H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Juan Martin del Potro vs Potito Starace H2H: 1-0

Juan Martin del Potro holds a 1–0 lead over Potito Starace in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Juan Martin del Potro leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Juan Martin del Potro won the 2007 Madrid Open first round 7-5 6-1.

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Juan Martin del Potro
ARG Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Juan Martin del Potro #53 7-5 6-1 Potito Starace #27 Match data Oct 17, 2007* R64 Madrid 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
Juan Martin del Potro #761 #3 6,825 2,271 426 174 71.0% 1 1 0 9 11 22
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 Juan Martin del Potro Potito Starace
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2006 10–12 45.5% #92 1,634 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2007 26–24 52.0% #44 1,785 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2008 44–16 73.3% #9 1,990 0 4 — — — — — — —
20 2009 51–16 76.1% #5 2,199 1 7 — — — — — — —
21 2010 3–3 50.0% #258 2,118 1 7 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0
22 2011 46–17 73.0% #11 2,045 1 9 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0
23 2012 62–17 78.5% #7 2,228 1 13 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0
24 2013 52–16 76.5% #5 2,208 1 17 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0
25 2014 7–3 70.0% #137 2,138 1 18 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0
26 2015 2–2 50.0% #590 2,091 1 18 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0
27 2016 29–12 70.7% #38 2,151 1 19 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0
28 2017 38–17 69.1% #11 2,174 1 20 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0
29 2018 48–13 78.7% #5 2,189 1 22 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0
30 2019 8–5 61.5% #122 2,123 1 22 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0
33 2022 0–1 0.0% #761 2,093 1 22 — — — — — — —

