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

Ivan Ljubicic vs Michael Russell H2H: 1-0

Ivan Ljubicic holds a 1–0 lead over Michael Russell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ivan Ljubicic leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Ljubicic won the 2002 Adelaide International round of 32 7-6(2) 7-6(13).

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Ivan Ljubicic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Michael Russell
USA Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Ljubicic #37 7-6(2) 7-6(13) Michael Russell #87 Match data Jan 3, 2002* R32 Adelaide International 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
Michael Russell #1,124 #60 693 1,809 77 150 33.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Michael Russell
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 — — — — — — —
20 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0 1998 0–2 0.0% #288 1,473 0 0
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 2000 1–6 14.3% #155 1,507 0 0
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2001 8–17 32.0% #87 1,573 0 0
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2002 5–15 25.0% #157 1,511 0 0
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2003 1–1 50.0% #502 1,530 0 0
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 — — — — — — —
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 2006 0–2 0.0% #144 1,563 0 0
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 2007 10–19 34.5% #82 1,617 0 0
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 2008 3–5 37.5% #242 1,610 0 0
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 2009 2–4 33.3% #83 1,636 0 0
32 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10 2010 11–23 32.4% #99 1,628 0 0
33 2012 3–6 33.3% #53 1,796 0 10 2011 12–18 40.0% #99 1,748 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2012 11–11 50.0% #87 1,749 0 0
35 — — — — — — — 2013 7–15 31.8% #92 1,638 0 0
36 — — — — — — — 2014 6–11 35.3% #158 1,582 0 0
37 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #557 1,611 0 0

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 Michael Russell
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2001 15 9 24 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2001 4 11 15 26.7% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2002 2 4 6 33.3% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2005 37 11 48 77.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 7 11 18 38.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 10 15 25 40.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 2012 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 11 12 23 47.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 6 8 14 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 4 9 13 30.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 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% — 55 92 147 37.4% 12 35 47 25.5% 10 23 33 30.3% — — — —

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 221/227 of Michael Russell'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 Michael Russell
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2% 1998 1/2 4.0 4.0 62.7% 65.8% 51.1% 37.5% 30.0% 60.3% 37.7%
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 2000 6/7 3.8 6.5 61.4% 65.1% 45.0% 50.8% 61.1% 57.3% 37.1%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2001 23/25 2.4 3.0 68.9% 63.2% 46.6% 46.6% 39.5% 57.9% 38.3%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2002 18/20 1.9 2.5 69.4% 60.3% 48.8% 54.0% 33.9% 56.8% 37.1%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2003 2/2 1.0 4.5 67.5% 66.0% 49.4% 73.3% 35.4% 60.5% 39.0%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2006 2/2 1.5 4.0 66.0% 58.1% 43.8% 46.9% 39.6% 53.1% 39.4%
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% 2007 29/29 2.0 2.6 68.1% 65.3% 47.3% 53.1% 44.2% 59.4% 34.6%
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% 2008 8/8 3.5 2.8 66.4% 64.4% 51.9% 54.5% 46.5% 60.3% 41.2%
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% 2009 6/6 1.8 2.7 69.8% 63.9% 51.0% 57.2% 33.1% 59.6% 38.6%
32 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8% 2010 34/34 2.8 3.4 65.1% 63.6% 49.0% 48.2% 39.5% 58.7% 35.9%
33 2012 9/9 13.3 3.0 58.2% 74.8% 47.0% 68.0% 50.5% 62.8% 30.5% 2011 30/30 2.9 4.2 63.3% 70.0% 47.0% 48.6% 46.5% 61.2% 35.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 22/22 3.0 3.8 63.7% 67.2% 50.5% 46.4% 51.2% 61.0% 37.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 22/22 2.6 2.6 64.2% 65.6% 47.0% 47.6% 40.4% 58.9% 36.1%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 17/17 2.3 3.4 62.5% 64.5% 48.4% 51.8% 39.0% 58.9% 36.6%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 1/1 4.0 7.0 62.7% 54.2% 42.1% 60.9% 23.5% 49.7% 40.2%
Career — 654/688 12.0 2.5 58.5% 77.7% 52.4% 62.7% 40.3% 67.2% 35.2% — 221/227 2.6 3.3 65.7% 65.0% 48.1% 50.0% 42.4% 59.1% 36.7%

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 Michael Russell
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1998 1473 105.5 -1.20 -1.55 0.950 48.8% — — — 16.7% -1.50 — — — +0.13
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2000 1507 103.7 -2.23 -1.34 0.871 47.5% — -15 — 33.3% -1.14 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.65
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 2001 1573 122.4 -1.89 +0.09 0.908 47.9% -32 +20 — 36.5% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.46
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 2002 1512 111.5 -4.18 -0.10 0.860 47.1% +27 -42 +56 30.6% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — 0.00
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 2003 1530 108.4 0.00 +2.07 0.988 49.6% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 1–0 — -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 2004 1548 105.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2006 1563 110.1 -2.13 -0.63 0.839 46.4% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
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 2007 1617 131.4 -2.18 -0.79 0.851 47.4% +33 -140 -127 37.5% -0.66 3–3 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.61
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 2008 1610 122.6 -0.43 +2.15 1.039 50.9% +29 — — 40.9% -0.14 1–2 (33%) — — +0.39
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 2009 1636 122.0 -2.07 +1.17 0.956 49.0% +31 — — 50.0% -0.50 0–4 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.14
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 2010 1629 131.7 -3.68 -0.27 0.871 47.2% +47 -171 -147 37.2% -0.87 3–7 (30%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.38
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 2011 1748 137.8 -1.30 -0.31 0.912 48.4% +61 -283 -272 38.0% -0.62 3–2 (60%) 4–10 (29%) — -0.97
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1750 129.2 -1.23 -0.23 0.964 49.4% -28 -166 -145 48.3% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.09
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1639 129.7 -3.05 -0.32 0.880 47.7% +17 -109 +24 37.5% -0.88 3–3 (50%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1582 133.8 -3.02 -0.10 0.891 47.9% +93 -76 — 41.3% -0.72 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.34
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1611 117.2 +1.80 +0.23 0.798 45.5% — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.14
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 — 1810 133.9 -2.37 -0.17 0.897 48.0% +30 -88 -82 38.4% -0.75 23–41 (36%) 35–48 (42%) 91.4 -1.05

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.