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

Kenneth Carlsen vs Goran Ivanisevic H2H: 1-5

Goran Ivanisevic holds a 5–1 lead over Kenneth Carlsen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Goran Ivanisevic leads 4–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Kenneth Carlsen won the 1999 Miami Open round of 64 6-2 3-6 6-4.

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Kenneth Carlsen
DEN Age 53 Left-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Goran Ivanisevic
CRO Age 54 Left-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kenneth Carlsen #106 6-2 3-6 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #14 Match data Mar 17, 1999* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #12 6-3 7-6(2) Kenneth Carlsen #78 Match data Oct 10, 1998* QF Shanghai Masters ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-1 6-2 Kenneth Carlsen #88 Match data Feb 26, 1998* R32 London ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #7 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 Kenneth Carlsen #66 Match data Oct 13, 1995* R16 Tokyo Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #7 6-2 6-4 Kenneth Carlsen #89 Match data Aug 3, 1995* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-1 6-2 Kenneth Carlsen #110 Match data Feb 25, 1994* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Goran Ivanisevic #395 #2 3,572 2,126 565 320 63.8% 1 2 1 7 11 22

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 Kenneth Carlsen Goran Ivanisevic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1988 1–4 20.0% #371 1,478 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1989 29–23 55.8% #40 1,691 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1990 46–22 67.6% #9 1,924 0 1
19 1992 10–8 55.6% #69 1,582 0 0 1991 35–21 62.5% #16 1,923 0 2
20 1993 17–27 38.6% #92 1,574 0 0 1992 61–19 76.2% #4 2,091 0 6
21 1994 20–21 48.8% #108 1,625 0 0 1993 50–21 70.4% #7 2,031 0 9
22 1995 25–22 53.2% #72 1,692 0 0 1994 62–26 70.5% #5 1,977 0 11
23 1996 19–23 45.2% #73 1,635 0 0 1995 41–22 65.1% #10 1,888 0 12
24 1997 24–26 48.0% #75 1,655 0 0 1996 76–25 75.2% #4 1,998 0 17
25 1998 22–23 48.9% #83 1,622 0 1 1997 51–20 71.8% #15 1,856 0 20
26 1999 19–19 50.0% #85 1,658 0 1 1998 44–28 61.1% #12 1,874 0 21
27 — — — — — — — 1999 22–26 45.8% #62 1,713 0 21
28 2001 9–7 56.2% #153 1,678 0 1 2000 11–22 33.3% #129 1,593 0 21
29 2002 16–14 53.3% #65 1,743 0 2 2001 28–21 57.1% #12 1,810 1 22
30 2003 13–22 37.1% #108 1,594 0 2 2002 4–7 36.4% #243 1,695 1 22
31 2004 15–19 44.1% #84 1,650 0 2 2003 0–3 0.0% #657 1,643 1 22
32 2005 17–25 40.5% #66 1,573 0 3 2004 4–10 28.6% #266 1,630 1 22
33 2006 15–18 45.5% #137 1,597 0 3 — — — — — — —
34 2007 0–1 0.0% #498 1,481 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Kenneth Carlsen Goran Ivanisevic
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 11 8 19 57.9% 17 10 27 63.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 14 9 23 60.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 7 16 56.3%
19 1992 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
20 1993 9 14 23 39.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1992 16 5 21 76.2% 13 6 19 68.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 6 31 80.6%
21 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 21 6 27 77.8%
22 1995 15 10 25 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 10 35 71.4%
23 1996 11 13 24 45.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1995 11 8 19 57.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 6 15 60.0%
24 1997 17 12 29 58.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1996 30 10 40 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 34 8 42 81.0%
25 1998 11 11 22 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1997 21 11 32 65.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 4 25 84.0%
26 1999 12 13 25 48.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 18 14 32 56.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 15 7 22 68.2%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 10 13 23 43.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5%
28 2001 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2000 9 15 24 37.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2002 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
30 2003 11 14 25 44.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2004 9 12 21 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2005 13 14 27 48.1% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2004 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 2006 14 14 28 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 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% — 197 142 339 58.1% 121 76 197 61.4% 70 27 97 72.2% 177 75 252 70.2%

