H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Gustavo Kuerten vs Mariano Zabaleta H2H: 1-2

Mariano Zabaleta holds a 2–1 lead over Gustavo Kuerten in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Mariano Zabaleta leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mariano Zabaleta won the 2003 Cincinnati Open round of 64 6-4 6-0.

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Gustavo Kuerten
BRA Age 49 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Mariano Zabaleta
ARG Age 48 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mariano Zabaleta #30 6-4 6-0 Gustavo Kuerten #13 Match data Aug 13, 2003* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Mariano Zabaleta #44 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 7-5 Gustavo Kuerten #28 Match data Mar 1, 2003* SF Mexican Open ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Gustavo Kuerten #37 6-3 6-3 Mariano Zabaleta #48 Match data Jan 11, 2003* SF ASB Classic ATP International Series → modern equivalent 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
Gustavo Kuerten #1,132 #1 4,750 2,137 339 184 64.8% 3 5 1 4 7 20
Mariano Zabaleta #1,009 #21 1,426 1,868 201 208 49.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Gustavo Kuerten Mariano Zabaleta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% — 1,514 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1996 9–8 52.9% #103 1,599 0 0
19 1996 8–10 44.4% #88 1,556 0 0 1997 0–6 0.0% #257 1,532 0 0
20 1997 34–23 59.6% #14 1,780 1 1 1998 14–8 63.6% #63 1,692 0 1
21 1998 39–24 61.9% #23 1,781 1 3 1999 28–29 49.1% #28 1,686 0 1
22 1999 47–24 66.2% #5 1,861 1 5 2000 19–27 41.3% #61 1,654 0 1
23 2000 62–19 76.5% #1 2,002 2 10 2001 18–18 50.0% #59 1,728 0 1
24 2001 57–17 77.0% #2 1,912 3 16 2002 20–28 41.7% #53 1,629 0 1
25 2002 24–14 63.2% #37 1,872 3 17 2003 33–24 57.9% #27 1,755 0 2
26 2003 40–19 67.8% #16 1,851 3 19 2004 25–21 54.3% #54 1,690 0 3
27 2004 23–13 63.9% #40 1,812 3 20 2005 20–16 55.6% #83 1,723 0 3
28 2005 3–9 25.0% #291 1,702 3 20 2006 4–8 33.3% #243 1,595 0 3
29 2006 0–1 0.0% #1078 1,678 3 20 2007 9–11 45.0% #104 1,602 0 3
30 2007 2–7 22.2% #680 1,594 3 20 2008 0–2 0.0% #1141 1,556 0 3
31 2008 0–4 0.0% #1150 1,553 3 20 — — — — — — —

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 Gustavo Kuerten Mariano Zabaleta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — —
19 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1998 — — — — 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — — — — —
21 1998 15 11 26 57.7% 24 11 35 68.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1999 9 13 22 40.9% 18 14 32 56.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1999 20 15 35 57.1% 21 6 27 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 11 16 27 40.7% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2000 28 12 40 70.0% 27 4 31 87.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2001 9 7 16 56.3% 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2001 23 12 35 65.7% 33 2 35 94.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2002 3 13 16 18.8% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2002 10 6 16 62.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 2003 13 12 25 52.0% 20 10 30 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2003 23 10 33 69.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 2 7 9 22.2% 22 12 34 64.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2004 8 8 16 50.0% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 4 5 9 44.4% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
28 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2007 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 147 89 236 62.3% 166 71 237 70.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 19 17 36 52.8% — 51 79 130 39.2% 148 118 266 55.6% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0%

