H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 19:16 UTC
James Blake vs Fernando Verdasco H2H: 2-0
James Blake holds a 2–0 lead over Fernando Verdasco in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, James Blake leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, James Blake won the 2008 Rome Masters fourth round 5-7 7-5 6-2.
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USA
Age 46
Right-Handed
185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2
–
0
2 main draw meetings
ESP
Age 42
Left-Handed
188 cm / 6'2"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2008* | Rome Masters | Masters 1000 | R16 | Clay | James Blake | 5-7 7-5 6-2 | Fernando Verdasco | Match data |
| Aug 24, 2007* | New Haven | ATP 250 | QF | Hard | James Blake | 6-4 6-2 | Fernando Verdasco | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Blake | #1,020 | #4 | 3,550 | 2,048 | 345 | 235 | 59.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Fernando Verdasco | #893 | #7 | 3,900 | 2,125 | 549 | 441 | 55.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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 | James Blake | Fernando Verdasco | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 1998 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #682 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #173 | 1,502 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1999 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #219 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 7–12 | 36.8% | #109 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2000 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #212 | 1,452 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #36 | 1,732 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2001 | 11–9 | 55.0% | #73 | 1,647 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 34–27 | 55.7% | #32 | 1,791 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2002 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #28 | 1,815 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #35 | 1,726 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2003 | 30–23 | 56.6% | #37 | 1,796 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 33–26 | 55.9% | #26 | 1,864 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2004 | 15–13 | 53.6% | #97 | 1,692 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | 45–27 | 62.5% | #16 | 1,876 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 2005 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #23 | 1,924 | 0 | 3 | 2009 | 51–24 | 68.0% | #9 | 2,001 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2006 | 57–21 | 73.1% | #4 | 2,000 | 0 | 8 | 2010 | 43–21 | 67.2% | #9 | 1,926 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | 2007 | 49–21 | 70.0% | #13 | 1,911 | 0 | 10 | 2011 | 34–24 | 58.6% | #24 | 1,930 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2008 | 40–20 | 66.7% | #10 | 1,888 | 0 | 10 | 2012 | 32–21 | 60.4% | #24 | 1,915 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | 2009 | 23–18 | 56.1% | #44 | 1,848 | 0 | 10 | 2013 | 27–24 | 52.9% | #30 | 1,891 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | 2010 | 15–17 | 46.9% | #135 | 1,759 | 0 | 10 | 2014 | 26–20 | 56.5% | #33 | 1,880 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | 2011 | 19–16 | 54.3% | #59 | 1,841 | 0 | 10 | 2015 | 24–26 | 48.0% | #49 | 1,822 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | 2012 | 8–12 | 40.0% | #127 | 1,788 | 0 | 10 | 2016 | 29–26 | 52.7% | #42 | 1,824 | 0 | 7 |
| 33 | 2013 | 9–14 | 39.1% | #153 | 1,714 | 0 | 10 | 2017 | 29–25 | 53.7% | #35 | 1,895 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 33–28 | 54.1% | #28 | 1,915 | 0 | 7 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 26–27 | 49.1% | #49 | 1,810 | 0 | 7 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 6–7 | 46.2% | #65 | 1,768 | 0 | 7 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 2–8 | 20.0% | #154 | 1,627 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 5–11 | 31.2% | #124 | 1,603 | 0 | 7 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #651 | 1,535 | 0 | 7 |