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

Ivan Ljubicic vs Mario Ancic H2H: 5-1

Ivan Ljubicic holds a 5–1 lead over Mario Ancic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Ivan Ljubicic leads 5–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Ljubicic won the 2009 Indian Wells Open second round 3-3 RET.

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Ivan Ljubicic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Mario Ancic
CRO Age 42 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Ljubicic #74 3-3 (ret.) Mario Ancic #29 Match data Mar 15, 2009* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #25 7-6(2) 6-4 Mario Ancic #92 Match data Mar 1, 2008* SF Zagreb International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #6 6-3 6-4 Mario Ancic #23 Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Mario Ancic #21 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #5 Match data Feb 18, 2006* QF Marseille ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #22 7-5 2-6 6-4 Mario Ancic #30 Match data Feb 12, 2005* SF Marseille ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #45 6-1 6-4 Mario Ancic #71 Match data Sep 26, 2003* R16 Bangkok 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
Ivan Ljubicic #53 #3 3,315 2,053 404 284 58.7% 0 1 0 2 7 10
Mario Ancic #475 #7 2,075 2,019 193 125 60.7% 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 Ivan Ljubicic Mario Ancic
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 2002 3–7 30.0% #89 1,530 0 0
19 1998 0–1 0.0% #293 1,482 0 0 2003 14–18 43.8% #74 1,621 0 0
20 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0 2004 26–22 54.2% #29 1,725 0 0
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 2005 42–23 64.6% #21 1,799 0 1
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 2006 52–18 74.3% #9 1,954 0 3
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2007 13–10 56.5% #83 1,881 0 3
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2008 29–17 63.0% #36 1,925 0 3
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2009 12–7 63.2% #95 1,917 0 3
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 2010 2–3 40.0% #478 1,876 0 3
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 — — — — — — —
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 — — — — — — —
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 — — — — — — —
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 — — — — — — —
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 Mario Ancic
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% 2002 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 9 13 22 40.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
20 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 4 8 50.0%
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2005 24 13 37 64.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2001 15 9 24 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2006 24 11 35 68.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
23 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2007 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2008 15 9 24 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
25 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2009 12 6 18 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2005 37 11 48 77.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2010 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2006 36 12 48 75.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 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% — 106 78 184 57.6% 32 23 55 58.2% 39 14 53 73.6% 16 10 26 61.5%

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 314/318 of Mario Ancic'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 Mario Ancic
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% 2002 8/10 7.0 6.0 49.1% 75.0% 44.7% 54.2% 29.0% 59.8% 38.4%
19 1998 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4% 2003 32/32 8.4 4.3 57.9% 72.2% 51.0% 55.3% 38.5% 63.0% 37.1%
20 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2% 2004 47/48 9.5 3.2 62.3% 75.9% 55.0% 45.1% 40.3% 67.8% 37.9%
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% 2005 65/65 11.3 2.8 61.8% 79.5% 52.0% 62.9% 46.7% 68.9% 37.4%
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 2006 70/70 9.1 2.0 62.7% 75.5% 53.5% 64.7% 44.0% 67.2% 37.3%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2007 23/23 8.3 1.7 63.5% 76.8% 53.0% 56.1% 42.7% 68.0% 35.4%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2008 45/46 9.2 2.3 62.9% 76.3% 53.6% 64.5% 39.8% 67.7% 37.1%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2009 19/19 7.6 1.3 60.0% 73.0% 57.8% 59.9% 30.8% 66.6% 37.2%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% 2010 5/5 8.0 2.6 59.8% 69.0% 42.0% 50.6% 42.4% 58.0% 31.3%
27 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —

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 Mario Ancic
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 2002 1531 113.3 -1.58 +0.50 0.955 48.9% -13 — +101 37.5% -0.50 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.28
19 1998 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.09 2003 1622 126.7 +0.21 +0.64 1.003 50.1% -36 -40 -47 46.1% -0.20 6–9 (40%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.08
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 2004 1725 141.5 +4.07 +1.16 1.178 52.4% -136 -28 +99 54.0% +0.48 6–9 (40%) 7–17 (29%) — -1.51
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 2005 1799 152.9 +5.24 +0.79 1.202 53.0% -15 -42 +132 64.8% +1.01 5–11 (31%) 18–11 (62%) — +2.76
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 2006 1954 149.4 +4.79 +0.38 1.138 52.3% -48 -50 +88 64.1% +0.94 21–2 (91%) 19–14 (58%) — +1.74
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 2007 1882 144.6 +3.39 -0.07 1.107 51.5% -14 — — 60.0% +0.82 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.28
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 2008 1925 152.1 +4.71 +1.41 1.150 52.1% -36 -23 +173 58.0% +0.59 9–4 (69%) 11–11 (50%) — -4.16
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 2009 1918 145.3 +2.66 +1.24 1.114 51.2% +12 — — 55.3% +0.45 6–0 (100%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.19
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 2010 1877 117.6 -1.67 -1.63 0.746 45.6% +37 — — 33.3% -0.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.31
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2019 150.9 +3.80 +0.75 1.125 51.9% -37 -37 +105 57.8% +0.60 59–40 (60%) 72–76 (49%) 106.1 -0.38

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.