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 449/523 of Gustavo Kuerten's and 375/409 of Mariano Zabaleta'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 Gustavo Kuerten Mariano Zabaleta
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 4/4 1.8 1.0 63.3% 55.9% 48.1% 46.0% 34.2% 53.0% 41.5%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 17/17 1.1 2.4 73.2% 63.3% 46.1% 54.9% 43.4% 57.8% 44.1%
19 1996 17/18 3.4 2.6 53.7% 70.2% 49.5% 47.3% 34.6% 60.9% 35.8% 1997 5/6 2.8 4.4 60.6% 67.3% 47.1% 53.2% 36.8% 59.3% 30.6%
20 1997 50/57 8.1 3.1 53.4% 74.6% 50.1% 58.7% 40.0% 63.2% 38.1% 1998 18/22 6.2 4.7 52.8% 72.2% 51.9% 64.8% 44.7% 62.7% 40.5%
21 1998 53/63 7.7 2.8 54.7% 75.4% 50.3% 60.2% 47.3% 64.0% 37.5% 1999 51/57 4.7 3.9 53.1% 71.6% 49.4% 56.9% 38.8% 61.2% 37.0%
22 1999 60/71 8.5 2.2 53.6% 78.5% 51.8% 63.8% 49.4% 66.1% 39.3% 2000 37/46 5.5 3.7 49.5% 71.0% 49.9% 60.0% 41.6% 60.2% 36.9%
23 2000 59/81 9.6 2.3 54.2% 78.9% 54.4% 61.4% 40.8% 67.7% 39.7% 2001 32/36 5.0 3.7 54.5% 71.0% 50.7% 60.2% 47.4% 61.5% 37.9%
24 2001 63/74 9.2 2.1 55.5% 79.3% 56.6% 71.1% 41.5% 69.1% 39.9% 2002 43/48 4.3 3.3 58.3% 67.9% 50.7% 53.8% 43.4% 60.5% 35.9%
25 2002 31/38 8.8 1.8 55.6% 75.5% 54.0% 61.6% 45.6% 66.0% 36.7% 2003 55/57 3.1 2.7 58.8% 69.6% 52.1% 51.0% 41.5% 62.4% 40.6%
26 2003 57/59 8.4 2.0 55.6% 76.4% 52.5% 59.4% 41.1% 65.8% 38.5% 2004 45/46 3.8 2.9 61.6% 70.9% 52.5% 55.5% 40.2% 63.6% 39.1%
27 2004 35/36 8.2 2.8 55.4% 74.4% 50.9% 52.6% 50.3% 63.9% 38.4% 2005 36/36 4.4 4.2 56.7% 70.9% 52.8% 60.5% 41.5% 63.2% 39.7%
28 2005 12/12 6.1 3.3 53.0% 66.7% 42.5% 55.7% 34.5% 55.0% 34.2% 2006 12/12 3.6 3.6 58.8% 71.9% 46.8% 59.6% 32.0% 61.7% 36.4%
29 2006 1/1 8.0 3.0 53.2% 76.2% 54.1% 33.3% 16.7% 65.8% 33.0% 2007 18/20 3.7 3.7 59.7% 67.6% 49.4% 57.3% 39.5% 60.4% 39.3%
30 2007 7/9 7.3 2.0 59.7% 75.7% 44.2% 46.4% 33.7% 64.1% 35.1% 2008 2/2 8.5 6.5 50.4% 71.9% 41.1% 58.7% 31.0% 56.2% 33.3%
31 2008 4/4 3.5 2.8 53.8% 66.9% 38.6% 47.0% 27.8% 53.8% 21.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 449/523 8.3 2.4 54.7% 76.3% 52.0% 60.6% 43.2% 65.3% 38.2% — 375/409 4.2 3.5 57.3% 69.9% 50.6% 56.7% 41.4% 61.5% 38.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Gustavo Kuerten Mariano Zabaleta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1515 102.4 -1.10 +1.15 0.883 47.2% — +37 — 50.0% -1.10 1–1 1–0 — +0.34
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1599 129.5 -1.91 +3.31 1.045 50.4% — +34 — 48.6% +0.03 3–0 (100%) 2–3 (40%) 103.9 -0.44
19 1996 1557 123.0 +0.44 -1.62 0.915 48.0% -4 +17 — 39.5% -0.72 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) 106.9 +0.21 1997 1532 99.5 -0.65 -2.22 0.751 44.9% — +30 — 0.0% -2.45 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.44