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 Juan Martin del Potro 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 2006 3 4 7 42.9% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 21 19 40 52.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 27 11 38 71.1% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 40 11 51 78.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2011 32 13 45 71.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2012 40 12 52 76.9% 14 3 17 82.4% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2013 43 12 55 78.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2014 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2015 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2016 21 7 28 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2017 30 12 42 71.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2018 37 9 46 80.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2019 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
33 2022 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 308 119 427 72.1% 76 36 112 67.9% 40 18 58 69.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — 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 579/600 of Juan Martin del Potro'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 Juan Martin del Potro 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 2006 22/22 2.2 2.6 72.3% 64.5% 50.1% 58.2% 45.1% 60.5% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 49/50 6.4 2.7 62.8% 71.8% 53.5% 58.3% 47.0% 64.6% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 59/60 5.0 2.5 61.7% 74.7% 53.8% 62.3% 48.2% 66.5% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 66/67 8.3 2.6 62.0% 74.4% 53.5% 63.3% 40.9% 66.4% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 6/6 15.2 4.7 58.4% 69.0% 44.1% 58.8% 33.1% 59.1% 36.7% 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6%
22 2011 61/63 7.8 2.0 62.2% 77.3% 57.3% 63.5% 48.4% 69.6% 39.8% 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9%
23 2012 73/79 7.7 2.1 64.8% 75.8% 55.0% 66.4% 43.6% 68.2% 39.6% 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7%
24 2013 67/68 7.1 2.1 65.2% 75.7% 54.9% 65.6% 43.4% 68.3% 38.8% 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2%
25 2014 10/10 11.1 1.6 65.1% 77.3% 58.5% 69.5% 43.7% 71.0% 35.6% 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7%
26 2015 4/4 9.3 2.0 63.9% 82.0% 54.5% 50.0% 38.9% 72.2% 31.6% 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1%
27 2016 35/41 6.4 2.5 64.0% 77.5% 53.8% 58.7% 38.0% 69.0% 37.4% 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2%
28 2017 54/55 8.5 2.3 64.4% 76.5% 51.2% 60.1% 43.8% 67.5% 36.7% 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9%
29 2018 60/61 9.3 1.8 65.6% 77.2% 53.6% 59.0% 43.8% 69.1% 40.3% 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2%
30 2019 12/13 10.8 2.7 64.9% 77.0% 53.1% 55.7% 43.2% 68.3% 37.5% 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2%
33 2022 1/1 1.0 0.0 69.6% 51.3% 41.2% 58.3% 100.0% 48.2% 26.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 579/600 7.5 2.3 64.0% 75.2% 53.9% 62.0% 44.2% 67.4% 39.1% — 335/336 2.5 1.5 72.5% 65.6% 51.9% 58.8% 41.2% 61.8% 36.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Juan Martin del Potro 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
16 2005 1489 99.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 1634 132.7 -1.67 +1.31 1.004 50.3% -26 -17 — 49.0% +0.31 4–3 (57%) 0–3 (0%) 100.8 +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 1785 150.1 +1.44 +2.80 1.100 51.8% -8 -190 -144 56.0% +0.53 6–7 (46%) 5–9 (36%) 96.2 -1.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 1991 156.7 +3.27 +4.69 1.241 53.6% +2 -152 -289 71.4% +1.45 6–0 (100%) 11–6 (65%) 112.1 +1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 2199 173.8 +3.99 +4.56 1.179 52.7% +3 -179 — 68.8% +1.14 17–5 (77%) 18–9 (67%) 110.6 -1.53 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 2119 124.9 -1.86 -0.24 0.896 48.0% +1 — — 50.0% -0.23 1–1 0–2 — +0.07 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05
22 2011 2045 166.0 +6.05 +3.34 1.311 54.3% -5 +81 -168 69.7% +1.32 6–1 (86%) 12–12 (50%) 101.9 -1.26 2004 1608 122.7 -0.25 -0.36 0.925 49.1% -62 +68 — 52.1% -0.04 3–4 (43%) 6–1 (86%) 104.2 -0.25
23 2012 2229 175.3 +5.34 +3.94 1.245 53.5% -5 -35 -186 71.7% +1.24 10–4 (71%) 27–16 (63%) 107.9 -2.48 2005 1589 127.8 -1.72 -0.50 0.941 48.9% -80 +98 — 42.5% -0.44 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) 99.7 +0.56
24 2013 2208 176.9 +5.15 +3.49 1.227 53.2% +57 -66 -69 70.1% +1.06 17–11 (61%) 21–12 (64%) 104.1 +1.25 2006 1591 123.6 -1.06 -0.36 0.937 48.8% -95 +81 — 42.5% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 102.6 -0.02
25 2014 2138 142.5 +3.50 0.00 1.229 53.4% +41 — — 68.0% +0.92 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 99.3 +0.16 2007 1656 139.1 +0.30 -1.12 0.963 49.6% -227 +192 — 50.0% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 10–7 (59%) 101.7 +0.75
26 2015 2092 120.9 +1.85 -1.89 1.138 51.8% +46 — — 44.4% +0.56 1–0 1–3 (25%) — -0.04 2008 1650 140.7 -0.53 -0.42 0.964 49.7% -248 +165 — 49.4% +0.02 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 96.7 -0.66
27 2016 2152 166.2 +4.85 +2.07 1.205 53.1% +35 -45 -62 66.3% +0.94 5–1 (83%) 13–7 (65%) 105.6 -3.63 2009 1667 134.6 -0.82 -1.28 0.928 48.6% -226 +112 — 40.7% -0.52 6–8 (43%) 6–10 (38%) 97.6 -0.83
28 2017 2175 172.9 +4.16 +2.23 1.129 51.7% +30 -70 — 64.0% +0.62 11–5 (69%) 18–7 (72%) 106.7 -3.90 2010 1735 144.1 0.00 +0.48 1.015 50.3% -237 +113 — 45.5% +0.18 8–3 (73%) 5–14 (26%) 101.4 +0.46
29 2018 2190 171.3 +5.25 +4.79 1.302 54.1% +18 -57 -120 74.8% +1.40 7–4 (64%) 21–10 (68%) 103.3 -0.93 2011 1705 142.6 -0.69 -2.15 0.919 48.7% -122 +50 — 45.1% -0.19 11–6 (65%) 7–13 (35%) 100.6 +0.53
30 2019 2124 141.2 +2.38 +1.53 1.181 52.7% +53 -26 — 65.7% +1.17 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.25 2012 1599 131.9 -0.16 -3.64 0.885 47.8% -68 +88 — 38.6% -0.86 1–7 (13%) 6–6 (50%) 95.2 +0.53
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17
33 2022 2094 102.5 -3.25 -4.28 0.506 38.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.01 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2272 173.0 +4.08 +3.38 1.200 53.0% +14 -67 -144 67.4% +1.05 94–46 (67%) 149–100 (60%) 110.5 -2.14 — 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.