H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Joao Sousa vs Denis Istomin H2H: 3-0

Joao Sousa holds a 3–0 lead over Denis Istomin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Joao Sousa leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Joao Sousa won the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad second round 6-7(6) 6-3 7-6(4).

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Joao Sousa
POR Age 37 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Denis Istomin
UZB Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joao Sousa #43 6-7(6) 6-3 7-6(4) Denis Istomin #70 Match data Jul 31, 2015* R16 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Joao Sousa #44 6-2 0-6 6-2 Denis Istomin #81 Match data Jun 11, 2015* R32 Libéma Open ATP 250 Grass
Joao Sousa #140 3-6 6-3 4-2 (ret.) Denis Istomin #45 Match data May 4, 2012* R16 Estoril Open 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
Joao Sousa #954 #28 1,355 1,916 190 250 43.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Denis Istomin #1,509 #33 1,217 1,914 196 249 44.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Joao Sousa Denis Istomin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2008 1–1 50.0% #592 1,550 0 0 2006 0–2 0.0% #200 1,474 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2008 2–2 50.0% #105 1,559 0 0
22 2011 1–1 50.0% #192 1,507 0 0 2009 13–17 43.3% #102 1,635 0 0
23 2012 3–4 42.9% #101 1,587 0 0 2010 29–29 50.0% #40 1,767 0 0
24 2013 14–13 51.9% #49 1,797 0 1 2011 10–21 32.3% #73 1,665 0 0
25 2014 23–34 40.4% #54 1,738 0 1 2012 28–30 48.3% #43 1,751 0 0
26 2015 34–30 53.1% #33 1,904 0 2 2013 30–29 50.8% #45 1,811 0 0
27 2016 25–33 43.1% #43 1,805 0 2 2014 27–24 52.9% #49 1,860 0 0
28 2017 22–30 42.3% #57 1,735 0 2 2015 20–23 46.5% #61 1,789 0 1
29 2018 25–26 49.0% #44 1,782 0 3 2016 6–20 23.1% #121 1,707 0 1
30 2019 25–28 47.2% #60 1,757 0 3 2017 15–18 45.5% #63 1,723 0 2
31 2020 0–9 0.0% #90 1,607 0 3 2018 12–18 40.0% #92 1,678 0 2
32 2021 1–13 7.1% #140 1,534 0 3 2019 3–11 21.4% #177 1,575 0 2
33 2022 13–20 39.4% #82 1,565 0 4 2020 0–1 0.0% #184 1,552 0 2
34 2023 3–7 30.0% #249 1,510 0 4 2021 0–3 0.0% #254 1,537 0 2
35 2024 0–1 0.0% #726 1,503 0 4 2022 1–1 50.0% #467 1,570 0 2

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 Joao Sousa Denis Istomin
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 %
19 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2011 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 2012 — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2010 17 19 36 47.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
24 2013 12 9 21 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2011 7 10 17 41.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
25 2014 12 18 30 40.0% 7 13 20 35.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2012 17 17 34 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — —
26 2015 18 17 35 51.4% 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2013 25 19 44 56.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2016 12 20 32 37.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2014 13 17 30 43.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
28 2017 10 14 24 41.7% 12 13 25 48.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2015 9 15 24 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2016 1 10 11 9.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2019 11 12 23 47.8% 10 12 22 45.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2020 0 6 6 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 5 8 13 38.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 0 8 8 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2019 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
33 2022 6 9 15 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2024 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 97 127 224 43.3% 79 98 177 44.6% 14 25 39 35.9% — — — — — 119 148 267 44.6% 40 67 107 37.4% 37 33 70 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 436/440 of Joao Sousa's and 437/445 of Denis Istomin'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 Joao Sousa Denis Istomin
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%
19 2008 2/2 3.5 1.5 58.6% 67.3% 65.4% 70.8% 31.3% 66.6% 39.5% 2006 2/2 7.5 2.0 61.5% 66.3% 47.4% 60.2% 22.2% 59.1% 27.3%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 4/4 4.5 2.0 62.2% 68.4% 49.7% 65.1% 38.0% 61.3% 35.4%
22 2011 2/2 3.0 1.0 60.3% 61.5% 41.4% 29.8% 58.3% 53.5% 34.6% 2009 29/30 6.6 2.7 66.1% 69.8% 48.8% 54.8% 41.5% 62.4% 34.1%
23 2012 7/7 2.1 3.1 59.5% 66.3% 47.7% 45.8% 29.7% 59.0% 40.6% 2010 58/58 6.7 1.5 65.3% 70.2% 53.9% 54.2% 41.5% 64.5% 36.2%
24 2013 27/27 2.9 2.3 61.8% 68.0% 46.5% 57.4% 38.5% 59.6% 36.1% 2011 31/31 5.5 2.2 64.3% 64.3% 49.6% 56.0% 36.7% 59.3% 34.6%
25 2014 56/57 2.7 2.1 60.3% 67.6% 48.1% 61.1% 37.5% 59.5% 35.1% 2012 54/58 7.1 1.7 63.9% 70.8% 52.2% 58.0% 39.1% 64.1% 35.8%
26 2015 64/64 3.0 2.1 59.2% 70.2% 51.9% 61.3% 42.7% 62.8% 37.0% 2013 59/59 6.3 2.0 63.2% 72.0% 51.6% 64.5% 39.1% 64.4% 35.1%
27 2016 56/58 3.4 2.2 63.4% 69.2% 47.7% 50.2% 42.9% 61.2% 36.5% 2014 50/51 7.0 1.6 67.9% 72.2% 50.5% 58.6% 39.9% 65.0% 34.8%
28 2017 52/52 4.5 2.8 58.5% 72.3% 49.8% 56.2% 38.4% 62.7% 36.5% 2015 43/43 5.7 1.3 63.5% 72.5% 51.8% 58.3% 38.9% 64.8% 36.5%
29 2018 51/51 4.2 2.4 60.3% 72.2% 49.4% 49.3% 35.8% 63.1% 37.5% 2016 25/26 6.8 2.1 63.5% 69.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.8% 62.3% 33.7%
30 2019 53/53 5.1 1.8 61.7% 70.5% 49.4% 55.1% 38.5% 62.3% 34.5% 2017 33/33 8.4 1.7 65.4% 72.3% 50.1% 59.7% 44.3% 64.7% 34.2%
31 2020 9/9 4.3 2.9 57.1% 63.3% 48.5% 51.5% 35.3% 56.6% 31.7% 2018 30/30 5.7 1.5 68.7% 71.0% 51.0% 56.5% 34.9% 64.5% 34.3%
32 2021 13/14 2.7 2.2 59.1% 63.1% 44.6% 47.1% 31.2% 54.6% 33.4% 2019 14/14 5.5 2.0 65.7% 72.4% 49.2% 56.9% 39.4% 64.5% 30.6%
33 2022 33/33 3.6 2.4 62.3% 67.9% 49.2% 54.1% 34.8% 60.9% 37.2% 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 64.0% 65.6% 27.8% 60.0% 0.0% 52.0% 28.3%
34 2023 10/10 2.1 2.0 59.4% 62.8% 43.7% 49.1% 35.6% 55.3% 31.3% 2021 2/3 2.0 2.5 72.1% 64.6% 44.2% 50.8% — 59.2% 19.8%
35 2024 1/1 2.0 2.0 56.3% 64.4% 51.4% 50.0% 25.0% 58.8% 34.7% 2022 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.0% 69.9% 41.1% 72.2% 21.4% 60.5% 33.4%
Career — 436/440 3.6 2.2 60.6% 69.3% 48.9% 55.0% 38.5% 61.2% 36.1% — 437/445 6.5 1.8 65.1% 70.7% 51.0% 57.9% 39.5% 63.8% 34.9%