20 1997 1780 149.1 +1.98 +0.21 1.038 50.3% -39 +59 — 56.5% +0.42 15–7 (68%) 12–17 (41%) 105.3 -0.79 1998 1693 135.0 +1.40 +0.76 1.086 51.6% — +49 — 60.7% +0.82 6–3 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 105.8 +0.16
21 1998 1781 146.0 +2.64 -0.29 1.039 51.0% -43 +127 — 57.6% +0.52 13–8 (62%) 14–12 (54%) 103.2 +1.23 1999 1686 139.7 -0.12 -0.36 0.955 49.2% -82 +41 — 48.9% -0.15 13–8 (62%) 8–12 (40%) 102.1 -2.14
22 1999 1861 155.1 +4.10 +2.03 1.159 52.5% -64 +127 -209 65.9% +0.88 7–11 (39%) 8–12 (40%) 94.2 -0.75 2000 1654 140.1 -1.32 +0.40 0.927 48.9% -11 +35 — 44.7% -0.32 3–9 (25%) 11–9 (55%) 96.2 -1.74
23 2000 2003 158.1 +5.05 +3.02 1.228 53.2% -43 +160 -329 69.6% +1.16 16–7 (70%) 26–21 (55%) 104.6 -0.10 2001 1728 134.3 -0.06 -0.52 0.984 49.7% +4 -42 — 52.6% -0.02 6–8 (43%) 7–10 (41%) 94.8 +0.40
24 2001 1913 159.6 +6.12 +3.01 1.293 54.1% -75 +370 — 70.2% +1.27 17–11 (61%) 18–16 (53%) 95.3 +0.65 2002 1630 131.3 -1.34 -1.62 0.909 48.4% -50 +149 — 45.0% -0.41 6–11 (35%) 10–10 (50%) 97.8 +0.24
25 2002 1873 141.6 +3.17 -0.14 1.081 51.3% -18 +227 — 61.0% +0.66 7–8 (47%) 12–12 (50%) 92.4 +0.15 2003 1756 148.5 +0.98 +3.48 1.081 51.2% -111 +149 — 54.3% +0.34 11–6 (65%) 8–11 (42%) 105.3 -1.74
26 2003 1852 149.1 +3.43 +1.34 1.127 52.1% +22 +153 — 61.5% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 19–14 (58%) 99.8 +0.95 2004 1691 140.6 +0.79 +1.45 1.075 51.2% -115 +205 — 52.3% +0.34 8–4 (67%) 8–13 (38%) 97.6 +0.76
27 2004 1813 142.0 +1.63 +1.04 1.065 51.1% -37 +187 — 58.8% +0.51 10–3 (77%) 9–7 (56%) 101.1 +0.10 2005 1723 141.7 +0.72 +1.71 1.078 51.3% -113 +106 — 54.8% +0.40 5–5 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 98.2 -0.73
28 2005 1703 118.6 -2.63 -2.14 0.761 45.0% — +122 — 32.1% -1.36 — 1–2 (33%) — -1.09 2006 1596 111.4 -0.52 -1.38 0.949 49.1% — +127 — 40.0% -0.60 2–3 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 +0.08
29 2006 1678 99.4 -0.70 -0.57 0.965 48.2% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.12 2007 1603 126.2 -2.06 +1.76 0.992 49.7% — +106 — 49.0% -0.08 0–4 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 96.8 +0.12
30 2007 1594 112.2 -0.10 -1.70 0.979 49.6% +102 +144 — 26.3% -1.16 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.13 2008 1556 98.9 -0.91 -5.19 0.761 44.5% — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 1–0 — +0.34
31 2008 1553 104.1 -3.30 -4.26 0.474 39.4% — +130 — 0.0% -3.56 — — — -0.18 2009 1547 98.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2138 154.8 +3.30 +1.14 1.102 51.6% -36 +170 -254 61.0% +0.68 101–65 (61%) 122–120 (50%) 98.7 +0.12 — 1868 142.7 -0.16 +0.79 0.999 49.9% -64 +94 — 49.6% -0.01 64–62 (51%) 77–85 (48%) 98.6 -1.17

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.