H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Grigor Dimitrov vs Ivo Karlovic H2H: 4-2

Grigor Dimitrov holds a 4–2 lead over Ivo Karlovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Grigor Dimitrov leads 3–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Grigor Dimitrov won the 2017 Madrid Open second round 6-3 7-5.

Bulgaria Age 35 Right-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"
H2H
4 2
6 main draw meetings
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 211 cm / 6'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Grigor Dimitrov #12 6-3 7-5 Ivo Karlovic #22 Match data May 10, 2017* R32 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Grigor Dimitrov #40 6-3 7-5 Ivo Karlovic #27 Match data Jul 29, 2016* R16 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Grigor Dimitrov #29 7-6(0) 7-6(2) Ivo Karlovic #31 Match data Apr 30, 2016* SF Istanbul ATP 250 Clay
Ivo Karlovic #37 6-4 7-5 7-6(4) Grigor Dimitrov #12 Match data May 28, 2014* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Grigor Dimitrov #14 7-6(3) 6-4 Ivo Karlovic #52 Match data May 14, 2014* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Ivo Karlovic #130 7-6(3) 7-6(3) Grigor Dimitrov #40 Match data Feb 7, 2013* R32 Zagreb 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
Grigor Dimitrov #137 #3 5,150 2,170 477 314 60.3% 0 1 1 1 6 9
Ivo Karlovic #1,066 #14 2,295 1,999 363 335 52.0% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Grigor Dimitrov Ivo Karlovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2008 0–1 0.0% #493 1,478 0 0
18 2009 2–6 25.0% #288 1,489 0 0
19 2010 1–1 50.0% #106 1,493 0 0
20 2011 18–25 41.9% #76 1,740 0 0
21 2012 24–19 55.8% #48 1,845 0 0
22 2013 35–23 60.3% #23 1,955 0 1 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0
23 2014 50–18 73.5% #11 2,092 0 4 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0
24 2015 32–22 59.3% #28 1,951 0 4 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,665 0 0
25 2016 40–26 60.6% #17 2,002 0 4 2004 18–25 41.9% #61 1,685 0 0
26 2017 49–19 72.1% #3 2,134 0 8 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,745 0 0
27 2018 24–19 55.8% #19 1,934 0 8 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,633 0 0
28 2019 23–21 52.3% #20 1,928 0 8 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,931 0 3
29 2020 17–10 63.0% #19 1,936 0 8 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,814 0 4
30 2021 24–18 57.1% #28 1,932 0 8 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,797 0 4
31 2022 26–22 54.2% #28 1,863 0 8 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,866 0 4
32 2023 41–21 66.1% #14 2,094 0 8 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,821 0 4
33 2024 45–18 71.4% #10 2,011 0 9 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,769 0 4
34 2025 18–12 60.0% #44 1,958 0 9 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,774 0 5
35 2026 8–13 38.1% #137 1,770 0 9 2014 36–28 56.2% #27 1,856 0 5
36 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,917 0 6
37 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,972 0 8
38 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,771 0 8
39 2018 11–16 40.7% #100 1,645 0 8
40 2019 11–15 42.3% #95 1,675 0 8
41 2020 1–4 20.0% #147 1,620 0 8
