H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Almagro H2H: 3-2

Ivan Ljubicic holds a 3–2 lead over Nicolas Almagro in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Almagro leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Ivan Ljubicic leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Almagro won the 2011 Australian Open third round 6-4 7-6(8) 6-3.

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Ivan Ljubicic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Nicolas Almagro
ESP Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Almagro #14 6-4 7-6(8) 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #16 Match data Jan 23, 2011* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #15 7-5 7-6(3) Nicolas Almagro #34 Match data Apr 28, 2010* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Ivan Ljubicic #64 7-5 7-6(2) Nicolas Almagro #35 Match data Jul 31, 2009* R16 Croatia Open Umag ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #32 6-4 6-4 Ivan Ljubicic #11 Match data Aug 16, 2007* R32 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #4 7-5 6-1 Nicolas Almagro #48 Match data Aug 9, 2006* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 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
Nicolas Almagro #846 #9 2,735 2,079 388 274 58.6% 0 0 0 2 11 13

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 Nicolas Almagro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1996 1–1 50.0% — 1,509 0 0 2003 1–1 50.0% #156 1,511 0 0
18 1997 1–4 20.0% — 1,489 0 0 2004 2–7 22.2% #103 1,539 0 0
19 1998 0–1 0.0% #293 1,482 0 0 2005 13–22 37.1% #114 1,551 0 0
20 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0 2006 27–20 57.4% #32 1,721 0 1
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 2007 32–27 54.2% #28 1,723 0 2
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 2008 34–17 66.7% #18 1,771 0 4
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2009 30–24 55.6% #26 1,829 0 5
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2010 41–23 64.1% #15 1,884 0 7
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2011 47–23 67.1% #10 1,876 0 10
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 2012 54–22 71.1% #11 2,013 0 12
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 2013 42–23 64.6% #13 1,962 0 12
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 2014 15–10 60.0% #71 1,924 0 12
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 2015 18–20 47.4% #73 1,795 0 12
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 2016 22–22 50.0% #44 1,792 0 13
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 2017 10–12 45.5% #151 1,835 0 13
32 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10 2018 0–1 0.0% #846 1,780 0 13
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 Nicolas Almagro
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% — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
19 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 1 4 5 20.0% 12 17 29 41.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — 2006 1 6 7 14.3% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2007 9 12 21 42.9% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2001 15 9 24 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2008 4 8 12 33.3% 29 8 37 78.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2009 10 11 21 47.6% 18 12 30 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 25 9 34 73.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 32 9 41 78.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2005 37 11 48 77.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2012 19 11 30 63.3% 30 9 39 76.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
27 2006 36 12 48 75.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 23 11 34 67.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
28 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — — — — —
29 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 2 6 8 25.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2016 7 11 18 38.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2017 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2018 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 102 110 212 48.1% 269 145 414 65.0% 14 16 30 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0%

