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

John Isner vs Xavier Malisse H2H: 3-2

John Isner holds a 3–2 lead over Xavier Malisse in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, John Isner leads 2–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, John Isner won the 2013 San Jose quarterfinal 7-6(8) 6-2.

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John Isner
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 208 cm / 6'10"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Xavier Malisse
BEL Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Isner #16 7-6(8) 6-2 Xavier Malisse #53 Match data Feb 16, 2013* QF San Jose ATP 250 Hard
John Isner #10 6-3 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(9) Xavier Malisse #57 Match data Aug 29, 2012* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
John Isner #11 7-6(3) 7-6(5) Xavier Malisse #80 Match data May 24, 2012* R16 Nice ATP 250 Clay
Xavier Malisse #62 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) John Isner #19 Match data Aug 6, 2010* R16 Washington Open ATP 500 Hard
Xavier Malisse #89 7-6(3) 6-7(7) 7-6(3) John Isner #21 Match data Apr 9, 2010* R16 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship 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
John Isner #660 #8 3,720 2,068 470 294 61.5% 0 1 0 0 15 16
Xavier Malisse #1,021 #19 1,410 1,894 282 266 51.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Xavier Malisse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1998 8–6 57.1% #161 1,607 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1999 8–9 47.1% #145 1,630 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2000 7–7 50.0% #127 1,687 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2001 37–22 62.7% #33 1,830 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2002 29–23 55.8% #25 1,791 0 0
22 2007 8–5 61.5% #106 1,656 0 0 2003 18–20 47.4% #55 1,795 0 0
23 2008 11–19 36.7% #144 1,607 0 0 2004 21–26 44.7% #48 1,717 0 0
24 2009 27–18 60.0% #34 1,829 0 0 2005 22–20 52.4% #47 1,736 0 1
25 2010 38–20 65.5% #19 1,884 0 1 2006 31–24 56.4% #37 1,762 0 1
26 2011 34–19 64.2% #18 2,020 0 3 2007 10–4 71.4% #112 1,794 0 3
27 2012 41–19 68.3% #14 1,977 0 5 2008 8–12 40.0% #162 1,693 0 3
28 2013 38–22 63.3% #14 1,984 0 7 2009 3–4 42.9% #94 1,704 0 3
29 2014 37–21 63.8% #19 1,935 0 9 2010 22–22 50.0% #60 1,754 0 3
30 2015 45–23 66.2% #11 2,028 0 10 2011 24–24 50.0% #49 1,789 0 3
31 2016 30–20 60.0% #19 2,021 0 10 2012 21–24 46.7% #63 1,783 0 3
32 2017 36–21 63.2% #17 1,985 0 12 2013 13–19 40.6% #135 1,717 0 3
33 2018 32–22 59.3% #10 1,958 0 14 — — — — — — —
34 2019 29–17 63.0% #19 1,922 0 15 — — — — — — —
35 2020 10–7 58.8% #25 1,845 0 15 — — — — — — —
36 2021 23–11 67.6% #24 1,945 0 16 — — — — — — —
37 2022 22–16 57.9% #41 1,925 0 16 — — — — — — —
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 Xavier Malisse
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 17 10 27 63.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 17 14 31 54.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2007 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 9 11 20 45.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2004 6 16 22 27.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2009 25 17 42 59.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2005 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2010 29 13 42 69.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2006 26 16 42 61.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 2011 26 13 39 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2007 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 27 12 39 69.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2008 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2013 26 14 40 65.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2014 27 14 41 65.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 11 16 27 40.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
30 2015 31 14 45 68.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 2016 22 13 35 62.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 9 16 25 36.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
32 2017 23 14 37 62.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2013 9 11 20 45.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 2018 20 16 36 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 18 8 26 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 11 10 21 52.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — 162 166 328 49.4% 51 56 107 47.7% 50 30 80 62.5% 19 14 33 57.6%