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 Joao Sousa Denis Istomin
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
19 2008 1551 109.7 -0.19 -0.49 1.182 54.2% — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.24 2006 1474 112.2 +1.83 +2.43 0.669 43.4% — — — 16.7% -2.34 0–1 1–1 — -0.22
20 2009 1550 98.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1486 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 1543 103.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1559 115.8 -0.37 +0.78 0.914 48.9% +45 — — 50.0% -0.08 — 2–2 (50%) — +0.02
22 2011 1507 100.3 -2.74 +2.42 0.742 44.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.20 2009 1636 125.3 -1.33 -1.62 0.907 48.6% +16 -133 -53 42.9% -0.57 5–2 (71%) 7–10 (41%) 102.6 +1.12
23 2012 1587 111.9 -2.10 -0.18 0.991 49.4% — +54 — 41.2% -0.77 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.38 2010 1768 143.4 +1.15 +0.13 1.018 50.4% -22 -228 -27 51.7% +0.19 13–12 (52%) 15–11 (58%) 105.7 -0.33
24 2013 1797 138.5 -2.50 -0.67 0.896 48.2% -3 -191 — 47.9% -0.34 6–1 (86%) 1–2 (33%) 107.8 +0.54 2011 1666 130.3 -2.79 -1.92 0.850 47.1% +33 -165 +77 37.3% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 7–3 (70%) 99.8 -1.16
25 2014 1738 146.5 -2.75 -1.03 0.869 47.5% +1 -106 -36 39.7% -0.87 12–10 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 104.6 -0.16 2012 1751 150.1 +1.09 -0.48 0.999 50.0% -33 -229 +124 48.6% +0.04 10–10 (50%) 14–14 (50%) 102.6 -1.49
26 2015 1904 152.2 -1.01 +1.38 0.995 49.9% -46 -72 -203 50.0% 0.00 15–9 (63%) 12–15 (44%) 105.2 -0.31 2013 1812 153.1 +0.94 -0.48 0.987 49.9% +15 -243 -31 50.0% +0.05 10–10 (50%) 11–13 (46%) 98.9 -0.77
27 2016 1806 151.2 -1.66 +0.21 0.941 48.8% +1 +17 -112 44.7% -0.45 9–13 (41%) 6–9 (40%) 95.1 +1.35 2014 1860 158.1 +1.45 -0.54 0.996 50.0% +1 -139 -14 52.7% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 13–14 (48%) 100.1 -3.30
28 2017 1736 145.9 -0.81 -0.18 0.979 49.7% +18 +58 -117 46.3% -0.23 7–14 (33%) 8–12 (40%) 90.3 +2.40 2015 1790 143.8 +0.64 +0.10 1.036 50.5% -25 -86 +93 48.4% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 8–8 (50%) 95.5 -1.14
29 2018 1783 147.5 -0.33 +1.07 1.015 50.0% +38 -32 -147 46.7% -0.07 14–11 (56%) 12–10 (55%) 101.9 +1.17 2016 1707 140.8 -0.07 -2.12 0.894 48.4% -28 -26 +126 33.8% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 5–6 (45%) 97.0 -2.01
30 2019 1758 141.2 -1.27 -1.02 0.916 48.4% +5 -7 -4 45.8% -0.41 13–10 (57%) 11–13 (46%) 101.4 -0.09 2017 1723 138.9 +1.33 -1.58 0.968 49.5% +6 -29 -40 45.2% -0.31 6–4 (60%) 9–7 (56%) 105.9 -0.43
31 2020 1608 110.6 -2.88 -2.72 0.729 44.1% +41 +32 — 8.7% -2.35 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.04 2018 1679 132.6 +0.11 -1.51 0.968 49.0% -23 +18 +38 45.8% -0.11 4–6 (40%) 10–14 (42%) 97.3 -0.46
32 2021 1534 111.8 -5.26 -2.49 0.736 44.3% +92 +15 — 17.1% -2.14 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) 98.3 +0.37 2019 1576 124.0 -0.42 -1.96 0.862 47.8% +79 +78 — 25.8% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 98.6 -0.40
33 2022 1565 131.7 -1.95 -0.02 0.952 48.8% +14 +70 +27 40.2% -0.41 6–6 (50%) 6–12 (33%) 99.0 +0.40 2020 1552 113.0 -1.58 +7.36 0.589 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.19
34 2023 1510 117.4 -3.91 -3.09 0.700 43.9% — +62 — 32.0% -1.80 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.3 -0.20 2021 1538 107.3 -0.95 -2.93 0.484 41.2% — — — 12.5% -2.25 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
35 2024 1504 100.9 +0.27 +1.28 0.840 47.1% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10 2022 1571 110.4 -1.64 -0.13 0.846 46.2% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — 1–0 — -0.06
Career — 1917 144.3 -1.66 -0.16 0.928 48.6% +4 -9 -83 43.2% -0.48 86–82 (51%) 77–93 (45%) 99.0 +1.42 — 1914 147.1 +0.44 -0.79 0.963 49.4% -2 -119 +38 46.1% -0.19 63–74 (46%) 107–108 (50%) 101.5 -2.45

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.