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

Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Lapentti H2H: 3-2

Ivan Ljubicic holds a 3–2 lead over Nicolas Lapentti in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Ivan Ljubicic leads 2–0 on carpet, while Nicolas Lapentti leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Ivan Ljubicic won the 2003 Swiss Indoors quarterfinal 2-6 6-2 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 Lapentti
ECU Age 50 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Ljubicic #47 2-6 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #61 Match data Oct 25, 2003* QF Swiss Indoors ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Ljubicic #43 6-2 7-6(3) Nicolas Lapentti #53 Match data Oct 9, 2003* R32 Montpellier Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Ljubicic #44 3-6 7-5 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #58 Match data Aug 13, 2003* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Nicolas Lapentti #7 6-4 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #73 Match data Apr 13, 2000* R32 Estoril Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Lapentti #26 6-4 2-6 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #152 Match data Jul 9, 1999* R16 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 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
Nicolas Lapentti #885 #6 2,293 1,933 282 283 49.9% 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Lapentti
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 1995 5–0 100.0% #109 1,594 0 1
19 1998 0–1 0.0% #293 1,482 0 0 1996 11–20 35.5% #121 1,568 0 1
20 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0 1997 17–18 48.6% #63 1,658 0 1
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 1998 16–29 35.6% #90 1,595 0 1
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 1999 52–24 68.4% #8 1,883 0 3
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2000 40–28 58.8% #24 1,750 0 3
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2001 30–22 57.7% #23 1,835 0 4
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2002 32–27 54.2% #29 1,713 0 5
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 2003 20–22 47.6% #57 1,696 0 5
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 2004 7–15 31.8% #122 1,587 0 5
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 2005 9–16 36.0% #95 1,575 0 5
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 2006 12–9 57.1% #67 1,680 0 5
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 2007 10–14 41.7% #109 1,610 0 5
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 2008 14–18 43.8% #86 1,650 0 5
32 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10 2009 6–14 30.0% #97 1,667 0 5
33 2012 3–6 33.3% #53 1,796 0 10 2010 1–7 12.5% #447 1,581 0 5

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 Lapentti
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% 1995 — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1998 4 11 15 26.7% 12 16 28 42.9% 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 22 12 34 64.7% 21 9 30 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 2000 23 15 38 60.5% 13 9 22 59.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2001 12 10 22 54.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 0 1 1 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% 2002 10 12 22 45.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 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% 2003 6 7 13 46.2% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2006 36 12 48 75.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2004 5 6 11 45.5% 2 9 11 18.2% — — — — — — — —
28 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2005 3 7 10 30.0% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
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% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 4 6 10 40.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 3 5 8 37.5% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2012 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 244 158 402 60.7% 96 77 173 55.5% 24 26 50 48.0% 40 23 63 63.5% — 100 114 214 46.7% 154 136 290 53.1% 10 16 26 38.5% 18 17 35 51.4%