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 524/548 of Xavier Malisse'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 Xavier Malisse
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 11/14 5.2 3.3 51.7% 73.0% 44.6% 53.9% 42.6% 59.3% 39.7%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 15/17 5.7 3.3 53.1% 69.7% 49.5% 50.1% 42.9% 60.7% 39.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 12/14 4.7 2.7 55.0% 68.5% 50.2% 57.9% 45.1% 60.1% 39.8%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 50/59 6.1 2.4 57.3% 74.8% 52.0% 62.3% 45.6% 64.9% 39.6%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 45/52 7.2 2.8 56.8% 71.7% 50.6% 57.5% 44.8% 62.5% 38.8%
22 2007 13/13 19.6 3.1 67.2% 78.2% 59.4% 65.5% 19.8% 71.9% 26.6% 2003 38/38 8.5 3.2 52.7% 74.4% 52.6% 51.8% 39.8% 63.9% 37.0%
23 2008 29/30 15.0 3.4 66.9% 77.1% 52.3% 60.0% 26.1% 68.8% 27.4% 2004 46/47 6.7 1.8 57.5% 71.7% 51.4% 55.8% 47.4% 63.0% 40.3%
24 2009 45/45 14.5 2.5 67.1% 75.0% 57.4% 65.9% 29.5% 69.1% 30.0% 2005 42/42 8.2 2.0 57.6% 73.5% 52.1% 63.3% 46.0% 64.6% 37.1%
25 2010 58/58 17.8 2.3 69.1% 76.5% 55.9% 68.0% 39.3% 70.1% 29.9% 2006 55/55 6.4 1.8 58.2% 73.6% 51.5% 61.1% 46.0% 64.2% 39.8%
26 2011 53/53 15.2 2.8 69.2% 78.0% 55.6% 62.5% 40.1% 71.2% 31.5% 2007 14/14 7.9 2.0 59.0% 75.0% 58.5% 50.2% 47.0% 68.0% 42.2%
27 2012 56/60 16.7 2.2 67.9% 78.2% 57.0% 72.2% 33.2% 71.6% 31.1% 2008 20/20 6.4 1.7 58.6% 75.3% 49.9% 56.8% 37.5% 64.8% 38.5%
28 2013 60/60 16.3 1.7 67.7% 79.4% 57.8% 66.5% 33.7% 72.2% 31.1% 2009 7/7 7.0 1.6 61.0% 74.3% 50.7% 67.4% 38.0% 65.7% 37.0%
29 2014 57/58 17.4 1.8 67.8% 79.1% 57.8% 73.0% 27.3% 72.1% 30.2% 2010 44/44 7.1 2.1 57.8% 73.7% 49.3% 58.5% 43.9% 63.6% 35.9%
30 2015 68/68 18.5 1.8 70.3% 80.2% 58.6% 74.8% 37.5% 73.8% 29.6% 2011 48/48 6.3 1.6 57.6% 74.5% 51.6% 56.3% 49.9% 64.8% 38.6%
31 2016 50/50 23.2 2.7 69.2% 82.4% 55.3% 68.3% 35.9% 73.9% 30.7% 2012 45/45 7.0 2.0 57.7% 73.4% 51.7% 56.2% 40.1% 64.3% 35.9%
32 2017 57/57 19.7 2.2 70.6% 80.6% 56.5% 63.6% 41.2% 73.5% 29.1% 2013 32/32 7.1 2.6 55.6% 70.3% 48.3% 52.9% 37.9% 60.9% 35.8%
33 2018 54/54 22.4 2.4 69.1% 81.3% 56.7% 70.1% 30.6% 73.7% 29.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 46/46 21.8 1.7 71.0% 81.4% 58.6% 70.1% 34.2% 74.7% 29.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 17/17 21.9 3.5 71.5% 78.6% 54.9% 84.1% 25.0% 72.2% 28.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 33/34 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 37/38 22.6 2.8 68.8% 80.3% 54.1% 64.9% 36.6% 72.1% 27.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 524/548 6.9 2.2 56.9% 73.2% 51.1% 57.5% 44.1% 63.7% 38.3%

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 Xavier Malisse
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1608 133.5 +0.04 +1.61 0.974 49.5% -78 +49 — 60.0% +0.80 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1631 123.5 -1.33 +0.40 1.013 49.8% -43 +23 — 45.7% -0.48 2–2 (50%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.05
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1687 122.6 -1.13 +1.14 0.997 49.9% -3 -60 — 48.5% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.53
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1830 141.6 +2.32 +2.01 1.128 52.2% +8 -144 -253 57.4% +0.50 9–6 (60%) 11–10 (52%) — -0.99
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1791 142.4 +0.42 +2.12 1.035 50.5% -25 -51 -41 55.6% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 12–3 (80%) — -0.40
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 2003 1795 145.1 +1.16 +0.96 1.026 50.2% +4 -39 -48 49.5% -0.06 5–7 (42%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.43
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 2004 1717 143.1 +0.53 +3.31 1.088 51.1% -24 +83 +48 50.0% +0.12 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.02
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 2005 1736 140.1 +2.01 +0.17 1.049 51.1% -26 +50 +35 54.1% +0.35 5–8 (38%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.36
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 2006 1762 152.6 +1.72 +2.62 1.111 51.7% +44 -29 -23 58.0% +0.69 11–10 (52%) 13–11 (54%) — +0.32
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 2007 1794 140.8 +3.05 +2.82 1.319 55.0% +39 — — 67.6% +1.35 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.73
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 2008 1694 134.2 +1.44 +1.43 1.095 51.0% +45 — +44 46.0% 0.00 1–5 (17%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.53
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 2009 1705 129.7 +0.59 +0.71 1.077 51.2% +17 — +142 44.4% -0.33 0–1 4–4 (50%) — -0.35
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 2010 1754 140.0 -0.14 -0.16 0.986 49.8% -44 -60 +172 50.0% +0.03 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — -0.84
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 2011 1789 153.3 +1.79 +1.35 1.097 51.6% -66 -53 +200 55.1% +0.47 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.24
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 2012 1783 136.8 +0.46 -0.46 1.006 49.9% -98 -131 +293 49.5% -0.03 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -0.07
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 2013 1718 134.3 -1.88 -0.59 0.915 48.3% -38 -112 +294 43.0% -0.48 7–4 (64%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.15
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1894 148.7 +0.89 +1.27 1.054 50.8% -16 -34 +104 52.7% +0.23 77–86 (47%) 106–96 (52%) 102.0 -0.99

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.