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

Kevin Curren vs Joakim Nystrom H2H: 1-1

Kevin Curren and Joakim Nystrom are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Joakim Nystrom leads 1–0 on carpet, while Kevin Curren leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kevin Curren won the 1986 Cincinnati Open round of 16 6-7 6-1 7-6.

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Kevin Curren
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Joakim Nystrom
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kevin Curren #26 6-7 6-1 7-6 Joakim Nystrom #7 Match data Aug 23, 1986* R16 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Joakim Nystrom #8 6-1 6-4 Kevin Curren #14 Match data Mar 22, 1986* QF Brussels 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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Joakim Nystrom #977 #7 54 2,121 257 136 65.4% 0 0 0 0 13 13

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 Kevin Curren Joakim Nystrom
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% #440 1,492 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1981 13–12 52.0% #69 1,645 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1982 9–14 39.1% #98 1,617 0 0
20 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0 1983 26–12 68.4% #27 1,867 0 1
21 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0 1984 56–20 73.7% #11 1,969 0 5
22 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0 1985 50–21 70.4% #11 1,943 0 7
23 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1 1986 55–17 76.4% #7 1,926 0 12
24 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2 1987 33–16 67.3% #16 1,879 0 13
25 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2 1988 13–15 46.4% #69 1,730 0 13
26 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2 1989 2–8 20.0% #331 1,607 0 13
27 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5 — — — — — — —
32 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5 — — — — — — —
33 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Kevin Curren Joakim Nystrom
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 3 3 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1978 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 5 4 9 55.6% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
21 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1984 20 4 24 83.3% 30 10 40 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1980 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1985 14 6 20 70.0% 23 7 30 76.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0%
23 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3%
24 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 22 8 30 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
25 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 1988 1 4 5 20.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1988 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2% — 60 31 91 65.9% 138 70 208 66.3% 23 12 35 65.7% 36 23 59 61.0%

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 Kevin Curren Joakim Nystrom
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1492 101.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.05
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1645 133.9 — — — — -78 +23 -103 46.8% -0.24 5–1 (83%) 0–5 (0%) 104.2 -0.49
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1618 133.1 — — — — -103 +115 — 43.5% -0.32 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 97.7 -0.22
20 1978 1510 108.2 — — — — +45 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.02 1983 1868 149.9 — — — — -235 -70 -111 63.6% +0.95 10–5 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.2 +0.17
21 1979 1550 117.1 — — — — +10 — — 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) 100.2 +0.18 1984 1969 153.9 — — — — -39 -15 -234 65.1% +0.98 19–4 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 115.0 -0.15
22 1980 1770 143.7 — — — — -96 — 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 101.4 -0.62 1985 1943 156.7 — — — — +8 +26 -150 65.8% +1.19 12–9 (57%) 12–5 (71%) 100.2 +0.33
23 1981 1768 137.7 — — — — -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) 101.3 -0.60 1986 1926 163.8 — — — — +108 +4 -113 70.2% +1.58 13–7 (65%) 11–5 (69%) 103.2 -0.15
24 1982 1945 163.2 — — — — -10 — -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) 100.7 -5.36 1987 1880 153.1 — — — — -25 +138 -78 62.8% +0.97 9–5 (64%) 9–5 (64%) 103.3 -0.40
25 1983 1933 158.2 — — — — -9 -409 +67 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) 99.7 -3.15 1988 1730 133.0 — — — — +3 +142 +66 47.5% +0.11 5–3 (63%) 3–6 (33%) 94.9 -1.25
26 1984 1959 146.2 — — — — -46 — +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) 102.6 +0.12 1989 1608 95.3 — — — — +49 +152 — 30.8% -1.92 1–3 (25%) — — +0.53
27 1985 1918 150.2 — — — — -82 — +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) 92.3 -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1986 1893 151.4 — — — — +28 — +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) 98.3 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1987 1809 144.7 — — — — +41 — +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) 95.6 -1.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1988 1813 143.0 — — — — +19 — +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) 101.7 +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 1831 149.5 — — — — +48 — +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) 98.4 +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 1798 141.4 — — — — -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) 99.8 -1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 — +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) 95.6 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 — +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) 89.5 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 1638 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59 — 2121 156.2 — — — — +2 +44 -117 60.9% +0.82 76–41 (65%) 57–41 (58%) 108.6 -0.43

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.