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

Ivan Ljubicic vs Potito Starace H2H: 0-1

Potito Starace holds a 1–0 lead over Ivan Ljubicic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Potito Starace leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Potito Starace won the 2010 Croatia Open Umag quarterfinal 6-4 7-6(6).

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Ivan Ljubicic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Potito Starace #64 6-4 7-6(6) Ivan Ljubicic #16 Match data Jul 31, 2010* QF Croatia Open Umag 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
Potito Starace #943 #27 1,138 1,789 147 189 43.8% 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 Potito Starace
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 — — — — — — —
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0
32 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0
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 Potito Starace
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2003 — — — — 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% 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 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% 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 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% 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
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% — 22 62 84 26.2% 120 111 231 51.9% 1 11 12 8.3% 4 5 9 44.4%

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 335/336 of Potito Starace'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 Potito Starace
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6%
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1%
27 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7% 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2%
28 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9% 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9%
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2%
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6%
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8%
32 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8% 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2%
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 Potito Starace
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 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05
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 2004 1608 122.7 -0.25 -0.36 0.925 49.1% -62 +68 — 52.1% -0.04 3–4 (43%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.25
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 2005 1589 127.8 -1.72 -0.50 0.941 48.9% -80 +98 — 42.5% -0.44 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.56
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 2006 1591 123.6 -1.06 -0.36 0.937 48.8% -95 +81 — 42.5% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.02
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 2007 1656 139.1 +0.30 -1.12 0.963 49.6% -227 +192 — 50.0% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.75
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 2008 1650 140.7 -0.53 -0.42 0.964 49.7% -248 +165 — 49.4% +0.02 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.66
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 2009 1667 134.6 -0.82 -1.28 0.928 48.6% -226 +112 — 40.7% -0.52 6–8 (43%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.83
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 2010 1735 144.1 0.00 +0.48 1.015 50.3% -237 +113 — 45.5% +0.18 8–3 (73%) 5–14 (26%) — +0.46
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 2011 1705 142.6 -0.69 -2.15 0.919 48.7% -122 +50 — 45.1% -0.19 11–6 (65%) 7–13 (35%) — +0.53
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 2012 1599 131.9 -0.16 -3.64 0.885 47.8% -68 +88 — 38.6% -0.86 1–7 (13%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.53
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 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11
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 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17
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 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1790 139.7 -0.51 -1.00 0.943 49.1% -173 +113 — 45.0% -0.25 50–56 (47%) 60–68 (47%) 100.3 +0.35

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.