34.2% 2008 8/8 3.5 2.8 66.4% 64.4% 51.9% 54.5% 46.5% 60.3% 41.2%
31 2018 30/30 5.7 1.5 68.7% 71.0% 51.0% 56.5% 34.9% 64.5% 34.3% 2009 6/6 1.8 2.7 69.8% 63.9% 51.0% 57.2% 33.1% 59.6% 38.6%
32 2019 14/14 5.5 2.0 65.7% 72.4% 49.2% 56.9% 39.4% 64.5% 30.6% 2010 34/34 2.8 3.4 65.1% 63.6% 49.0% 48.2% 39.5% 58.7% 35.9%
33 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 64.0% 65.6% 27.8% 60.0% 0.0% 52.0% 28.3% 2011 30/30 2.9 4.2 63.3% 70.0% 47.0% 48.6% 46.5% 61.2% 35.4%
34 2021 2/3 2.0 2.5 72.1% 64.6% 44.2% 50.8% — 59.2% 19.8% 2012 22/22 3.0 3.8 63.7% 67.2% 50.5% 46.4% 51.2% 61.0% 37.6%
35 2022 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.0% 69.9% 41.1% 72.2% 21.4% 60.5% 33.4% 2013 22/22 2.6 2.6 64.2% 65.6% 47.0% 47.6% 40.4% 58.9% 36.1%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 17/17 2.3 3.4 62.5% 64.5% 48.4% 51.8% 39.0% 58.9% 36.6%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 1/1 4.0 7.0 62.7% 54.2% 42.1% 60.9% 23.5% 49.7% 40.2%
Career — 437/445 6.5 1.8 65.1% 70.7% 51.0% 57.9% 39.5% 63.8% 34.9% — 221/227 2.6 3.3 65.7% 65.0% 48.1% 50.0% 42.4% 59.1% 36.7%

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 Michael Russell
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
19 2006 1474 112.2 +1.83 +2.43 0.669 43.4% — — — 16.7% -2.34 0–1 1–1 — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 1486 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1473 105.5 -1.20 -1.55 0.950 48.8% — — — 16.7% -1.50 — — — +0.13
21 2008 1559 115.8 -0.37 +0.78 0.914 48.9% +45 — — 50.0% -0.08 — 2–2 (50%) — +0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — +1.12 2000 1507 103.7 -2.23 -1.34 0.871 47.5% — -15 — 33.3% -1.14 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.65
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%) — -0.33 2001 1573 122.4 -1.89 +0.09 0.908 47.9% -32 +20 — 36.5% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.46
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%) — -1.16 2002 1512 111.5 -4.18 -0.10 0.860 47.1% +27 -42 +56 30.6% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — 0.00
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%) — -1.49 2003 1530 108.4 0.00 +2.07 0.988 49.6% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
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%) — -0.77 2004 1548 105.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -3.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -1.14 2006 1563 110.1 -2.13 -0.63 0.839 46.4% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
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%) — -2.01 2007 1617 131.4 -2.18 -0.79 0.851 47.4% +33 -140 -127 37.5% -0.66 3–3 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.61
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%) — -0.43 2008 1610 122.6 -0.43 +2.15 1.039 50.9% +29 — — 40.9% -0.14 1–2 (33%) — — +0.39
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%) — -0.46 2009 1636 122.0 -2.07 +1.17 0.956 49.0% +31 — — 50.0% -0.50 0–4 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.14
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%) — -0.40 2010 1629 131.7 -3.68 -0.27 0.871 47.2% +47 -171 -147 37.2% -0.87 3–7 (30%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.38
33 2020 1552 113.0 -1.58 +7.36 0.589 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.19 2011 1748 137.8 -1.30 -0.31 0.912 48.4% +61 -283 -272 38.0% -0.62 3–2 (60%) 4–10 (29%) — -0.97
34 2021 1538 107.3 -0.95 -2.93 0.484 41.2% — — — 12.5% -2.25 0–1 1–0 — -0.06 2012 1750 129.2 -1.23 -0.23 0.964 49.4% -28 -166 -145 48.3% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.09
35 2022 1571 110.4 -1.64 -0.13 0.846 46.2% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — 1–0 — -0.06 2013 1639 129.7 -3.05 -0.32 0.880 47.7% +17 -109 +24 37.5% -0.88 3–3 (50%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1582 133.8 -3.02 -0.10 0.891 47.9% +93 -76 — 41.3% -0.72 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.34
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1611 117.2 +1.80 +0.23 0.798 45.5% — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.14
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 — 1810 133.9 -2.37 -0.17 0.897 48.0% +30 -88 -82 38.4% -0.75 23–41 (36%) 35–48 (42%) 91.4 -1.05

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.