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 448/516 of Kenneth Carlsen's and 632/760 of Goran Ivanisevic'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 Kenneth Carlsen Goran Ivanisevic
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 1992 13/18 8.4 1.8 58.2% 77.8% 54.9% 67.5% 38.7% 68.2% 33.3% 1991 49/56 10.1 2.9 55.3% 79.8% 51.6% 63.4% 42.8% 67.2% 36.7%
20 1993 41/44 6.8 2.9 55.0% 75.7% 49.6% 51.7% 33.0% 64.2% 34.6% 1992 59/80 13.6 3.6 55.4% 82.6% 53.0% 66.4% 43.0% 69.9% 36.4%
21 1994 36/41 7.2 2.8 57.5% 75.3% 52.1% 65.5% 43.1% 65.2% 34.3% 1993 59/71 11.4 4.0 52.2% 81.9% 53.8% 61.1% 50.4% 68.5% 37.9%
22 1995 42/47 8.8 3.9 57.6% 76.1% 50.6% 65.4% 46.2% 65.2% 34.3% 1994 76/88 13.7 4.4 55.2% 82.6% 51.5% 64.4% 37.3% 68.8% 37.0%
23 1996 32/42 7.9 4.1 58.6% 75.2% 50.8% 66.3% 30.0% 64.9% 34.9% 1995 54/63 14.5 4.0 52.5% 82.1% 52.2% 67.6% 47.1% 68.0% 36.6%
24 1997 39/50 9.0 3.7 56.3% 75.3% 50.4% 65.7% 42.1% 64.4% 35.5% 1996 82/101 14.7 4.3 55.2% 84.8% 52.8% 67.0% 46.9% 70.4% 36.5%
25 1998 32/45 9.4 4.5 54.5% 76.8% 48.7% 66.6% 42.3% 64.1% 34.5% 1997 61/71 15.2 5.7 54.0% 83.6% 51.4% 64.3% 42.5% 68.9% 34.6%
26 1999 33/38 5.9 3.5 59.1% 74.4% 50.3% 58.0% 41.7% 64.6% 37.1% 1998 61/72 14.9 6.2 54.2% 82.2% 47.7% 63.9% 42.1% 66.4% 35.1%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 39/48 15.1 7.9 53.6% 80.2% 46.2% 57.3% 38.1% 64.7% 31.6%
28 2001 13/16 8.9 6.2 55.5% 73.0% 48.1% 62.6% 38.0% 61.9% 37.2% 2000 24/33 13.5 6.7 51.4% 80.8% 49.3% 67.1% 53.8% 65.3% 34.0%
29 2002 25/30 9.7 2.8 59.8% 75.3% 53.2% 75.9% 31.5% 66.6% 34.2% 2001 41/49 16.4 5.1 56.4% 81.1% 52.1% 67.0% 39.0% 68.5% 30.9%
30 2003 34/35 8.3 2.9 58.2% 73.2% 50.2% 51.3% 34.2% 63.3% 34.5% 2002 10/11 11.8 5.0 52.1% 77.5% 49.1% 54.4% 31.2% 63.7% 35.1%
31 2004 34/34 7.5 3.1 60.6% 73.0% 49.3% 48.2% 38.9% 63.6% 33.4% 2003 3/3 3.7 4.3 50.5% 70.9% 30.0% 54.1% 88.9% 52.4% 29.8%
32 2005 41/42 6.1 2.7 60.3% 71.4% 47.6% 63.1% 31.3% 61.7% 31.7% 2004 14/14 13.6 6.9 57.6% 76.0% 47.3% 60.1% 29.6% 64.1% 26.6%
33 2006 32/33 7.1 2.1 61.4% 72.6% 50.2% 58.8% 39.9% 64.0% 34.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2007 1/1 13.0 1.0 76.3% 80.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 72.9% 21.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 448/516 7.8 3.3 58.1% 74.6% 50.2% 61.1% 38.0% 64.3% 34.4% — 632/885 13.8 4.8 54.3% 82.0% 51.1% 64.3% 43.3% 68.0% 35.4%