42 2021 2–4 33.3% #279 1,625 0 8

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 Grigor Dimitrov Ivo Karlovic
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 2008 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
19 2010 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2011 11 16 27 40.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
21 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 3 9 66.7%
22 2013 22 15 37 59.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2014 28 13 41 68.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 2002 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2015 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2003 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2016 34 18 52 65.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2004 6 12 18 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2017 39 11 50 78.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2018 16 12 28 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 8 11 19 42.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2019 18 13 31 58.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2007 30 16 46 65.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2020 11 8 19 57.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 2008 17 14 31 54.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2021 20 12 32 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 9 15 24 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
31 2022 15 15 30 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2010 14 7 21 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2023 26 13 39 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 2011 12 13 25 48.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 2024 33 12 45 73.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 2012 12 11 23 52.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
34 2025 10 7 17 58.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 2013 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2026 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2014 24 18 42 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
36 2015 26 18 44 59.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 11 4 15 73.3%
37 2016 20 13 33 60.6% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
38 2017 8 12 20 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0%
39 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
40 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
41 2020 1 4 5 20.0%
42 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career 316 202 518 61.0% 106 76 182 58.2% 55 36 91 60.4% 229 213 442 51.8% 54 70 124 43.5% 74 44 118 62.7% 6 8 14 42.9%

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 781/791 of Grigor Dimitrov's and 692/698 of Ivo Karlovic'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 Grigor Dimitrov Ivo Karlovic
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 2008 1/1 1.0 3.0 70.8% 58.8% 35.7% 33.3% 0.0% 52.1% 20.9% —/—
18 2009 8/8 4.8 3.1 58.8% 69.4% 43.1% 46.4% 36.1% 58.5% 30.4% —/—
19 2010 2/2 8.5 3.0 55.4% 75.2% 40.1% 53.6% 28.6% 59.3% 27.1% —/—
20 2011 43/43 5.4 3.7 59.6% 70.9% 50.5% 55.6% 36.8% 62.6% 35.9% —/—
21 2012 41/43 7.3 2.8 62.6% 72.6% 53.3% 65.4% 38.7% 65.5% 35.9% —/—
