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

Ivan Ljubicic vs Gustavo Kuerten H2H: 2-5

Gustavo Kuerten holds a 5–2 lead over Ivan Ljubicic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Gustavo Kuerten leads 2–1 on clay and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Ljubicic won the 2008 Monte-Carlo Masters first round 6-1 6-2.

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Ivan Ljubicic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Gustavo Kuerten
BRA Age 49 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Ljubicic #29 6-1 6-2 Gustavo Kuerten #1145 Match data Apr 22, 2008* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Gustavo Kuerten #19 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #36 Match data Jan 23, 2004* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #48 7-6(1) 6-2 Gustavo Kuerten #1 Match data Oct 11, 2001* R32 Montpellier Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Gustavo Kuerten #1 7-6(5) 7-5 Ivan Ljubicic #46 Match data Aug 17, 2001* R16 Indianapolis ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Gustavo Kuerten #1 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 Ivan Ljubicic #74 Match data May 9, 2001* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Gustavo Kuerten #3 7-6(2) 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #91 Match data Sep 25, 2000* R16 Sydney Olympics Olympics Hard
Gustavo Kuerten #115 6-2 6-1 Ivan Ljubicic Match data Aug 16, 1996* R16 Croatia Open Umag World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
Ivan Ljubicic #53 #3 3,315 2,053 404 284 58.7% 0 1 0 2 7 10
Gustavo Kuerten #1,132 #1 4,750 2,137 339 184 64.8% 3 5 1 4 7 20

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 Ivan Ljubicic Gustavo Kuerten
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1996 1–1 50.0% — 1,509 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1997 1–4 20.0% — 1,489 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1998 0–1 0.0% #293 1,482 0 0 1996 8–10 44.4% #88 1,556 0 0
20 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0 1997 34–23 59.6% #14 1,780 1 1
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 1998 39–24 61.9% #23 1,781 1 3
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 1999 47–24 66.2% #5 1,861 1 5
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2000 62–19 76.5% #1 2,002 2 10
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2001 57–17 77.0% #2 1,912 3 16
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2002 24–14 63.2% #37 1,872 3 17
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 2003 40–19 67.8% #16 1,851 3 19
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 2004 23–13 63.9% #40 1,812 3 20
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 2005 3–9 25.0% #291 1,702 3 20
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 2006 0–1 0.0% #1078 1,678 3 20
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 2007 2–7 22.2% #680 1,594 3 20
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 2008 0–4 0.0% #1150 1,553 3 20
32 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10 — — — — — — —
33 2012 3–6 33.3% #53 1,796 0 10 — — — — — — —

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 Ivan Ljubicic Gustavo Kuerten
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 1996 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1998 15 11 26 57.7% 24 11 35 68.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 2001 15 9 24 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1999 20 15 35 57.1% 21 6 27 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2000 28 12 40 70.0% 27 4 31 87.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2001 23 12 35 65.7% 33 2 35 94.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2002 10 6 16 62.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2005 37 11 48 77.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2003 23 10 33 69.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2006 36 12 48 75.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2004 8 8 16 50.0% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2012 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 244 158 402 60.7% 96 77 173 55.5% 24 26 50 48.0% 40 23 63 63.5% — 147 89 236 62.3% 166 71 237 70.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 19 17 36 52.8%

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 654/688 of Ivan Ljubicic's and 449/523 of Gustavo Kuerten'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 Ivan Ljubicic Gustavo Kuerten
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 1996 2/2 1.0 2.0 53.3% 65.1% 41.0% 22.2% 45.8% 53.6% 39.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 1997 4/5 10.3 3.3 45.2% 74.8% 37.6% 41.7% 35.1% 54.4% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1998 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4% 1996 17/18 3.4 2.6 53.7% 70.2% 49.5% 47.3% 34.6% 60.9% 35.8%
20 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2% 1997 50/57 8.1 3.1 53.4% 74.6% 50.1% 58.7% 40.0% 63.2% 38.1%
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% 1998 53/63 7.7 2.8 54.7% 75.4% 50.3% 60.2% 47.3% 64.0% 37.5%
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 1999 60/71 8.5 2.2 53.6% 78.5% 51.8% 63.8% 49.4% 66.1% 39.3%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2000 59/81 9.6 2.3 54.2% 78.9% 54.4% 61.4% 40.8% 67.7% 39.7%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2001 63/74 9.2 2.1 55.5% 79.3% 56.6% 71.1% 41.5% 69.1% 39.9%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2002 31/38 8.8 1.8 55.6% 75.5% 54.0% 61.6% 45.6% 66.0% 36.7%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% 2003 57/59 8.4 2.0 55.6% 76.4% 52.5% 59.4% 41.1% 65.8% 38.5%
27 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7% 2004 35/36 8.2 2.8 55.4% 74.4% 50.9% 52.6% 50.3% 63.9% 38.4%
28 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9% 2005 12/12 6.1 3.3 53.0% 66.7% 42.5% 55.7% 34.5% 55.0% 34.2%
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% 2006 1/1 8.0 3.0 53.2% 76.2% 54.1% 33.3% 16.7% 65.8% 33.0%
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% 2007 7/9 7.3 2.0 59.7% 75.7% 44.2% 46.4% 33.7% 64.1% 35.1%
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% 2008 4/4 3.5 2.8 53.8% 66.9% 38.6% 47.0% 27.8% 53.8% 21.9%
32 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2012 9/9 13.3 3.0 58.2% 74.8% 47.0% 68.0% 50.5% 62.8% 30.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 654/688 12.0 2.5 58.5% 77.7% 52.4% 62.7% 40.3% 67.2% 35.2% — 449/523 8.3 2.4 54.7% 76.3% 52.0% 60.6% 43.2% 65.3% 38.2%