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 Kenneth Carlsen Goran Ivanisevic
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1478 107.3 — — — — +58 — — 23.1% -1.31 0–1 0–2 — +0.30
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1692 142.2 — — — — -69 +43 — 51.7% +0.24 12–6 (67%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.16
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1925 154.6 — — — — -105 +24 -189 63.7% +0.84 11–8 (58%) 17–16 (52%) — -2.30
19 1992 1583 123.7 +3.17 -2.70 1.049 50.9% +31 — — 52.4% +0.38 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.52 1991 1924 149.4 +5.80 -0.90 1.118 51.4% -1 -71 -149 62.3% +0.60 6–7 (46%) 16–13 (55%) — +1.26
20 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%) — -0.66 1992 2092 163.5 +7.53 +0.27 1.208 52.7% +13 -188 -169 68.4% +0.87 8–8 (50%) 28–11 (72%) — -3.70
21 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%) — +0.62 1993 2032 156.9 +6.92 +0.15 1.201 52.7% +10 -79 -143 66.9% +0.83 9–5 (64%) 24–13 (65%) — -1.46
22 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%) — -0.47 1994 1977 162.0 +7.19 +0.07 1.185 52.6% -3 +32 +51 64.9% +0.86 17–7 (71%) 25–18 (58%) — -2.60
23 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%) — +1.61 1995 1888 155.4 +5.62 -0.88 1.146 52.4% -15 +111 +129 64.3% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.19
24 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%) — +1.85 1996 1998 162.3 +7.95 -0.46 1.236 53.2% +40 -83 +56 69.8% +1.01 17–6 (74%) 34–19 (64%) — -1.18
25 1998 1622 133.7 +1.62 -2.28 0.960 49.4% +55 — -75 49.6% +0.09 9–11 (45%) 8–11 (42%) — +2.63 1997 1856 144.9 +5.72 -1.92 1.113 51.8% +37 +37 +144 63.5% +0.79 19–5 (79%) 25–20 (56%) — +1.07
26 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%) — +1.32 1998 1874 155.0 +3.70 -1.02 1.043 50.9% -6 -59 +206 60.3% +0.51 10–13 (43%) 30–23 (57%) — -0.71
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1714 132.1 +2.12 -4.73 0.894 48.4% +11 -33 +317 46.9% -0.26 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.73
28 2001 1679 118.7 +0.30 -0.45 0.975 49.8% -2 — -48 60.5% +0.53 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.81 2000 1594 130.7 +2.10 -1.93 0.980 49.9% +26 +10 +418 39.5% -0.66 5–9 (36%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.16
29 2002 1743 133.7 +3.42 -2.03 1.023 50.3% 0 — -100 51.4% +0.04 6–5 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.90 2001 1810 144.7 +5.34 -4.11 0.982 50.0% -79 — +306 54.8% +0.19 9–6 (60%) 14–13 (52%) — -1.32
30 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%) — +2.57 2002 1695 115.5 +0.35 -1.60 0.969 49.1% -55 — — 44.0% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.87
31 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%) — -0.08 2003 1644 102.4 -2.78 -2.11 0.625 42.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.12
32 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%) — +1.51 2004 1631 117.1 +1.50 -5.51 0.740 46.2% -17 -111 +403 37.8% -1.08 3–4 (43%) 7–2 (78%) — -0.66
33 2006 1598 132.6 +0.39 -1.27 0.954 49.1% +53 — — 41.8% -0.23 8–4 (67%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 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 — 2126 157.5 +5.67 -1.23 1.105 51.6% -4 -18 +101 60.7% +0.55 151–107 (59%) 261–191 (58%) 106.2 -1.18

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.