22 2013 58/58 8.1 2.8 61.7% 77.0% 51.5% 58.3% 43.5% 67.2% 36.8% 2001 1/1 16.0 2.0 76.6% 71.4% 46.7% 60.0% 50.0% 65.6% 32.4%
23 2014 67/68 7.8 3.2 60.7% 77.6% 54.1% 59.6% 45.6% 68.4% 37.7% 2002 2/3 15.0 8.5 53.7% 75.3% 40.4% 71.7% 75.0% 59.2% 28.6%
24 2015 54/54 7.3 2.8 62.3% 75.8% 53.0% 63.2% 39.4% 67.3% 37.4% 2003 16/16 17.6 6.3 61.1% 83.8% 53.3% 73.0% 28.3% 71.9% 29.0%
25 2016 64/66 5.8 3.4 64.3% 73.3% 52.7% 59.2% 43.2% 65.9% 37.6% 2004 40/43 21.1 5.4 61.9% 81.6% 52.8% 63.7% 25.9% 70.3% 26.8%
26 2017 68/68 8.2 3.7 62.6% 79.1% 53.6% 66.2% 40.1% 69.3% 39.0% 2005 39/39 18.7 4.4 63.3% 82.0% 51.5% 69.3% 31.9% 70.9% 25.5%
27 2018 43/43 7.7 5.2 61.4% 73.6% 48.8% 59.5% 37.5% 64.2% 35.0% 2006 34/34 18.3 3.1 65.0% 82.0% 50.3% 70.9% 34.6% 70.7% 28.1%
28 2019 43/44 7.3 4.2 62.3% 74.9% 50.0% 59.9% 46.6% 65.5% 37.4% 2007 64/66 20.6 1.9 68.7% 84.3% 54.5% 71.9% 34.1% 74.9% 29.5%
29 2020 26/27 4.7 4.3 61.7% 72.4% 51.6% 66.4% 46.4% 64.0% 41.2% 2008 54/54 17.8 1.8 66.2% 81.4% 53.2% 66.2% 31.8% 71.8% 30.1%
30 2021 42/42 5.0 3.5 63.6% 74.4% 51.3% 61.6% 43.2% 65.9% 39.4% 2009 43/43 20.7 2.3 66.4% 84.9% 54.8% 62.5% 39.2% 74.8% 29.1%
31 2022 48/48 5.6 2.9 63.1% 76.0% 51.7% 55.2% 41.7% 67.0% 36.9% 2010 25/25 18.9 2.1 64.2% 83.5% 51.8% 68.0% 27.1% 72.1% 30.3%
32 2023 60/62 7.3 3.4 61.1% 77.0% 50.7% 62.2% 43.9% 66.9% 38.6% 2011 36/36 17.6 2.7 66.4% 80.8% 49.8% 65.5% 37.0% 70.5% 28.4%
33 2024 63/63 8.4 3.7 61.3% 80.7% 53.7% 61.1% 40.2% 70.2% 37.7% 2012 30/30 16.9 2.9 64.7% 79.5% 52.3% 61.0% 31.2% 69.7% 30.5%
34 2025 29/30 7.5 3.4 59.4% 74.4% 50.7% 55.8% 36.9% 64.9% 36.4% 2013 28/28 17.3 3.4 64.1% 82.1% 55.1% 61.7% 28.7% 72.4% 27.8%
35 2026 21/21 8.7 4.6 61.3% 74.5% 47.9% 45.2% 36.7% 64.1% 33.8% 2014 64/64 18.5 2.8 66.3% 82.8% 54.0% 68.7% 34.9% 73.2% 27.5%
36 —/— 2015 63/63 23.0 3.6 66.4% 84.9% 57.0% 73.1% 33.3% 75.5% 29.0%
37 —/— 2016 54/54 20.9 5.2 63.8% 81.7% 56.4% 72.1% 35.7% 72.6% 26.9%
38 —/— 2017 35/35 20.8 5.1 65.1% 81.8% 56.2% 67.0% 29.2% 72.7% 25.9%
39 —/— 2018 27/27 23.5 5.9 65.1% 83.9% 54.4% 71.8% 28.8% 73.4% 25.9%
40 —/— 2019 26/26 23.7 4.3 65.0% 83.3% 54.3% 72.4% 24.8% 73.2% 25.6%
41 —/— 2020 5/5 13.4 3.6 66.8% 75.6% 56.8% 71.8% 21.3% 69.5% 24.7%
42 —/— 2021 6/6 18.2 5.2 64.8% 79.3% 46.0% 44.2% 29.2% 67.6% 27.1%
Career 781/791 7.1 3.5 61.9% 75.7% 51.8% 60.1% 41.4% 66.5% 37.3% 692/698 19.8 3.5 65.3% 82.6% 53.8% 68.2% 32.4% 72.6% 28.1%

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 Grigor Dimitrov Ivo Karlovic
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 2008 1479 90.8 -1.82 +0.78 0.437 37.4% 0.0% -4.00 -0.09
18 2009 1490 121.9 -1.06 -2.37 0.732 45.0% +40 +34 33.3% -0.89 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) -0.06
19 2010 1493 103.4 -2.32 -0.55 0.667 44.5% 40.0% -0.60 1–0 +0.02
20 2011 1740 144.9 -0.28 -0.43 0.959 49.3% +7 -209 -140 42.0% -0.20 6–5 (55%) 9–10 (47%) -0.35
21 2012 1845 146.9 +2.63 -0.68 1.039 50.7% -52 -102 -118 54.2% +0.23 8–4 (67%) 12–13 (48%) -1.45 2000 1493 98.8
22 2013 1955 168.1 +4.20 +0.76 1.120 51.9% -13 -58 -221 55.8% +0.52 11–7 (61%) 9–13 (41%) -1.02 2001 1501 100.2 -4.08 -1.53 0.943 47.8% 0.0% -2.00 0–1 +0.14
23 2014 2093 169.3 +4.59 +2.51 1.192 52.9% -39 -97 -71 64.0% +0.90 18–4 (82%) 20–14 (59%) -0.89 2002 1455 101.0 -0.82 -1.26 0.701 45.7% 42.9% -0.57 0–1 1–1 -0.01
