H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC
Gilles Simon vs David Nalbandian H2H: 1-2
David Nalbandian holds a 2–1 lead over Gilles Simon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while David Nalbandian leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, David Nalbandian won the 2012 Sao Paulo fourth round 6-3 6-2.
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FRA
Age 41
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1
–
2
3 main draw meetings
ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2012* | Sao Paulo | ATP 250 | R16 | Clay | David Nalbandian | 6-3 6-2 | Gilles Simon | Match data |
| Oct 29, 2010* | Montpellier | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Gilles Simon | 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 | David Nalbandian | Match data |
| Aug 7, 2010* | Washington | ATP 500 | QF | Hard | David Nalbandian | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | Gilles Simon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Simon | #464 | #6 | 4,170 | 2,093 | 493 | 379 | 56.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| David Nalbandian | #231 | #3 | 3,500 | 2,070 | 356 | 185 | 65.8% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
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 | Gilles Simon | David Nalbandian | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2004 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #177 | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 17–9 | 65.4% | #47 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2005 | 6–6 | 50.0% | #124 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #12 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 2006 | 24–24 | 50.0% | #45 | 1,633 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #8 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 2007 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #29 | 1,783 | 0 | 2 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 2008 | 50–26 | 65.8% | #7 | 1,981 | 0 | 5 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 2009 | 45–24 | 65.2% | #15 | 1,936 | 0 | 6 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | 2010 | 22–17 | 56.4% | #41 | 1,930 | 0 | 7 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | 2011 | 38–25 | 60.3% | #12 | 1,905 | 0 | 9 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 2012 | 41–23 | 64.1% | #16 | 1,959 | 0 | 10 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | 2013 | 36–22 | 62.1% | #19 | 1,926 | 0 | 11 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 |
| 29 | 2014 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #21 | 1,953 | 0 | 11 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 |
| 30 | 2015 | 41–22 | 65.1% | #15 | 1,990 | 0 | 12 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 | 2016 | 30–25 | 54.5% | #25 | 1,937 | 0 | 12 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 |
| 32 | 2017 | 15–25 | 37.5% | #89 | 1,764 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2018 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #30 | 1,861 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 2019 | 27–28 | 49.1% | #55 | 1,773 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2020 | 10–12 | 45.5% | #63 | 1,754 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 2021 | 5–16 | 23.8% | #122 | 1,634 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 2022 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #143 | 1,707 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |