H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John Isner vs David Ferrer H2H: 2-6

David Ferrer holds a 6–2 lead over John Isner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, David Ferrer leads 5–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Isner won the 2016 Paris Masters second round 7-6(4) 7-6(4).

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John Isner
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 208 cm / 6'10"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main draw meetings
David Ferrer
ESP Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Isner #27 7-6(4) 7-6(4) David Ferrer #16 Match data Nov 3, 2016* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
David Ferrer #8 6-4 6-4 7-5 John Isner #11 Match data Jan 26, 2016* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
David Ferrer #8 6-3 6-7(6) 6-2 John Isner #13 Match data Nov 7, 2015* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
David Ferrer #5 6-4 6-4 John Isner #10 Match data May 9, 2014* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
John Isner #25 6-3 3-6 6-3 David Ferrer #5 Match data Nov 12, 2011* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
David Ferrer #12 6-3 3-6 6-2 John Isner #134 Match data Mar 28, 2009* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
David Ferrer #15 6-7(2) 6-2 6-2 John Isner #199 Match data Aug 22, 2007* R32 New Haven International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
David Ferrer #15 7-6(3) 6-3 John Isner #192 Match data Aug 15, 2007* R64 Cincinnati 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
John Isner #660 #8 3,720 2,068 470 294 61.5% 0 1 0 0 15 16
David Ferrer #224 #3 7,220 2,263 703 371 65.5% 0 1 0 10 16 27

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 John Isner David Ferrer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 2002 10–6 62.5% #59 1,610 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 2003 20–27 42.6% #71 1,671 0 1
22 2007 8–5 61.5% #106 1,656 0 0 2004 29–31 48.3% #49 1,654 0 1
23 2008 11–19 36.7% #144 1,607 0 0 2005 41–28 59.4% #14 1,777 0 1
24 2009 27–18 60.0% #34 1,829 0 0 2006 37–24 60.7% #14 1,816 0 2
25 2010 38–20 65.5% #19 1,884 0 1 2007 57–22 72.2% #5 2,038 0 5
26 2011 34–19 64.2% #18 2,020 0 3 2008 40–21 65.6% #12 1,837 0 7
27 2012 41–19 68.3% #14 1,977 0 5 2009 40–24 62.5% #17 1,871 0 7
28 2013 38–22 63.3% #14 1,984 0 7 2010 58–23 71.6% #7 2,035 0 9
29 2014 37–21 63.8% #19 1,935 0 9 2011 55–19 74.3% #5 2,109 0 11
30 2015 45–23 66.2% #11 2,028 0 10 2012 70–15 82.4% #5 2,228 0 18
31 2016 30–20 60.0% #19 2,021 0 10 2013 63–24 72.4% #3 2,092 0 20
32 2017 36–21 63.2% #17 1,985 0 12 2014 55–24 69.6% #10 2,060 0 21
33 2018 32–22 59.3% #10 1,958 0 14 2015 53–16 76.8% #7 2,127 0 26
34 2019 29–17 63.0% #19 1,922 0 15 2016 34–23 59.6% #21 1,961 0 26
35 2020 10–7 58.8% #25 1,845 0 15 2017 25–21 54.3% #37 1,907 0 27
36 2021 23–11 67.6% #24 1,945 0 16 2018 8–17 32.0% #125 1,708 0 27
37 2022 22–16 57.9% #41 1,925 0 16 2019 8–6 57.1% #224 1,803 0 27
38 2023 9–14 39.1% #172 1,711 0 16 — — — — — — —