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 490/565 of Nicolas Lapentti'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 Lapentti
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% 1995 3/5 6.3 2.7 62.2% 77.3% 59.8% 64.6% 47.2% 70.1% 38.4%
19 1998 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4% 1996 25/31 3.8 3.4 56.2% 67.4% 47.9% 49.9% 41.1% 58.8% 37.9%
20 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2% 1997 32/35 4.4 2.8 60.4% 71.2% 48.1% 56.0% 46.1% 61.9% 40.2%
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% 1998 40/45 3.4 3.8 63.2% 67.2% 44.6% 49.7% 42.8% 58.7% 38.4%
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 1999 59/76 5.3 2.4 61.7% 72.0% 50.2% 64.0% 40.2% 63.5% 40.7%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2000 53/68 6.3 3.4 57.6% 72.3% 49.1% 61.4% 43.9% 62.4% 38.6%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2001 38/52 5.7 3.2 56.1% 74.4% 47.9% 57.3% 41.7% 62.8% 38.8%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2002 49/59 6.6 2.6 59.0% 73.4% 49.0% 49.6% 35.4% 63.3% 38.5%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% 2003 41/42 4.9 2.2 61.5% 69.0% 50.1% 56.3% 40.4% 61.7% 36.8%
27 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7% 2004 21/22 4.1 2.3 58.4% 68.7% 52.6% 56.8% 36.5% 62.0% 35.6%
28 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9% 2005 25/25 3.2 1.6 64.4% 68.8% 50.2% 52.2% 32.3% 62.2% 35.8%
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% 2006 21/21 3.5 1.4 63.2% 68.6% 45.4% 60.5% 42.1% 60.2% 41.5%
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% 2007 24/24 4.3 2.3 60.5% 68.8% 44.7% 57.7% 37.1% 59.0% 34.0%
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% 2008 31/32 3.2 2.0 62.5% 68.6% 50.4% 50.4% 43.5% 61.9% 36.0%
32 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8% 2009 20/20 4.4 2.7 60.2% 66.9% 49.5% 55.4% 40.2% 60.0% 36.1%
33 2012 9/9 13.3 3.0 58.2% 74.8% 47.0% 68.0% 50.5% 62.8% 30.5% 2010 8/8 1.6 2.3 53.8% 62.6% 45.5% 40.0% 35.4% 54.9% 34.4%
Career — 654/688 12.0 2.5 58.5% 77.7% 52.4% 62.7% 40.3% 67.2% 35.2% — 490/565 4.7 2.7 60.2% 70.3% 48.7% 55.7% 40.4% 61.6% 38.0%

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 Lapentti
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 1995 1595 115.3 +3.11 +1.13 1.285 52.9% — +53 — 83.3% +1.67 2–0 1–1 — +0.73
19 1998 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.09 1996 1569 122.4 -2.38 -0.82 0.920 48.4% -108 +97 +28 40.5% -0.77 7–8 (47%) 12–6 (67%) — +0.89
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 1659 129.3 +0.24 +1.23 1.054 50.8% -156 +64 — 45.0% -0.14 5–6 (45%) 3–6 (33%) — +0.41
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 1595 132.1 -1.83 +0.31 0.932 48.6% -86 +85 — 40.4% -0.57 5–9 (36%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.69
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 1883 154.4 +1.96 +3.11 1.116 52.2% -43 -24 — 59.3% +0.58 22–7 (76%) 17–14 (55%) — -1.12
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 1751 142.0 +0.96 +0.97 1.026 50.6% +22 +87 -251 53.7% +0.39 16–5 (76%) 12–16 (43%) — +1.98
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 1836 155.3 +1.70 +1.34 1.041 50.6% -27 +112 — 55.1% +0.40 10–5 (67%) 7–10 (41%) — -1.27
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 1713 133.6 +1.50 +0.61 1.049 50.5% +6 +68 -121 50.6% +0.13 18–9 (67%) 13–13 (50%) — +1.94
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 1697 131.8 -0.81 -0.35 0.961 49.4% -25 +79 — 48.2% -0.17 5–8 (38%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.89
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 1588 121.8 -0.38 -0.79 0.938 48.5% +44 +67 — 38.0% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.01
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 1575 129.8 -0.05 -0.90 0.948 48.9% -6 +95 — 37.5% -0.70 2–5 (29%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.17
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 1681 124.7 -1.29 +2.41 1.042 50.7% — +73 — 52.7% +0.05 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) — +0.31
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 1611 123.4 -2.74 -2.10 0.829 47.0% -49 +93 -16 38.3% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.08
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 2008 1650 136.2 -0.69 -0.13 0.944 48.9% -103 +132 — 48.1% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) — +0.36
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 2009 1667 132.7 -1.19 +0.26 0.902 48.2% -65 +134 — 40.7% -0.64 5–8 (38%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.19
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 2010 1581 117.8 -2.88 -0.42 0.762 44.8% +18 +71 — 26.3% -1.74 0–2 0–1 — -0.76
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 — 1934 143.0 -0.03 +0.60 0.990 49.8% -30 +76 -105 48.7% -0.07 114–88 (56%) 108–103 (51%) 107.5 +0.25

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.