H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Ivan Ljubicic vs James Blake H2H: 2-2

Ivan Ljubicic and James Blake are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ivan Ljubicic leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, James Blake won the 2009 Queen's Club Championships second round 6-2 7-6(4).

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Ivan Ljubicic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
James Blake #16 6-2 7-6(4) Ivan Ljubicic #75 Match data Jun 11, 2009* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
James Blake #9 6-3 6-1 Ivan Ljubicic #3 Match data Oct 1, 2006* F Bangkok ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #10 6-3 6-4 James Blake #24 Match data Nov 3, 2005* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Ivan Ljubicic #43 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 James Blake #27 Match data May 30, 2003* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,041 349 237 59.6% 0 0 0 1 9 10

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 James Blake
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 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 1998 0–1 0.0% #293 1,482 0 0 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0
20 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10
32 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10
33 2012 3–6 33.3% #53 1,796 0 10 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 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 James Blake
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% 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
22 2001 15 9 24 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 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% 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2005 37 11 48 77.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2006 36 12 48 75.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2012 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
Career — 244 158 402 60.7% 96 77 173 55.5% 24 26 50 48.0% 40 23 63 63.5% — 273 164 437 62.5% 39 39 78 50.0% 32 27 59 54.2% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 563/586 of James Blake'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 James Blake
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% 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4%
19 1998 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4% 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8%
20 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2% 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6%
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2%
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9%
27 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7% 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1%
28 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9% 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6%
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1%
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3%
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5%
32 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8% 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7%
33 2012 9/9 13.3 3.0 58.2% 74.8% 47.0% 68.0% 50.5% 62.8% 30.5% 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7%

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 James Blake
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 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01
19 1998 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.09 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
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 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23
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 2001 1647 135.3 +2.25 +0.39 1.059 51.0% -18 — -87 55.1% +0.55 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.08
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 2002 1816 147.9 +1.40 +2.12 1.061 51.1% -26 -178 -199 56.1% +0.32 11–10 (52%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.19
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 2003 1794 146.7 +1.54 +3.57 1.120 52.2% +27 -165 -202 58.3% +0.52 6–12 (33%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.97
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 2004 1692 126.8 -0.56 +1.37 1.056 50.9% +63 -67 — 55.1% +0.38 3–4 (43%) 7–3 (70%) — +2.11
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 2005 1925 148.8 +3.11 +2.61 1.175 52.6% +27 -259 -338 61.2% +0.81 8–9 (47%) 10–15 (40%) — -1.49
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 2006 2000 158.3 +2.59 +5.15 1.189 53.1% +48 -316 -257 64.5% +0.91 17–8 (68%) 18–14 (56%) — +0.23
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 2007 1917 151.1 +3.35 +2.66 1.201 53.1% +45 -237 -153 66.3% +1.01 12–9 (57%) 20–16 (56%) — +3.66
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 2008 1883 152.4 +2.01 +2.91 1.131 52.4% +72 -189 -110 61.9% +0.79 13–11 (54%) 12–11 (52%) — +4.15
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 2009 1850 151.0 +2.02 +0.45 1.012 50.5% +25 -106 -16 53.8% +0.24 7–8 (47%) 14–11 (56%) — -0.82
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 2010 1760 142.1 -0.13 0.00 1.000 50.0% +24 — — 49.4% -0.01 6–9 (40%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.97
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 2011 1825 150.5 -0.14 -0.22 0.954 49.7% +33 — — 50.0% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.57
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 2012 1781 139.4 -0.94 -0.30 0.965 49.4% +57 — — 45.5% -0.34 2–6 (25%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.24
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 2013 1712 137.4 -1.34 +1.25 1.009 50.5% +56 — -13 42.1% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 3–8 (27%) — +0.69
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 — 2042 153.8 +1.56 +2.23 1.088 51.6% +35 -188 -160 57.2% +0.48 97–99 (49%) 127–119 (52%) 97.2 +1.00

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.