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 Ivan Ljubicic Gustavo Kuerten
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 1996 1509 95.7 -2.03 -1.07 0.860 45.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1997 1490 104.5 -2.20 -1.38 0.861 47.3% +7 — — 27.3% -1.91 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1998 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.09 1996 1557 123.0 +0.44 -1.62 0.915 48.0% -4 +17 — 39.5% -0.72 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.21
20 1999 1587 131.8 +0.10 -0.99 0.942 49.0% -35 +53 — 48.3% 0.00 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.45 1997 1780 149.1 +1.98 +0.21 1.038 50.3% -39 +59 — 56.5% +0.42 15–7 (68%) 12–17 (41%) — -0.79
21 2000 1681 136.3 +1.53 -1.72 0.975 49.7% -42 -3 -138 48.6% +0.01 8–8 (50%) 7–12 (37%) — -1.80 1998 1781 146.0 +2.64 -0.29 1.039 51.0% -43 +127 — 57.6% +0.52 13–8 (62%) 14–12 (54%) — +1.23
22 2001 1828 153.8 +4.06 -0.83 1.068 51.3% +24 -154 — 55.7% +0.52 8–11 (42%) 23–19 (55%) — -2.33 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%) — -0.75
23 2002 1740 143.8 +3.33 -3.12 1.008 50.2% +33 -49 -222 50.7% +0.14 11–13 (46%) 13–23 (36%) — -0.04 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%) — -0.10
24 2003 1792 143.2 +4.76 -1.27 1.058 50.6% -9 -58 -246 55.3% +0.46 7–6 (54%) 9–15 (38%) — -0.25 2001 1913 159.6 +6.12 +3.01 1.293 54.1% -75 +370 — 70.2% +1.27 17–11 (61%) 18–16 (53%) — +0.65
25 2004 1812 149.4 +4.58 -1.59 1.070 51.0% +22 -8 — 54.8% +0.34 17–5 (77%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.19 2002 1873 141.6 +3.17 -0.14 1.081 51.3% -18 +227 — 61.0% +0.66 7–8 (47%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.15
26 2005 1953 158.8 +6.39 -0.60 1.125 52.2% +38 -209 -440 63.1% +0.76 16–10 (62%) 22–17 (56%) — -1.13 2003 1852 149.1 +3.43 +1.34 1.127 52.1% +22 +153 — 61.5% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 19–14 (58%) — +0.95
27 2006 1945 155.1 +6.49 +0.62 1.240 53.1% +66 -99 -349 67.9% +1.11 15–7 (68%) 19–19 (50%) — +2.90 2004 1813 142.0 +1.63 +1.04 1.065 51.1% -37 +187 — 58.8% +0.51 10–3 (77%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.10
28 2007 1807 146.0 +5.26 -1.42 1.121 51.8% +71 -22 -72 60.5% +0.50 18–8 (69%) 32–16 (67%) — +3.48 2005 1703 118.6 -2.63 -2.14 0.761 45.0% — +122 — 32.1% -1.36 — 1–2 (33%) — -1.09
29 2008 1738 142.0 +4.50 -1.60 1.068 51.1% +63 +125 -71 52.1% +0.22 6–6 (50%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.99 2006 1678 99.4 -0.70 -0.57 0.965 48.2% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.12
30 2009 1899 153.1 +4.29 -1.16 1.077 51.2% +7 -13 -183 54.2% +0.21 14–8 (64%) 19–10 (66%) — -1.08 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
31 2010 1896 158.1 +2.54 +0.43 1.045 50.8% +49 +1 — 55.9% +0.37 9–4 (69%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.45 2008 1553 104.1 -3.30 -4.26 0.474 39.4% — +130 — 0.0% -3.56 — — — -0.18
32 2011 1911 154.8 +2.91 -1.08 1.029 50.8% -39 +48 -171 58.6% +0.45 3–5 (38%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2012 1796 110.2 -1.01 -4.57 0.820 47.6% -13 — — 34.8% -0.91 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2053 155.2 +4.23 -1.07 1.072 51.2% +26 -26 -188 56.4% +0.41 139–98 (59%) 211–194 (52%) 105.1 +0.49 — 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

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.