H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Gilles Simon vs Nikolay Davydenko H2H: 5-3

Gilles Simon holds a 5–3 lead over Nikolay Davydenko in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Gilles Simon leads 4–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Nikolay Davydenko won the 2013 Canada Masters second round 2-6 6-1 6-1.

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Gilles Simon
FRA Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 7, 2013* Canada Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Nikolay Davydenko #47 2-6 6-1 6-1 Gilles Simon #17 Match data
Nov 3, 2011* Valencia ATP 250 R32 Hard Nikolay Davydenko #36 6-4 4-6 6-3 Gilles Simon #12 Match data
Feb 17, 2011* Marseille ATP 250 R32 Hard Gilles Simon #33 7-6(6) 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #39 Match data
Nov 5, 2010* Valencia ATP 250 QF Hard Gilles Simon #52 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 Nikolay Davydenko #11 Match data
Aug 21, 2009* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Gilles Simon #9 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #8 Match data
Aug 23, 2007* New Haven ATP 250 R16 Hard Gilles Simon #40 6-4 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #4 Match data
Jul 26, 2007* Umag ATP 250 R32 Clay Gilles Simon #50 6-2 2-6 6-3 Nikolay Davydenko #4 Match data
May 17, 2007* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Nikolay Davydenko #3 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 Gilles Simon #54 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
Nikolay Davydenko #248 #3 5,335 2,213 467 324 59.0% 0 3 1 1 16 21

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 Nikolay Davydenko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2004 0–1 0.0% #177 1,460 0 0 2000 3–1 75.0% #133 1,544 0 0
20 2005 6–6 50.0% #124 1,540 0 0 2001 6–15 28.6% #79 1,568 0 0
21 2006 24–24 50.0% #45 1,633 0 0 2002 12–24 33.3% #81 1,601 0 0
22 2007 35–26 57.4% #29 1,783 0 2 2003 29–30 49.2% #44 1,595 0 2
23 2008 50–26 65.8% #7 1,981 0 5 2004 32–28 53.3% #28 1,758 0 4
24 2009 45–24 65.2% #15 1,936 0 6 2005 52–29 64.2% #5 1,868 0 5
25 2010 22–17 56.4% #41 1,930 0 7 2006 67–28 70.5% #3 1,971 0 10
26 2011 38–25 60.3% #12 1,905 0 9 2007 53–30 63.9% #4 1,935 0 11
27 2012 41–23 64.1% #16 1,959 0 10 2008 51–20 71.8% #5 1,974 0 14
28 2013 36–22 62.1% #19 1,926 0 11 2009 57–19 75.0% #6 2,142 0 19
29 2014 28–25 52.8% #21 1,953 0 11 2010 29–19 60.4% #22 1,897 0 20
30 2015 41–22 65.1% #15 1,990 0 12 2011 26–25 51.0% #41 1,848 0 21
31 2016 30–25 54.5% #25 1,937 0 12 2012 23–24 48.9% #44 1,824 0 21
32 2017 15–25 37.5% #89 1,764 0 12 2013 22–22 50.0% #53 1,824 0 21
33 2018 33–24 57.9% #30 1,861 0 14 2014 5–10 33.3% #250 1,730 0 21
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 — — — — — — —