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 John Isner David Ferrer
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 6 10 16 37.5% 13 16 29 44.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2007 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 3 10 13 23.1% 22 15 37 59.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2005 16 11 27 59.3% 23 14 37 62.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2009 25 17 42 59.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2006 17 13 30 56.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 2010 29 13 42 69.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 37 14 51 72.5% 19 7 26 73.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 2011 26 13 39 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2008 15 14 29 51.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — —
27 2012 27 12 39 69.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2009 22 14 36 61.1% 14 8 22 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2013 26 14 40 65.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2010 26 15 41 63.4% 29 7 36 80.6% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
29 2014 27 14 41 65.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 30 12 42 71.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2015 31 14 45 68.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2012 31 8 39 79.5% 28 5 33 84.8% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
31 2016 22 13 35 62.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 37 16 53 69.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
32 2017 23 14 37 62.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2014 29 15 44 65.9% 25 8 33 75.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 2018 20 16 36 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2019 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2016 17 13 30 56.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
35 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 11 10 21 52.4% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
36 2021 18 8 26 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
37 2022 11 10 21 52.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2019 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
38 2023 6 10 16 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 341 206 547 62.3% 75 59 134 56.0% 54 29 83 65.1% — — — — — 341 199 540 63.1% 311 137 448 69.4% 44 26 70 62.9% 7 9 16 43.8%

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 756/764 of John Isner's and 1,056/1,074 of David Ferrer'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 John Isner David Ferrer
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%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 15/16 1.1 2.9 60.6% 66.6% 52.3% 44.8% 46.2% 60.7% 43.0%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 45/47 2.0 3.8 59.2% 63.2% 46.7% 53.8% 44.3% 56.4% 39.3%
22 2007 13/13 19.6 3.1 67.2% 78.2% 59.4% 65.5% 19.8% 71.9% 26.6% 2004 60/60 2.5 2.7 63.1% 64.2% 49.4% 56.1% 44.4% 58.3% 40.5%
23 2008 29/30 15.0 3.4 66.9% 77.1% 52.3% 60.0% 26.1% 68.8% 27.4% 2005 68/69 2.5 2.6 64.1% 65.3% 51.4% 54.6% 48.0% 60.5% 42.3%
24 2009 45/45 14.5 2.5 67.1% 75.0% 57.4% 65.9% 29.5% 69.1% 30.0% 2006 61/61 2.5 3.0 63.5% 66.0% 49.4% 52.9% 47.3% 59.9% 42.3%
25 2010 58/58 17.8 2.3 69.1% 76.5% 55.9% 68.0% 39.3% 70.1% 29.9% 2007 79/79 2.9 1.7 65.4% 69.1% 53.5% 57.6% 52.1% 63.7% 44.3%
26 2011 53/53 15.2 2.8 69.2% 78.0% 55.6% 62.5% 40.1% 71.2% 31.5% 2008 60/61 2.7 1.6 66.1% 69.0% 54.5% 55.7% 43.0% 64.2% 41.9%
27 2012 56/60 16.7 2.2 67.9% 78.2% 57.0% 72.2% 33.2% 71.6% 31.1% 2009 62/64 3.1 2.9 61.2% 70.2% 52.9% 58.9% 49.4% 63.4% 42.7%
28 2013 60/60 16.3 1.7 67.7% 79.4% 57.8% 66.5% 33.7% 72.2% 31.1% 2010 81/81 3.0 1.7 65.1% 70.7% 56.5% 63.9% 48.7% 65.7% 43.1%
29 2014 57/58 17.4 1.8 67.8% 79.1% 57.8% 73.0% 27.3% 72.1% 30.2% 2011 74/74 3.6 2.7 60.7% 72.9% 56.8% 65.7% 48.1% 66.6% 42.8%
30 2015 68/68 18.5 1.8 70.3% 80.2% 58.6% 74.8% 37.5% 73.8% 29.6% 2012 82/85 3.3 2.1 63.4% 73.9% 57.8% 65.2% 48.2% 68.0% 42.7%
31 2016 50/50 23.2 2.7 69.2% 82.4% 55.3% 68.3% 35.9% 73.9% 30.7% 2013 84/87 3.2 2.3 62.9% 70.4% 53.4% 57.1% 44.8% 64.2% 42.6%
32 2017 57/57 19.7 2.2 70.6% 80.6% 56.5% 63.6% 41.2% 73.5% 29.1% 2014 78/79 2.2 2.5 62.9% 69.9% 53.7% 61.3% 43.8% 63.8% 43.3%
33 2018 54/54 22.4 2.4 69.1% 81.3% 56.7% 70.1% 30.6% 73.7% 29.7% 2015 69/69 2.2 2.9 62.4% 70.5% 54.2% 60.3% 47.6% 64.4% 43.6%
34 2019 46/46 21.8 1.7 71.0% 81.4% 58.6% 70.1% 34.2% 74.7% 29.8% 2016 54/57 2.8 3.2 61.3% 70.5% 53.7% 63.4% 43.6% 63.8% 40.3%
35 2020 17/17 21.9 3.5 71.5% 78.6% 54.9% 84.1% 25.0% 72.2% 28.8% 2017 45/46 2.6 4.6 59.1% 70.6% 50.9% 61.7% 39.6% 62.4% 39.6%
36 2021 33/34 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4% 2018 25/25 2.0 3.8 60.7% 66.1% 49.2% 57.7% 36.2% 59.1% 39.5%
37 2022 37/38 22.6 2.8 68.8% 80.3% 54.1% 64.9% 36.6% 72.1% 27.7% 2019 14/14 1.6 2.8 64.7% 67.0% 55.6% 54.9% 39.1% 62.7% 41.7%
38 2023 23/23 20.9 2.9 67.7% 79.7% 57.4% 72.2% 18.8% 72.3% 28.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 756/764 18.8 2.3 68.9% 79.2% 56.7% 68.4% 33.7% 72.2% 29.8% — 1,056/1,074 2.7 2.6 62.8% 69.2% 53.3% 59.2% 46.2% 63.2% 42.3%

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 John Isner David Ferrer
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1611 129.0 -0.14 +2.61 1.094 51.9% — +85 — 59.5% +1.03 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — +0.80
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1672 133.1 -4.21 +1.79 0.902 48.2% -135 +48 — 40.5% -0.84 7–3 (70%) 5–4 (56%) — -2.35
22 2007 1656 138.0 +5.43 -3.75 0.947 49.4% +37 — — 54.1% -0.19 5–1 (83%) 12–7 (63%) — +0.01 2004 1655 133.7 -3.20 +2.62 0.972 49.4% -121 +132 -112 46.3% -0.23 13–7 (65%) 8–11 (42%) — +0.43
23 2008 1608 128.0 +4.14 -6.69 0.881 48.3% +39 -96 -116 41.0% -0.51 4–8 (33%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.16 2005 1777 152.3 -0.65 +4.57 1.071 51.2% -27 +72 — 58.3% +0.68 11–12 (48%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.45
24 2009 1830 145.6 +4.72 -4.63 0.972 50.0% +1 -280 — 57.0% +0.23 12–6 (67%) 26–12 (68%) — +0.93 2006 1816 148.0 -1.48 +4.87 1.055 51.0% -62 +114 -166 57.8% +0.52 13–6 (68%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.00
25 2010 1885 154.2 +5.86 -4.84 1.002 50.5% +41 -194 — 58.8% +0.34 19–9 (68%) 32–16 (67%) — +2.28 2007 2038 165.7 +0.90 +7.85 1.222 53.9% +1 -58 — 66.5% +1.31 12–4 (75%) 13–12 (52%) — -0.11
26 2011 2020 160.4 +7.13 -3.98 1.097 51.5% +30 -361 -297 61.6% +0.53 11–11 (50%) 32–20 (62%) — +1.83 2008 1838 152.2 +1.24 +4.88 1.168 52.6% -35 +228 -34 60.9% +0.75 10–6 (63%) 11–8 (58%) — +2.27
27 2012 1978 157.8 +7.12 -4.36 1.092 51.3% +43 -260 -71 62.7% +0.43 15–10 (60%) 38–18 (68%) — +3.35 2009 1871 159.3 +0.54 +5.75 1.169 52.8% +17 +139 -50 59.8% +0.90 14–10 (58%) 4–13 (24%) — +0.88
28 2013 1985 159.0 +7.64 -3.71 1.119 51.3% +52 -198 -94 59.5% +0.36 18–11 (62%) 36–17 (68%) — +3.48 2010 2036 167.1 +2.99 +6.37 1.257 54.2% -69 +114 -169 67.4% +1.08 11–10 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — +0.59
29 2014 1935 157.9 +7.20 -4.42 1.079 50.8% +50 -99 -27 61.8% +0.44 12–6 (67%) 41–21 (66%) — +3.24 2011 2109 173.9 +4.03 +6.13 1.283 54.5% +5 +84 -191 69.8% +1.52 12–7 (63%) 9–9 (50%) — +1.39
