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

Kenneth Carlsen vs Alex Obrien H2H: 2-2

Kenneth Carlsen and Alex Obrien are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kenneth Carlsen leads 1–0 on carpet, while Alex Obrien leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Alex Obrien won the 1998 Wimbledon round of 128 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4.

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Kenneth Carlsen
DEN Age 53 Left-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Alex Obrien
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alex Obrien 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Kenneth Carlsen #63 Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kenneth Carlsen #82 7-6(8) 6-7(6) 7-6(9) Alex Obrien Match data Oct 16, 1997* R32 Ostrava World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Kenneth Carlsen #91 7-5 5-7 7-6(4) Alex Obrien Match data Oct 4, 1997* QF China Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Alex Obrien 2-6 6-3 6-2 Kenneth Carlsen #84 Match data Apr 25, 1997* R16 Orlando World Series → modern equivalent 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
Kenneth Carlsen #1,158 #41 791 1,754 241 275 46.7% 0 0 0 2 1 3
Alex Obrien — — — 1,794 — — — 0 0 0 1 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.

Kenneth Carlsen Alex Obrien
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1992 10–8 55.6% #69 1,582 0 0 — — — — — — —
1993 17–27 38.6% #92 1,574 0 0 — — — — — — —
1994 20–21 48.8% #108 1,625 0 0 — — — — — — —
1995 25–22 53.2% #72 1,692 0 0 — — — — — — —
1996 19–23 45.2% #73 1,635 0 0 — — — — — — —
1997 24–26 48.0% #75 1,655 0 0 — — — — — — —
1998 22–23 48.9% #83 1,622 0 1 — — — — — — —
1999 19–19 50.0% #85 1,658 0 1 — — — — — — —
2001 9–7 56.2% #153 1,678 0 1 — — — — — — —
2002 16–14 53.3% #65 1,743 0 2 — — — — — — —
2003 13–22 37.1% #108 1,594 0 2 — — — — — — —
2004 15–19 44.1% #84 1,650 0 2 — — — — — — —
2005 17–25 40.5% #66 1,573 0 3 — — — — — — —
2006 15–18 45.5% #137 1,597 0 3 — — — — — — —
2007 0–1 0.0% #498 1,481 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Kenneth Carlsen Alex Obrien
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 %
1992 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1991 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 9 14 23 39.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1992 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1994 10 12 22 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1993 8 14 22 36.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
1995 15 10 25 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1994 11 12 23 47.8% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
1996 11 13 24 45.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1995 4 9 13 30.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1997 17 12 29 58.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1996 15 8 23 65.2% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
1998 11 11 22 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1997 10 14 24 41.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
1999 12 13 25 48.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
2001 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1999 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2002 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
2003 11 14 25 44.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 9 12 21 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 13 14 27 48.1% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2006 14 14 28 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 154 156 310 49.7% 10 34 44 22.7% 31 37 68 45.6% 46 48 94 48.9% Career 62 80 142 43.7% 7 20 27 25.9% 13 18 31 41.9% 7 12 19 36.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Kenneth Carlsen Alex Obrien
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
1992 1583 123.7 +3.17 -2.70 1.049 50.9% +31 — — 52.4% +0.38 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) 101.6 +1.52 1991 1517 112.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.25 — 0–1 — -0.11
1993 1575 137.7 +2.19 -2.94 0.967 49.0% +16 -19 +24 41.8% -0.30 3–4 (43%) 4–9 (31%) 96.8 -0.66 1992 1539 119.0 — — — — +46 — — 40.0% -0.90 1–1 4–1 (80%) — 0.00
1994 1626 135.7 +2.62 -2.80 0.985 49.7% -7 -82 +48 48.0% +0.05 6–3 (67%) 6–12 (33%) 102.2 +0.62 1993 1540 120.7 — — — — +25 +21 -29 41.3% -0.76 4–7 (36%) 8–4 (67%) 100.5 -0.23
1995 1692 137.1 +2.15 -2.47 0.985 50.1% +25 -113 -61 50.0% +0.01 8–7 (53%) 13–12 (52%) 102.4 -0.47 1994 1627 133.6 — — — — +25 -93 -105 45.3% -0.40 5–10 (33%) 9–6 (60%) 98.5 -0.65
1996 1635 128.4 +2.08 -2.12 0.993 49.7% +14 -66 -25 47.7% -0.21 6–9 (40%) 11–9 (55%) 97.2 +1.61 1995 1557 125.1 — — — — +31 -56 -20 32.2% -0.90 2–5 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 98.1 -0.97
1997 1656 129.2 +2.54 -2.10 0.998 50.1% +36 -138 -67 50.0% -0.02 9–12 (43%) 16–15 (52%) 97.9 +1.85 1996 1759 146.1 — — — — +15 — — 59.2% +0.39 6–5 (55%) 8–5 (62%) 106.8 +0.66
1998 1622 133.7 +1.62 -2.28 0.960 49.4% +55 — -75 49.6% +0.09 9–11 (45%) 8–11 (42%) 96.6 +2.63 1997 1634 132.7 — — — — +19 -148 +27 46.7% -0.07 7–14 (33%) 12–14 (46%) 95.7 +0.79
1999 1658 136.2 +1.26 +0.13 1.048 50.7% +21 -163 -30 51.6% +0.05 5–7 (42%) 9–6 (60%) 103.0 +1.32 1998 1638 120.6 — — — — +5 -194 -12 41.0% -0.61 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 97.2 -0.70
2001 1679 118.7 +0.30 -0.45 0.975 49.8% -2 — -48 60.5% +0.53 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 103.2 +0.81 1999 1625 122.3 — — — — +24 — — 31.6% -1.21 1–0 1–0 — -0.46
2002 1743 133.7 +3.42 -2.03 1.023 50.3% 0 — -100 51.4% +0.04 6–5 (55%) 14–9 (61%) 105.0 -0.90 2000 1648 113.8 — — — — -20 — — 36.4% -0.59 1–1 1–3 (25%) — +0.21
2003 1594 113.9 +0.36 -2.67 0.941 48.7% +43 -159 -14 41.9% -0.54 7–9 (44%) 11–6 (65%) 99.4 +2.57 2001 1628 110.2 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.28 0–1 1–1 — -0.08
2004 1650 124.0 +0.26 -2.15 0.919 48.5% +14 -237 -5 40.7% -0.60 8–4 (67%) 11–7 (61%) 108.9 -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1573 117.9 -1.06 -3.54 0.828 46.7% +32 -220 +37 38.1% -1.00 8–4 (67%) 15–12 (56%) 103.6 +1.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2006 1598 132.6 +0.39 -1.27 0.954 49.1% +53 — — 41.8% -0.23 8–4 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 104.1 -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2007 1481 95.8 -0.84 -0.44 0.782 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1754 134.8 +1.46 -2.20 0.965 49.4% +26 -127 -28 46.8% -0.17 88–83 (51%) 132–124 (52%) 104.2 +2.42 Career 1795 135.4 — — — — +20 -85 -27 43.8% -0.41 29–50 (37%) 51–42 (55%) 100.1 -0.71

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.