24 2015 1951 164.5 +2.92 +1.96 1.144 52.0% +20 +74 +48 56.7% +0.38 11–10 (52%) 15–10 (60%) +0.70 2003 1666 123.8 +5.40 -4.66 1.033 50.5% -35 +2 54.3% +0.22 2–2 (50%) 9–10 (47%) -0.07
25 2016 2002 165.1 +2.53 +2.13 1.103 51.5% +34 -107 -45 57.3% +0.34 13–12 (52%) 22–12 (65%) +0.60 2004 1686 136.3 +5.37 -7.05 0.904 48.9% -54 -121 +84 45.1% -0.31 10–14 (42%) 28–28 (50%) -0.85
26 2017 2135 173.4 +5.21 +3.48 1.271 53.8% +37 -256 -168 67.2% +1.06 14–12 (54%) 17–10 (63%) -0.86 2005 1745 141.3 +6.26 -7.68 0.875 48.7% -20 -269 +91 45.4% -0.26 6–7 (46%) 24–22 (52%) -2.07
27 2018 1935 162.0 +0.98 +0.10 0.977 49.9% +68 -30 +8 52.1% +0.11 11–8 (58%) 15–9 (63%) -0.60 2006 1633 131.3 +6.13 -7.11 0.960 49.6% +16 -48 51.1% +0.03 7–9 (44%) 19–18 (51%) +0.32
28 2019 1929 159.5 +1.70 +2.11 1.083 51.2% +44 -27 51.7% +0.43 6–7 (46%) 9–21 (30%) -0.32 2007 1931 150.5 +9.95 -5.32 1.173 51.8% -6 -289 -103 60.5% +0.53 17–8 (68%) 37–30 (55%) -1.29
29 2020 1937 153.3 +1.01 +3.79 1.145 52.8% -6 -28 60.6% +0.73 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) +0.24 2008 1815 150.1 +7.57 -4.88 1.069 50.7% +25 -181 +93 53.4% +0.24 7–10 (41%) 26–29 (47%) +0.70
30 2021 1933 159.4 +2.32 +3.30 1.156 52.4% +43 -91 55.8% +0.52 7–3 (70%) 6–10 (38%) -0.28 2009 1798 147.0 +8.98 -4.91 1.158 51.5% -104 -119 +253 51.8% +0.26 4–9 (31%) 14–24 (37%) 0.00
31 2022 1864 154.9 +2.60 +1.06 1.118 51.5% +7 +84 -57 53.6% +0.38 8–5 (62%) 10–12 (45%) +1.43 2010 1867 147.8 +6.46 -3.55 1.087 51.1% -26 -171 56.7% +0.33 4–0 (100%) 11–9 (55%) -0.09
32 2023 2095 166.4 +3.66 +3.67 1.165 52.5% -15 -108 -209 63.6% +0.87 12–4 (75%) 18–16 (53%) -3.30 2011 1822 147.5 +6.44 -5.95 0.962 49.6% +14 -88 +122 46.5% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 19–19 (50%) -1.25
33 2024 2011 162.4 +5.31 +2.38 1.263 53.3% +29 -22 -64 68.7% +1.06 12–8 (60%) 22–10 (69%) +1.17 2012 1769 144.3 +5.38 -4.85 1.007 49.8% +37 -113 +182 48.7% -0.18 2–6 (25%) 17–14 (55%) -0.59
34 2025 1959 144.8 +0.59 +1.48 1.035 50.6% +68 -56 0 65.6% +0.61 5–1 (83%) 8–3 (73%) +0.39 2013 1774 137.0 +5.97 -5.23 1.007 50.0% +27 +167 51.6% +0.06 6–4 (60%) 17–11 (61%) +0.66
35 2026 1771 127.1 -0.19 -0.98 0.942 49.0% +61 +41 +178 43.3% -0.28 3–5 (38%) 4–4 (50%) +0.36 2014 1857 153.7 +7.97 -6.74 1.029 49.9% +21 -115 +54 55.0% +0.13 11–8 (58%) 34–31 (52%) +1.55
36 2015 1917 155.1 +10.01 -5.54 1.186 51.7% -35 -231 +136 57.1% +0.52 15–12 (56%) 32–44 (42%) +3.02
37 2016 1973 155.0 +7.27 -7.09 0.983 50.0% -18 -250 +83 56.8% +0.16 12–6 (67%) 41–25 (62%) +3.08
38 2017 1771 141.4 +6.85 -7.48 0.952 49.6% +15 -53 +153 44.9% -0.17 6–5 (55%) 17–24 (41%) +1.27
39 2018 1646 126.4 +5.95 -7.94 0.974 49.6% +41 +26 +201 46.2% -0.10 5–9 (36%) 17–24 (41%) +0.79
40 2019 1675 134.3 +6.12 -7.61 0.954 49.4% +46 -25 +100 49.3% -0.17 2–6 (25%) 20–18 (53%) +1.01
41 2020 1621 114.5 +1.55 -3.38 0.808 46.4% +33 28.6% -1.00 1–4 (20%) -0.32
42 2021 1626 114.4 +1.80 -4.17 0.837 47.4% +19 31.3% -0.75 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) +0.12
Career 2171 167.1 +2.86 +1.79 1.114 51.7% +17 -58 -71 57.8% +0.52 152–104 (59%) 204–178 (53%) 104.1 -0.55 2000 150.3 +7.24 -6.06 1.023 50.2% -4 -133 +101 51.7% +0.09 123–122 (50%) 384–389 (50%) 100.0 +0.88

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.