30 2015 2029 168.0 +8.71 -4.22 1.132 51.6% +54 -121 -120 62.7% +0.57 12–9 (57%) 39–25 (61%) — +3.80 2012 2229 173.7 +4.91 +6.11 1.332 55.1% -6 +114 -152 75.9% +1.67 14–1 (93%) 20–12 (63%) — +1.07
31 2016 2021 163.0 +8.76 -3.60 1.179 51.8% +44 -140 -79 58.6% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 31–30 (51%) — +1.41 2013 2093 174.2 +1.94 +6.08 1.191 53.3% +31 +273 -20 64.6% +1.16 20–8 (71%) 12–9 (57%) — +1.12
32 2017 1986 158.3 +8.00 -5.60 1.094 51.2% +14 -91 -60 60.0% +0.42 11–9 (55%) 40–24 (63%) — +3.24 2014 2060 172.8 +1.07 +6.87 1.198 53.5% +10 +218 — 65.5% +1.12 15–11 (58%) 17–12 (59%) — +2.77
33 2018 1959 158.8 +8.37 -4.32 1.129 51.3% -23 -61 +77 57.0% +0.42 14–11 (56%) 37–32 (54%) — +2.48 2015 2127 174.9 +1.19 +7.08 1.223 53.6% +32 +170 — 67.6% +1.31 15–2 (88%) 12–10 (55%) — +3.35
34 2019 1922 154.7 +8.16 -3.97 1.178 51.7% -6 — +115 61.2% +0.47 8–7 (53%) 29–23 (56%) — +3.19 2016 1961 160.9 -0.03 +3.83 1.112 51.7% +65 +185 -21 57.1% +0.66 10–8 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.83
35 2020 1846 134.4 +4.91 -4.34 1.035 50.7% +22 — — 60.9% +0.50 3–3 (50%) 14–7 (67%) — +1.74 2017 1907 153.4 -0.46 +2.91 1.054 50.7% +10 +112 -23 49.2% +0.13 12–6 (67%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.54
36 2021 1945 152.3 +6.93 -5.43 1.006 50.2% 0 +9 — 62.5% +0.27 10–5 (67%) 21–9 (70%) — +0.90 2018 1708 138.6 -2.32 +3.21 0.966 49.2% +118 +153 +130 41.7% -0.43 0–6 (0%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.57
37 2022 1926 145.5 +6.21 -5.79 0.996 49.8% -21 +13 +80 55.1% -0.02 11–8 (58%) 30–17 (64%) — +1.11 2019 1804 151.4 -0.33 +3.86 1.116 51.9% +47 +91 — 60.0% +0.57 2–2 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.85
38 2023 1711 125.8 +5.40 -5.66 1.012 49.9% +36 — +244 45.3% -0.14 3–6 (33%) 11–17 (39%) — +1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2068 162.0 +7.10 -4.58 1.071 50.9% +25 -137 -39 58.7% +0.34 177–130 (58%) 482–307 (61%) 111.1 +4.58 — 2264 167.8 +0.80 +5.33 1.149 52.6% -5 +126 -81 61.4% +0.85 194–111 (64%) 158–153 (51%) 102.5 +1.46

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.