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 654/688 of Ivan Ljubicic's and 651/662 of Nicolas Almagro'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 Nicolas Almagro
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% 2003 1/2 0.0 0.0 36.4% 100.0% 57.1% — 33.3% 72.7% 56.3%
18 1997 4/5 10.3 3.3 45.2% 74.8% 37.6% 41.7% 35.1% 54.4% 39.3% 2004 9/9 6.7 4.2 56.5% 69.8% 45.4% 51.5% 37.1% 59.5% 37.8%
19 1998 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4% 2005 35/35 6.1 2.9 62.4% 69.2% 50.2% 66.5% 46.5% 62.0% 36.6%
20 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2% 2006 47/47 6.7 2.3 60.8% 73.9% 54.5% 68.1% 42.4% 65.8% 38.7%
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% 2007 59/59 7.8 2.4 61.1% 74.4% 52.1% 58.9% 43.7% 65.7% 37.7%
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 2008 49/51 9.1 2.4 59.0% 75.4% 55.1% 62.6% 43.0% 67.0% 40.0%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2009 53/54 10.4 2.6 59.1% 75.5% 52.2% 55.1% 42.3% 66.0% 36.3%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2010 64/64 8.2 1.9 59.7% 75.1% 53.6% 55.5% 40.6% 66.4% 37.2%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2011 70/70 7.8 2.6 55.9% 76.0% 53.9% 57.1% 40.5% 66.0% 37.5%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% 2012 71/76 8.7 1.9 56.8% 77.1% 55.4% 60.5% 38.8% 67.8% 37.8%
27 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7% 2013 65/65 9.6 2.5 57.1% 78.6% 55.4% 58.4% 47.2% 68.7% 39.0%
28 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9% 2014 23/25 7.0 2.0 55.7% 76.6% 55.0% 58.0% 40.7% 66.8% 37.5%
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% 2015 38/38 7.6 3.0 56.6% 74.3% 51.8% 56.1% 29.3% 64.7% 35.5%
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% 2016 44/44 10.0 4.0 54.0% 74.8% 51.9% 53.8% 38.2% 64.3% 36.1%
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% 2017 22/22 7.0 2.3 55.0% 73.1% 48.6% 42.2% 43.1% 61.8% 35.5%
32 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8% 2018 1/1 11.0 2.0 56.8% 85.7% 54.2% 83.3% 0.0% 72.1% 21.4%
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% — 651/662 8.3 2.5 58.0% 75.3% 53.3% 58.3% 41.2% 66.0% 37.5%

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 Nicolas Almagro
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 2003 1511 102.5 +0.97 -0.39 2.063 63.0% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.01
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 2004 1540 123.5 -0.44 -0.86 0.934 48.1% — +48 — 33.3% -0.96 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.67
19 1998 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.09 2005 1552 131.3 -0.66 -0.28 0.962 49.6% -60 +64 — 42.7% -0.29 3–8 (27%) 5–14 (26%) — +0.44
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 2006 1721 147.3 +3.48 +0.92 1.130 52.0% -200 +123 — 56.6% +0.53 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) — -2.25
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 2007 1724 151.2 +2.51 +0.51 1.100 51.6% -85 +74 — 55.1% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 9–13 (41%) — +1.58
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 2008 1771 147.2 +3.48 +1.81 1.213 53.3% -180 +206 — 66.4% +0.97 6–8 (43%) 10–12 (45%) — +1.82
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 2009 1830 149.5 +2.70 -0.46 1.067 51.0% -100 +75 -243 50.7% +0.31 11–7 (61%) 12–22 (35%) — +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 2010 1885 153.6 +2.97 +1.08 1.108 51.5% -104 +208 -336 59.1% +0.57 18–9 (67%) 19–15 (56%) — +0.21
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 2011 1877 158.8 +3.24 +0.58 1.103 51.5% -72 +241 -277 63.1% +0.58 11–10 (52%) 26–14 (65%) — +2.38
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 2012 2013 163.5 +4.96 +1.63 1.175 52.2% -64 +142 -248 62.9% +0.81 18–5 (78%) 18–23 (44%) — +1.39
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 2013 1963 162.6 +5.10 +1.96 1.247 53.4% +6 +111 -176 61.9% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 17–17 (50%) — +3.89
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 2014 1924 150.9 +2.23 +1.75 1.132 51.4% — +77 — 61.5% +0.54 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.08
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 2015 1796 152.1 +1.64 -0.54 1.007 50.2% +54 +182 — 45.6% -0.48 5–6 (45%) 10–9 (53%) — -3.74
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 2016 1793 148.9 +0.66 -0.29 1.010 49.9% -21 +144 — 50.4% +0.07 9–10 (47%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.05
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 2017 1835 150.4 -0.33 -0.08 0.929 49.1% -81 +97 — 51.1% +0.19 3–3 (50%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.98
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 2018 1780 96.9 -0.24 -0.55 0.765 47.7% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.20
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 — 2079 159.4 +2.82 +0.73 1.102 51.5% -73 +138 -255 56.7% +0.45 111–100 (53%) 158–175 (47%) 96.3 +0.54

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.